Ebony magazine rolled out a quiz in April 1952 that asked, “WHICH ONE IS NEGRO? WHICH IS WHITE?” How many can you guess correctly? (Answers at the end of the blog.) From Essence.com: Passing follows the story of two Black women, former childhood friends Irene Redfield (Thompson) and Clare Kendry (Negga), both of whom are able to convincingly…
Read More Passingby MEGHAN SPLAWN published SEP 9, 2021 But is there a better way to brown ground beef than just dumping it into a hot skillet? We suspected so, which is why we put five popular methods to the test. The methods are: Heavy cream Dry non-stick skillet Baking soda Patted dry Cast iron skillet with oil Read HERE to see…
Read More We Tried 5 Methods for Browning Ground Beef and the Winner Is a Game-Changerby Edward C. Baig and Ed Waldman, AARP, September 1, 2021 Apps by subject Education Food and dining Games Health and fitness Home and organization Music and entertainment Nature, science and weather Social media Travel and transportation From AARP
Read More 50 Free Apps for Apple and Android PhonesSeptember 9, 2021 by Neely Tucker (Library of Congress) Descendants of Venture Smith gather at his gravesite in East Haddam, Connecticut, during the town’s 2019 Venture Smith Day. Photo courtesy of Venture Smith Day Celebration Committee. Delighted to write this post with Mark Dimunation, chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. “I was born at Dukandarra,…
Read More Venture Smith: The First Slave NarrativeSEP. 8, 2021, AT 6:00 AM By Nathaniel Rakich and Elena Mejía It took several months, but Texas Republicans have finally enacted their much-debated bill rolling back voting access in the Lone Star State. Back in the spring, disagreements between Senate and House Republicans delayed the final vote on the proposal until the last day of Texas’s regular legislative session, making it…
Read More Texas’s New Law Is The Climax Of A Record-Shattering Year For Voting RestrictionsJackson Ryan Sept. 7, 2021 7:00 a.m. If the state of the planet is getting you down or you’re just terrified that ducks can now speak human words, then I advise you to stop what you’re doing for a few moments and gaze in awe at this photo by Thomas Pesquet, a French astronaut currently residing inside…
Read More Space station astronaut captures breathtaking view of the edge of the EarthBy Nagi PUBLISHED: 21 Aug ’20 UPDATED: 19 Feb ’21 Ingredients Chicken & Marinade: 300g/ 10oz chicken thighs , skinless boneless, cut into 2.5cm/1″ pieces (Note 1) 1 tbsp light soy sauce (or all purpose, NOT dark soy) 2 tsp Chinese cooking wine (sub with soy) 2 tsp cornflour/cornstarch Dredging: 1/2 cup cornflour/cornstarch Stay-Crispy Puffy Batter: 6 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch (Note 8) 4 tbsp flour , plain/all purpose 7 – 8 tbsp COLD soda water, club soda or seltzer…
Read More Honey Chicken – STAYS CRISPY for hours!A nationally known humorist and motivational speaker from North Carolina passed away unexpectedly on August 24, 2021. Jeanne Robertson, 77, was the 1963 Miss North Carolina pageant winner and went on to compete in the 1963 Miss America pageant and was awarded Miss Congeniality. She gave over 500 speeches that year which led to her…
Read More RIP Jeanne RobertsonBY RADHIKA SETH September 4, 2021 Mawa Theatre Company is a Shakespeare company with a difference—the UK’s first to be comprised of Black and Black mixed race women. Founded by actors Maisey Bawden, Gabrielle Brooks, Danielle Kassaraté and Jade Samuels, it aims to examine how women of the African diaspora are represented in classical texts, and reframe…
Read More An All-Black, All-Female Shakespeare Company That Is Transforming TheaterThese ten Black women should all be household names. By Jason Campbell Aug. 21, 2021 The only way to start this story — any story, really, about the American Supermodel — is with the Battle of Versailles. The one in 1973. On one side were the French, of course: designers Hubert de Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Emanuel…
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