A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nationpublishersweekly.com - www.publishersweekly.com Barry Wittenstein, illus. by Jerry Pinkney. Holiday House/Porter, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-8234-4331-4 This deep dive by Wittenstein (Sonny’s Bridge) …
The New Yorkeradded this to News & PoliticsKurt Vonnegut Sympathy for the SemicolonThe New Yorker - Mary NorrisAmong my fellow punctuation nerds, I have a reputation as someone who has no use for semicolons. I don’t hate semicolons; I hate writing about semicolons. Fortunately, now I don’t have to, because Cecelia
Racism Brit Hume Uses Dictionary Definition Of 'Racism' To Defend Trumpcrooksandliars.com - Frances Langum Above: Brit Hume in 2015, says Barack Obama has trouble "putting on his big boy pants and dealing with national security." Good times. Good …
Maine Portland receives 9 proposals for Martin Luther King Jr. memorial -centralmaine.com - By Kate Lusignan Nine groups and individuals are vying for the chance to transform a section of Portland’s Bayside Trail into the city’s long-awaited Martin Luther …
Midlands Misting Stations placed at several Midlands parkswltx.com - Author: Chandler Mack COLUMBIA, S.C. — The city of Columbia is looking to cool people down during another hot South Carolina summer. The city of Columbia will operate the …
The Guardianadded this to ScienceScience 'Whitey's on the moon': why Apollo 11 looked so different to black AmericaThe Guardian - David Smith in AtlantaThe date was 15 July 1969. As the Saturn V rocket towered over the launchpad, about to send the first men to the moon, two dozen black families from poor parts of the south, accompanied by mules and wagons
Macon TRAFFIC ALERT | Road closures in downtown Macon for 'Hillbilly Elegy' filming13wmaz.com - Author: Ashlyn Webb Starting Monday, some roads in downtown Macon will be closed for the filming of the Netflix movie 'Hillbilly Elegy,' starring Amy Adams and Glenn …
Moon Landing Moon landing at 50: How Apollo 11 and man on the moon shaped popular culture (photos)cleveland.com - expo.cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Like the universe itself, the possibilities seemed limitless. Suddenly, the moon was no longer some far, far away place in our …
Aluminum Three shootings leave three injured late Friday night and early Saturday morningfox2now.com - Staff Writer ST. LOUIS – Three separate shootings injured three people late Friday night into early Saturday morning. The first incident occurred just after 11 …
Memphis, TN 'Sometimes you gotta stand up': Memphis sanitation workers charge Republic Services with biascommercialappeal.com - Sarah Macaraeg The chief steward for his union of around 80 sanitation truck drivers, Kevin Clark's phone rang in early June. A fellow driver whose paycheck was …
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesCulture Colson Whitehead On 'The Nickel Boys'NPRNPR's Scott Simon talks to acclaimed novelist Colson Whitehead about his new novel, The Nickel Boys, which is based on the horrors of a real juvenile reformatory academy. Elwood Curtis is a brilliant earnest
Viral Viral bagel shop guy says he’s not racist but uses n-word and he’s the MLK of short peoplethegrio.com - Kia Morgan-Smith A short man who went nuts in a New York bagel shop and started ranting about how women treat him because of his diminutive stature, is still holding …
cleveland.com | The Plain Dealeradded this to Northeast Ohio NewsCleveland, OH Construction work slated for sole I-90 shoreway interchange with direct link to University Circlecleveland.com - Robert Higgs CLEVELAND, Ohio – Work is scheduled to begin July 22 on a project at the sole interchange that connects Interstate 90 with University Circle, …
Chicago, IL Chicago Group Offers Scooter Tours in Lawndalenbcchicago.com - Kye Martin Chicago is a city of incredible wonders and hidden gems, and visitors can get a taste of what the area has to offer in a new and unique way. A group …
Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘Satyagraha’ Valuable to US: Nancy Pelosithequint.com - PTI “Mahatma Gandhi was the spiritual leader of America's non-violence movement,” Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi said on …
