Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Sell Your Old Tech. Here's How.
From Readers Digest -
If You Have This at Home, You’re Losing out on $264
By Carrie Madormo
Anyone up for making a quick $200? Go ahead and sell these items you aren't even using. We'll show you how!
When was the last time you upgraded your smartphone, tablet, or laptop? OK, now try to remember what you did with your old tech once the shiny new products arrived. Chances are, you stuffed them in the kitchen junk drawer or in the basement—where they’re now collecting dust. Yep, that’s what most of us do…because we don’t know what to do. We can’t just throw them away, and we’re not sure how to recycle them. Luckily, there’s a third option, and it comes with cash. Selling your old tech items is a way to give them new life while clearing out your clutter and making some extra money.
According to Decluttr.com, the average American household has about $264 worth of old tech items just sitting around. It can feel intimidating to jump in and start selling those items, though. We sat down with Decluttr CMO Liam Howley to learn the fastest, easiest ways to start cashing in on your old tech.
https://www.rd.com/article/old-tech-thats-worth-money/
Shocked But Not Surprised
From The Nation -
Our ‘Racial Reckoning’ Is Turning Out to Be a White Lie
Black demands for full citizenship are being treated as entitlement and calls for racial accountability redefined as white persecution.
By Kali Holloway
With inevitable regularity, racial injustice and violence lead to moments of national conflict when even white Americans can no longer ignore the issue. And just as inevitably, instead of addressing this country’s pervasive racism and anti-Blackness, white Americans locate the problem somewhere within Black people themselves.
We’re in yet another of those moments, as last summer’s promised “racial reckoning” turns out to be a white lie. Black demands for full citizenship and equality are being treated as entitlement, calls for white racial accountability redefined as white persecution, and anti-racism falsely construed as anti-whiteness. To reestablish unchallenged white dominance, a movement of white resistance, or anti-anti-racism, is working tirelessly to blot out what it sees as a problematic presence—purging Black folks from democracy by stripping voting rights, erasing Black struggle from history by banning the teaching of slavery and its legacy, and prohibiting protest that threatens the white supremacist status quo.
We can be shocked, but certainly not surprised. This nation has a long history of counterbalancing any move toward Black liberation with the insistence that Black existence is better wholly removed or more tightly controlled. In an 1814 missive addressing the prospect of African American emancipation, Thomas Jefferson advocated for Black expatriation to another country, contending that without the yoke of slavery around their necks, African Americans were “pests in society.” Abraham Lincoln, even as he drafted the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, told a delegation of Black leaders invited to the White House that “your race suffer very greatly…by living among us, while ours suffer from your presence,” and placed the blame for “white men cutting one another’s throats” on Black folks requesting equality, claiming “but for your race among us there could not be war.” Lincoln suggested the solution was for Black people to “sacrifice something of your present comfort” by picking up stakes and relocating abroad, an idea the president would support until days before his assassination.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/black-lives-matter-backlash-2/
The Rock is Small Compared to . . .
He's 6'5! But Charles Barkley makes the Rock look small, and Shaq makes him look like a shrimp! pic.twitter.com/xjogU83L51
— JustLizzy🖤🤍💜 (@LustJizzy) July 17, 2021
First Black Graduate of Grinnell College
From Black Enterprise -
MEET 107-YEAR-OLD EDITH RENFROW SMITH: THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO GRADUATE FROM GRINNELL COLLEGE IN IOWA
by Andrea Blackstone
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| Edith Renfrow Smith, left, was the first Black woman to graduate from Grinnell College. Facebook - Bethany Retirement Community |
Naomi Osaka Making History With SI Swimsuit Cover
From USA Today -
Naomi Osaka becomes first female Black athlete on a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover
By Scott Gleeson
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| Sports Illustrated magazine cover image for 2021 Swimsuit issue on sale July 22 featuring a photo of Naomi Osaka by Yu Tsai, Sports Illustrated |
Naomi Osaka appears on the cover of this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, becoming the first female Black athlete to do so.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2021/07/19/naomi-osaka-cover-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-issue/8011368002/
Black Girls on FIRE!
From Black Enterprise -
UNDEFEATED: FIRST BLACK GIRL DUO WINS INTERNATIONAL DEBATE COMPETITION AT HARVARD
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors
https://www.blackenterprise.com/undefeated-first-black-girl-duo-wins-international-debate-competition-at-harvard/
Dude Says What We're Thinking
From Bored Panda -
Dude Keeps Protesting Annoying Everyday Things With Funny Signs (35 New Pics)
By Liucija AdomaiteIlona and Baliūnaitė
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When you see the fast fashion giant Zara proudly selling “Dude With Sign” shirts for their summer collection, you know the Dude has gone mainstream. And how couldn’t he? With a whopping 7.5 million followers, New Yorker Seth Phillips has gained a cult following for his truth bombs that protest anything from loud engines, phones that shatter easily, “x” in espresso, and other very specific, small things that add up to our daily lives.
