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Jewell Parker Rhodes | Jewell Parker Rhodes

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May.17.2012
A picture of survival
When I first met author, Jewell Parker Rhodes, I got stuck on the fact that we have almost the same first name.  It's not something that happens to me often.  Growing up I was smart enough to know that if I could survive the teasing ('Jewelle the fool' was one chant) my name was going to...