Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
I'm Ready to Head to Chicago Now!
An excerpt from The New York Times -
A Pie Shop on Chicago’s South Side Serves More Than Dessert
With her first brick-and-mortar bakery, Justice of the Pies, the pastry chef Maya-Camille Broussard focuses on creativity — and inclusivity for people with disabilities.
By Kayla Stewart - Reporting From Chicago
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| The pastry chef Maya-Camille Broussard has opened a new bakery in Avalon Park on the South Side of Chicago. Credit...Taylor Glascock for The New York Times |
The South Side of Chicago brims with inimitable African American culture and history, and the pastry chef Maya-Camille Broussard is adding her brand of sweetness to the place where she was born and raised. In June, Ms. Broussard opened the first brick-and-mortar store of her longtime delivery and wholesale pie business, Justice of the Pies.
The shop, in a former dentist’s office in Avalon Park, one of the South Side’s many historic, predominantly African American neighborhoods, serves Ms. Broussard’s inventive pies and pastries, such as her calling cards — a blue cheese praline pear pie and a strawberry basil Key lime pie — along with unorthodox items like her salted caramel peach pie and a deep-dish chilaquiles quiche.
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| One of her signature desserts, strawberry basil Key lime pie, is available at the bakery. Credit...Taylor Glascock for The New York Times |
Ms. Broussard, who lost 75 percent of her hearing in a childhood accident, may be the industry’s most prominent hard-of-hearing Black pastry chef. She has gained a following for her pies through social media, pop-ups and appearances on the Netflix competition show “Bake Squad.” “I realized that being a member of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community actually gave me a superpower,” she said, “and that superpower includes a heightened sense of smell and taste.”
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
LeBron + FAMU = Nice Kicks!
An excerpt from hbcusports -
Nike unveils official images of latest FAMU x LeBron collaboration. See the heat
By Brandon King
Since the inception of the branding partnership between NBA legend LeBron James and Florida A&M, the Rattlers have some of the most visually appealing team-exclusive footwear in recent memory.
The FAMU men’s and women’s hoops teams have taken to the hardwood in team-exclusive iterations of LeBron XVIIIs, XIXs, and XXs.
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| Photo Lebron-FAMU XX |
Florence Price Violin Concerto No. 2 (A Lost Voice, Found At Last)
The following is a sampling of work by Florence Price, a brilliant African-American classical composer who would have been completely lost to history if not for an accidental find of some of her compositions in a rundown home she once owned. Read her fascinating story in STEADY by Dan Rather and then enjoy one of her compositions.
Words of Wisdom From Bill Gates
Excerpts from Inc.
Bill Gates Says the Path to Lifelong Success and Happiness Comes Down to 4 Simple Choices
Four memorable lessons about achieving success from Bill Gates.
Bill Gates on embracing your uniqueness
Don't compare yourself with anyone in this world ... if you do so, you are insulting yourself.
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On failure and learning from mistakes
Gates once said:
It's fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.
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On taking personal responsibility for your life
Gates said:
If you are born poor, it's not your mistake. But if you die poor, it's your mistake.
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On avoiding the trap of complacency
Gates said:
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
Monday, July 3, 2023
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