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Record Number of Black Emmy Awards Nominees for 2020 Black nominees across all acting categories include Cicely Tyson, Billy Porter, Angela Bassett, Sterling K. Brown, Zendaya, Mahershala Ali, Anthony Anderson, Don Cheadle, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, Andre Braugher, Giancarlo, Esposito, Regina King, Jeffrey Wright, Uzo, Aduba, Samira Wiley, William Jackson Parker, Phylicia Rashad, Jeremy Pope, Yvonne Orji, Wanda Sykes,…

There’s a Divide in Even the Closest Interracial Friendships Including ours. By Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman Race plays out differently in every friendship. And not all interracial relationships involve a Black person and a white person, but ours does. Contrary to what pop culture would have us believe, most interracial friendships aren’t actually rooted in deep conversations…

EPA approves first two cleaning sprays that kill the coronavirus in 2 minutes Lysol Disinfectant Spray and Lysol Disinfectant Max Cover Mist are the first two disinfectants to be approved for their ability to kill the virus. In May, the CDC recommended that people clean homes with common EPA-registered household disinfectants, which were expected to kill SARS-CoV-2, “harder to kill”…

White Lives Matter? Of course they do….they always have.

Moving is not for the faint of heart. Whenever you move, you have to clean too. I hate cleaning almost as much as I hate moving, BUT I like things to be clean and orderly. The current chaos that is my office is a multi-week challenge. while I was working on a particular pile, I…

Retail Stores in Financial Difficulties (Look for Sales!) Lord & Taylor filed for bankruptcy Tailored Brands, which owns Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank Brooks Bros. filed for bankruptcy Macy’s closing some stores Signet Jewelers: Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, H.Samuel, Ernest Jones, Peoples, and Piercing Pagoda PVH Corp: Heritage Brand  Sur La Table filed for…

My very, very favorite summer fresh fruit for desert for special people – i.e. me! One of my favorite deserts is grilled figs with mascarpone cheese. Easy, peasy. Split the figs in half vertically. Mix twice as much honey as olive oil, or even 3:1. You only need a little for each fig. Heat the…

When You are Tired of Life In the COVID Era God, I wonder why you allowed us To invent cable TV. Five hundred channels of weird sports, Houses I can’t afford, violence, Things to buy, more violence and bad news Ad nauseum, 24/7, world without end. Remind me that you’ve got this. My partner has…

Currently a resident of the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans, award-winning drummer Jamison Ross began honing his talents at a young age playing at his grandfather’s church.

This Easy Hack Will Make all of Your Canned Vegetables Delicious By Jessica Ball ,  M.S. and R.D.  July 07, 2020 Tik Tok sensation Tabitha Brown is known for making delicious vegan meals just as craveable as meat… She recently posted a video of a meal she makes when her motivation to cook is low and she doesn’t have time…

By Kathleen Doheny The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has launched a new clinical trials network. Called the COVID-19 Prevention Trials Network (CoVPN), it merges four clinical trial networks across the country. “We are looking to recruit millions of people into this registry by September,” says Jim Kublin, MD, executive…

July 28 is Buffalo Soldiers Day. What do you know about these brave men? Buffalo soldiers were African American soldiers who mainly served on the Western frontier following the American Civil War. In 1866, six all-black cavalry and infantry regiments were created after Congress passed the Army Organization Act. Their main tasks were to help…

2020 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction to be Awarded to Colson Whitehead Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced that Colson Whitehead, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novels “The Nickel Boys” and “The Underground Railroad,” will receive the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction during the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival on Sept.…

Library of Congress Announces 2020 Homegrown Concert Series: Homegrown at Home American Folklife Center to Present Music and Dance on Wednesdays Online through September 16th Each concert is pre-recorded at the home of the featured artists and presented on the American Folklife Center Facebook page on the scheduled date at noon Eastern time. During the concert premiere,…

Pentagon effectively bans Confederate flags on all military property The flags we fly must accord with the military imperatives of good order and discipline, treating all our people with dignity and respect. Defense Secretary Mark Esper By LARA SELIGMAN The Pentagon on Friday unveiled a new policy that effectively bans the display of the Confederate flag…