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Author: Prof Patty

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

CT Sun

CT Sun Wrap: Connecticut Returns To Win Column With Victory Over Fever by Abigail Adams After a tough loss to the Seattle Storm on Sunday, the Connecticut Sun bounced back Tuesday with an 84-6

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  • August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

Can’t Go to the Big E?

The Big E is so much more than just a fair, it is tradition, it is celebration, it is the showcase of everything we are so proud of in New England. This is why our hearts are heavy as we bring you

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  • August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

Black Women & Women’s Suffrage Movement

Counting Down with #19 Suffrage Stories: 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment Tune in on Instagram and Twitter to learn 19 stories you may not know from the Library of Congress, Smithsonian and

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  • August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Denise Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress.

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  • August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

Mel Tormé

Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed “The Velvet Fog”, was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the musi

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  • August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

Ledisi

Ledisi Anibade Young (/ˈlɛdɪsiː/; born March 28, 1972), better known simply as Ledisi, is an American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter, and actress. Her first name means “t

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  • August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

Food Safety

Think you know what you’re doing in the kitchen? Take this food safety quiz and see. QUIZ or QUIZ

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NY Times

  • Utah Authorities Begin Investigation After 3 Women Are Found Dead
  • After Gen-Z Revolution, Nepal Votes for a Fresh Slate of Leaders
  • Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and U.S. Court Moves Toward Ordering Tariff Refunds
  • They Made It Through the 24 Hours That Rocked South Korea’s Markets
  • Does the Iran War Put America First?

NPR

  • Colossal Biosciences breeds controversy while trying to revive mammoths
  • Humans' pull toward alcohol may have ancient origins (according to chimp pee)
  • President Trump aimed to cut science funding. Congress has quietly restored much of it
  • Scientists make a pocket-sized AI brain with help from monkey neurons
  • If you change the colors of a concert hall, you may change how patrons hear music

The Progressive

  • Resisting the Data Center Boom
  • How Trump Is Imperiling Federal Housing Subsidies
  • Sufyan Tayeh’s Legacy Lives on in His Students
  • The Right Expands Its Campaign to Censor College Professors
  • Trump, Coca, and Drones in Tumaco, Colombia

FactCheck.org

  • FactChecking Claims in Casey Means’ Surgeon General Confirmation Hearing
  • Assessing Trump’s Claims on Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities
  • Legality of Latest Iran Attack in Question
  • FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union Address
  • A Pre-SOTU Guide to Trump’s Economic Claims

Snopes.com

  • Why 'pizza' mentions in Epstein files don't prove 'pizzagate' conspiracy theory
  • Tune out claim 'SpongeBob Square Pants' was created to entertain children trafficked by Epstein
  • Did White House say Barron Trump was 'too tall' for military service? Here's the truth
  • Photo shows graves of Iranian girls killed in Minab school attack
  • Did Trump threaten to invade Spain? What we know

Tradeoffs

  • We Can’t Afford All These Humans’: A Doctor's Take on AI in Health Care
  • Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care
  • As States and CDC Split on Vaccines, What's Next?
  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Illness Left Their Loved Ones on the Streets. California’s Big Fix Hasn’t Helped

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