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Friday, February 21, 2025

Michael Jordan Steps Up Big For Health Care For Uninsured

An excerpt from Good.is - 

NBA legend Michael Jordan opens up fourth North Carolina health clinic for the uninsured

Michael Jordan is quietly becoming the GOAT of healthcare access.

By Erik Barnes

Jordan speaking at a ribbon cutting ceremony for one of the earlier
Novant Health clinics in 2019.Photo credit: Novant Health

After successfully building three other clinics, as mentioned on Upworthy and Scoop Upworthy, NBA all-star Michael Jordan teamed up once again with Novant Health to build a fourth clinic for the uninsured in North Carolina. The health clinic is the second one built in Wilmington and opened on February 19, 2025.

Jordan is considered by many to be the greatest basketball player to compete in the National Basketball Association. With a career at the top spanning from 1984 through 2003, Jordan became a six-time NBA champion and four-time gold medalist in the Olympics. Jordan would be inducted in the NBA Hall of Fame in 2009.

This creation of this health clinic was based on the benefits shown from the previous clinics in the state. After the success of the first clinic, Jordan gifted $10 million to Novant Health to expand and create others. Each location was chosen based on the barriers the community was facing in obtaining health care, including transportation. Many patients had their first primary care visit with a physician thanks to Jordan’s clinics providing these services for people who cannot afford health insurance.

This new clinic will have a standard primary care team of physicians, but also a community health worker to assist the patients and grant access to community resources. The 7,3000-square-foot clinic and its 12 patient rooms will be open on weekdays.

https://www.good.is/nba-legend-michael-jordan-opens-up-fourth-north-carolina-health-clinic-for-the-uninsured?adt_ei=fayesharpe@gmail.com&_bhlid=575066a5f561cdeb0e0a9e466f5dc1cd5ddde7ed

Racial Draft = Solid Gold

An excerpt from WhiskeyRiff - 

Tiger Woods’ Visit To The White House Instantly Reminded People Of Dave Chappelle’s Famous “Racial Draft” Skit

By Quinn Eaton

Tiger Woods is currently trending across all social media platforms.

Why? Well, the pro golfer was at the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump that had the future of the game of golf in mind. The POTUS has voiced his desire to bring the PGA Tour and the LIV Tour together, or at the very least allow for some crossover between the two. So Trump met with Tiger, Adam Scott and PGA commissioner Jay Monohan. Saudi Arabia’s PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan was also rumored to be in attendance at the White House.

However, the moment that really stole the show was when President Donald Trump addressed a Black History Month Reception that was happening at the White House, and since Tiger Woods was already there, he apparently invited him to tag along. It made for quite the moment, as you can see in this photo shared by the White House:



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There were also a lot of jokes that referenced Dave Chappelle’s clever and somewhat controversial “Racial Draft” sketch, which featured the comedian playing Tiger Woods and being “drafted” with the first overall pick.



An R&B Wedding Playlist

From Yardbarker - 

Soul mates: 25 R&B songs that should be on every wedding playlist

By Mya Singleton

https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/soul_mates_25_r_b_songs_that_should_be_on_every_wedding_playlist/s1__41781899#slide_11
















Sunday, February 16, 2025

Mayor Wu: Serving Double Duties

An excerpt from Steady - 

More Than a Mayor

A Reason To Smile

By Dan Rather and Team Steady


Credit: Getty Images

In an attempt to remind us all that there are still elected officials out there who believe in serving their constituents and their communities, we have found a reason to smile: Michelle Wu, the mayor of Boston. And lest you think we are moving away from a musical focus, just wait.

Wu is the first woman and first person of color to hold the job. A daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, she is a self-described “pragmatic progressive.”

Her campaign website lays out her vision: “This moment is a call to action. To me, that means thinking big about how to build a more resilient, healthy, and fair Boston, and then having the courage and political will to fight for all of our families.” By most accounts, she is making good on those promises.

While doing all she can for the residents of Boston, Wu is also an accomplished musician. She started taking piano lessons at the age of four and has been playing ever since. On her first day at City Hall, she had a piano placed in her office. Wu must have found time to use it, if her performance with the Boston Pops is any measure.

Last September, Wu performed with the famed orchestra as part of Concert for the City, an free annual concert for the people of Boston.