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Demorris A. Lee

Demorris A. Lee is an award-winning multimedia journalist based in Tampa, Fla. He has been a journalist for about 17 years, working for newspapers in North Carolina and Florida.

Diving for the cross

A small Florida city hosts what is believed to be the world’s largest Epiphany celebration. For the Greek Orthodox teenage boys who dive for the ritual’s white wooden cross, the event is also a chance at their own epiphany concerning the role of God in their lives.

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