Voting isn’t an event. It is not a single moment that changes the world or changes our lives. It is a process, and like any process, if you only do parts of it, it doesn’t work. That means we have to vote over and over and over again to shape the choices we want and to…
Read More Stacey AbramsBY DARYA ROSE SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 Not Shopping at the grocery store Not eating veggies Eating in front of the screen Read more HERE
Read More 11 Unintentional Habits That Wreck a Healthy Eating PlanMoseka House was a physical home that Abbey Lincoln always wanted to build where musicians could come to feel safe and free. In this presentation, Marc Cary will be keeping this dream alive with her music and conversation about her dreams and her ongoing quest for freedom using her music and words for social change. (Hartford Jazz…
Read More Marc Cary: Abbey Lincoln and Moseka House – The House That She Wanted to BuildI used to listen to Diane Rehm in the mornings as I was making my 45-minute commute to work. I really enjoyed her show and was sad when she retired. A new show, 1-A, took that morning slot, and it was hosted by Joshua Johnson. I enjoyed listening to him as well, with his incisive…
Read More Joshua Johnson leaves WAMU and NPR for MSNBCDid you know that almonds have health benefits? I know that a Hershey’s bar with almonds is yummy, and I can’t eat peanuts. So almonds. Want some reasons to eat almonds? Read HERE.
Read More Health Benefits of AlmondsBy Danielle Braff Oct. 7, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ET Black bridal designers have been at the forefront of innovation in the bridal fashion industry for years, yet many of them have failed to receive the recognition that they deserve. Most famously, when Ann Lowe, a Black woman who created gowns for debutantes and society brides, designed Jacqueline Bouvier’s…
Read More Black Bridal Designersby John Waggoner, AARP, October 5, 2020 Eleven states have only an estate tax: Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. Washington, D.C. does, as well. Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island have only an inheritance tax. Read HERE
Read More 17 States With Estate or Inheritance TaxesJohnny Nash, a singer whose “I Can See Clearly Now” reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1972, helping to bring reggae music to a mainstream audience in the United States and over the decades becoming an anthem of optimism and renewal, died on Tuesday at his home in Houston. He was 80. Read…
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