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Game of Talents' Vernon Kay reunites with I'm a Celebrity duo
Game of Talents, Vernon told
Digital Spy: "We've got circus acts, we've got end of the pier acts, we've got people that do things for a hobby, part-time acts, bizarre acts, strange acts, there's absolutely everything that comes through those doors.
"If you're stood at a bus stop, you wouldn't guess that someone is a sword swallower, a ventriloquist or a contortionist just by looking at them in their daywear, and that’s what makes the game show element so good."
Game of Talents continues next Saturday (April 24) on ITV.
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Game of Talents, Vernon told
Digital Spy: "We've got circus acts, we've got end of the pier acts, we've got people that do things for a hobby, part-time acts, bizarre acts, strange acts, there's absolutely everything that comes through those doors.
"If you're stood at a bus stop, you wouldn't guess that someone is a sword swallower, a ventriloquist or a contortionist just by looking at them in their daywear, and that’s what makes the game show element so good."
Game of Talents continues next Saturday (April 24) on ITV.
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The Infrastructure Bill Should Look After Our Future, and Our Past
The Infrastructure Bill Should Look After Our Future, and Our Past
Clint Smith
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In its $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, the Biden administration seeks to expand the public’s conception of what is and is not infrastructure. It is right to do so. Infrastructure is not just the bridge we drive across; it is the home health aides who look after our parents and grandparents. Infrastructure is not simply the train we ride, but also the day care where we drop our children off before heading to work. Democrats are in a position to expand that definition even further. The United States should improve its physical infrastructure and support the human infrastructure that sustains our society—but it should also build up America’s historical infrastructure. It should create a new Federal Writers’ Project.
The Infrastructure Bill Should Look After Our Future, and Our Past
Clint Smith
© Provided by The Atlantic
(NATIONAL ARCHIVE / NEWSMAKERS / GETTY)
In its $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, the Biden administration seeks to expand the public’s conception of what is and is not infrastructure. It is right to do so. Infrastructure is not just the bridge we drive across; it is the home health aides who look after our parents and grandparents. Infrastructure is not simply the train we ride, but also the day care where we drop our children off before heading to work. Democrats are in a position to expand that definition even further. The United States should improve its physical infrastructure and support the human infrastructure that sustains our society—but it should also build up America’s historical infrastructure. It should create a new Federal Writers’ Project.
Building the Infrastructure of American History
The Atlantic
It’s time for a new Federal Writers’ Project.
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In its $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, the Biden administration seeks to expand the public’s conception of what is and is not infrastructure. It is right to do so. Infrastructure is not just the bridge we drive across; it is the home health aides who look after our parents and grandparents. Infrastructure is not simply the train we ride, but also the day care where we drop our children off before heading to work. Democrats are in a position to expand that definition even further. The United States should improve its physical infrastructure and support the human infrastructure that sustains our society—but it should also build up America’s historical infrastructure. It should create a new Federal Writers’ Project.
The Atlantic
It’s time for a new Federal Writers’ Project.
11:38 AM ET
(NATIONAL ARCHIVE / NEWSMAKERS / GETTY)
In its $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, the Biden administration seeks to expand the public’s conception of what is and is not infrastructure. It is right to do so. Infrastructure is not just the bridge we drive across; it is the home health aides who look after our parents and grandparents. Infrastructure is not simply the train we ride, but also the day care where we drop our children off before heading to work. Democrats are in a position to expand that definition even further. The United States should improve its physical infrastructure and support the human infrastructure that sustains our society—but it should also build up America’s historical infrastructure. It should create a new Federal Writers’ Project.
The power of networking - The Hindu BusinessLine
This eminently readable book unravels the invisible threads that spin us to the top of the ladder
Wokeness: 'It's About the Money'
Wokeness: ‘It’s About the Money’
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I’m beginning to think H. L. Mencken’s famous apothegm—“When somebody says it’s not about the money, it’s about the money”—would make a good Eleventh Commandment or at least something to bear in mind on almost any occasion.
Wokeness—no matter what “justice” veneer you put on it—is about the money.
It’s about taking the money from those who have more and giving it to those who have less—or supposedly have less. Sometimes that’s not as clear as it should be.
The lever for extracting other’s money these days—in case you just flew in from Alpha Centauri—is race.
Wokeness: ‘It’s About the Money’
Commentary
I’m beginning to think H. L. Mencken’s famous apothegm—“When somebody says it’s not about the money, it’s about the money”—would make a good Eleventh Commandment or at least something to bear in mind on almost any occasion.
Wokeness—no matter what “justice” veneer you put on it—is about the money.
