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September 24, 2020

THE FOREFATHERS OF HIP-HOP WERE POETS WHO GAVE BLACK AMERICA ITS VOICE

Posted by The Guardian | Aug 22, 2018 | Syndicated | It is half a century since the Last Poets stood in Harlem, uttered their first words in public, and created the blueprint for hip-hop. At an intimate open house session, they explain why their revolutionary words are still needed. Read HERE. You will not be able to stay home, brotherYou will not…

September 24, 2020

The U.S. has billions of dollars in unclaimed property

Do you have unclaimed cash or property waiting for you? Approximately 1 in 10 people do! Go HERE for state information, and HERE for federal information.

September 24, 2020

How To Manage Diabetes Costs

Hunt for cheaper medication and supplies. Go to Goodrx.com and read their guide to saving money on insulin. Eat like you have some sense. Instead of expensive, out of season strawberries, eat cheaper, delicious fresh apples and pears. Go to the gym or take advantage of great fall weather and take a walk. If you are a…

September 24, 2020

Do You Like Mushrooms?

When I buy mushrooms and can’t eat them all at once, sometimes they start getting slimy before I can use them. What to do? First, be sure that the ones you get are not slimy but really fresh. How do you tell? For me, the stem should be firmly attached to the cap, and the…

September 24, 2020

Sugar-Crusted Apple Cobbler

From King Arthur Baking Company (with my changes) PREP 20 mins; BAKE 35 to 40 mins; TOTAL 2 hrs 10 mins; YIELD one 8″ square or 9″ round cobbler Ingredients 4 medium-to-large baking apples, peeled, cored, and sliced 1/4″ thick; about 6 cups (650g) (I used 2 Pink Lady, 2 Honeycrisp) 2 tablespoons (28g) lemon…

September 24, 2020

Hispanic Heritage Month Starts Today

Today (9/15/20) marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month and with less than two months until Election Day, attention is on Latino voters. One study found that Latinos will be the largest minority group voting on November 3rd. 32 million Latinos are expected to be eligible to vote – which is more than 13% of all voters. For…

September 24, 2020

A Maryland suburb known for a slaveholding past confronts its racist present

By Ovetta Wiggins September 15, 2020 at 3:37 p.m. EDT Two years before George Floyd’s killing forced a reckoning with American racism, Jordan Keemer was in his high school government class in Pasadena, Md., acting as the judge in an exercise that resembled a mock trial. The teen doesn’t remember the topic, or his verdict. But stained…

September 24, 2020

Senior Trump Aide Goes On Deranged Rant (UPDATE)

UPDATE: Michael R. Caputo, the top spokesman of the Department of Health and Human Services, will take a leave of absence “to focus on his health and the well-being of his family,” the department announced on Wednesday (9/16/20). A science adviser Mr. Caputo hired to help him, Dr. Paul Alexander, will be leaving the department.…

September 24, 2020

Stanley Crouch, Critic Who Saw American Democracy in Jazz, Dies at 74

Stanley Crouch, the fiercely iconoclastic social critic who elevated the invention of jazz into a metaphor for the indelible contributions that Black people have made to American democracy, died on Wednesday (9/16/20) at a hospital in the Bronx. He was 74. Read more HERE. One of my favorite writings of his HERE.

September 24, 2020

Cook’s Country Gets a New Editor, Toni Tipton-Martin

By Kim Severson Sept. 15, 2020 Toni Tipton-Martin, the longtime food editor and writer whose books “The Jemima Code” and “Jubilee” redefined the story of Black cooks in America, will become the new editor in chief of Cook’s Country. More HERE.