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Black history made real Leisure & Travel Kalamata, Corfu and Athens round out a trip to Greece; plus, take a break from winter in the Cayman Islands 15
PHOTO BY SHEALYN JAE PHOTOGRAPHY
Arts & Style Behind the scenes of Jaws at Vagabond Players in Fells Point; plus, 80-year-old Maryland author publishes a new biography of the “real Uncle Tom” 18
Fitness & Health
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Law & Money
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k Rethink retirement k Job hunting in your 50s Dr. Joanne Martin co-founded the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum in 1983, along with her late husband, Dr. Elmer Martin. She is working to expand the East Baltimore museum in the coming years. See page 20. PHOTO BY V. EDWARD JONES PRODUCTIONS
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