For more information on black poets, and to read some incredible poetry, go to Africanamericanpoetry.org, or theroot.com, or poets.org, or curiosityshots.com – or search for the many other sites available. HERE IS A SHORT LIST OF SOME POETS I ENJOY TO GET YOU STARTED: Gwendolyn Brooks Rita Dove Langston Hughes Lucille Clifton June Jordan Claudia Rankine Derek Walcott Kate Rushin…
Read More BLACK POETRY DAYThere are 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 5 permanently inhabited territories: the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The average age of Members of the House at the beginning of the 116th Congress was 57.6 years; of Senators, 62.9 years. Sen. Dianne Feinstein…
Read More Membership of the 116th Congress: A ProfileBy Adam Parker [email protected] Oct 17, 2020 In 1965, the house at 270 Ashley Ave. was bulldozed. This was no ordinary Charleston house. This was the home of J. Arthur Brown, president of the South Carolina NAACP. This was the place where plans were laid — to integrate the Charleston County public schools, to join the Kress sit-ins —…
Read More Why highways were designed to run through Black communities. SC faces historic dilemma again.[First a little introduction. The War of 1812 was fought between the British and their allies and the Americans and their allies. The British burned the White House down and took American prisoners. Francis Scott Key, a descendant of plantation slaveholders and brother in law of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney of Dred Scott…
Read More The ugly reason ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ didn’t become our national anthem for a centuryBY SAMMY FRETWELL, ALI RAJ, AND SOFIA MOUTINHO OCTOBER 20, 2020 06:00 AM In North and South Carolina, sea-level rise is most noticeable in counties along the coast, where beaches shrink, dunes disappear and homes crumble, but the effects of climate change reach well inland. “Beyond the Beach” is a seven-part series examining the health toll that climate change…
Read More A flesh-eating bacteria lurking in the ocean is killing people in the CarolinasGo to the American Diabetes Association website for more information. Confused about how much you can eat when you have diabetes? First you need to know how much food is in a serving. It may be different from what you expect. (3) Fruits: 1 Serving 1/2 banana1 small apple, orange, or pear1/2 cup chopped, cooked, or canned fruit (3) Bread,…
Read More Diabetes: The Truth About Food Serving SizesI’ve been giving this some thought. The USA has always claimed to be a world leader, in other words #1. I decided to see what we are actually leading the world in. Here is what I found (read more HERE and HERE): Most coronavirus cases and deaths in the world Beef production (just under 20% of total global…
Read More What is the USA #1 In?I know this is a script and not real life.
Read More A Comparison I was Thinking About TodayBy Kimberly Kindy, Julie Tate, Jennifer Jenkins and Ted Mellnik Oct. 17, 2020 at 2:14 p.m. EDT The final moments of Stacy Kenny’s life are captured on a recorded 911 call. Kenny, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, begs an emergency operator to explain why she’s been pulled over. Amid screaming and rustling sounds, police officers smash the windows on…
Read More Fatal police shootings of mentally ill people are 39 percent more likely to take place in small and midsized areasAfter the success of our virtual Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz (PMMNJ) concert series, the Hartford Jazz Society is proud to continue our virtual Monday Night Jazz concerts on a monthly basis through the rest of 2020. Schedule of Events November 13 – Special Event TBA December 14 – Michael Carabello solo piano.
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