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Author: Prof Patty

  • Prof Patty
  • September 29, 2021

Missing White Woman Syndrome

“In 2004, at the Unity journalists of color convention in Washington, Gwen Ifill coined the phrase “missing white woman syndrome,” joking that “if there is a missing white woman you’re

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 29, 2021September 29, 2021

Bringing Social Science to Bear on the Pandemic (Issues in Science and Technology)

Cutting-edge biomedical research brought the world a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine in record time. But as any public health official will remind you, it’s not vaccines that work, but vaccin

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 29, 2021September 29, 2021

My Kids Don’t Want My China. Who’s Going to Take My Stuff?

Here’s how to make downsizing actually work. By Linda Yellin Our kids don’t want keepsakes; they want experiences. But not the experience of hand-washing some dead relative’s crystal. TE

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 29, 2021September 29, 2021

Check out the latest edition of the Library of Congress Magazine

LCM September/October: A Portrait of Chinese American Life Looking for a new book to add to your reading list? The Library of Magazine has you covered. Read about the Jade Snow Wong memoir and

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  • September 29, 2021September 29, 2021

Passing

Ebony magazine rolled out a quiz in April 1952 that asked, “WHICH ONE IS NEGRO? WHICH IS WHITE?” How many can you guess correctly? (Answers at the end of the blog.) From Essence.com: Passi

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  • September 29, 2021

We Tried 5 Methods for Browning Ground Beef and the Winner Is a Game-Changer

by MEGHAN SPLAWN published SEP 9, 2021 But is there a better way to brown ground beef than just dumping it into a hot skillet? We suspected so, which is why we put five popular metho

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  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

50 Free Apps for Apple and Android Phones

by Edward C. Baig and Ed Waldman, AARP, September 1, 2021  Apps by subject Education Food and dining Games Health and fitness Home and organization Music and entertainment Nature, science

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  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Venture Smith: The First Slave Narrative

September 9, 2021 by Neely Tucker (Library of Congress) Descendants of Venture Smith gather at his gravesite in East Haddam, Connecticut, during the town’s 2019 Venture Smith Day.

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Texas’s New Law Is The Climax Of A Record-Shattering Year For Voting Restrictions

SEP. 8, 2021, AT 6:00 AM By Nathaniel Rakich and Elena Mejía It took several months, but Texas Republicans have finally enacted their much-debated bill rolling back voting

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  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Space station astronaut captures breathtaking view of the edge of the Earth

Jackson Ryan Sept. 7, 2021 7:00 a.m. If the state of the planet is getting you down or you’re just terrified that ducks can now speak human words, then I advise you to stop what you’r

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  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Honey Chicken – STAYS CRISPY for hours!

By Nagi PUBLISHED: 21 Aug ’20 UPDATED: 19 Feb ’21 Ingredients Chicken & Marinade: 300g/ 10oz chicken thighs , skinless boneless, cut into 2.5cm/1″ pieces (Note 1) 1 tb

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  • September 17, 2021

RIP Jeanne Robertson

A nationally known humorist and motivational speaker from North Carolina passed away unexpectedly on August 24, 2021. Jeanne Robertson, 77, was the 1963 Miss North Carolina pageant winner and went

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 17, 2021

An All-Black, All-Female Shakespeare Company That Is Transforming Theater

BY RADHIKA SETH September 4, 2021 Mawa Theatre Company is a Shakespeare company with a difference—the UK’s first to be comprised of Black and Black mixed race women. Founded by actors Maisey

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  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

They Invented the Supermodel

These ten Black women should all be household names. By Jason Campbell Aug. 21, 2021 The only way to start this story — any story, really, about the American Supermodel — is

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  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

The Best Anal Sex Positions for Beginner to Advanced Play

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