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Question of the Day By BARRY ADAMS - Associated Press - Monday, February 1, 2021
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The art that is poetry for Dasha Kelly Hamilton has been challenged over the past four years by rhetoric, lies, racism, cruelty and violence.
She has found it difficult to find varying themes for her work under the constant din of divisiveness and likens the country’s mood to that of a fluorescent overhead light that hums continually while it tries to go about and cope amid a pandemic, economic strife and political upheaval.
Today, with the power of technology and with all the strengths and freedoms America affords us, the chance to equip and empower our youth to lead from the top is within our reach. And now, amid global competitiveness, it has become an imperative.
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Kamala Harris, 56, first Black, first South Asian American and first woman Vice President
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Vice President Kamala Harris.
On Jan. 20, Kamala Harris became the first Black, first South Asian American and first woman Vice President of the United States.
Harris, born in Oakland, California to an Indian mother and Jamaican father, spoke about her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, in her first speech as vice president-elect.
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Feb 01, 2021
Viewers of Super Bowl LV on February 7 in Tampa will notice many changes to this year’s event, in keeping with the “new normal” of pandemic life. Fans (including 7,500 vaccinated healthcare professionals) will fill only one-third of the seats at Tampa s Raymond James Stadium in compliance with social distancing restrictions. Amanda Gorman, the National Youth Poet Laureate who made international headlines during President Biden’s inauguration, will read her new poem celebrating frontline workers, making her likely the first poet in Super Bowl performance history. Finally, while several brands will be making their Big Game advertising debuts, many of the biggest names traditionally associated with Super Bowl commercials will sit out this year.