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The Battle for Gender Identity

Gender dysphoria is not a synonym for transsexuality, nor should it describe transgender people in general.

NBA Minute: Raptors Forward Scottie Barnes Wins 2021-22 Rookie of the Year in Tight Race

Barnes averaged 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists. Mobley averaged 15.0, 8.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists.

BLACK AMERICAN TAXES: COMPARING WHAT WE PAY

To answer these questions, we collected 2019 data from the primary source of US tax information: The US Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income (SOI) Division.

Meet Mike and Emily Green and Common Ground Conversations on Race in America

Co-founded in 2019 by Mike and Emily Green, a biracial couple living in southern Oregon, Common Ground Conversations on Race in America (CGC) began as a workshop for parents and teachers on “How to Talk to Kids About Race in America.” Emily’s background in social work and her experience in managing wraparound services for at-risk families, coupled with Mike’s unique lens as a cultural economist and national consultant on Inclusive Competitiveness® strategies, laid the foundation for a first-of-its-kind approach to informing, educating and equipping leaders across industry sectors who engage the public and grapple with issues of race. The CGC journey began with a series of inquiries to Emily regarding the home school training of their two young boys on issues of race.

In the NBA: The Top 5 Players vying for the Rookie of the Year Honor

Barnes averages 14.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.1 steals. Barnes and Mobley's stats are nearly identical, and with both of their teams exceeding expectations, the Rookie of the Year race gets tighter.

The Unsaid Rule: When you cross the lines of respect, you may have a Juwan Howard on your hand

Now let’s revisit Juwan Howard and the white privilege accident.

Law and Disorder: Syracuse police captain retires amid discrimination allegations and lawsuit

Hanks is filing a $33 million lawsuit against the city, citing department discrimination and retaliation against its Black employees. The lawsuit claims that there was a secret investigation of him and that the police department conspired against Hanks, preventing him from being promoted to the specialty gang-fighting unit, even though he came recommended.

Take-a-way: The St Louis City NAACP Chapter hosted a mini-conference on Civil Rights and Redlining

The conference featured guest speakers, and the man of the hour St Louis NAACP President Adolphus Pruitt.

NFL Tidbit: The Roller-coaster Coaching Carousel comes to a stop after a month long whirlwind

The hire that really surprised everyone was the Houston Texans hiring Lovie Smith. Smith was never even mentioned as a candidate through most of the process.

Prose Corner: Where ever “I” go there “I “am….

I have masked my own pain with shame, guilt and remorse. So, what did I do? The cure that I have used many times over the years has been the geographical FIX! Where ever I go, there I am.

Black History Month: A look at the first black baseball player for the MLB, Moses Fleetwood Walker

Moses was credited as the first black man to play in the Major League Baseball League (MLB). Before that, he had played in several semi-professional leagues as part of the Negro Baseball Associations.

The Struggle for Fair Housing in the U.S.

Featured Photo: In dozens of cities across the country, lenders are more likely to deny loans to applicants of color than white ones – even when you take into account how much money they make and how much they want to borrow.

Call to Action to Dismantle Structural Racism and Economic Disparities in Minneapolis-St. Paul

In response, these leaders reached out to seven African American nonprofit executive directors (I was one) and together, we established the Itasca North Minneapolis Partnership. The Partnership’s mission: develop and implement strategies to better leverage private-sector employment and economic development assets against the disparate and deepening racial and economic disparities experienced by African Americans in North Minneapolis.

Listen Up: Here are the Top 5 African-American Podcasts You Should be tuning into

Here are 5 of the top African-American podcasts that you should definitely tune into this year.

Cori Bush wants accountability a Year after the Thugs Ram-shackled the White House

She is too busy trying to make sense of the Insurrection that took place last year at the White House. Moreover, Bush has already warned her colleagues that if there is no accountability, then the thugs win.

Stand Up for Equity in Cannabis and Stop Corporate Monopolies: Sign the Petition

And the double standard continues because while I was creating wealth. My dark-skinned friend who also happens to live in Hyde Park now.

Getting in touch with Mike Green and his initiatives to move the races forward

Their educational service offers safe transformative conversations on racial equity and American history. Moreover, with actionable steps toward societal change.

Opinion Saturday: Sage Steele Come on Sis’ Cut the Crap

If someone is a gun enthusiast and believes wholeheartedly in the second amendment, or they don’t believe in abortion, or they disagree with me on tax policy. Those are positions within the norm of political differences. We can argue about these things and have a beer and go home still being friends. But this isn’t the type of conservative that Sage Steele is. She’s disgusted with the vaccine mandate that ESPN has put in place to keep their workplace safe. Steele also has an issue with the way some women who aspire to be in broadcasting dress.

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