It’s about taking the money from those who have more and giving it to those who have less—or supposedly have less. Sometimes that’s not as clear as it should be.
The lever for extracting other’s money these days—in case you just flew in from Alpha Centauri—is race.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer warns against packing the bench
Progressive groups point to fears about how the court will handle racial justice, abortion, immigration and the Second Amendment. Besides expanding the court, some have called for term limits, a code of ethics, a more formal and enforceable process for recusals and an expansion of lower courts. Some of those ideas have bipartisan support, though it's not clear where they fit into Biden's broader agenda.
In a move widely seen as an effort to head off a split between liberals and centrists in the party, Biden proposed a commission last fall to study potential changes to federal courts. But the group's status is unclear, and the White House has not responded to questions about its mission or when its members will be named.
Progressive groups point to fears about how the court will handle racial justice, abortion, immigration and the Second Amendment. Besides expanding the court, some have called for term limits, a code of ethics, a more formal and enforceable process for recusals and an expansion of lower courts. Some of those ideas have bipartisan support, though it's not clear where they fit into Biden's broader agenda.
In a move widely seen as an effort to head off a split between liberals and centrists in the party, Biden proposed a commission last fall to study potential changes to federal courts. But the group's status is unclear, and the White House has not responded to questions about its mission or when its members will be named.
Blodgett: Vernon Jordan was DC's ultimate insider
In the late 1990s and again circa 2007, I met the esteemed Washington "Superlawyer," lobbyist Vernon Jordan, who had performed some legal work for a client I represented, the Association of Finance and Insurance Professionals.
We were originally introduced by our mutual friend Chuck Manatt, an Iowan who had served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Jordan, who died March 1, was a black man who had endured outright bigotry for decades. As a student in Atlanta whose father was a postal worker, Jordan attended segregated schools. However, because his enterprising mother owned a successful catering business, he became acquainted with well-connected, elite southerners. After being rejected, because of his race, for a summer internship with an insurance company after his sophomore year at DePauw University, he returned home to work as a chauffeur and household aide to the aging segregationist Robert Maddox â a wealthy banker and former Atlanta mayor. During breaks, Jordan read books in the well-stocked library of Maddoxâs mansion - prompting stern rebukes from his boss.
In the late 1990s and again circa 2007, I met the esteemed Washington "Superlawyer," lobbyist Vernon Jordan, who had performed some legal work for a client I represented, the Association of Finance and Insurance Professionals.
We were originally introduced by our mutual friend Chuck Manatt, an Iowan who had served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Jordan, who died March 1, was a black man who had endured outright bigotry for decades. As a student in Atlanta whose father was a postal worker, Jordan attended segregated schools. However, because his enterprising mother owned a successful catering business, he became acquainted with well-connected, elite southerners. After being rejected, because of his race, for a summer internship with an insurance company after his sophomore year at DePauw University, he returned home to work as a chauffeur and household aide to the aging segregationist Robert Maddox â a wealthy banker and former Atlanta mayor. During breaks, Jordan read books in the well-stocked library of Maddoxâs mansion - prompting stern rebukes from his boss.
Arkansas Experience, National Influence (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
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Former President Bill Clinton and Vernon Jordan, former adviser to President Clinton, appear together in 2014 at the LBJ Presidential Library.
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He was known and known of. I realized recently that we met once, briefly, in Little Rock. I came to appreciate him with an in-awe-of curiosity. He was Vernon Jordan Jr. And with his faith kept and his finish of a race well run, on March 1, Mr. Jordan has received exemplary eulogies, warm remembrances and laurels for his life, respect and admiration.
Jordan had Arkansas connections. He was a confidant, adviser and true friend to both President and Secretary Clinton. But long before meeting Bill and Hillary individually, introductions separated by four years, Jordan came to Arkansas. He wrote about it in his 2001 memoir, “Vernon Can Read!”
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Former President Bill Clinton and Vernon Jordan, former adviser to President Clinton, appear together in 2014 at the LBJ Presidential Library.
(Lauren Gerson)
He was known and known of. I realized recently that we met once, briefly, in Little Rock. I came to appreciate him with an in-awe-of curiosity. He was Vernon Jordan Jr. And with his faith kept and his finish of a race well run, on March 1, Mr. Jordan has received exemplary eulogies, warm remembrances and laurels for his life, respect and admiration.
Jordan had Arkansas connections. He was a confidant, adviser and true friend to both President and Secretary Clinton. But long before meeting Bill and Hillary individually, introductions separated by four years, Jordan came to Arkansas. He wrote about it in his 2001 memoir, “Vernon Can Read!”
