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Stop comparing todays protests to 1968

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Over the last few weeks, at least 450 protests sparked by the death of George Floyd have erupted across the United States, accompanied in some cities by incidents of looting, vandalism and burning. It has been a half century since American cities have seen such a burst of outrage. The “long hot summers” of the 1960s and, in particular, the massive wave of street protests in 1968, a critical election year, have become a touchstone for analysis of what is happening now. Read More...

Wanda Jackson Net Worth

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Wanda Jean Jackson net worth is $10 Million Wanda Jean Jackson Wiki Biography Wanda Lavonne Jackson (born October 20, 1937) is an American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist who had success in the mid-1950s and 1960s as one of the first popular female rockabilly singers and a pioneering rock and roll artist. She is known to many as the "Queen of Rockabilly" (or "First Lady of Rockabilly").Jackson mixed country music with fast-moving rockabilly, often recording them on opposite sides of a record. Read More...

washingtonpost.com: 'Soul Food': Sparse Helpings

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Go to the "Soul Food" Page 'Soul Food': Sparse Helpings By Lonnae O'Neal Parker Washington Post Staff Writer September 26, 1997 In "Soul Food," family matriarch Mama Joe or Big Mama (Irma Hall), presides over her battling Chicago brood by dishing out equal parts advice, recitations from the "good book" and cooking instructions during Sunday family dinner gatherings. While "Soul Food" aims to be the kind of hearty, satisfying story that sticks to your ribs, it comes across more like an appetizer or a midnight raid on the fridge. Read More...

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