https://youtu.be/euTvYiIBYBU
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Letterman's Most Intriguing Guest
An excerpt from Today -
David Letterman reveals his most intriguing guest and we think you'll be surprised
"I found her spirit to be huge," the TV legend said.
By Drew Weisholtz
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| Letterman's interview with the Grammy winner was a powerful experience for him. Courtesy of Netfix |
Letterman, 74, was asked on SiriusXM’s "Comedy Gold Minds with Kevin Hart" podcast which guest he found the most intriguing.
“Based on your elaboration of ‘intrigue,’ it was a young woman who lives in Los Angeles who's in the music world, very successful, by the name of Lizzo,” Letterman said. “My prior expectation of this experience was, at its best, neutral.”
The 'Truth Hurts" singer had been a musical guest on “The Late Show” in 2014 before she became a household name but Letterman said he did more research on her for about six weeks to prepare for his interview with her on his current talk show.
He said their conversation made quite an impression on him.
“But almost everything you said about my reaction to her after the fact, happened,” he said. “Delighted. Comfortable. Didn't want to leave. Wanted to stay in her house. Wanted to help her. I wanted to go around and find out who was handling her, and I wanted to screen them.
“I wanted to make sure she was being taken care of because I found her spirit, Kevin, to be — and maybe I'm hyperbolic here on this — but I found her spirit to be huge, not like anything I had experienced. I know there are people like that. And I know there are people like that in show business, but this particular episode, I was delighted by — still am.”
https://www.today.com/popculture/david-letterman-his-most-intriguing-guest-his-netflix-show-t228235
Racism is Not a Footnote
An excerpt from The Players Tribune -
Racism Is Not a Historical Footnote
By Bill Russell, NBA Hall of Famer
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| Bettmann/Getty Images |
I once interviewed Lester Maddox on my television show. It was 1969 and he was well known at the time as a Southern segregationist and former chicken restaurateur turned politician. Maddox and I had diametrically opposing perspectives. He got out of the restaurant business after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed so that he wouldn’t have to serve Black people, while I once refused to play an exhibition game after a restaurant refused to serve me or my Black teammates.
Maddox made a show out of his refusal to integrate his restaurant. He waved axe handles and guns at peaceful protesters and argued, loudly, that being forced to serve Black people encroached on his freedom. He closed his restaurant in Atlanta, ran for governor of Georgia, and won.
So why would I give a platform to an individual who held such racist beliefs? First, part of freedom is allowing everyone — even the most hateful people — to speak. And second, doing so also exposes how a person comes to hold such beliefs. Now, Lester Maddox wasn’t exactly an intellectual giant, so I doubt he would’ve been able to question the culture he had been born into if he tried, but having him on my show exposed him for the fool he was and might have also given other people some things to think about regarding the plausibility of “separate but equal.”
Even though that moment has long since passed, I’m struck by how similar it felt to the moment I’m living through now. In 2020, Black and Brown people are still fighting for justice, racists still hold the highest offices in the land, and kids today still grow up with cultural norms that aren’t different enough from the ones that Lester Maddox grew up with.
In 2020, Black and Brown people are still fighting for justice.
Now, when I say Black and Brown people are still fighting for justice 50 years after I interviewed a prominent segregationist — “an old country boy” who ran for political office on a platform of hate and won[1]— I don’t mean to sound surprised. I’m not. White people are surprised by that. In fact, I find that white people are often surprised that racial injustice still exists outside of a few “bad apples.” This surprise is particularly dangerous because racial injustice is rampant throughout every sector of American society, from education to health care to sports, and the fact that this remains surprising to many reveals exactly how different Black and white people’s experiences of life in America are.
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/bill-russell-nba-racial-injustice?utm_source=RSS
Kaep on Netflix
It’s been incredible to create COLIN IN BLACK AND WHITE with @ava and @StarrburyMike. Thank you to everyone who worked tirelessly to bring these stories to life. The series premieres on @netflix Oct 29. pic.twitter.com/UWK6gfsKBE
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) August 12, 2021
Sisters Breaking Barriers
An excerpt from Black Enterprise -
PURDUE UNIVERSITY RENAMES 2 RESIDENCE HALLS FOR 2 SISTERS WHO HELPED INTEGRATE CAMPUS HOUSING
by Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton
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| Winifred and Frieda Parker (Image: Courtesy of Purdue) |
Purdue University has announced the renaming of the Griffin Residence Halls after Winifred and Frieda Parker. Back in June, the Purdue Board of Trustees had approved a request from Provost Jay Akridge to rename the Griffin Residence Halls after the Parker sisters. The family efforts back in the 1940s compelled Purdue to integrate its student housing. The Parker Hall residences are the first buildings on campus to be named for Black alumnae.
After the Parker sisters enrolled at Purdue University in the fall of 1946, the sisters and their parents started up the campaign that forced the institution to integrate its student housing. The Parker sisters were among the first Black women to move into the Bunker Hill residence halls after the University ended its segregated housing policy in January 1947.
“It’s one of those stories of persistence and path-breaking action and really opening up doors for so many others—both women and women of color,” says Akridge. “These two women were Boilermakers in every sense when you think about some of those characteristics that we like to lift up and celebrate.”
