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Wanda Williams helps daughter Deonna Glass move into Newman Hall on the campus of Virginia Union University, Saturday, Aug. 16.

Sandra Sellars

August 21, 2025

Wanda Williams helps daughter Deonna Glass move into Newman Hall on the campus of Virginia Union University, Saturday, Aug. 16.

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