Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Remembering Dr. King
Brilliant King. Powerful King. This is my father at his most truth-telling, yet love-centered, self. Watch and share on today, his 90th birthday. #MLK90 #MLK pic.twitter.com/eCJWCVnD1k— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 15, 2019
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Monday, January 14, 2019
Sunday, January 13, 2019
More Black Girl Magic
From the Root -
#BlackGirlMagic: Black-ish Star Marsai Martin Set to Become Youngest Executive Producer in Hollywood History
By Michael Harriot
When the comedy Little hits theaters this spring, aside from featuring some of the industry’s biggest stars, the film will also make history. For at least a few months, 14-year-old Marsai Martin will hold the title as the youngest executive producer of a major Hollywood motion picture in history.
Martin will co-star with Regina Hall in the singular role of Jordan Sanders, a take-no-prisoners tech entrepreneur who wakes up to discover that a random act of black girl magic has transformed her into the 13-year-old version of herself.
https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/blackgirlmagic-black-ish-star-marsai-martin-set-to-be-1831621480
#BlackGirlMagic: Black-ish Star Marsai Martin Set to Become Youngest Executive Producer in Hollywood History
By Michael Harriot
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Martin will co-star with Regina Hall in the singular role of Jordan Sanders, a take-no-prisoners tech entrepreneur who wakes up to discover that a random act of black girl magic has transformed her into the 13-year-old version of herself.
https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/blackgirlmagic-black-ish-star-marsai-martin-set-to-be-1831621480
10
A 🔟 isn't enough for this floor routine by @katelyn_ohashi. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/pqUzl7AlUA— UCLA Gymnastics (@uclagymnastics) January 13, 2019
Doesn't Care
.@LindseyGrahamSC supports taking 800,000 federal workers and their families hostage over Trump’s ridiculous wall. He’s been sucking up to donors so long he’s forgotten how real people struggle. Or like the rest of his party, doesn’t give a good goddamn. pic.twitter.com/aScUmOgBaL— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) January 11, 2019
Quote
From CNN -
“If we face a crisis with a president who no one believes who’s surrounded by a C-team in a dysfunctional White House, then God save us,” Thomas Friedman told Wolf Blitzer on CNN.
“If we face a crisis with a president who no one believes who’s surrounded by a C-team in a dysfunctional White House, then God save us,” Thomas Friedman told Wolf Blitzer on CNN.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Monday, January 7, 2019
Sunday, January 6, 2019
Friday, January 4, 2019
Thursday, January 3, 2019
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Netflix Caved
An excerpt from CNN -
Netflix pulls 'Patriot Act' episode in Saudi Arabia after it criticized official account of Khashoggi killing
By James Griffiths and Euan McKirdy, CNN
Netflix has blocked an episode of a comedy show which is critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his alleged role in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from streaming in Saudi Arabia after officials from the Kingdom complained.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/01/middleeast/netflix-patriot-act-hasan-minhaj-jamal-khashoggi-intl/index.html
Netflix pulls 'Patriot Act' episode in Saudi Arabia after it criticized official account of Khashoggi killing
By James Griffiths and Euan McKirdy, CNN
Netflix has blocked an episode of a comedy show which is critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his alleged role in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from streaming in Saudi Arabia after officials from the Kingdom complained.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/01/middleeast/netflix-patriot-act-hasan-minhaj-jamal-khashoggi-intl/index.html
Prison Podcast
An excerpt from the Associated Press -
Ex-inmate to keep making podcast that helped him win freedom
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
In California, inmates typically are granted parole by doing good deeds or showing they have been rehabilitated by becoming pastors, drug counselors or youth advocates. For Walter “Earlonne” Woods, the path to freedom was podcasting.
Woods, 47, was recently released from San Quentin State Prison after California Gov. Jerry Brown commuted his 31-years-to-life sentence for attempted armed robbery. Brown cited Woods’ leadership in helping other inmates and his work at ”Ear Hustle,” a podcast he co-hosts and co-produces that documents everyday life inside the prison.
