Category : Lifestyle

BBBEE road to an oligarchy – John Steenhuisen

biznews.com - BBBEE has doubled the number of unemployed black South Africans to 11,3 million during the past 14 years, says John Steenhuisen.Tweeted by @alechogg https://twitter.com/alechogg/status/1533816239771901954

The true costs of the Tulsa race massacre, 100 years later

brookings.edu - 2021 marks 100 years since the infamous 1921 massacre in Tulsa, in which white mobs unleashed violence against the city’s Black people, Black institutions, and Black wealth.Tweeted by @DarkBro77798674 https://twitter.com/DarkBro777986...

If you care about Black lives, you cannot support the effort to remove Chesa Boudin

sfexaminer.com - By Cat BrooksTweeted by @kaleidoscopesf https://twitter.com/kaleidoscopesf/status/1533641362049888256

S.F. ‘Democrats’ used a Republican playbook to gin up recall support

sfchronicle.com - The “Democrats” behind the attempt to recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin have spent months pulling from a Republican playbook.Tweeted by @sfchronicle https://twitter.com/sfchronicle/status/1533555632791494661

Gascon Recall Campaign Mails Petitions To Millions of LA Households

laist.com - The campaign to oust the DA is intensifying with a deadline to collect signatures on the recall petition looming.Tweeted by @DAGasconRecall https://twitter.com/DAGasconRecall/status/1533936421299490817

Examiner poll finds voters will recall Chesa Boudin despite strong support for reform

sfexaminer.com - Readers weigh in on crime, drug use, homelessness ahead of Tuesday vote to oust DATweeted by @adams19080 https://twitter.com/adams19080/status/1533622017437470720

Why a progressive prosecutor just left D.A. Chesa Boudin’s office and joined the recall effort

sfchronicle.com - More than 50 attorneys and other staff have left the San Francisco District Attorney’s...Tweeted by @CeeTee72 https://twitter.com/CeeTee72/status/1533869706444013571

San Francisco voters to decide Tuesday if they will recall DA Chesa Boudin

cbsnews.com - The few polls on the recall race suggest Boudin is in trouble and could lose his seat.Tweeted by @UdiACLU https://twitter.com/UdiACLU/status/1533825968271462406

Deaf History Series: Episode 12

jaivirdi.com - Considered to be “the most accomplished deaf lady of her race in America,” this week’s Deaf History Series spotlights teacher & activists Blanche Wilkins Williams (1876-1936).Tweeted by @ShallotsB https://twitter.com/ShallotsB/status/1...

MSAD Wilkins Hall

aia-mn.org - How can a building be designed to serve the unique needs of Deaf people? A new residence hall at the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf showcases the answers.Tweeted by @ShallotsB https://twitter.com/ShallotsB/status/153394240464631808...

Repare relinquishes cancer drug to Roche, gets $125M to finance growing pipeline - MedCity News

medcitynews.com - Roche’s deep oncology pipeline is adding a drug candidate from Repare Therapeutics that works by interfering with a DNA repair mechanism of cancer cells. Repare receives $125 million up front and it …Tweeted by @medcitynews https://...

Browne C. Lewis, Dean of North Carolina Central University School Of Law, Found Dead In Colorado Hotel Room

Attorney Browne C. Lewis, dean of the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Law, was discovered dead in her hotel room Thursday. Lewis, who was named dean in 2020, was attending a conference in Colorado with colleagues, WTVD reported. He...

Chris Rock Isn’t Interested in Jada Pinkett Smith’s Plea to Reconcile With Will Smith

Last week, Jada Pinkett Smith said she wants her husband, Will Smith, and the man he struck at the Oscars, Chris Rock, to “reconcile.” Rock, however, is no rush to do that. According to Entertainment Tonight, a source close to Rock says h...

Man Accused of Killing Grandson of Sweetie Pie’s Soul Food Founder Pleads Guilty

Travell Hill, the man accused in the death of Andre Montgomery Jr., a reality television star of “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s,”& pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday, June 3. Hill, one of four defendants, was convicted of one count of conspira...

Juneteenth Unity Fest, a Celebration of Juneteenth and Black Culture Bridges Faith and Fatherhood

The Robert Randolph Foundation is pleased to announce the second annual JUNETEENTH UNITYFEST, a national, multicultural experience, uniting diverse voices and communities in commemoration and celebration of Juneteenth and Black culture. Broadcast liv...