5 Blocks, 5 Babies & $1,000 for Beyoncé’s Box

Ratchet & Respectable by Demetria L. Lucas & Studio71

Sep 8, 202637:09Society & Culture

25 years after 9/11, Demetria remembers living five blocks from the World Trade Center. Plus: Ciara’s fifth baby, Beyoncé’s $1,000 box, a long-awaited visit to the Obama Center, and a deathly penis injection. Hosted on A...

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