Monday, August 16, 2021
These Colleges Cover 100% of Your Financial Aid
From Go Banking Rates -
12 Colleges That Cover 100% of Your Financial Aid
You can graduate debt-free from these schools.
By Gabrielle Olya
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| SpVVK / Getty Images |
Some colleges and universities are doing their part to lessen the student loan burden that many graduates are facing by providing loan-free financial aid packages. No-loan institutions offer financial aid packages that feature a combination of grants, scholarships, work-study aid and other components that allow students to attend without having to worry about graduating with debt.
"No-loan schools are basically telling students of modest or even extremely low income that they should apply if they have the grades and extracurricular [activities] to be considered, and that they don't have to worry about the high price tag as long as they are able to get accepted," Kevin Ladd, chief operating officer and co-creator of Scholarships.com, told U.S. News.
While this does not mean these schools are free to attend, it does mean that these institutions aim to cover each family’s demonstrated financial need -- the difference between the cost of attendance and the expected family contribution -- so that loans aren't required to make up the difference.
This Looks Delicious!
From Taste of Home -
North Carolina Sonker Is the Dessert Recipe You Haven’t Tried Yet
By Tiffany Dahle
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| TIFFANY DAHLE FOR TASTE OF HOME |
Love blueberry pie but don't want to fuss over a complicated crust? This step-by-step blueberry sonker recipe will be your new go-to summer dessert!
Sonker is North Carolina’s most popular dessert that most people have never even heard of, let alone baked at home. It was invented to feed a hungry crowd, and a wide variety of sonker recipes are handed down from generation to generation in Surry County, North Carolina. The bakeries, diners and home cooks there use the best fruit from each season to bake sonkers throughout the year.
To taste the real deal, stop at several local spots on the Surry Sonker Trail and experience the many flavors of the Carolina sonker for yourself. No road trip in your future? Make this blueberry sonker recipe at home and you’re an hour away from blueberry heaven!
https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/north-carolina-sonker-recipe/
Aretha Franklin - So Swell When You're Well
From Inside Hook -
The 20 Best Aretha Franklin Songs You Probably Don’t Know
These lesser-known songs could use a little more R-E-S-P-E-C-T
How Does He Do That?
A collection of me turning into random objects. pic.twitter.com/ValPdPNJIj
— Kevin Parry (@kevinbparry) July 13, 2021
Congratulations!
An excerpt from Black Enterprise -
28-YEAR-OLD WINS VIRAL WINE CONTEST; RECEIVES $10,000 MONTHLY SALARY AND FREE RENT FOR A YEAR
by Charlene Rhinehart
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| (Image Credit: Instagram) |
Austin-based wine connoisseur Lindsay Perry was recently selected as a new employee of Murphy-Goode Winery. The 28-year-old will move to California this fall to pursue her dream job. As a contest winner, she will receive a salary of $10,000 per month and live went free for a year while indulging in some of the best wines.
Perry participated in the company’s “A Really Goode Job” viral competition. According to Inside Edition, Perry beat out over 7,200 other applicants who submitted videos for the Sonoma-based Murphy Goode Winery wine competition.
Friday, August 13, 2021
Our Ancestors' Wildest Dreams
We are our ancestors’ wildest dreams.✨
— R.J. Ledet, Ph.D. #MentalHealth4DaHood (@drrussellledet) December 14, 2019
In the background, an original slave quarter.
In the foreground, original descendants of slaves and medical students. #whatatimetobealive #yeahwecandoboth pic.twitter.com/INOUMmc1cx
Jason Arena pissed off at #antivaxxers #antimask people he’s got a point...
https://youtu.be/Vei9Qv2kWXw
Who Do You Want to Wake Up With?
From Bored Panda -
21 Women Before And After Their Bridal Makeup By Arber Bytyqi (New Pics)
By Rokas Laurinavičius and Greta Jaruševičiūtė
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Cute & Conscientious: A Winning Combination
Michael B. Jordan launches basketball showcase for HBCU athletes
By Jaelen Ogadhoh
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| Michael B. Jordan attends the 51st NAACP Image Awards, Presented by BET, at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 22, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) |
Basketball as we know it today may not exist without the contributions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their alumni, such as Howard University graduate Edwin Henderson, who earned the nickname “The Father of Black Basketball” in the early 20th century when he introduced the game to African Americans in Washington D.C., catalyzing the sport’s rapid growth in popularity among Black communities nationwide.
Today, largely thanks to Henderson’s contributions, basketball is not only one of the most popular sports among HBCUs, but among Black Americans across the country. Despite the current popularity, only one five-star-ranked high school basketball player has opted to play for an HBCU since ESPN began ranking players in 2007.
Actor and producer Michael B. Jordan is among the high-profile public figures making efforts to further amplify HBCUs and their student-athletes in 2021. The Black Panther and Just Mercy star is launching the “Hoop Dreams Classic,” a basketball showcase featuring the nation’s top Division 1 HBCU men’s and women’s basketball teams.
Edwin Henderson (November 24, 1883 – February 3, 1977), widely recognized as the "Grandfather of Black Basketball." pic.twitter.com/TGk5jEbKjx
— BeverlyBlack (@gumboforthesoul) September 8, 2016
https://news.yahoo.com/michael-b-jordan-launches-basketball-215059107.html
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