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Month: September 2020

  • Prof Patty
  • September 3, 2020

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

Roger Goodell wishes the NFL ‘had listened earlier’ to Colin Kaepernick By Cindy Boren August 24, 2020 at 11:25 a.m. EDT NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell directly addressed Colin Kaepernick in

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 3, 2020

1st Black Woman on NJ Supreme Court

Daughter of Haitian Immigrants to Be 1st Black Woman on N.J. High Court Fabiana Pierre-Louis, 39, will also be the only Black judge currently seated on the state’s Supreme Court. By Tracey T

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 3, 2020

Michelle Obama Urged Everyone to Vote

Michelle Obama Urged Everyone to Vote. Her Necklace Spelled It Out. By Vanessa Friedman Aug. 18, 2020 The necklace had been custom-ordered through ByChari, an independent, Black-owne

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 3, 2020

Negro Baseball Leagues

Celebrating 100 years of Negro (Baseball) Leagues African-Americans began to play baseball in the late 1800s on military teams, college teams, and company teams. They eventually found their way to

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 3, 2020

WHY ARE WHITE AMERICAN CHRISTIANS SO RACIST?

THE LEFT BEHIND: WHY ARE WHITE AMERICAN CHRISTIANS SO RACIST? BY DANIEL SCHULTZ  AUGUST 5, 2020 [W]e white Christians have not just been complacent or complicit; rather, as the natio

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

New York Magazine: Round Two

On the cover of New York Magazine’s August 17-30, 2020 issue, Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi takes readers inside Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, which is current

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 3, 2020

IRS Offers Second Chance to Claim Dependent Stimulus Checks

Social Security, other federal beneficiaries have until Sept. 30 to file for $500 child payments by John Waggoner, AARP, August 14, 2020 According to the IRS, beneficiaries of Social Security

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

American Catholics and the Black Lives Matter Movement

Racism makes a liar of God. It says not everyone is made in his image. What a horrible lie from the pit of hell. Gloria Purvis, co-host of a popular Catholic radio show, “Morning Glory,” and a

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  • September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

Census 2020

The Census Bureau has confirmed that it will stop the census count early. What does that mean? At this time, 4 out of 10 households have not completed their census forms. Who is at risk? People who

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NY Times

  • José Antonio Kast Elected President of Chile
  • U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows
  • Gunshots at Brown University, Then 12 Hours of Lockdown and Fear
  • What We Know About the Bondi Beach Shooting in Australia
  • 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

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  • States Should Reject Federal School Voucher Scheme
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  • 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
  • Probing Trump’s Verbal Attack on Somalis
  • 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

  • Rumor has it photo shows John Roberts sitting next to Ghislaine Maxwell. Here's the truth
  • 14 rumors about Epstein's island, fact-checked
  • 'Nebraska Walz's for Trump' T-shirts photo truly shows Tim Walz's relatives
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Tradeoffs

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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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