the Virgin
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Walter Theodore Rollins was born Sept. 7, 1930, at his grandmother’s house in Harlem, the youngest of three children to parents who had immigrated from the Virgin Islands.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
It included biker jackets adorned with bejeweled crosses and, in the finale, a halter top that featured the Virgin Mary made out of a mosaic of jewels.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
On her neck sat a hand-carved quartz crystal in the shape of the Virgin Mary.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
It’s not going to be a quick, easy task even if the cancellation is starting to take place with startling speed: Chávez’s presence is as ubiquitous in Mexican American life as the Virgin of Guadalupe.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
The family had moved from Puerto Rico to St. Croix in the Virgin Islands with the hope that my dad could start a small construction company and make big money.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
