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Ken Johnston describes himself as a “walking artist,” a term defined as one who uses walking as art. There is a vast network of walking artists whose career backgrounds and interests include — but are not limited to — architecture, archaeology, anthropology, cultural geography, history, spatial design, urban design and …

The things that destroy love and marriage often disguise themselves as unimportant. Many dangerous things neither appear nor feel dangerous as they’re happening. They’re not bombs and gunshots. They’re pinpricks. They’re paper cuts. And that is the danger. When we don’t recognize something as threatening, then we’re not on guard. …

Saint Augustine’s University celebrates a historical win for current students and future generations to come. In its 155-year history, the University has formed the first HBCU women’s rowing team in the country, ABC 11 reports. The pioneering team of five scholar-athletes, approved and certified by the American Collegiate Rowing Association …

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What would it have been like to live in Babel in the days after its destruction? In the Book of Genesis, we are told that the descendants of Noah built a great city in the land of Shinar. They built a tower “with its top in the heavens” to “make …

Disclosure: This post involves mention of vehicular manslaughter.   Twenty-four-year-old Dwayne Haskins, a Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, died on Interstate 595 in Florida Saturday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Haskins was walking on the highway near Fort Lauderdale for unknown reasons and while attempting to cross the westbound lanes …

Photo: Phillip Faraone (Getty Images) Every now and then, the youth choir of Black Twitter Baptist sings a song we’ve all heard once or twice before. In this week’s edition of not-so-new-news that gets resurfaced every 5-6 years or so, folks on the internet have rediscovered Ice Cube’s controversial race …

Walmart heir Rob Walton is thwarting billionaire Robert F. Smith‘s efforts to purchase the Denver Broncos, the New York Post reports.  Walton, 77, who is worth $70 billion, plans to propose a bid valued at more than $4 billion to buy Broncos, corroborated sources, according to the New York Post.  …

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Jada Pinkett-Smith stepped out for the red carpet debut of multi-hyphenate show creator Shonda Rhimes’ new performing arts center in Los Angeles on Saturday night; her first public appearance since the infamous Oscars slap. The 50-year-old actress stunned in a strapless all-gold gown for the star-studded opening of the new …