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Kathy Powers

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The Exchange: Lint

by Chima Ikoro, Armani Rogers and Kathy Powers January 26, 2022January 31, 2022

Lint by Chima “Naira” Ikoro   My uncle called us while we were sitting in an IHOP after church 13 years ago to tell us a branch had fallen from our family tree before it had the chance to grow a single fruit or see her flowers bloom.  I remember where in the restaurant we […]

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