East of the River September 2008 Issue


The September column of Southeast Stylings: Northeast Flair features updates on singer Jua, rapper Heron Gibran and the Saartjie Project. Read the story HERE
(In photo: Vocalist Jua. Photo by Khadijah Ali-Coleman)

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