And luckily, there’s always something new to protest against. Like, hot coffee in summer or verifying you’re not a robot. So today, we collected some of the Dude’s most recent signs for y'all dudes and dudettes who have had enough. Of what? Let’s say, just everything.
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https://www.boredpanda.com/dude-holding-signs-protesting/
Athletic, Creative, and Super Talented
An excerpt from The Columbus Dispatch -
Blacklick teen's customized sneaker artwork draws attention of athletes and celebrities
By Allison Ward
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| Gabrielle Anderson, 17, paints a show for a client in the likenesses of Michelle Obama and Kamala Harris. The Blacklick teen is a big-time basketball player who is getting attention for her artwork on sneakers. Fred Squillante / Columbus Dispatch |
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| A Graffiti by Gabby Creation Courtesy of Gabrielle Anderson |
Sunday, July 18, 2021
Black Emmy Nominations
An excerpt from Black Enterprise -
RECORD NUMBER FOR DIVERSITY IN 2021 EMMY NOMINATIONS
by Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton
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With the history of award shows typically favoring white performers and creators and being voted on by more white people as well, it has stirred up a call for more Black entertainers to get their nod with more diverse nominations at The Emmys.
According to Deadline, with the announcement of the latest Primetime Emmy Nominations, this is a record year when it comes to diverse talent being recognized (or, at least nominated) for the upcoming Emmy Awards.
There were a record 49 BIPOC nominees who were acknowledged in the acting and reality hosting categories. That number led to a 17% increase over last year’s diversity record of 42 BIPOC nominees.
https://www.blackenterprise.com/record-number-for-diversity-in-2021-emmy-nominations/
Black-Owned Ice Cream Makers
An excerpt from NewsOne -
Black-Owned Ice Cream Makers You Should Support
There is no better time than now to support Black-owned businesses.
By NewsOne Staff
What better way to counter the rising temperatures than with some freezing cold ice cream? That’s a trick question because while the obvious answer is to go grab some ice cream — which people can find anywhere — the better answer is to figure out where to get your ice cream from.
Baskin Robbins shops are easy enough to find, but that mega-business has been around for nearly 80 years. What about some of the local mom-and-pop ice cream shops? I’ll do you one better: What about those even fewer Black-owned ice cream shops — why not shop there?
Now, arguably more than ever, Black-owned businesses need our patronage. And what better time to start than on a sweltering National Ice Cream Day?
https://newsone.com/4174315/black-owned-ice-cream-makers/
Saturday, July 17, 2021
She Created Her Own Tequila Brand
An excerpt from Essence -
She Wanted A Healthier Spirit, Now She’s The First Black Woman To Lead A Tequila Brand
AFTER STARTING OUT AS AN OCCASIONAL TEQUILA DRINKER, NAYANA BECAME AN ENTHUSIAST DUE TO THE LOW-SUGAR CONTENT OF TEQUILA. NOW SHE'S AN ENTREPRENEUR SUCCESSFULLY SELLING THE SPIRIT.
By VICTORIA UWUMAROGIE
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As her appreciation for it grew, she was soon inspired to find ways to bring flavorful, but still healthy versions of the spirit to the masses. So she decided to develop a premium tequila with Don. That’s how Anteel Tequilla, named with the Antillean Crested Hummingbird in mind that the couple encountered during a trip to the Dominican Republic, came to be. During that trip, he proposed to her. It was also the first time they broached the topic of creating their own tequila brand, a discussion that was delightfully interrupted by the hummingbird that would be the brand’s logo and the inspiration for its name.
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The tequilas, which are already attracting serious clientele by generating nearly a quarter of a million in sales and receiving rave reviews (they have won gold at the SIP Awards, as well as silver and bronze at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition) can currently be found in eight states. (Michigan, California, Georgia, Texas, Florida, the New York metro area and Colorado). The brand has plans to expand to more states in 2022. It can also be purchased on the Anteel Tequila website, which ships nationally.
https://www.essence.com/lifestyle/anteel-tequila-nayana-ferguson/
Many American High School Students are Heading to Europe for College
An excerpt from the Observer -
Why American High School Students Are Flocking to European Colleges
By Arick Wierson
For many high school seniors and their families, it boils down to simple economics. Even after factoring in the higher costs of travel, the all-in cost of studying at most European universities pales in comparison to the costs of attending college in the U.S.
“With just a handful of exceptions, across continental Europe, $10,000 a year is pretty much as high as it gets as far as tuition—and most are a lot less,” remarked Jennifer Viemont, a Lisbon-based American who runs Beyond The States, an online resource and full-service consultancy that helps match American teenagers with European-based undergraduate programs. “That’s quite a bit less than most state schools and a mere fraction of what it costs to attend the top American colleges and universities, which top out at over $60,000 a year in tuition. Throw in room and board, travel, books and extras, and you could easily spend $75,000 a year in the U.S.”
https://observer.com/2021/07/us-high-school-graduate-attend-europe-university-trend/