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When Celina Martin was expecting her first child, her concerns extended beyond delivery. “I’ve been dismissed, often for age, for a lack of education or this perceived lack of education, even for just asking too many questions,” Martin told CBS News. “I’ve been dismissed just on such small things. There’s already a lack of trust […]
Conor McGregor accused of raping woman during Game 4 of the NBA Finals … Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele set record with 62 in first round of 2023 U.S. Open … Black . . .
Cryptocurrency payments service provider Ripple continues to see global adoption of its payment services despite a long-winded legal battle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its XRP (XRP) token. In a wide-ranging interview with Cointelegraph at Money 20/20 in Amsterdam, Sendi Young, Ripple’s managing director for Europe and the United Kingdom, […]
Did you know that the first African-descended individuals who came to Florida arrived as early as the 1500s? The majority were enslaved by Spaniards and involuntarily sailed to Florida as part of exploratory expeditions. It’s at this point that the Tampa Bay History Center’s newest exhibit, “Travails and Triumphs,” begins chronicling the 500-year history of […]
A new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions analyzing 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data reveals another record year for firearm fatalities. The 48,830 lives lost to firearms in 2021—the second year of the pandemic—is the highest number on record to date and 3,608 higher than 2020’s total. Both […]
The recent discovery of a Black American nun’s apparently incorrupt remains in Missouri highlights the rich heritage of Black Catholics in the U.S., experts told OSV News. During an April 28 exhumation, the body of Benedictine Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster of the Most Holy Rosary — foundress of the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the […]
___ Know any airplane mechanics? A wave of retirements is leaving some US industries desperate to hire WASHINGTON (AP) — Across the U.S. economy, a number of industries are facing the same formidable challenge: Replenishing a workforce that is being diminished by a surge of retirements that began during the pandemic and has continued since. […]
PROVIDENCE – Portuguese singer/composer José Cid enjoys saying he was born for music.
The Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture with Ta-Nehisi Coates and David Blight introduced by Mira Jacob, PEN America 2023 World Voices Festival of International Literature, New York, May 2023. Photograph © Beowulf Sheehan/PEN America Ta-Nehisi Coates delivered the keynote Arthur Miller Freedom to Write lecture on Thursday at PEN America’s 2023 World Voices Festival, […]
Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old teen who was shot by a homeowner after he accidentally arrived at the wrong address to pick up his siblings – may be a victim of “adultification,” according to researchers. Adultification refers to the racial bias in which people perceive Black children as older and less innocent than white children. Research