In Mississippi, where Espy is seeking to become the first black senator from the state since shortly after the Civil War, the difficulty facing him is underscored by the unbroken line of white, male faces that have led the state for the past century and a half. And it is exemplified by McDaniel’s tactics.
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A Former Obama Operative Built a New Anti-Republican Attack Machine | Bloomberg Businessweek
Joshua Green Bloomberg Businessweek John Burton PHOTOGRAPHER: MICHAEL FRIBERG FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK Featured Image [dropcap]One[/dropcap] evening in September, Tanya, a consultant at a big New York firm, was on her laptop scrutinizing public records and reading posts on VKontakte, the Russian social network, involving Representative Dana Rohrabacher, the Republican congressman from California. She was looking […]
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Primark’s new model is representing the beauty of darker skin | MetroUK
We know the modelling world is in dire need of some diversity.
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Letter From The Democrat Plantation | Medium
William Spivey Medium The Old Plantation, John Rose. Featured Image [dropcap]I[/dropcap] argue on the Internet with what I’ll lump together and call Republicans. Most of them are indeed registered Republicans although some prefer only to be called Conservative or Libertarian. As far as I know, I’m the only black regular among the group but being […]
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Nobel Peace Prize winner: Denis Mukwege from DR Congo | BBC News
Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege is known as “Doctor Miracle” for his ability to repair through reconstructive surgery the horrific damage inflicted on women who have been raped.
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Roxanne Roxanne | Kennedy-Center.org
From the producers of Fruitvale Station and Dope comes this Netflix film that chronicles the journey of Lolita “Roxanne Shanté” Gooden from a fierce teenage battle emcee to Hip Hop legend. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Kennedy Center Hip Hop Culture Council member and film producer Mimi Valdés, Roxanne Shanté, and more.
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In the Cradle of Hip-Hop, a South Bronx Gallery Bridges a Gap | The New York Times
“No galleries, to me, have accepted hip-hop to be a part of their DNA.”
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SF Mayor Breed envisions adding 1,000 beds for the homeless by end of 2020 | San Francisco Chronicle
“We can’t just leave people out on the street. We need options. Letting people sleep in the streets because we don’t have enough shelter beds, that’s a problem.”
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Jazz album of the month: Wayne Shorter: Emanon review – vivid and sublimely thrilling | The Guardian
On a four-part suite joining Shorter’s terrific quartet and a chamber orchestra, his soprano saxophone weaves and slithers around Danilo Perez’s piano variations and the orchestra’s triplet-busy waltzes
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Terrie Williams Closing PR Agency | The Washington Informer
WI Web Staff The Washington Informer [dropcap]Terrie[/dropcap] M. Williams, one of the country’s premier public relations professionals whose firm has represented some of the biggest names in entertainment, sports and business, has announced the company that bears her name will close this month. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] After 40 years of being in the public eye, Williams […]
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