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Monday, August 30, 2021

More HBCU Love

An excerpt from 24/7 Sports -

Deion Sanders, Nick Saban teaming up for HBCU initiative

ByBRAD CRAWFORD

Seven-time national champion coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders are joining forces this season to bring more exposure across college football to Historically Black Colleges and Universities while also aiding citizens in communities of color with unexpected medical bills that health insurance may not cover, supplemental insurance provider Aflac has announced.

Saban is a long-time brand ambassador for Aflac and now welcomes Sanders, the head coach at Jackson State University, to the spotlight this season. The two football figureheads have filmed three commercials that will debut this season.

"Aflac is rooted in caring for people when they need them most, whether through their policies and services or the way they tackle issues that are important to all communities. We share a vision when it comes to supporting HBCUs and, more broadly, communities of color," Sanders said in a press release. "I like to say that I see myself as standing in the gap between those who need greater support and the institutions that can provide that support. Aflac helps close gaps for their customers who have medical bills that their health insurance doesn't cover, so together, I look forward to working with Aflac, the Aflac Duck and, of course, Coach Nick Saban as we put the ball in the end zone and make a real difference in peoples' lives."

https://247sports.com/Article/Deion-Sanders-Nick-Saban-teaming-up-with-Aflac-for-HBCU-initiative--169625029/

When Your Tee Speaks For Ya

From Essence -

Say It Loud! Embrace Your Blackness With These Fun And Empowering Graphic Tees

SELF-EXPRESSION IS ALWAYS A MUST — ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO STYLE!

BY EMERALD ELITOU

available at Black Love Creations US $20

Fashion affords us many avenues to express our personal style, but we find graphic t-shirts are the coolest way to tell it like it is with our wardrobe. Just recently, Angela Bassett caused a shopping frenzy when she was spotted shopping at Whole Foods wearing a graphic tee that stated, Black Women Glow Differently.

The empowering graphic t-shirt was worn shortly after news broke that the iconic actress inked a whopping $450,000 per episode deal for her part on the television series, 9-1-1. A history-making glow-up!

As you may know, we advocate for self-expression (especially when it comes to style)! Whether you’re into a vegan lifestyle or traveling abroad, there are plenty of graphic t-shirts on the market that can say it all with just a few words or a striking image.

Below, check out some of our favorite tees that express our Blackness with the cutest phrases. And as a bonus, these shirts can be purchased by Black-owned businesses for Black Business Month. Cheers!

https://www.essence.com/fashion/these-black-owned-graphic-tees-are-equal-parts-empowering-and-stylish/#1092148

Five Black-Owned Social Media Sites

From Black Information Network -

Five Black-Owned Social Media Sites You Should Check Out

By Ryan Shepard

When most people think about Silicon Valley, diversity and inclusion efforts are often the last things to come to mind. Furthermore, the world's most powerful social media sites have had issues hiring more Black tech professionals to work at their companies. In fact, a recent report from Future Forum pointed out that only 5.3% of tech professionals are Black. As a result, industry insiders and consumers have found it easy to push aside Black-owned social media sites. Nevertheless, several Black-owned apps and social media platforms have found a way to push forward and make their presence known. For example, apps like TrueSo and MelaninPeople take the features of the world's most popular apps and mold them into a unique playground for Black influencers, content creators and everyday users.

The new kid on the block for all #BlackTwitter #BlackPanther #melanin #BlackWomen #blackmen #blackentrepreneurs pic.twitter.com/GfcyADrHpk
— MelaninPeople App (@MelaninPeople) December 6, 2020

https://www.binnews.com/content/2021-07-30-five-black-owned-social-media-sites-you-should-check-out/

Time To Go

Lightning strikes outside White House as Marine Sentry stands his post. pic.twitter.com/JYu3BkijU3
— Jeremy Art (@cspanJeremy) August 26, 2021

Shucking Corn

@creativescraps
I saw it on Tiktok and had to try it, wonderful corn all winter, bundt pan $8.97 Walmart my husband filed the hole a bit bigger
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FedEx + Nascar + HBCUs?

