Earl “Chinna” Smith: A Kingston reasoning, Part 2
with Legendary Guitarist (The Interview: Part 2) In part one of my March interview with legendary guitarist Earl “Chinna” Smith – conducted
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Stephen Cooper is a former D.C. public defender who worked as an assistant federal public defender in Alabama between 2012 and 2015. He has contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers in the United States and overseas. He writes full-time and lives in Woodland Hills, California. His twitter is: @SteveCooperEsq
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Federal government dishonors Navajo with death penalty
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Read moreHey Los Angeles: More public restrooms, please!
I have to pee. But I can hold it; thank you, God! I can hold it until I get there,
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