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It was 9:20 in the morning on Feb. 3, 2009.  The phone in Rosie Ayala’s two-bedroom Spring Valley apartment was ringing.

The caller identification showed “Volunteers of America’s Palomar Apartments.”  Rosie hesitantly picked up the phone and listened...  (read more)


It was 9:20 in the morning on Feb. 3, 2009.  The phone in Rosie Ayala’s two-bedroom Spring Valley apartment was ringing.

The caller identification showed “Volunteers of America’s Palomar Apartments.”  Rosie hesitantly picked up the phone and listened...  (read more)
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Life Without Black People

This is a story of a little boy named Theo who woke up one morning and asked his mother, “Mom, what if there were no Black people in the world?”

Well, his mother thought about that for a moment, and then said “Son, follow me around today and let’s just see what it would be like if there were no Black people in the world.”

 

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Life Without Black People

This is a story of a little boy named Theo who woke up one morning and asked his mother, “Mom, what if there were no Black people in the world?”

Well, his mother thought about that for a moment, and then said “Son, follow me around today and let’s just see what it would be like if there were no Black people in the world.”

 

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