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Author: Prof Patty

  • Prof Patty
  • July 28, 2020

“Black Journal” Available Online

Historic Public Affairs Series “Black Journal” Now Available Online at the American Archive of Public Broadcasting Interviews from the 1960s and 1970s Include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, John Lewis, A

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  • Prof Patty
  • July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

The Republican Choice

How a party spent decades making itself white. By Clare Malone Published Jun. 24, 2020 Editor’s note: This story includes a historical quote that uses a racial slur. Election Day 1

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  • July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Kluge Prize to Danielle Allen

Library of Congress Awarded Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity to Danielle Allen Allen, Director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Will Work with the Library t

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  • July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

John Lewis, C.T. Vivian, RIP

There’s nothing else to say. With the deaths of Rep. John Lewis and the Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian, the U.S. has lost two civil rights greats who drew upon their fait

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  • July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Understanding the Supremes

Today the final Supreme Court decisions of the term were announced. Here are a few highlights of this term’s rulings: The court ruled that nearly half of Oklahoma is an Indian reservation in

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  • Prof Patty
  • July 27, 2020

Washington Football Team Changes Name

The Redskins are finally getting a new name and a lot of the suggestions are honestly great Tod Perry 07.13.20 I am so sorry that the great Rev. Juanita Helphrey passed before she got to see w

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  • July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

Lindsey Graham

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  • July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

Goin’ Up Yonder

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  • July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

Summer Peach Blueberry Cake

Make a yellow cake using a cake mix or a simple yellow cake recipe. Use vanilla and almond extract in equal amounts. Take 3 large peaches peeled and cut into small chunks or large dice and 3 large

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  • July 27, 2020

Be Kind to Your Mind

Tips to cope with stress during COVID-191 PAUSE. Breathe. Notice how you feel TAKE BREAKS from COVID-19 content MAKE time to sleep and exercise REACH OUT and stay connected SEEK

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  • July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

Food Serving Sizes

Diabetes: The Truth About Food Serving Sizes Confused about how much you can eat when you have diabetes? First, you need to know how much food is in a serving. It may be different from what yo

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  • July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

Hamilton

Hamilton: 7 Great Things We Got From The Movie That The Soundtrack Couldn’t Show Us SARAH EL-MAHMOUD July 9, 2020 The hot ticket over 4th of July weekend was (you guessed it) a Disney+

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  • July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

Kendrick Scott

Growing up in Houston, Texas listening to genres as diverse as gospel, R&B, and classical, Kendrick Scott’s odyssey began at the age of eight when his parents gifted him a drum kit. 

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  • July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

Tivon Pennicott

A native of Marietta, Georgia, Tivon Pennicott began playing tenor sax in high school, and by his early 20s had worked with legendary jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell and performed at famous venues l

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  • Prof Patty
  • July 27, 2020November 5, 2025

Garden and Gun? Dolester Miles

Garden and Gun? Me? Yes! I never thought I’d subscribe to a magazine called “Garden and Gun†but I do. I grew up with guns and donâ€&tra

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NY Times

  • The Coming Iranian Revolution
  • As Trump Scrambles the World Order, Can Germany Learn the Language of Hard Power?
  • ‘Pray We Make It Through the Night’: Iran’s Capital Under Siege
  • When Trump Meets Germany’s Merz, Iran Will Likely Dominate Discussion
  • In Republican Win, Supreme Court Retains G.O.P. District in New York

NPR

  • If you change the colors of a concert hall, you may change how patrons hear music
  • Peer pressure can make this clownfish change its stripes
  • Satellite images provide view inside Iran at war
  • NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report shows what went wrong
  • Unlocking the secrets of an ancient plague

The Progressive

  • The Return of the Luddites
  • Daniel Ellsberg’s Last Words
  • As Asheville Expanded Its Panhandling Ban, the Community Debuted a Street Paper
  • San José State University Should Fight Ruling on Trans Athletes
  • Building a Home

FactCheck.org

  • FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union Address
  • A Pre-SOTU Guide to Trump’s Economic Claims
  • Trump Misleads on Drug Pricing Deals
  • The Disagreement over Judicial and Administrative Warrants for ICE
  • Trump and Musk Amplify Long-Ago Debunked Mail-In Vote Fraud Claim

Snopes.com

  • Was Trump partying at Mar-a-Lago while US bombed Iran? We unpacked the claim
  • Inspecting video said to show Iranian mourners calling for revenge over strikes that killed Khamenei
  • Did UN Security Council label Trump a 'war criminal' after Iran strikes? Here's the truth
  • Fake image of man in Kuwait confronting crashed US fighter pilot spreads after jets shot down
  • Vance once wrote op-ed claiming Trump's best foreign policy during first term was 'not starting any wars'

Tradeoffs

  • 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
  • One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 2

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