An excerpt from E! News -
Jennifer Hudson Reveals How She Experiences Prejudice on a Regular Basis
by MIKE VULPO
Just because she's a celebrity doesn't mean Jennifer Hudson is exempt from experiencing prejudice.
While the Oscar-winning actress and powerful singer has found huge success in such a competitive industry, The Voice coach can't forget some occasions where she felt less than.
"There have been several situations where I get on a plane and [the air steward] assumes that I'm [meant to be] in the back of the plane," Jennifer recalled in the February issue of Cosmopolitan UK. "That happens a lot. I'm like ‘No, my seat is up there [in first class], thank you.'"
In fact, some of the prejudice Jennifer experiences happens at her house.
"People also assume that my home belongs to my white driver, Charles. One time, I was having something moved into my house and they wanted to know where to put it. I said, ‘There.' [The removal man] just stood there," she recalled. "When Charles came in, he asked him, ‘So where would you like these things?' Charles said, ‘She said she wanted it right there. You're talking to the wrong person.'"
http://www.eonline.com/news/903851/jennifer-hudson-reveals-how-she-experiences-prejudice-on-a-regular-basis
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Natural Glory
From Creative Soul Photography, Atlanta - Afro Art
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Poor Oregonians
From the Huffington Post -
Internet Trolls Oregonians After Self-Serve Gas Law Takes Effect
“Apparently there’s an entire state of people in America who are incapable of filling their own car with petrol.”
By David Lohr
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/oregon-self-serve-gas-law-comments_us_5a4bafdde4b0b0e5a7a8dab5?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
Internet Trolls Oregonians After Self-Serve Gas Law Takes Effect
“Apparently there’s an entire state of people in America who are incapable of filling their own car with petrol.”
By David Lohr
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/oregon-self-serve-gas-law-comments_us_5a4bafdde4b0b0e5a7a8dab5?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
Fixing "Oh Sh*t"
An excerpt from OZY -
HIT 'SEND' TOO FAST? THIS ENTREPRENEUR HAS A FIX FOR THAT
By Lisa Rabasca Roepe
Maci Peterson knows too well the potentially disastrous consequences of sending a text to the wrong person or firing off an email whose meaning gets lost in transit. When autocorrect altered a text she sent to her then boyfriend — and she couldn’t figure out how to retrieve it — she set her sights on solving a universal problem.
Her solution was the basis for On Second Thought, a Silicon Valley company Peterson founded in 2014, after winning the #StartupOasis pitch competition at South by Southwest. Initially, it was the only company offering a texting app that allows users to recall messages before they get delivered. Since then, a number of competitors have cropped up, including RakEM and unSend.it.
http://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/hit-send-too-fast-this-entrepreneur-has-a-fix-for-that/81126?utm_source=dd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=01032018&variable=e3bf1057d4e3c0988a79ae4bce515610
HIT 'SEND' TOO FAST? THIS ENTREPRENEUR HAS A FIX FOR THAT
By Lisa Rabasca Roepe
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| Maci Peterson |
Maci Peterson knows too well the potentially disastrous consequences of sending a text to the wrong person or firing off an email whose meaning gets lost in transit. When autocorrect altered a text she sent to her then boyfriend — and she couldn’t figure out how to retrieve it — she set her sights on solving a universal problem.
Her solution was the basis for On Second Thought, a Silicon Valley company Peterson founded in 2014, after winning the #StartupOasis pitch competition at South by Southwest. Initially, it was the only company offering a texting app that allows users to recall messages before they get delivered. Since then, a number of competitors have cropped up, including RakEM and unSend.it.
http://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/hit-send-too-fast-this-entrepreneur-has-a-fix-for-that/81126?utm_source=dd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=01032018&variable=e3bf1057d4e3c0988a79ae4bce515610
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