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Sharon Pruitt-Young

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Ex-midwestern book nerd commonly found raving about comics, games, and space. Writer of fiction and creative non-fiction. She/Her. Previous: @NPR @Oxygen

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Sharon Pruitt-Young is a full-time writer, comic lover, and unrepentant book nerd based in Maryland. Her greatest accomplishment in life is having watched every episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" twice.

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Before Krasner: The Wild and Wooly Saga of Philadelphia District Attorneys | Blog | Independent L...

Before Krasner: The Wild and Wooly Saga of Philadelphia District Attorneys | Blog | Independent L...

By Sharon Pruitt-Young It was a world-changing moment for the city of Philadelphia: Larry Krasner, a former c…

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Actor Aldis Hodge Takes On A Racist Judicial System And Wrongful Convictions In 'Brian Banks' Rol...

Actor Aldis Hodge Takes On A Racist Judicial System And Wrongful Convictions In 'Brian Banks' Rol...

The 32-year-old actor stars in " Brian Banks," a fictionalized version of the true story of a man who was wro…

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If You Loved 'Bridgerton' For Its Diversity, Watch These Period Movies & TV Shows Next

If You Loved 'Bridgerton' For Its Diversity, Watch These Period Movies & TV Shows Next

Couldn't get enough of Netflix's Bridgerton? It's safe to say you're not alone. Following its premiere on Chr…

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Here's Why Feminists Are Celebrating The Dr. J. Marion Sims Statue Removal

Here's Why Feminists Are Celebrating The Dr. J. Marion Sims Statue Removal

For more than 80 years, a statue of 19th-century gynecologist Dr. J. Marion Sims stood on the corner of Fifth…

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Children Have Been Flocking To Missouri...To Get Married

Children Have Been Flocking To Missouri...To Get Married

Located smack dab in the heart of the Midwest, Missouri isn't the first place most people would choose for a …

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As Steady As The River Runs: How Fishing Was The Key To Maintaining Good Mental Health And Peace ...

As Steady As The River Runs: How Fishing Was The Key To Maintaining Good Mental Health And Peace ...

For as long as I can remember, if you wanted peace, you'd head to the river. When most people think of fishin…

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An AirAsia flight was diverted after passengers spotted a snake on their plane

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Passengers on an AirAsia flight had their trip rerouted after spotting an uninvited passenger on the plane. In a video shared on TikTok by user @edal8808, what appears to be a long snake can be seen slithering through an overhead light fixture. In the caption, the user wrote that the flight, which was headed from the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur to Tawau, had to instead make an emergency landing in Kuching, according to a translation of the text.
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A Canadian judge has frozen access to donations for the trucker convoy protest

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Protesters blocking roads along the Canadian border may have just hit another roadblock in accessing funds from supporters. The Canadian Superior Court of Justice issued an order halting access to funds collected via the GiveSendGo website, Canadian outlet Global News reports.
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