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How to Recover From Losing Everything
By Charlotte Cowles Photo: Courtesy of Tiffany Aliche It’s hard to imagine someone more prepared for this year’s economic implosion than Tiffany Aliche. She’s spent the past decade
Perfect Lemon Meringue Pie
I’ve been making lemon meringue pie since my days as Miss Betty Crocker in high school. I finally have it right. Here is the recipe. Use a refrigerated crust or make your own. I’m feeli
Retired and Need More Money?
If you are like many of us, living on a fixed income isn’t quite what you thought it would be. You envisioned travel, grandchildren perhaps, not having anything to worry about except what tim
Dana Canedy
Simon & Schuster Names Dana Canedy New Publisher By Elizabeth A. Harris Since 2017, Ms. Canedy, 55, has been the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, overseeing a period when the awards h
Trump’s 6 tricks for authoritarian rule
Historian details Donald Trump’s 6 weird tricks for authoritarian rule Fact-checking seems antiquated in the face of a president who’s closing in on 20,000 false or misleading statem
Race and culture related Podcasts
Podcasts for those who want to listen to talk about black culture, race, and identity 1619 chronicles the 400-year history of slavery in America, starting in the English colonies; put out by journa
Pecan Pie
July 12 is pecan pie day King Arthur Flour Lyle’s Golden Pecan Pie This slight twist on pecan pie is more subtly flavored than those made with dark corn syrup. I made a few small changes. Thi
Portal Helps People Explore Issues Of Race, Racism And Racial Identity
At the end of May, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture launched Talking About Race, a new online portal designed to help individuals
How Did We End Up With Puerto Rico?
Today in History – June 10 On June 10, 1898, U.S. Marines landed at Guantánamo Bay. For the next month, American troops fought a land war in Cuba that resulted in the end of Spani
Jazzmenia Horn
Do you know Jazzmenia Horn? Jazzmeia Horn is an American jazz singer and songwriter. She won the Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition in 2015. Horn’s repertoir
Shabaka Hutchings
Introducing Shabaka Hutchings Born in London and raised in Barbados, 35-year-old Hutchings is an award-winning multi-reed player who can alternate between saxophone and clarinet. He lead
Infant Mortality and African Americans
After Serena Williams gave birth to her first child, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., via emergency C-section on September 1, she joined a growing number of women, primarily Black women and women o
1921 Tulsa Massacre
May 31, 1921: Tulsa Massacre From May 31 through June 1, deputized whites killed more than 300 African Americans. They looted and burned to the ground 40 square blocks of 1,265 African American hom
Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah Is Paying Daily Show Crew Furloughed by COVID-19 Out of His Own Pocket by Ishena Robinson Trevor Noah reminds me of Barack Obama in a lot of ways. He’s written a successful memoi