Woods has since been hired as a full-time producer for the often funny and at times heart-wrenching podcast, which has been a smashing success since its launch in 2017. The show’s roughly 30 episodes have been downloaded 20 million times by fans all over the world.
https://apnews.com/cb78634a65524494a74e10714660c2c8
Ex-inmate to keep making podcast that helped him win freedom
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
In California, inmates typically are granted parole by doing good deeds or showing they have been rehabilitated by becoming pastors, drug counselors or youth advocates. For Walter “Earlonne” Woods, the path to freedom was podcasting.
Woods, 47, was recently released from San Quentin State Prison after California Gov. Jerry Brown commuted his 31-years-to-life sentence for attempted armed robbery. Brown cited Woods’ leadership in helping other inmates and his work at ”Ear Hustle,” a podcast he co-hosts and co-produces that documents everyday life inside the prison.
Woods has since been hired as a full-time producer for the often funny and at times heart-wrenching podcast, which has been a smashing success since its launch in 2017. The show’s roughly 30 episodes have been downloaded 20 million times by fans all over the world.
https://apnews.com/cb78634a65524494a74e10714660c2c8
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
The Year in Pictures
From the Boston Globe -
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpicture/2018/12/20/the-year-pictures-part/oNSsXtYoFphoTeQetCsgNP/story.html?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpicture/2018/12/26/the-year-pictures-part/GdY9DGnrm4KROzkuH9IZxH/story.html?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpicture/2018/12/20/the-year-pictures-part/oNSsXtYoFphoTeQetCsgNP/story.html?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpicture/2018/12/26/the-year-pictures-part/GdY9DGnrm4KROzkuH9IZxH/story.html?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter
Why Tom Brady Was Passed on by the 49ers & Drafted by the Patriots | The...
Why Tom Brady Was Passed on by the 49ers & Drafted by the Patriots | The...
Monday, December 31, 2018
Good Riddance
Good riddance, Paul Ryan. And good luck on the board of Oxycontin-Mortgage Fraud-Child Prisons Incorporated. You know, the masters you were actually serving while in office. pic.twitter.com/NzR7m5Z4Gy— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) December 30, 2018
Sunday, December 30, 2018
Saturday, December 29, 2018
Winter Break
From the Huffington Post -
35 Funny Tweets About Parents' Winter Break Struggles
"It's called winter break because it breaks a parent's will to live."
By Caroline Bologna
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tweets-parenting-winter-break_n_5c23bba1e4b0407e907f5e99?ec_carp=7988843402193980653
35 Funny Tweets About Parents' Winter Break Struggles
"It's called winter break because it breaks a parent's will to live."
By Caroline Bologna
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tweets-parenting-winter-break_n_5c23bba1e4b0407e907f5e99?ec_carp=7988843402193980653
Friday, December 28, 2018
Athlete of the Year
From the Guardian -
My picks for athlete of the year are the ones who carried that weight
By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Today’s athletes have to carry a lot more baggage than a smelly gym bag and the giddy dreams of their parents. If they hope to achieve true greatness (or GOAT-ness) – and not just fleeting athletic notoriety – they also have to shoulder the leg-wobbling weight of responsibility to the community. This responsibility can come in different forms: charity work, as a role model and/or political activism. At the same time as they’re pushing the boundaries of their sport, they have to help define and promote the values of their community, even if that goes against some of the members of that community. That kind of athlete needs as much courage off the court as they do on it. Maybe more. With that in mind, in no particular order, here are my picks for athlete of the year, based on conduct most becoming a professional athlete.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/27/kareem-abdul-jabbar-kaepernick-nichols-serena
My picks for athlete of the year are the ones who carried that weight
By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Today’s athletes have to carry a lot more baggage than a smelly gym bag and the giddy dreams of their parents. If they hope to achieve true greatness (or GOAT-ness) – and not just fleeting athletic notoriety – they also have to shoulder the leg-wobbling weight of responsibility to the community. This responsibility can come in different forms: charity work, as a role model and/or political activism. At the same time as they’re pushing the boundaries of their sport, they have to help define and promote the values of their community, even if that goes against some of the members of that community. That kind of athlete needs as much courage off the court as they do on it. Maybe more. With that in mind, in no particular order, here are my picks for athlete of the year, based on conduct most becoming a professional athlete.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/27/kareem-abdul-jabbar-kaepernick-nichols-serena
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