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Lil Nas X “Montero” Video Reaction - Milwaukee Community Journal

Rapper, Lil Nas X, dropped a new video to his song “Montero” and the world is in shambles. In the video, he reenacted parts of the Bible but with a rather wicked twist. There were scenes of him kissing the devil (Satan), dancing on his lap, and even killing him, taking his horns and putting […]

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(1868) Rev. Henry McNeal Turner, “I Claim the Rights of a Man”

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Azusa Street Revival (1906-1909)

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