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Author: Prof Patty

  • Prof Patty
  • September 3, 2020

Convention Updates

The Biden-Harris ticket is ‘DNC approved.’ Yesterday (8/20/20), Joe Biden officially accepted the Democratic party’s nomination for president – more than 30 years after

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 3, 2020

Racial Slavery in the Americas

How does the history of racial slavery shape our world today? Racial slavery was at the center of the Atlantic World’s economy for centuries. One of its primary legacies is that white supremacy a

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  • September 3, 2020

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

Roger Goodell wishes the NFL ‘had listened earlier’ to Colin Kaepernick By Cindy Boren August 24, 2020 at 11:25 a.m. EDT NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell directly addressed Colin Kaepernick in

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  • 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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  • Prof Patty
  • 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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  • Prof Patty
  • 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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  • Prof Patty
  • 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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Dance Theater of Harlem

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Samara Joy

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Sneak Peak

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Jon Batiste

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  • In Kansas, Both Sides Twist the Facts in Accusations of Protecting Pedophiles
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Club Shay Shay

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Billy Porter and India.Irie

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RSS feed: Tradeoffs Tradeoffs

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Marcus D Wiley

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