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Month: September 2020

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  • September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Jazz San Javier

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  • September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Gladys, Patti and Dionne

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

THE FOREFATHERS OF HIP-HOP WERE POETS WHO GAVE BLACK AMERICA ITS VOICE

Posted by The Guardian | Aug 22, 2018 | Syndicated | It is half a century since the Last Poets stood in Harlem, uttered their first words in public, and created the blueprint for hip-hop. At

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 24, 2020

The U.S. has billions of dollars in unclaimed property

Do you have unclaimed cash or property waiting for you? Approximately 1 in 10 people do!  Go HERE for state information, and HERE for federal information.

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  • September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

How To Manage Diabetes Costs

Hunt for cheaper medication and supplies. Go to Goodrx.com and read their guide to saving money on insulin. Eat like you have some sense. Instead of expensive, out of season strawberries,

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  • September 24, 2020

Do You Like Mushrooms?

When I buy mushrooms and can’t eat them all at once, sometimes they start getting slimy before I can use them. What to do? First, be sure that the ones you get are not slimy but really fresh. How

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  • September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Sugar-Crusted Apple Cobbler

From King Arthur Baking Company (with my changes) PREP 20 mins; BAKE 35 to 40 mins; TOTAL 2 hrs 10 mins; YIELD one 8″ square or 9″ round cobbler Ingredients 4 medium-to-large baking app

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  • September 24, 2020

Hispanic Heritage Month Starts Today

Today (9/15/20) marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month and with less than two months until Election Day, attention is on Latino voters. One study found that Latinos will be the larges

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 24, 2020

A Maryland suburb known for a slaveholding past confronts its racist present

By Ovetta Wiggins September 15, 2020 at 3:37 p.m. EDT Two years before George Floyd’s killing forced a reckoning with American racism, Jordan Keemer was in his high school government cl

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  • September 24, 2020

Senior Trump Aide Goes On Deranged Rant (UPDATE)

UPDATE: Michael R. Caputo, the top spokesman of the Department of Health and Human Services, will take a leave of absence “to focus on his health and the well-being of his family,” the departme

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  • September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Stanley Crouch, Critic Who Saw American Democracy in Jazz, Dies at 74

Stanley Crouch, the fiercely iconoclastic social critic who elevated the invention of jazz into a metaphor for the indelible contributions that Black people have made to American democracy, died on

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  • September 24, 2020

Cook’s Country Gets a New Editor, Toni Tipton-Martin

By Kim Severson Sept. 15, 2020 Toni Tipton-Martin, the longtime food editor and writer whose books “The Jemima Code” and “Jubilee” redefined the story of Black cooks in America, w

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  • September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Barbados a Republic?

LONDON — The Caribbean island nation of Barbados announced this week that it is time to remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become a republic. Barbados, a former colony of Bri

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  • September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

An Exclusive Talk with Violinist Regina Carter Discussing Her Latest Album Swing States: Harmony in the Battleground

TUNE IN: Tuesday, September 22nd @ 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. ETJazz Standard‘s Facebook Live Regina Carter is a lot of things: She’s a pioneering jazz violinist. She’s a MacArthu

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  • September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Happy Constitution Day!

Constitution Day is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is normally observed on September 17, t

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NY Times

  • Gunshots at Brown University, Then 12 Hours of Lockdown and Fear
  • Man Tackled and Disarmed One of the Bondi Beach Gunmen, Video Shows
  • The Bondi Beach Shooting Is What ‘Globalize the Intifada’ Looks Like
  • Syrian Who Killed U.S. Soldiers Was Member of Security Forces, Officials Say
  • Inside the Clintons’ Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry

NPR

  • Skywatchers rejoice: The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight
  • A new study reveals an unprecedented discovery of new species
  • Fewer characters on TV had abortions this year — and more stories reinforced shame
  • Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap
  • For 50 years, Rockalina the turtle lived on a kitchen floor. Now she has a new friend

The Progressive

  • Living in Dangerous Times
  • Go Ahead, Be a Socialist
  • States Should Reject Federal School Voucher Scheme
  • Lanes of Resistance
  • The Hidden Dangers of Meta’s Partnership Offer to Schools

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FactCheck.org

  • FactChecking Trump’s Economic Speech
  • Trump Confirms His Disparaging Remark About ‘Shithole Countries’ at Immigration Meeting
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  • Vance’s Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration
  • Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information

Snopes.com

  • 14 rumors about Epstein's island, fact-checked
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  • What to know about claims of California 'radiation fog'
  • Watch out for rumor Helen Mirren announced $107M Netflix investment
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Tradeoffs

  • One Scientist's Mission to Change How We Prevent Overdoses
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  • One Economist’s Plan to Blow Up America’s Health Insurance System
  • Homeless Camp Sweeps Can Harm Health. Some Cities Are Trying a New Way.
  • Rising Costs, Fewer Choices: What’s Up with Medicare Drug Plans?

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