California Creates Reparations Proposals
California Becomes 1st U.S. State to Create Proposals for Reparations to Descendants of Enslaved People Read more at Good Black News.
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New Director of African American Museum
The Smithsonian Institution has announced that poet Kevin Young will be the next director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Young is currently director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City, Read HERE. However, they are also cutting staff by 237. Read HERE.
Read More New Director of African American MuseumAnother Breonna Taylor, Almost?
Texas college campus police storm the dorm room of sleeping black cheerleader, 17, at 3am after students – including her three white roommates – falsely reported that she threatened to stab them with scissors A black freshman at a college in Texas was woken by police storming her dorm room with guns drawn after a group of…
Read More Another Breonna Taylor, Almost?Debate?
It is what it is because you are who you are. Joe Biden Proud Boys, stand back and stand by. Donald Trump The main takeaway is that the debate didn’t alter the race. UBS’s Paul Donovan wrote in a note to clients today that, if anything, “the debate may have increased expectations for a contested election…
Read More Debate?Apple Cream Torte
RECIPE BY SUNSET This makes 4 servings (for me) or more for those less greedy. 1 1/2 pounds (3 or 4) tender-sweet apples, such as Cameo, Fuji, or Gala (Pink Lady, Jazz, Honeygold are also delish) 3 large eggs, at room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1…
Read More Apple Cream TorteNational Hispanic Heritage Month
The ways Hispanics describe their identity varies across immigrant generations For National Hispanic Heritage Month, we [Pew Research Center] looked at the terms Hispanics in the United States use to describe themselves. About half of Hispanic adults say they most often describe themselves by their family’s country of origin or heritage, while another 39% most often describe…
Read More National Hispanic Heritage MonthConstitutional Myth #8
Constitutional Myth #8: The 14th Amendment Doesn’t Exist GARRETT EPPS JULY 13, 2011 All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or…
Read More Constitutional Myth #8Our Body Politic
Author and award-winning journalist Farai Chideya has created and will host Our Body Politic, a weekly podcast debuting this weekend that is “unapologetically centered on reporting not just how women of color experience the major political events of today, but how they’re impacting those issues.” Read HERE.
Read More Our Body PoliticIS IT SAFE TO FLY ?
Ken Budd, AARP, September 24, 2020 Although there are no statistics on the number of people who’ve caught COVID-19 on planes, at least some passengers have likely been infected during air travel. Despite the risks, sitting on an airplane is probably safer than sitting in a crowded bar, some medical experts say. Read HERE.
Read More IS IT SAFE TO FLY ?Federal judge blocks Trump administration attempt to end 2020 Census early
By Tara Bahrampour September 25, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. EDT A California judge late Thursday blocked the Trump administration from stopping the 2020 census count next week, saying it should continue until October 31, the date the Census Bureau had planned on before the administration abruptly shortened the count. Read HERE. From TheSkimm: Earlier this week, Commerce Secretary Wilbur…
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