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On Saturday, a Stroudsburg street will officially be co-named Little Bethel Way to honor the historic Little Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

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Examining the ancient poetry and myths found in African, Latin American, and Caribbean culture, and particularly the Yoruba trickster figure of Esu-Elegbara and the Signifying Monkey whose myths help ...