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
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Interracial Friendships
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 interracia
Sprays Kill Coronavirus
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
White Lives Matter? Of course they do….they always have.
Cleaning My Office
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
Retail Stores in Trouble
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 Mac
Fresh Fruit
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 verticall
Prayer for Patience
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 vi
Jamison Ross
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 maki
Help Wanted: Volunteers for COVID Vaccine Trials
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 Prev
Buffalo Soldiers
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.
Race in America: Colson Whitehead
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
Homegrown at Home
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-re
It’s About Time…
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 an