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Born May 4, 1937, in Houston, the eldest of four children, Edwards grew up surrounded by racial segregation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Australia has banned the use of social media by children under the age of 16.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Small children and pets should be kept near adults.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Community members sometimes take their children to Maitama, now one of Abuja's most expensive neighbourhoods, to show them where their forebears lived.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Betsie and I had already made up beds for four new overnight guests that evening: a Jewish woman and her three small children.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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