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Update 08/01/2-014: Victory. Read more here. Update 07/22/2014: LMHA is reevaluating. See this article in the Courier-Journal: http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2014/07/21/housing-authority-reviewing-section-experiment/12969879/ Update 07/14/2014:…
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Much has already been discussed about single African Americans’ dating desires based on findings from a poll released earlier this month that showed how black people feel…
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