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March 13, 2022 | By Edward J Boyer | In Wild Cards

Aretha, Smokey and a Neighborhood Full of Memories.

North End Detroit neighborhood produced Aretha, Smokey and other celebrities.

Edward J Boyer on The Misunderstood Migration of ‘Homeboy’November 23, 2025
Yes, and we know that African Americans in the South were familiar with New Zealand slang and 19th Century British…
Slang Slayer on The Misunderstood Migration of ‘Homeboy’November 3, 2025
In addition to my first comment, also note the use of homie below from etymonline: also homey, by 1970s, slang,…
Slang slayer on The Misunderstood Migration of ‘Homeboy’November 3, 2025
You're both incorrect by a longshot. You're in linguistics. You should know the correct answer. The earliest known use of…
Edward J Boyer on Remembering Lithofayne Pridgon: Jimi Hendrix’s Foxy LadyJuly 24, 2025
I will try to reach Kharisma. I knew that she did not burn anything. Lithofayne's son Quinn has his mother's…
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I saw a comment from Kharisma on Lithofayne Faytoe YouTube that she and her son are homeless in St. Louis.…