Archive for December 2022
Brittney Griner is homeward bound
Brittney Griner is coming home from Russia following a prisoner exchange with arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner flew in a private jet from Russia to Abu Dhabi, the capital and second-most populous city in the Emirates, after Russian authorities released her. President Joe Biden tweeted Thursday morning: “I spoke to Brittney Griner. She is safe. She is on a plane.…
Read MorePaul Silas dies
Paul Silas, who led three NBA teams to championship titles and led four teams to playoffs, died Saturday of a cardiac arrest. He was 79 years old. Silas won two titles with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and 1976; he won the third title with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979. He was the first coach…
Read MoreKaren Bass vows to find homes for homeless
Karen Bass was sworn in Thursday as the first woman mayor of Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city, and she promised to tackle the city’s homeless crisis that is plaguing the city. “Tomorrow morning, I will start my first day as mayor at the city’s emergency operation centers where my first act as mayor will…
Read MorePanama celebrates Black Christ
Some crawl on their hands and knees to reach the statue known as the Black Christ, Christo Negro, which is located in Iglesia de San Felipe, a Catholic Parish church in Portobello, Panama. It is a life-sized cocobolo (hardwood) wooden statue of Jesus. Others crawl while holding candles on their black. While others crawl while…
Read MoreDorothy Pitman, the co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies
Dorothy Pitman Hughes, a Black feminist, and lifelong activist who co-founded Ms. Magazine with Gloria Steinem died on Dec. 1. She was 84. She met Steinem, who was a journalist writing a story for New York Magazine. They later became friends and co-founded Ms. Magazine. The magazine was launched as a “one-shot” sample insert in New…
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