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God knows it's a sign of a really sick mind to see grown people, adults with responsibilities, wearing class rings.
Nikki Giovanni
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Nikki Giovanni
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: June 7
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Teacher
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Knoxville
Tennessee
Yolande Cornelia Giovanni
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Adults
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