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Sunny Hostin Has Some Pretty Unforgettable Stories To Tell About Herself—And About America
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BOOKS

Sunny Hostin Has Some Pretty Unforgettable Stories To Tell About Herself—And About America

The Emmy Award winning legal journalist and co-host of The View Sunny Hostin chronicles her journey from growing up in a South Bronx housing project to becoming an assistant U.S. attorney and journalist in this powerful memoir that offers an intimate and unique look at identity, intolerance, and injustice. “What are you?” has followed Sunny Hostin from the beginning of her story, as she grew up half Puerto Rican and half African-American raised by teenage parents in the South Bronx. Escaping poverty and the turbulence of her early life through hard work, a bit of luck and earning academic scholarships to college and law school, Sunny immersed herself in the workings of the criminal justice system. In Washington, D.C., Sunny became a federal prosecutor, soon parlaying her wealth of knowled...
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From Juneteenth To Reparations: Reclaiming Our Stolen Stories
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Journalism, SOCIAL JUSTICE

From Juneteenth To Reparations: Reclaiming Our Stolen Stories

Do you know the story of Juneteenth? Can you imagine it? June 19, 1865, the day that General Order No. 3 “informed all Texans that, in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves were free,” is the day that we know as Juneteenth today. We can imagine asking: What kind of jubilee floated into the air that day? Do you think the exaltations shook fear out of the ground? What songs gave sound to words with no language? Juneteenth (“Emancipation Day” or “Jubilee Day,” as it was called in most early accounts) is a celebration of the news that informed Black people throughout Texas that the institution of slavery had been abolished—despite the Emancipation Proclamation marking the legislative end of slavery nearly two and a half years earlier. The day...
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A Tale Of Two Cities Is One Of Charles Dickens’s Most Popular And Dramatic Stories
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A Tale Of Two Cities Is One Of Charles Dickens’s Most Popular And Dramatic Stories

Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, A Tale of Two Cities is one of Charles Dickens’s most popular and dramatic stories. It begins on a muddy English road in an atmosphere charged with mystery and it ends in the Paris of the Revolution with one of the most famous acts of self-sacrifice in literature. In between lies one of Dickens’s most exciting books—a historical novel that, generation after generation, has given readers access to the profound human dramas that lie behind cataclysmic social and political events. Famous for its vivid characters, including the courageous French nobleman Charles Darnay, the vengeful revolutionary Madame Defarge, and cynical Englishman Sydney Carton, who redeems his ill-spent life in a climactic moment at the guillotine (“It is a far, far b...
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The IRL’s Most Intriguing Stories Of 2021
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LIFESTYLE

The IRL’s Most Intriguing Stories Of 2021

1. Capitol Rioters In Strange Costumes Echo The Early Days Of The Ku Klux Klan – Before The White Sheets 2. What Are The Pros And Cons Of Men’s Mesh Underwear? 3. Is Your Baby Food Safe? What You Need To Know – Company Reports Show Arsenic, Lead And Other Heavy Metals 4. Living At Airports For Months – Even Years – At A Time 5. Few Claims Ever Reach A Courtroom, Yet Women Frequently Experience Sexual Harassment At Work 6. A First-Century Roman Tyrant Is Probably Linked To The Mark Of The Beast – But No, The COVID-19 Vaccine Is Not 7. Teens Use Viral Trend TikTok To Speak Out About Their #MeToo Sexual Harassment Experiences 8. It’s Just Casual Sex – Why Do Women Still Get Judged So Harshly? 9. New Research Finds Narcissistic People Aren’t Just Full Of Themselves – They’re More Likely To Be ...
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Hearing People’s Personal Stories Might Change Your Mind About The Build Back Better Act?
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POLITICS

Hearing People’s Personal Stories Might Change Your Mind About The Build Back Better Act?

When U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said that he wouldn’t support President Joe Biden’s signature Build Back Better Act, he set off a wave of breaking news alerts. It was fitting. For months, media coverage has breathlessly focused on the behind-the-scenes wrangling and hour-by-hour negotiations around the legislation. How much has been slashed from the bill today? What does it mean for the future of the Democratic and Republican parties? The roughly US$2 trillion proposal is designed to bolster what is widely seen as a frayed social safety net. But most Americans don’t think it will benefit people like them, a recent NPR/Marist poll shows. And a quarter of Americans can’t even say whether they like or dislike the legislation. It’s no wonder the nation is so indifferent about the sweep...
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One Of The Biggest Transpacific Business Success Stories Of All Time – The Cup Noodles Saga
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MONEY

One Of The Biggest Transpacific Business Success Stories Of All Time – The Cup Noodles Saga

See a container of Cup Noodles at a convenience store and you might think of dorm rooms and cheap calories. But there was a time when eating from the product’s iconic packaging exuded cosmopolitanism, when the on-the-go meal symbolized possibility – a Japanese industrial food with an American flair. Cup Noodles – first marketed in Japan 50 years ago, on Sept. 18, 1971, with an English name, the “s” left off because of a translation mistake – are portable instant ramen eaten with a fork straight from their white, red and gold cups. I research how products move between America and Japan, creating new practices in the process. To me, Cup Noodles tell a story of crossing cultures, and their transpacific journey reveals how Japan has viewed America since World War II. A flash of inspiration ...
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The Stories Of New Teachers That Face Complex Cultural Challenges – 3 Latina Teachers In Their Toughest Moments
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Journalism

The Stories Of New Teachers That Face Complex Cultural Challenges – 3 Latina Teachers In Their Toughest Moments

Gun control. Hallway decorations. Hairstyles. Those aren’t the things I expected to be stumbling blocks for three Latina educators that I helped prepare to become schoolteachers in recent years. But each situation came up in their classroom or in the course of their jobs at various elementary and middle schools in the state of Indiana, where I teach. Their situations are indicative of a time in our society when we are called to more closely pay attention to issues of racism and social justice. I’m tracking these former students – along with three others – as part of a study I am doing on the first-year experiences of Latina teachers. As an educator who helps prepare future school teachers, I believe these experiences help shine light on some of the expectations that students, parents and...
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Isolated Success Stories Suggest Community And Officer Buy-In Might Be Key To American Cities Long Struggle To Reform Their Police
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SOCIAL JUSTICE

Isolated Success Stories Suggest Community And Officer Buy-In Might Be Key To American Cities Long Struggle To Reform Their Police

The guilty verdicts delivered against Derek Chauvin on April 20, 2021, represented a landmark moment – but courtroom justice cannot deliver the sweeping changes most Americans feel are needed to improve policing in the U.S. As America continues to grapple with racism and police killings, federal action over police reform has stalled in Congress. But at the state level there is movement and steps toward reform are underway in many U.S. cities, including Philadelphia; Oakland, California; and Portland, Oregon. Many of these efforts are geared toward ending specific practices, such as the granting of qualified immunity, through which officers are shielded from civil lawsuits, and the use of certain police neck holds and no-knock warrants. Mayors and city councils nationwide have also pushed...
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