Psilocybin mushrooms have gained popularity in the wellness community in recent years, and businesses based around the use of the shrooms have been popping up left to right. In legislation filed just Wednesday (January 27), Hawaii has moved to legalize the use of psychedelic mushrooms for therapy. If approved, the measure would “establish designated treatment centers for the therapeutic administration of psilocybin and psilocyn.”
Oregon approved a similar bill in November.
MycoMeditations, a week-long psilocybin-assisted retreat program, has also popped up in recent times. The events go down in Jamaica and promise to offer “an established, effective and repeatable model of wellness retreats, often delivering transformative results for guests.”
Self-Guided Tour of Historic Gainsboro for a greater perspective and understanding of Black history in Roanoke and the surrounding region.
We hope this list will introduce you to some of the amazing examples of Black history and culture that are part of our community in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Booker T. Washington
Before he would go on to become one of the most prominent and influential African Americans in the United States, Booker T. Washington was born into slavery on a farm in Franklin County. Today, that farm is the location of the
Booker T. Washington National Monument, which spotlights Washington’s life and legacy, while also offering a glimpse of what it would have been like on a tobacco farm in the mid 1800s.
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Hustle every inning, be a dream-maker for others and never give in to a setback: Wonya Lucas, Crown Media Family Networks president and CEO, credits the baseball legend, who died Jan. 22 at 86, with life lessons that have guided her own trailblazing path to success.
Not long after I became general manager of a national cable network, I began to receive hate mail from those triggered by seeing a Black woman ascend to such a position. As upsetting as it was, I knew how I would handle it just like my Uncle Hank did.
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The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 includes billions of dollars to expand the deployment of broadband internet networks, consumer subsidies for service and equipment, as well as non-monetary provisions that could affect broadband service providers businesses.
The broadband provisions alone of the massive Appropriations Act are dense and raise many questions about how they will ultimately be implemented. In the meantime, we offer this summary of key provisions related to broadband network deployment.
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
The Act establishes a temporary $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program that will reimburse participating providers up to $50 per month ($75 in tribal areas) for providing discounted broadband service to an eligible household. Under the terms of the legislation, the program will sunset six months after the Department of Health and Human Services declares the end
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During the session, a panel of leaders and change agents will highlight how district-university partnerships are critical to preparing, recruiting, and developing effective educators.
GAITHERSBURG, MD / ACCESSWIRE / January 29, 2021 / Dr. Shawn Joseph, the Principal of acclaimed education and equity consulting firm Joseph and Associates, has been invited to facilitate a session entitled Advancing Educators of Color for the Insight Education Group s 2021 Educator Exchange. The session will take place on February 2, 2021 from 1 pm to 3 pm EST.
During the session, a panel of leaders and change agents will highlight how district-university partnerships are critical to preparing, recruiting, and developing effective educators. The panel will also explore and recognize the important role that Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have played - and continue to play - in preparing and launching the careers of teachers of color