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Virginia McLaurin, Who Famously Danced With The Obamas, Dies At 113
The Obamas tweeted their condolences to the McLaurin family on Tuesday.
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Virginia McLaurin Celebrates 108th Birthday With Harlem Globetrotters
Virginia McLaurin made news last year when she cut a rug with the Obamas during a Black History Month event at the White House. It was McLaurin’s dream to meet the first family, and needless to say, she went viral in the process. Just days after meeting President Barack Obama and the first lady, McLaurin…
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106-Year-Old Virginia McLaurin Dancing With The Obamas Is The Blackest Thing That Ever Happened This Week
Twitter screenshot via @ObamaWhiteHouse Virginia McLaurin is 106 years old. Which means she was 11 years old during the Tulsa race riots; an act of terrorism that burned the Greenwood District — the wealthiest Black community in the country (aka “Black Wall Street”) — to the ground. 39 people were “officially” killed then. And “officially” is in…