Miami Heraldadded this to NewsMiami International Airport Metrorail car partially derails but no injuries are reported, Miami-Dade Transit saysmiamiherald.com - By Allyson Waller and A Metrorail car headed for Miami International Airport partially derailed while changing tracks at a low speed near Northwest 41st Street and 23rd …
Equality Rejected Bagel Man Says He's "Modern Day Martin Luther King" For Short Meniheart.com - Mollie Kendrick The 5-foot-tall man who caused a scene in a bagel shop for feeling rejected by women for his height says he's glad the video of him has gone …
Bathrooms Suspect arrested in connection with a deadly robberykfor.com - KFOR Digital Desk, Kari King OKLAHOMA CITY –A suspect who had been on the run since Wednesday is in police custody.Oklahoma City Police arrested Kimberlee Milligan Thursday night …
Policing Suspect injured in officer-involved shooting fired first at officers in North City, police saykmov.com - Stephanie Baumer ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) – A suspect was shot after exchanging gunfire with officers in north St. Louis Thursday, police said. According to the St. Louis …
Penny Marshall Fantastic Female Filmmakerssi.edu - www.si.edu Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry. A faded movie star …
HBCUs Zaxby's Announces Groundbreaking For A New Restaurant On MLK In Atlantafranchising.com - By: Zaxby's | 89 Shares 242 Reads SJAC Food Groups, LLC hosts ceremony at intersection of historic districts and schools July 10, 2019 // Franchising.com // ATHENS, Ga. - Zaxby’s …
New Orleans, LA New Orleans art and culture jewels prepare for Tropical Storm Barry to make landfallthegrio.com - TheGrio “I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams.” That’s the now well-known phrase emblazoned on t-shirts and popularized by the likes of Ava DuVernay and Oprah …
Medal of Honor Five inmates at Monterey County Jail taken to the hospital overnight for drug exposurekion546.com - #printStr($author.authorFirstName) #printStr($author.authorLastName) The Medal of Honor is authorized, a favorite toy is born, Walter Mondale makes a historic choice, and "E.T." breaks box office records, all on this …
Jacki Glewadded this to WTFood?!Offbeat News People Have Discovered Short Angry Bagel Guy's YouTube, and It's Pretty Much What You'd ExpectComplex - Joe Price Earlier this week, an irate customer at a bagel store went viral after he was filmed ranting about women on dating apps. The man in question was …
Daily Mailadded this to Top StoriesViralFive foot tall bagel shop customer says he's GLAD his rant went viral after reaching breaking point from years of rejectiondailymail.co.uk - Hannah Parry For Dailymail.com and Matthew Wright For Dailymail.com The mighty bagel shop customer who left a larger-than-life impression after he went on a rant about being vertically challenged has shared that he …
HuffPostadded this to News & PoliticsNew York City Short Man Who Ranted About Women At Bagel Boss Claims He's The New MLK Jr.HuffPost - David MoyeTurns out, Chris Morgan has made lots of videos where he confronts people who supposedly made fun of his height. A Long Island man has become the latest subject of internet infamy thanks to a video showing
UNILADadded this to Viral News Five-Foot Angry Bagel Guy Might Press Charges And Says He’s ‘Modern Day Martin Luther King’unilad.co.uk - Emily Brown A man whose bagel shop rant went viral has called himself the ‘modern day Martin Luther King’ for short men and said he might press charges. Footage …
Metroadded this to World News 5ft singleton who had meltdown about women making fun of his height says he’s ‘Martin Luther King Jr’ for short menmetro.co.uk - Jacob Geanous A five-foot singleton who was filmed throwing a temper tantrum in a bagel shop about women rejecting him claims he’s ‘Martin Luther King Jr’ for …
Newsdayadded this to NewsdayUniversity of South Florida 'The Nickel Boys' review: Stellar new novel of Jim Crow South from prize-winner Colson Whiteheadnewsday.com - By Marion Winik THE NICKEL BOYS, by Colson Whitehead. Doubleday, 224 pp., $24.95. Among the literary relatives of Colson Whitehead’s stellar new novel “The Nickel …
National Catholic Reporteradded this to National Catholic ReporterFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBritish Empire A force more powerfulncronline.org - by Pat Marrin “I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves” (Matt 10:16). We celebrate individuals who have …
