One of the most famous debates in climate politics is about the efficacy of individual versus collective action: Should you never fly again, or should society raise the cost of a gallon of gas by, say, 40 cents? I find this debate tiresome. Most people are not going to give …
Read More »Two Key Baltimore Ravens Players Test Positive For COVID-19
One of the best matchups of week 12 in the NFL is Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh as the two rivals are vying for both playoff positioning as well as a division title. The former team though, are going to have to take the field with at least two of their star …
Read More »Tyler Perry Feeds 5,000 Families in Thanksgiving Food Giveaway
There are 5,000 happier families in the Atlanta area thanks to Tyler Perry. According to Variety, the entertainment mogul had a successful food giveaway for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday over the weekend. Perry, through his vastly large production setup in Georgia, Tyler Perry Studios, was able to give away enough food …
Read More »In Case You Somehow Forgot, Colin Kaepernick Reminds Everyone He's Been Exiled from the NFL for 1,363 Days (and Counting)
Colin Kaepernick looks to pass during his NFL workout held at Charles R Drew high school on November 16, 2019 in Riverdale, Georgia. Photo: Carmen Mandato (Getty Images) If you’re the Cincinnati Bengals (or Miami Dolphins), you woke up Monday morning with way more questions than answers after rookie phenom …
Read More »How to Remember
Memorial designs by Rael San Fratello, Refik Anadol Studio, and Sekou Cooke Unlike a war, a pandemic is invisible and diffuse. It’s everywhere and nowhere. Its death toll is ultimately unknowable. That makes a virus difficult to mark with physical tributes. Few memorials mark the 1918 Spanish flu; one is …
Read More »Donald Trump Clears Way For Biden Transition
A key Trump administration appointee revealed Monday (November 23) she would allow President-elect Joe Biden to officially begin his transition to the White House, shortly after Donald Trump tweeted that he would no longer block the protocol. This will clear the way for Biden’s team to get access to briefings, …
Read More »Author and Speaker Cheryl Polote-Williamson Talks About The Roots of Her Success
One conversation with author and speaker Cheryl Polote-Williamson will have you feeling like you can walk on water. Polote-Williamson is changing lives through her hands-on approach to teaching others how to create multiple streams of income and the benefits of collaboration. Collaboration is what she does and boy does she …
Read More »David Dinkins, New York City’s First Black Mayor, Dies at 93
Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins attends a ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial for those killed in the February 26, 1993 truck bomb attack at the World Trade Center on February 26, 2018 in New York City. Photo: Spencer Platt (Getty Images) David Dinkins, who became the …
Read More »In 1864, Like in 2020, America Just Got Lucky
I walked up to a group of three people who were standing on top of the steps overlooking the reflecting pool. A young man who introduced himself as Fernando Ferrer wore a blue mask; black, slicked-back hair; and thick-framed transition lenses that edged toward darkness as the light struck them. …
Read More »Kenosha Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse Posts $2 Million Bail
Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old gunman accused of killing two protesters during a demonstration over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, received help from actor Ricky Schroder to post $2 million bail. Rittenhouse’s attorney, Lin Wood, announced his client’s release on Friday (Nov. 20) – sending a shout out to the …
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