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Attorney and family member of McKinley High School student football player who was allegedly forced to eat pork against his wishes and against his religion speaks during news conference in Canton, Ohio..Screenshot: Keli Weir/ YouTube Seven high school football coaches in Canton, Ohio, have lost their jobs after allegedly losing …
Read More »Our Towns: State Programs Are Laboratories for the Nation
My wife, Deb, has written about the concept of “Big Little Ideas.” These are modest-seeming, simple-and-practical steps that can have surprisingly large consequences. I am drawn to the parallel concept of “New Old Ideas.” These are themes from the American past that have new relevance for the United States of …
Read More »Twitter Reacts To Tom Hanks’ Comments About Tulsa
Tom Hanks’ comments about wanting the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre to be taught in schools is catching lots of comments on social media. In an op-ed for the New York Times published on Friday (June 4), the actor, who describes himself as a “lay historian,” said he did not learn about …
Read More »Chicago CurlMix Couple Raise Over $5 Million After Turning Down ‘Shark Tank’ Offer
0 (Image Credit: CurlMix) In less than 60 days, CurlMix founders Kim and Tim Lewis have raised over $5 million in equity crowdfunding. The husband-and-wife duo turned to their supporters after rejecting a Shark Tank offer in 2019. Now, the couple is on track to reach levels that few companies …
Read More »Apple Music to Release Juneteenth 2021 Freedom Songs, Featuring New Songs and Covers
Tariq ‘Black Thought’ Trotter at “Hip Hop: Songs that Shook America” on October 07, 2019; H.E.R. at iHeartRadio Music Awards on May 27, 2021; Kirk Franklin at SiriusXM’s Heart & Soul on July 05, 2019; Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey at POPSUGAR X ABC “Embrace Your Ish” on September 17, …
Read More »The App That Monetized Doing Nothing
A cathedral-like mountain towers above me; a lake laps at my feet; sunshine distilled through pine needles warms my skin. Close your eyes, a voice intones. Let your shoulders fall naturally and keep your chest open. Take a few full, deep breaths to settle into this moment, inhaling deeply and …
Read More »Daphne Campbell’s Son Is Fatally Shot
Jason Dwayne Campbell, the son of former Florida state Senator Daphne Campbell, was found shot and killed in the parking lot of an apartment complex in North Miami-Dade County. On June 2, Campbell broke the tragic news on Facebook, writing, “I did not know a mother should bury a child …
Read More »Ayesha Curry Joins Board of Goldman Sachs’ “One Million Black Women” Initiative
According to NBC News, best-selling author and entrepreneur Ayesha Curry has joined the board of Goldman Sachs’ “One Million Black Women” initiative, which will invest $10 billion in Black women-owned businesses and owners over the next 10 years During an interview with Know Your Value Curry, who is married to NBA …
Read More »Former Cop Who Issued Warrant in Breonna Taylor Raid Is Trying to Get His Job Back
Former Louisville Police Det. Joshua JaynesPhoto: Louisville Police (AP) The more of these stories I write and read, the more it becomes apparent that police culture revolves around the belief that by virtue of being a cop you shouldn’t have to face consequences, so it’s not surprising that the cop …
Read More »Facebook Won’t Talk About the Insurrection
And Trump is allowed back on the platform in 2023. Mandel Ngan / Brendan Smialoski / AFP / Samuel Corum / Getty / The Atlantic Facebook has responded to last month’s much-hyped decision regarding the platform’s removal of Donald Trump. The former president will not be allowed to return, the …
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