When I moved back to the South, I rediscovered sweet tea. Now y’all know I’m diabetic, so sweet tea shouldn’t be on my radar, let alone on my dinner table. In spite of that, I have lots of bl
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Grants for Black-Owned Businesses
BeyGOOD & NAACP Grants for Black-Owned Businesses Amid COVID-19 BeyGOOD is on a mission to spread hope. Beyonce and her philanthropic company, BeyGOOD Foundation, and the NAACP have joined toge
How Death Doula Alua Arthur Gets It Done
By Charlotte Cowles@charlottecowles Illustration: Lauren Tamaki In 2012, Alua Arthur quit her legal career to become a death doula. The problem was that she had no idea such a job existed. “
Jacob Lawrence Painting, Missing for Decades, Is Found by Met Visitor
The panel by the renowned Black artist, part of his “Struggle” series, was last seen in 1960. But someone had a hunch where it was. Read article HERE.
Keith Jarrett Confronts a Future Without the Piano
By Nate Chinen Oct. 21, 2020, 5:00 a.m The last time Keith Jarrett performed in public, his relationship with the piano was the least of his concerns. This was at Carnegie Hall
Spinach – Maybe Popeye Had Something!
I happen to like spinach, although eating the tinny, metallic green slop masquerading as spinach when I was a child certainly put me off my spinach-feed for a long time. When I was coming up, our v
Out of Work in America
Americans have endured economic crises before but none quite like this one. To capture the depths of the suffering, The New York Times teamed up with 11 local news organizations across th
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT TO PAY $249,539 TO FEMALE EMPLOYEES TO SETTLE PAY DISCRIMINATION ALLEGATIONS IN U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INVESTIGATION
HARTFORD, CT – The University of Connecticut will pay $249,539 to resolve alleged pay discrimination at its Storrs, Connecticut, campus following a routine compliance review by the U.S.
Harvard Medical Society Renamed in Honor of First Black Tenured Professor, Physician-Scientist Hinton
By Meera S. Nair, Crimson Staff Writer October 7, 2020 Harvard Medical School Dean George Q. Daley approved renaming the school’s Holmes Society in honor of physician-scientist William Augus
Virginia Lawmakers Vote Unanimously to make Juneteenth a State Holiday
Juneteenth, June 19, 1865, marks the day when news of the Emancipation Proclamation and the abolition of slavery reached Texas via a Union Army general Gordon Granger, setting off celebrations amon
Pope Francis, in Shift for Church, Voices Support for Same-Sex Civil Unions
The comments, shown in a new documentary, are the strongest yet from a pontificate that has taken a more tolerant and inclusive tone. By Jason Horowitz Oct. 21, 2020 Updated 6:05 p.m
Cariuma?
Have you ever heard of Cariuma? I hadn’t until recently. What about Rothys? Here are a few eco-friendly, recycled shoe brands: https://www.uniguide.com/recycled-shoes-brands/ https://earthyb.com/
BLACK POETRY DAY
For more information on black poets, and to read some incredible poetry, go to Africanamericanpoetry.org, or theroot.com, or poets.org, or curiosityshots.com – or search
Membership of the 116th Congress: A Profile
There are 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 5 permanently inhabited territories: the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Island
Why highways were designed to run through Black communities. SC faces historic dilemma again.
By Adam Parker aparker@postandcourier.com Oct 17, 2020 In 1965, the house at 270 Ashley Ave. was bulldozed. This was no ordinary Charleston house. This was the home of J. Arthur Brown, p