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T. Michael Boddie
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“hope he sees this” and the he is john turturro
Happy Juneteenth, y’all. Quick story:
When I was little, probably around 6 or 7, I was caught and scolded by Hampton University employees for playing and climbing on a tree. I was told the tree was to be respected, not played with.
I learned it wasn’t just a tree. It’s the Emancipation Oak, a natural fortress under which one Mary Smith P…