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General Discussion Forum / 13-Year-Old Self-Taught Painter Honors Exonerated 5 With Custom Backpack

« on: Today at 04:27:06 PM »

See:
https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/08/24/13-year-old-self-taught-painter-honors-exonerated-5-with-custom-backpack-to-spread-awareness/

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Sports Forum / Jaylen Watkins works toward his long-awaited Chargers debut

« on: Today at 03:25:14 PM »

See:
https://www.latimes.com/sports/chargers/story/2019-08-24/chargers-seahawks-nfl-preseason-jaylen-watkins

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General Discussion Forum / Director, producer and distributor Ava DuVernay (89.3FM - KPCC)

« on: Today at 03:11:41 PM »

Filmmaker and producer Ava DuVernay at the headquarters of her production company, Array.
https://www.scpr.org/programs/the-frame/2019/08/23/20052/

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General Discussion Forum / A Morehouse alumnus has a new book out

« on: Today at 02:39:01 PM »

"Like Folarin, Tunde grows up as the son of Nigerian immigrants in Utah, and attends the historically Black Morehouse College in Atlanta. There are key differences between Tope Folarin the man and Tunde Akinola the character — though some emotional experiences remain the same."
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/24/751917486/tope-folarin-was-a-particular-kind-of-black-man-so-he-wrote-a-book-about-it

The author's bio:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tope_Folarin

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General Discussion Forum / Solange. Blood Orange. Kelsey Lu. There’s a new wave of genre-bending Black...

« on: Today at 02:07:14 PM »

...artists
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2019-08-20/kelsey-lu-la-black-art-scene

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General Discussion Forum / Re: Is this correct, were vs was?

« on: Today at 12:59:40 PM »

New book:
The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight Over the English Language
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Dictionary+Wars&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/08/23/review-peter-martin-dictionary-wars-american-fight-over-english-language

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Sports Forum / The Most Unlikely Coaching Incubator in NFL History

« on: Today at 12:48:05 PM »

The Mike Shanahan era in Washington lasted four seasons and yielded three 10-loss campaigns, zero playoff victories—and a coaching staff now taking the NFL by storm. With young innovators including Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay and Matt LaFleur, the Redskins never knew what they had.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/08/23/washington-redskins-2013-coaching-staff-sean-mcvay-kyle-shanahan-matt-lafleur-mike-shanahan-rg3

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Sports Forum / Re: BREAKING!!! Luck informs Colts he's retiring, source says

« on: Today at 12:44:18 PM »

Sources: Colts won't recoup money from Luck
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27460243/sources-colts-recoup-money-luck

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Sports Forum / Re: Martha Shines, Curaçao Crowned LLWS International Champs, 5-4

« on: Yesterday at 07:44:02 PM »

They’re playing Louisiana tomorrow in the final.

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Politics / Re: Five things to think about when Trump says he wants a weaker dollar

« on: Yesterday at 07:38:25 PM »

You’re welcome. 😊

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Sports Forum / Pats down another TE as Kendricks suspended

« on: Yesterday at 05:20:52 PM »

See:
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27455024/pats-another-te-kendricks-suspended

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General Discussion Forum / East Africa's Forgotten Slave Trade

« on: Yesterday at 05:12:28 PM »

See:
https://allafrica.com/stories/201908230055.html

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General Discussion Forum / Keystone Pipeline's Alternate Route Gets The Go-Ahead From Nebraska Court

« on: Yesterday at 04:45:00 PM »

A group of activists, Native American tribes and local landowners had challenged the controversial pipeline's 2017 approval. But the state Supreme Court unanimously rejected that challenge Friday.
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/23/753713699/keystone-pipelines-alternate-route-gets-the-go-ahead-from-nebraska-court

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Sports Forum / Alabama NewsCenter 2019 football preview: Tuskegee University

« on: Yesterday at 04:36:12 PM »

See:
https://alabamanewscenter.com/2019/08/23/alabama-newscenter-2019-football-preview-tuskegee-university/

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Sports Forum / Martha Shines, Curaçao Crowned LLWS International Champs, 5-4

« on: Yesterday at 04:14:13 PM »

Curley Martha earned the win for Caribbean. They lasted three and two-thirds innings, allowing three hits and two runs while striking out four.
https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/2019/llbws/news/martha-shines-curacao-crowned-international-champs-5-4/