According to the New York times, it’s not just the public polls. Recent private polls conducted by political campaigns are filled with bad news for President Trump. He is doing eight to 10 percen
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I volunteered for a COVID-19 vaccine trial in New Jersey: Here’s what it’s been like since the shot
Lindy Washburn, NorthJersey.com 10/14/2020 On the afternoon of Sept. 22, I became a data point in the search for a vaccine to prevent COVID-19. That’s when I received the fir
Ruby Hamad’s essay about White women’s tears went viral. ‘White Tears/Brown Scars’ delves deeper into performative victimhood.
By Rosa Boshier Oct. 16, 2020 at 7:26 p.m. EDT “How is it that we have been so conditioned to privilege the emotional comfort of white people?” Ruby Hamad asks in the introduction to
5 Brilliant Wardrobe Hacks for When Your Weight Is Changing
By Patrice J. Williams October 16, 2020 [This article was speaking directly to me. I was just in my closet today. SIGH] Embrace your shape“Body shape is more important than size,
Lagniappe
How Old Are Your Members of Congress? Today the average American is 20 years younger than their representative in Congress. In 1981, the average age of a Representative was 49 and th
Effective Flu Shots
4 Things You Can Do to Make Your Flu Shot More Effective Get vaccinated by the end of October for it to be most effective, according to the CDC A study in International Journal of Be
Is There More to Tea than Sweet Tea?
When I moved back to the South, I rediscovered sweet tea. Now y’all know I’m diabetic, so sweet tea shouldn’t be on my radar, let alone on my dinner table. In spite of that, I have lots of bl
Grants for Black-Owned Businesses
BeyGOOD & NAACP Grants for Black-Owned Businesses Amid COVID-19 BeyGOOD is on a mission to spread hope. Beyonce and her philanthropic company, BeyGOOD Foundation, and the NAACP have joined toge
How Death Doula Alua Arthur Gets It Done
By Charlotte Cowles@charlottecowles Illustration: Lauren Tamaki In 2012, Alua Arthur quit her legal career to become a death doula. The problem was that she had no idea such a job existed. “
Jacob Lawrence Painting, Missing for Decades, Is Found by Met Visitor
The panel by the renowned Black artist, part of his “Struggle” series, was last seen in 1960. But someone had a hunch where it was. Read article HERE.
Keith Jarrett Confronts a Future Without the Piano
By Nate Chinen Oct. 21, 2020, 5:00 a.m The last time Keith Jarrett performed in public, his relationship with the piano was the least of his concerns. This was at Carnegie Hall
Spinach – Maybe Popeye Had Something!
I happen to like spinach, although eating the tinny, metallic green slop masquerading as spinach when I was a child certainly put me off my spinach-feed for a long time. When I was coming up, our v
Out of Work in America
Americans have endured economic crises before but none quite like this one. To capture the depths of the suffering, The New York Times teamed up with 11 local news organizations across th
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT TO PAY $249,539 TO FEMALE EMPLOYEES TO SETTLE PAY DISCRIMINATION ALLEGATIONS IN U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INVESTIGATION
HARTFORD, CT – The University of Connecticut will pay $249,539 to resolve alleged pay discrimination at its Storrs, Connecticut, campus following a routine compliance review by the U.S.
Harvard Medical Society Renamed in Honor of First Black Tenured Professor, Physician-Scientist Hinton
By Meera S. Nair, Crimson Staff Writer October 7, 2020 Harvard Medical School Dean George Q. Daley approved renaming the school’s Holmes Society in honor of physician-scientist William Augus