The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many to stay indoors to combat the viral spread. While inside, people have been getting into different hobbies to promote self-care during anxious times. For one woman, her love of floral arrangements in her pastime led to a business opportunity. Talia Boone is the founder …
Read More »Because We All Need Some Joy Today, Mark Cuban Shares Photos of Delante West's Progress After Entering Rehab
Photo: Chris Pizzello (AP) The last 24 hours have been emotionally draining for all of us, but thankfully Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has blessed us all with a little bit of good news to lift our spirits. Former NBA player Delonte West has been through hell and back since …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Our Election Night Watch Guide
We also compiled this list of six states to keep an eye on. They include: Florida, Pennsylvania, and more. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the “blue shift,” or the tendency of early results to skew Republican. An uptick in mail-in votes may make this effect even more pronounced. What …
Read More »Baltimore Becomes A Shining Example Of Black Voter Turnout
Written by Donna M. Owens Shortly after the polls opened on Election Day in Baltimore, Maryland, the music began: as people stood in line to vote, jams by Frankie Beverly and Maze, classics from Motown and hits by the great Michael Jackson wafted through the chilly morning air. Indeed, the …
Read More »Highly Accurate Stock Market Indicator Predicts Trump Will Win The Election
The S&P 500’s direction in the last three months leading up to an election has correctly predicted 20 of the past 23 elections and this year’s direction is signaling a Trump victory. According to Ryan Detrick, market strategist at LPL Financial, when the S&P 500 is up in the three months …
Read More »SCOTUS Has Shown More Mercy to Juvenile Defendants in the Last 20 Years. A New Case Could Reverse That
Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, File (AP) Today marks the final day of voting in this year’s presidential election, considered by many to be the most consequential of our lifetimes. But no matter what result (or lack thereof) we wake up to on Wednesday, some of the ramifications of President Donald …
Read More »Yitzhak Rabin and the Case for Courage
Read: The trials and hopes of a Jordanian Muslim named Yitzhak Rabin When Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat traveled to the White House in 1993 to sign the Declaration of Principles, it was a leap of faith and act of courage on both sides. Before shaking the …
Read More »99-Year-Old Man Born To A Sharecropper Casts His Vote
A Mississippi Black man, who was born on a plantation 99 years ago, was able to cast his ballot this election. According to CNN, Robert H. Smith Sr. was born May 9, 1921, the son of a sharecropper in Rayville, Louisiana. Smith served in the Army during World War II …
Read More »Create A Unique, Private Business Phone Number With This App For Just $20 A Year
Many small business owners use their personal phone number as their business’s primary point of contact, but this can be quite confusing if you want to keep your business and personal life separate. That’s why it’s recommended that every business, whether it’s brick-and-mortar or 100% digital, gets a separate phone …
Read More »Kentucky Police Commissioner Resigns After Use of Hitler Quotes in Police Training Program Revealed
Photo: Alex_Alekseev (Shutterstock) The commissioner for the Kentucky State police has resigned after it was revealed that a training program used by the force included quotes from Adolf Hitler and Gen. Robert E. Lee. Honestly, I feel like that should just be the story. Like, it’s fucking Hitler, y’all. Hitler. …
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