Proud to take this special #FedExCares Toyota to @DAYTONA, promoting the long-standing relationship between @FedEx and HBCUs. Driving change and helping raise awareness. Now let's go get this W! pic.twitter.com/z6k0oobBfa
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) August 25, 2021

She Made Spam Callers Pay Up. Check Out How.

From Bored Panda -

Woman Reveals How She Makes Spam Callers Pay Her Money In This Viral Thread

By Rokas Laurinavičius and Mindaugas Balčiauskas

Unwanted calls, including illegal and spoofed robocalls, are the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) top consumer complaint and its top consumer protection priority. So as you can imagine, Americans receive plenty of them. But a Twitter user who goes by the name Miss Odessa has just posted a thread, explaining how Americans can make money off of them.

The Californian mother walked everyone through the multi-step process but some people, even though they appreciated the detailed guide, said the task seems a bit too demanding for their comfortable butts. Everyone wants free money.

https://www.boredpanda.com/making-money-from-spam-calls-usa/

Casino Workers Spill the Tea

From Buzzfeed -

Casino Workers Are Sharing Secrets Of Casinos And It's Super Fascinating

These secrets are the jackpot.

by Ryan Schocket

1. "What we don't want you to know is how many people die in our hotels. Gamblers are risk-takers by nature — people come to casinos to tear it up. We bus in seniors by the thousands. Drugs and alcohol, nonstop consumption of cigarettes, lights, noise, spectacle!"

—u/Meet_the_Meat

2. "Slot machines are created by teams of mathematicians in a way that will always favor the casino, but at the end of the day are still purely up to luck."

—u/Apprehensive-Sir1988

3. "At the majority of casinos, they will state that there's a house advantage either posted on the walls or on the slot machines themselves."

—u/Apprehensive-Sir1988

For more, check out the link below.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanschocket2/casino-worker-secrets-reddit

Body Hacks That Actually Work!

https://youtu.be/KvP5p-xAflc

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

How They Retired at 40 and Moved to Portugal

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/19/how-this-couple-retired-at-40-and-moved-their-family-to-portugal.html

Young Lady caught on CCTV dancing outside her new place of work after ge...

https://youtu.be/wtqIwsCFTbY

Reparations Owed to HBCUs? Yes, But Don't Hold Your Breath

An excerpt from Black Enterprise -

A NEW BOOK MAKES THE ARGUMENT THAT HBCUS ARE OWED REPARATIONS

by Derek Major

Adam Harris' book The state must provide.
(Image: Goodreads)

While a student at Alabama A&M University, Adam Harris took a short drive to the University of Alabama-Huntsville and was shocked by the difference in the school and HBCUs.

Harris saw nothing but smooth roads, tree-lined streets, and new buildings. It looked nothing like the campus he called home.

“They had new and newly renovated buildings,” Harris told NBC News. “The library had longer operating hours and a more extensive collection. Potholes had been filled — if they’d ever been there. And very few of the students I saw that day were Black, which was interesting for a regional school because Huntsville is roughly 30% Black. But just 10% of UAH’s campus was Black.”

The visit made Harris wonder why the facilities at a white school founded in 1950 were better than an HBCU founded 75 years earlier?

Harris spent the next decade figuring out the answer to that question in his book “The State Must Provide: Why America’s Colleges Have Always Been Unequal—and How to Set Them Right.”

Harris, a reporter for The Atlantic, examined the history of how racial discrimination against HBCUs led to decades of underfunding and undermining that supplemented many of their struggles. Due to decades of bias and neglect by the federal government, Harris concluded that HBCUs are owed reparations.

https://www.blackenterprise.com/a-new-book-makes-the-argument-that-hbcus-are-owed-reparations/

Hospitals and Insurers Are Hiding Something

From the NY Times - (Make sure you're calm when you read this because it will likely cause your blood pressure to rise. - Faye)

Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices. Here’s Why.

