Flushing Meadows, New York-The normally well-behaved Tennis games had erupted in controversy of cheating and accusation of sexism as Serena Williams lost the 2018 US Open final to Japanese newcomer Naomi Osaka. Saturday 8th 2018 Serena faced off with twenty years old Naomi Osaka. This is Osaka’s first Grand Slam Title. She admits to love and idolizes the tennis…
Read MoreFloridians are told the last thing they want to do is “monkey this up” by electing the first ever black governor. Florida made history in nominating the first ever Democratic black governor, with Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, upsetting former Representative, Gwen Graham to capture the Florida Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Given today’s racially charged political climate, Florida…
Read MoreIn a landmark verdict in the case against Monsanto on Friday, a jury awarded a former Benicia School District groundskeeper with terminal cancer. Dewayne Lee Johnson, 46, is a father of three and began job began in 2012. He worked as a groundskeeper and pest manager for the school district in Benicia, a suburb just…
Read MorePresident Donald Trump has repeatedly and forcefully denounced what he calls “chain migration,” in which adult American citizens can obtain residency for their relatives. On Thursday August 9th, Melanie Trump’s Slovenian mother and father, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, became United States citizens in a private ceremony in Manhattan by taking advantage of that same family-based immigration…
Read MoreAccording to reports, assailants flew two drones each packed with 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of C-4 plastic explosive toward Maduro, his wife and other top leaders as he spoke Saturday evening at an event celebrating the 81st anniversary of the National Guard, said Interior Minister Nestor Reverol. One of the drones was to explode above…
Read MoreBasketball superstar LeBron James opened school for at-risk students in his hometown, Akron, Ohio. He invested in the newly opened I Promise School. LeBron James focused on helping Akron Public Schools, which is the fifth-largest district in Ohio with about 22,000 students and where he attended school. Born to a teen mother who raised him…
Read MoreAs of today August 1, 2018 if you are found smoking a small amount of Marijuana on the streets of Manhattan you may be stopped but most people will not be prosecuted. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has announced the new policy that will end the prosecution of marijuana possession and smoking in the borough,…
Read MoreFormer cricketer Imran Khan has claimed victory in Pakistan’s election. Khan joined Pakistan’s national cricket team in 1976, and played until 1992. Khan also served as the team’s captain intermittently throughout 1982–1992. He, notably, led Pakistan to victory at the 1992 Cricket World Cup, Pakistan’s first and only victory in that competition. Khan retired from cricket in 1992 as…
Read MoreJanuary 9. 2018 A study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), monitored 31 healthy white men aged 18 to 35. The volunteers were interviewed, completed a questionnaire assessing their physical activity, and gave a blood sample. The men were then divided into two groups, 14 in an ibuprofen group and 17…
Read More‘Racist’ Chinese exhibit with photos of black people next to animals shut down A photo of an African boy and a gorilla by Yu Huiping in an exhibit in China that was removed after sparking accusations of racism. Photograph: Shanghaiist Sat Oct 14/2017 A museum in China has removed an exhibit this week that juxtaposed…
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