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Reflections of a Prodigal Daughter

Reflections of a Prodigal DaughterBy Lisa B. Thompson | @DrLisaBThompson | with thanks to NewBlackMan (in Exile)Monday, September 10, 2018. My new play Monroe is dedicated to my maternal great uncle, Aubrey C. Holmes, the gentlest man that I have ever known. He grew up the son..More

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