Black Poetry Day on October 17th honors past and present black poets. The day also commemorates the birth of the first published black male poet in the United States. Jupiter Hammon was born in Lon
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The Search for the Five Women of Grace Baptist Church
By Rachel J. Pilgrim For 132 years, Grace Baptist congregants had been telling their founding story the same way: “In 1888, five Negro Baptist women, with great faith and courage, founded Grace B
I Dissent: A Conversation for Kids with Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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The Way I See It
I watched this last night and was reminded of what we used to have, without having to see what we have now. The children, Sandy Hook, our military dead., a loving family. My heart seized up. I coul
Unusual Symptoms of COVID-19 You Need to Know About
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Livestream from Roulette
Livestream from Roulette Roulette’s Fall 2020 season will be live-streamed from our stage and archived on our website. You can watch the archived streams from Vimeo below. Visit our calendar for
Uncle Ben’s Rebrands as Ben’s Original
By Mike Pomranz September 23, 2020 In 2020, as the Black Lives Matter movement grew in prominence, America also further reckoned with brands considered to be culturally in
Social Security COLA Set at 1.3 Percent for 2021
Small boost to monthly benefits starting in January due to low inflation by John Waggoner, AARP, October 13, 2020 The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on Oct. 13 that its annual
My Favorite Carrot Cake
2 cups shredded carrots 8 oz crushed pineapple, drained 3/4 cup sweetened, shredded coconut 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans 3/4 cup white sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 cup
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
Isabel Wilkerson writes in chapter 8, “Hitler had made it to the chancellery in a brokered deal that conservative elites agreed to only because they were convinced they could hold him in check an
The Best OPI Nail Colors for Fall 2020, Hands Down
By Kaitlyn Yarborough September 09, 2019 Look at slideshow HERE. My favorite is Red Heads Ahead.
The Invention of Thanksgiving
Coronavirus Safety Runs Into a Stubborn Barrier: Masculinity
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The West Wing
I loved “The West Wing” as much as an almost-non-TV person could love anything on that amazingly difficult medium. I liked it for its snappy writing, the multiple storylines, the characters. I
Interactive Voting Guide
How to vote: The Times created an interactive guide to help you register and cast your ballot.