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I Was A Psychic Phone Line Operator. Here's What Really Happened Behind The Scenes.

The phone rang. I answered it. “Psychics-R-Us. This is Taliesin,” I said into the receiver. “How can I help you?” Also Read: I Made The Hardest Decision Of My Life To Protect My Black Son “This is ...
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Oscar Nominee Gabourey Sidibe Was 'Not Allowed to Be Black' While Working as a Phone-Sex Operator Before Precious

The actress discusses her experiences as a Black woman in Hollywood in the new Apple TV+ documentary 'Number One on the Call Sheet' Maarten de Boer/ABC via Getty Gabourey Sidibe didn't win best ...
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What it was like working as a 411 operator before the internet

While attending Los Angeles City College in the 1960s, Lilith needed to find a part-time job. So, she applied for a position at Pacific Telephone Telegraph to work as an information operator. In the ...
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Oscar Nominee Gabourey Sidibe Was 'Not Allowed to be Black' While Working as a Phone-Sex Operator Before “Precious”

Gabourey Sidibe didn't win best actress when she was nominated for the 2008 film Precious, but if Academy Awards were handed out for most on-point performance in a documentary, it would be hers to ...