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Helen Burns Jackson, Mother of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Mourned in SC
When the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s mother gave birth to him as an unwed teen, “I guarantee you where she was going to church didn’t look like this,” said former President Bill Clinton in his signature, conversational style during homegoing services Monday for Helen Burns Jackson. Mrs. Jackson died Sept. 7 at age 91. Springfield Baptist…
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The Truth About Incest
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire goes where not even the usual depictions of black dysfunction usually go. The protagonist, Claireece “Precious” Jones, is sexually abused by her father—and her mother. Her father impregnates her twice and infects her with an STD that eventually kills him. These extreme, fictional examples of child sexual…
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