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Aysha Khan April 17, 2020 (RNS) — As the coronavirus outbreak takes a disproportionately deadly toll on seniors and African Americans, a new oral history initiative aims to train black Muslim youth to document their elderly community members’ stories. The Wisdom of the Elders Project is a “long-overdue” effort to capture black Muslim seniors’ “past, present and…

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Worldwide Concert for Our Culture: Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2020 Virtual Gala I watched the most interesting concert. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis with special performances by: Baqir Abbas | Brussels Jazz Orchestra | Cécile McLorin Salvant and Sullivan Fortner  | Chano Dominguez | Chucho Valdés | Dianne Reeves | Hamilton de Holanda | Igor Butman |…

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In ‘The Last Dance,’ Michael Jordan and the Bulls Still Dominate ESPN’s new 10-part documentary doesn’t ask Big Questions. But it does go big on a team whose personalities and feats warrant just this sort of excess.  Michael Jordan’s brilliance on the court rendered him impervious to overstatement. The new 10-part ESPN documentary “The Last…

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Read more about women’s history here. Do You Know Claudete Colvin, Aurelia Browder, Susie McDonald and Mary Louise Smith? Read more about these true pioneers here. Colvin’s stand was part of a long history of African-American resistance, as acts of resistance on segregated transportation had been going on for more than century. Frederick Douglass was kicked out of…

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I have type 2 diabetes and am always looking for ways to lower my blood glucose numbers. My problem is that I love, love, love sweets. While I don’t have to have bread or pasta or potatoes, my addiction to pie, cake, ice cream, chocolate anything, is and has been a lifelong problem. Right now…

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Stephen Curry’s coronavirus interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci is most significant move of his career The video may not have been as entertaining as watching Stephen Curry hoist a 30-foot jumper. But the Golden State Warriors’ star just made the most significant play of his 11-year NBA career. Curry went on Instagram Live on Thursday to talk about…

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February 21 – May 17, 2020 Hearts of Our People: Native Women ArtistsWomen have long been the creative force behind Native American art, yet their individual contributions have been largely unrecognized, instead treated as anonymous representations of entire cultures. This landmark exhibition, featuring 81 artworks, is the first major thematic show to explore the artistic…

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Researchers Look to Unlock Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Puzzle A team of Penn State and University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Researchers is attempting to answer a question that has long puzzled experts: Why do some individuals suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after experiencing trauma, and others do not?  [Learn More]

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Do you like peaches? There are health benefit to eating the delicious, fuzzy fruit (If you’re like me, you peel them first). And of course, this is peach cobbler season! They have lots of vitamin C. They have beta-carotene which is good for your eyes. They have fiber, which helps control your weight and appetite.…

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