Barb Benz
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Remembering the legendary Prince who was born on this day in 1958.
June 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Remembering the legendary Prince who was born on this day in 1958.
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once again I must tap my own sign
June 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
once again I must tap my own sign
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The class struggle has hundredaires feuding with thousadaires, while billionaires make off with trillions. Meanwhile, economists are still struggling to quantify how much wealth American descendants of slavery are truly owed.
What's in a name: Black American descendants of slavery and the quest for a distinct ethnic designation
Dr. Patrick Rogers argues that "flat Blackness" is insufficient for socioeconomic analysis in America, and that it's imperative for descendants of slavery to speak out.
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May 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The class struggle has hundredaires feuding with thousadaires, while billionaires make off with trillions. Meanwhile, economists are still struggling to quantify how much wealth American descendants of slavery are truly owed.
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Charles B. Rangel, the former New York lawmaker whose trailblazing career saw the high school dropout represent Harlem for four decades in Congress, died on Monday. He was 94. cnn.it/4kdvm3e
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Charles B. Rangel, the former New York lawmaker whose trailblazing career saw the high school dropout represent Harlem for four decades in Congress, died on Monday. He was 94. cnn.it/4kdvm3e
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This is too wholesome
May 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is too wholesome
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Wanna see something cool?
At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is.
The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥
At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is.
The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥
May 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Wanna see something cool?
At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is.
The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥
At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is.
The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥
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PurplePalozza. This morning on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago.
April 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
PurplePalozza. This morning on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago.
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I have evolved. No longer do I care if my socks match. One black sock and one Chewbacca sock that I stole from my kid because it fits and I can’t find any others?
Let it be so.
Let it be so.
April 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I have evolved. No longer do I care if my socks match. One black sock and one Chewbacca sock that I stole from my kid because it fits and I can’t find any others?
Let it be so.
Let it be so.
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We decided to watch “School of Rock” last night because it has “Minecraft Steve in it” (I know…It is what it is) and I decided to google a bit and, yall, the little singer girl just got married to the big security guard boy /in real life/. She’s a OBGYN sonographer and he’s a music industry lawyer.
April 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We decided to watch “School of Rock” last night because it has “Minecraft Steve in it” (I know…It is what it is) and I decided to google a bit and, yall, the little singer girl just got married to the big security guard boy /in real life/. She’s a OBGYN sonographer and he’s a music industry lawyer.
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Wild. I did not know this history of Ernest P. Worrell.
Jim Varney did it as well. The man was a Shakespearean actor, and the Earnest character was invented to sell used trucks in Nashville. youtu.be/G1G7KQZpP3c
Jim Varney Performing Shakespeare's Hamlet on NBC Nightly News March 22, 1985
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April 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Wild. I did not know this history of Ernest P. Worrell.
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Slave trade database moving to Harvard — Harvard Gazette buff.ly/qbQzNBd
Slave trade database moving to Harvard — Harvard Gazette
Publicly accessible digital tool compiles four decades of scholarship on more than 30,000 voyages and 200,000 people.
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April 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Slave trade database moving to Harvard — Harvard Gazette buff.ly/qbQzNBd
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Food banks feel the pain from higher prices and cuts to government programs | PBS News buff.ly/xIVXGmy
Food banks feel the pain from higher prices and cuts to government programs
President Trump's tariffs mean Americans can expect to see even higher prices on items ranging from coffee to fruits and cheese. It comes at a time when food banks nationwide are reporting record…
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April 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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happy confederate surrender day to all
April 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
happy confederate surrender day to all
Why must they keep bothering these ppls eternal rest. They wouldn’t want anyone digging up their grandmother!!
Archaeologists uncover an ancient Egyptian tomb belonging to a mystery king: cnn.it/4ilMamZ
April 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Why must they keep bothering these ppls eternal rest. They wouldn’t want anyone digging up their grandmother!!
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April 3, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Val Kilmer was one of the best ever at giving supporting characters leading man heft. RIP, huckleberry. www.thebulwark.com/p/val-kilmer...
Val Kilmer Shined Brightest When He Wasn’t the Leading Man
Our huckleberry.
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April 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Val Kilmer was one of the best ever at giving supporting characters leading man heft. RIP, huckleberry. www.thebulwark.com/p/val-kilmer...
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BREAKING: (Actually I just found this out) Did you know that APPLE shareholders voted to RETAIN the company's DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) policies, rejecting a proposal to end them? The ONLY tech company that did! Let's support APPLE w/their products and stock!
April 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
BREAKING: (Actually I just found this out) Did you know that APPLE shareholders voted to RETAIN the company's DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) policies, rejecting a proposal to end them? The ONLY tech company that did! Let's support APPLE w/their products and stock!
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Sincere self reflection is a divine form of universal love.
March 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Sincere self reflection is a divine form of universal love.
This overlooked line in Trump's Smithsonian executive order is truly alarming www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | How Trump’s embrace of race science makes his Smithsonian EO so much worse
The threat to museums such as The National Museum of African-American History and Culture is real.
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March 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This overlooked line in Trump's Smithsonian executive order is truly alarming www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to know | AP News buff.ly/kokstuF
Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to know
Black women around the world spend hours at a time getting synthetic braids but are wondering if the convenience and fashion benefits are outweighed by potential health hazards.
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March 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to know | AP News buff.ly/kokstuF