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Author: Prof Patty

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  • November 20, 2020

Young Black Poets

Young Black Poets: 10 teenaged writers show the future of poetry

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

Fun Trip down the Escalator

Ann Teleans is a brilliant caricaturist with a style all her own. Last week she took us on a downward escalator ride through the highlights — or lowlights — of the Trump years. It onl

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  • November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

Online Magazines I Hadn’t Heard Of And Now Enjoy

Guernica The Gentlewomen Riposte Diverse Issues in Higher Education EbonyJet (new version) Real Health Izzy and Liz Black Women 50+ African American Review Black Poetry Review Fiyah SolsticeRead More

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  • November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

My Brownies

Personally, I like browned butter in place of plain butter or oil. I also prefer cream cheese or mascarpone cheese instead of sour cream, because the tang of sour cream does nothing for me in sweet

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 20, 2020November 5, 2025

Old Dogs, New Research, and the Secrets of Aging

By James Gorman Nov. 9, 2020 Another recent paper came to the disturbing conclusion that the calculus of seven dog years for every human year isn’t accurate. To c

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  • November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

Have You Noticed?

“Black Friday” sales are here, and Thanksgiving isn’t for another 2 weeks. Christmas trees have been in some stores since late September. Most email is encouraging you to buy things that you

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  • November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

Special Event

Paul Robeson, Political Outlaw: Lessons for Today from the Black Radical Tradition The class will feature Howard University professor Greg Carr and Rethinking Schools editor and high school teacher

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  • November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

THE COMMANDERS: ADMIRALS AND GENERALS IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY, 1940

On October 25, 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. was appointed Brigadier General in the United States Army by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, becoming the first African American general in the history o

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  • November 16, 2020

A Black man will lead VMI for the first time in history, amid racism investigation

By Ian Shapira November 13, 2020 at 5:50 p.m. EST Under fierce attack over racism in its ranks, the Virginia Military Institute has appointed a Black man to lead the school for the first

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  • November 14, 2020

The Naval Academy named its first Black female brigade commander

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Commandant of Midshipmen announced the spring semester midshipman leadership positions, Friday, Nov. 8, which includes the selection of the Naval Academy’s first Afric

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  • November 14, 2020

Former Track and Field Athlete Becomes U.S. Navy’s First Black Female Tactical Jet Pilot

KINGSVILLE, Texas – The U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical air (TACAIR) pilot received her Wings of Gold July 31, marking a significant milestone for Naval Aviation. Virginia nat

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  • November 14, 2020November 14, 2020

Alwyn Cashe Nominated for Medal of Honor

According to the Washington Post, the U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that clears the way for to be awarded the nation’s highest award for valor in combat, the Medal

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  • November 14, 2020November 5, 2025

Online misinformation is rampant. Four tips on stopping it.

By Sarah Matusek Staff writer, Christian Science Monitor About two-thirds of U.S. adults got their news from social media in 2018. Americans are more likely to share misinformat

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  • November 14, 2020November 14, 2020

Fact-Checked on Facebook and Twitter, Conservatives Switch Their Apps

By Mike Isaac and Kellen Browning Nov. 11, 2020 Millions of people have migrated away from Facebook and Twitter since the election. As the companies have clamped down on mi

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  • November 14, 2020November 14, 2020

Did You Know …

Restaurants, gyms, hotels, and houses of worship are among the 10 percent of locations that would appear to account for 80 percent of the infections, according to research published in th

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NY Times

  • Putin Has No Good Way Out of His War
  • Trump Finds High-Wire Iran Negotiations ‘Very Boring’
  • Minnesota Republicans Hold Moment of Silence for Derek Chauvin
  • The New Zealand Parakeet Pair That Are Saving Their Species
  • Security Council Members Call for Israel to Withdraw From Southern Lebanon
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NPR

  • New research helps explain how human brains are able decode speech so quickly
  • The potential consequences of cutting funds for behavioral science
  • An entomologist ordered a mezcal, and then got curious
  • Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer
  • Bean plants call for aerial reinforcements when caterpillars attack
https://youtu.be/43K2pPExXms?si=NbrYUf1m4HPj1xc7

The Progressive

  • How English Teachers and College Faculty Are Navigating AI in Their Classrooms
  • ‘Queer History Is Found Not in Books, But in Bars’
  • Editors’ Note: The Radical Love of Queerness
  • Rideshare Win Could Bring Big Changes
  • Seeing History Through the Lens of Courage
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FactCheck.org

  • A Timeline of RFK Jr.’s Mixed Messaging on the Measles Vaccine
  • Trump Distorts Maryland’s Primary Ballot Mix-up to Attack Mail-in Voting
  • RFK Jr.’s Muddled Claims on Drug Approval Speed
  • Ad in Texas GOP Runoff Attacks Cornyn on Immigration, Islam
  • What Will Happen to Gasoline Prices When the Iran War Ends?
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Snopes.com

  • Don't fall for claim Trump is selling 'Rump' watches in mid-2026
  • Is Trump spending millions in taxpayer funds to cover horse statues in gold?
  • Were Driscoll's strawberries confirmed to cause cancer? Posts exaggerate pesticide test results
  • 9 claims about Donald Trump Jr. we've researched since the start of his father's 2nd term
  • Did Bill Clinton say Palestinians 'never really wanted a homeland' and 'just wanted to kill the Jews'?
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Tradeoffs

  • A Closer Look at a Widely Despised Health Insurance Policy
  • Republicans Want to Change How You Buy Health Care
  • The U.S. Saved $1 Trillion on Health Care. Why Doesn't It Feel Like It?
  • Call to Mind: The Fifth Branch
  • Doctors Hated the No Surprises Act. Now Some Are Getting Rich Off of It.
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