By Sarah Kliff and Josh Katz Produced by Rumsey Taylor

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/22/upshot/hospital-prices.html?referringSource=articleShare

HBCU Young Entrepreneurs

An excerpt from Essence -

These HBCU Students Are Taking The Business World By Storm

THESE 4 ENTREPRENEURS ARE NOT ONLY YOUNG, SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS OWNERS, BUT THEY ARE USING THEIR PLATFORMS TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY.

Here are a few young entrepreneurs from HBCUs who are shattering glass ceilings, making an impact, and are well on their way to exceeding greatness. And you should definitely want to know about them.

COURTESY: BYKD

Tahir Murray, Howard University C/O ‘21

LegacyHistoryPride, also known as LHP, is a collegiate lifestyle brand that designs and develops apparel inspired by HBCUs and Black culture. The CEO of the company, Tahir Murray, is a 22-year-old graduate of Howard University’s School of Business. LHP offers a variety of apparel options from varsity jackets, crewnecks, t-shirts and more. With every sale, a portion of the proceeds specifically benefits the College or University through their Licensing Agreements. Beyond that, LegacyHistoryPride partners directly with the students and alumni of these institutions to develop collaborations toward the growth of scholarship opportunities. LHP has been featured on some celebrities such as Chance the Rapper and Chris Paul.

See more at the link below.

https://www.essence.com/festival/2021-essence-festival-of-culture/women-in-the-sports-business/

Black Creatives Leaving America

An excerpt from NY Times Style Magazine -

The Black Artists Leaving America

Building on the legacy of luminaries such as James Baldwin and Josephine Baker, many Black creatives are seeking out new possibilities abroad.

By Emily Lordi Photographs by Manuel Obadia-Wills

The poet and rapper Mike Ladd,
photographed at his studio in St. Denis, France,
on July 1, 2021.Credit...Manuel Obadia-Wills

“STEAL AWAY,” goes the traditional slave spiritual, a song that enshrouds a call to escape the plantation with an appeal to the afterlife; and Black Americans have responded to the original theft of the slave trade by stealing themselves back and away from the United States in myriad ways — to places beyond America, and to autonomous worlds within it that are defined by region and family rather than the nation-state. In the antebellum period, enslaved people who escaped joined Indigenous people to form secret maroon colonies in North and South America and the Caribbean, and white supremacist agencies found some free Blacks eager to join the cause to repatriate them to Africa. When Reconstruction policies aimed at social reform sparked violent backlashes and an increase in lynchings, thousands of Black Americans left for Liberia, a free nation with an elected Black government. Decades later, the Jamaican-born leader Marcus Garvey claimed to have inspired millions of adherents to his Universal Negro Improvement Association, a global benevolent association with its own dreams of African return. And throughout the 20th century, Black American artists and intellectuals including the sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois, the performers Paul Robeson and Nina Simone, the visual artists Augusta Savage and Romare Bearden and the writers Jessie Fauset, Richard Wright and James Baldwin traveled to Europe, the Caribbean and Africa seeking political alliances, creative opportunities and personal safety and sanity. Even when, in the 1960s, leaders like Malcolm X reconceived racial separatism in domestic rather than international terms — demanding that the U.S. government cede some states to Black citizens as reparations — activists like Amiri Baraka and Angela Davis sought refuge and revolutionary education in Fidel Castro’s Cuba, while writers like Julian Mayfield and Maya Angelou moved to newly independent Ghana. Many Black Americans have subsequently made new lives abroad for personal, creative and political reasons: the conceptual artist Adrian Piper in Berlin; the writer Andrea Lee in Torino, Italy; Tina Turner in Zurich; Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) in South Africa, among others. Earlier this year, Stevie Wonder announced his plans to move to Ghana, where the tourism ministry recently ramped up its decades-long outreach efforts to Black Americans by hosting a Year of Return in 2019.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/t-magazine/black-artists-expatriates.html?referringSource=articleShare