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A number of people might have had unkind things to say when Laurence Johnson started barbering at 20 years old, but the deaf man couldn't hear his critics.Now nearly 25 years later, Johnson is revered as the most sought after barber in the cool rural community of Cascade, St Ann, and one of the most skilled in Christiana, Manchester, where he practises on weekdays.

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Gyms, beauty salons and outdoor theatres to reopen as COVID-19 restrictions eased

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News On 6 By Kristin Wells Fulton Street Books and Coffee opened its doors for the first time on Friday. Fulton Street is located on West Latimer Street in Tulsa, and the owner Onikah Asamoa-Caesar said it is the only black-owned bookstore in Tulsa. She said Fulton Street is all about

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Leaders petition Walgreens after store closes in South Carolina | The Crusader Newspaper Group

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