Saturday, July 21, 2018
11 Year Old Turned Pain Into Profit
An excerpt from CNN -
This 11 year old was bullied for her skin color. Now, she owns a successful clothing line
By Elizabeth Elkin and Ben Burnstein
Kheris Rogers can't forget the grade school humiliation. During an assignment where the students had to draw themselves, the teacher handed the shy dark-skinned girl a black crayon instead of a brown one.
"I was the darkest of all of them," the stunning 11 year old recalls of her classmates. "But they were all African-American."
Rogers had earlier transferred from another school to escape the incessant bullying. It didn't work. Her complexion set her apart, a label she couldn't shed.
But now Rogers owns her label, literally. Her clothing line is called "Flexin' In My Complexion." The brand has caught fire among some big celebrities.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/20/health/sisters-anti-bullying-clothing-line-trnd/index.html
This 11 year old was bullied for her skin color. Now, she owns a successful clothing line
By Elizabeth Elkin and Ben Burnstein
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| Kheris Rogers started a clothing line with her sister after she was bullied for the color of her skin |
Kheris Rogers can't forget the grade school humiliation. During an assignment where the students had to draw themselves, the teacher handed the shy dark-skinned girl a black crayon instead of a brown one.
"I was the darkest of all of them," the stunning 11 year old recalls of her classmates. "But they were all African-American."
Rogers had earlier transferred from another school to escape the incessant bullying. It didn't work. Her complexion set her apart, a label she couldn't shed.
But now Rogers owns her label, literally. Her clothing line is called "Flexin' In My Complexion." The brand has caught fire among some big celebrities.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/20/health/sisters-anti-bullying-clothing-line-trnd/index.html
Lessons From Delivering Pizza
An excerpt from Thrillist -
HOW I LEARNED MORE DELIVERING PIZZA THAN I DID IN COLLEGE
By WIL FULTON
You may think being a delivery boy consists of nothing more than getting stoned and driving around (which I mean, yes it does), but the skill, effort, and knowledge required to deliver any food -- especially pizza -- is vastly underrated by society as a whole. It's an education unto itself. And an experience stuffed with more life lessons than you'd probably find on your average campus.
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/is-college-worth-it-pizza-delivery-job
HOW I LEARNED MORE DELIVERING PIZZA THAN I DID IN COLLEGE
By WIL FULTON
You may think being a delivery boy consists of nothing more than getting stoned and driving around (which I mean, yes it does), but the skill, effort, and knowledge required to deliver any food -- especially pizza -- is vastly underrated by society as a whole. It's an education unto itself. And an experience stuffed with more life lessons than you'd probably find on your average campus.
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/is-college-worth-it-pizza-delivery-job
Immigration Stats
From Axios -
https://www.axios.com/how-immigration-could-save-the-post-industrial-world-8592c074-57c5-4cec-8728-68654ea0dfec.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top
https://www.axios.com/how-immigration-could-save-the-post-industrial-world-8592c074-57c5-4cec-8728-68654ea0dfec.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top
Friday, July 20, 2018
Agree?
From Vulture -
Every Denzel Washington Movie, Ranked
By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
http://www.vulture.com/2016/09/denzel-washington-movies-streaming-ranked.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Vulture%20-%20July%2020%2C%202018%20-%20Test&utm_term=Subscription%20List%20-%20Vulture%20%281%20Year%29
Every Denzel Washington Movie, Ranked
By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
http://www.vulture.com/2016/09/denzel-washington-movies-streaming-ranked.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Vulture%20-%20July%2020%2C%202018%20-%20Test&utm_term=Subscription%20List%20-%20Vulture%20%281%20Year%29
Who Are They?
From the New Yorker -
The Eerie Anonymity of a Show of African-American Portraiture at the Met
By Doreen St. Félix
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-eerie-anonymity-of-a-show-of-african-american-portraiture-at-the-met?mbid=nl_Daily%20072018&CNDID=27124505&utm_source=Silverpop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20072018&utm_content=&spMailingID=13911638&spUserID=MTMzMTgyODE2ODQxS0&spJobID=1441734394&spReportId=MTQ0MTczNDM5NAS2
The Eerie Anonymity of a Show of African-American Portraiture at the Met
By Doreen St. Félix
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-eerie-anonymity-of-a-show-of-african-american-portraiture-at-the-met?mbid=nl_Daily%20072018&CNDID=27124505&utm_source=Silverpop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20072018&utm_content=&spMailingID=13911638&spUserID=MTMzMTgyODE2ODQxS0&spJobID=1441734394&spReportId=MTQ0MTczNDM5NAS2
Signing @ Starbucks
An excerpt from the Huffington Post -
Starbucks To Open Deaf-Friendly Store Where All Baristas Know American Sign Language
The coffee giant is aiming to hire deaf and hard-of-hearing people to work at the new location.
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By Elyse Wanshel
Starbucks is taking a venti-sized step toward inclusiveness.
The coffee giant announced Thursday that it will open its first U.S. “signing store” to serve the deaf community in Washington, D.C., in October. (There is already a signing Starbucks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.)
The coffee shop will be located at 6th and H streets NE near Gallaudet University, an educational institution for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The company will hire 20 to 25 deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing individuals to staff the store. All will have to be proficient in American Sign Language.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/starbucks-deaf-friendly-store-american-sign-language_us_5b50eef2e4b0fd5c73c379ca
Starbucks To Open Deaf-Friendly Store Where All Baristas Know American Sign Language
The coffee giant is aiming to hire deaf and hard-of-hearing people to work at the new location.
headshot
By Elyse Wanshel
Starbucks is taking a venti-sized step toward inclusiveness.
The coffee giant announced Thursday that it will open its first U.S. “signing store” to serve the deaf community in Washington, D.C., in October. (There is already a signing Starbucks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.)
The coffee shop will be located at 6th and H streets NE near Gallaudet University, an educational institution for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The company will hire 20 to 25 deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing individuals to staff the store. All will have to be proficient in American Sign Language.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/starbucks-deaf-friendly-store-american-sign-language_us_5b50eef2e4b0fd5c73c379ca
Mama said, "Where there's smoke, there's fire."
Guess who's coming to dinner https://t.co/il6KVDlYcQ— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) July 20, 2018
An early look at Friday's front... pic.twitter.com/vlSn8akTAN
Worth $1B
In 2016, Pat McGrath created her makeup line Pat McGrath Labs. Now it's worth $1 billion. It has surpassed Kylie Cosmetics. pic.twitter.com/KSgg17alKN— Affinity Magazine (@TheAffinityMag) July 18, 2018
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