Face Time: Adelaide Solomon-Jordan, teacher of Black history and the African American experience
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Adelaide Solomon-Jordan, a historian of early New England African American biography and history, talks about her work and the book “The Escape of Oney Judge,” by Emily Arnold McCully last October at her home in western Maine. She often shares this true story with area children of a young woman who was a slave to George Washington and his family and who managed to escape slavery.
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Rumford area educator Adelaide Solomon-Jordan is a historian whose research includes early New England African American biography and history. She has also researched her own family history, beginning with her parents and other ancestors who came to the U.S. from Bermuda and the Grand Cayman Islands in the early 1900s.
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Adelaide Solomon-Jordan, a historian of early New England African American biography and history, talks about her work and the book “The Escape of Oney Judge,” by Emily Arnold McCully last October at her home in western Maine. She often shares this true story with area children of a young woman who was a slave to George Washington and his family and who managed to escape slavery.
Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times
Rumford area educator Adelaide Solomon-Jordan is a historian whose research includes early New England African American biography and history. She has also researched her own family history, beginning with her parents and other ancestors who came to the U.S. from Bermuda and the Grand Cayman Islands in the early 1900s.
Q&A: Author and Architecture Professor Provides a Glimpse Into John Chase's Early Career, Family Life in Houston, Texas
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Q&A: Author and Architecture Professor Provides a Glimpse Into John Chase’s Early Career, Family Life in Houston, Texas
Q&A: Author and Architecture Professor Provides a Glimpse Into John Chase’s Early Career, Family Life in Houston, Texas
March 8, 2021
While touring the “Chasing Perfection” exhibition in Houston, Texas, David Heymann was taken aback by a photograph of Saundria Chase—daughter of John Chase, the first Black licensed architect in Texas—standing alongside notable African American Congressman George Thomas “Mickey” Leland. Until this moment, he didn’t realize that there was so much more to the story of John Chase’s home life in Houston, Texas.
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Q&A: Author and Architecture Professor Provides a Glimpse Into John Chase’s Early Career, Family Life in Houston, Texas
Q&A: Author and Architecture Professor Provides a Glimpse Into John Chase’s Early Career, Family Life in Houston, Texas
March 8, 2021
While touring the “Chasing Perfection” exhibition in Houston, Texas, David Heymann was taken aback by a photograph of Saundria Chase—daughter of John Chase, the first Black licensed architect in Texas—standing alongside notable African American Congressman George Thomas “Mickey” Leland. Until this moment, he didn’t realize that there was so much more to the story of John Chase’s home life in Houston, Texas.
If the Electoral College is a racist relic, why has it endured?
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Introduction (Alex Keyssar): Once you get a system in place and once you get political parties, which we in effect have in the United States by 1800, then political leaders, not surprisingly, start reviewing and evaluating potential reforms in terms of what will help their party or their faction, not in terms of what will be good for the country.
Thoko Moyo: The one constant in the history of voting rights in America is that no law has ever been passed to restrict the rights of upper-middle class, white men. Other than that, says Harvard Kennedy school professor, Alex Keyssar, the history of suffrage has been a very mixed bag. There have been advances, and retreats, progressive changes which brought in new voters, but which then triggered progressive and sometimes violent reactions. And all of it has been aimed at controlling which races and classes of people can exercise the full power of the ballot box.
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Introduction (Alex Keyssar): Once you get a system in place and once you get political parties, which we in effect have in the United States by 1800, then political leaders, not surprisingly, start reviewing and evaluating potential reforms in terms of what will help their party or their faction, not in terms of what will be good for the country.
Thoko Moyo: The one constant in the history of voting rights in America is that no law has ever been passed to restrict the rights of upper-middle class, white men. Other than that, says Harvard Kennedy school professor, Alex Keyssar, the history of suffrage has been a very mixed bag. There have been advances, and retreats, progressive changes which brought in new voters, but which then triggered progressive and sometimes violent reactions. And all of it has been aimed at controlling which races and classes of people can exercise the full power of the ballot box.
UNCF Announces First African American Chair of Their Board
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On Monday, the United Negro College Fund announced that Milton Jones. Jr, a businessman and civic leader in Atlanta, had been named chairman of the UNCF board. It would have been an interesting, though not that remarkable, bit of news—except that UNCF pointed out in the first line of the press release announcing it, that Jones is the first African American to chair the organization’s board.
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Previous chairmen, according to the organization, include William F. Stasior, Sr., John D. Rockefeller, III, Michael H. Jordan and Jack Stahl—all white men.
The revelation that Jones’ election is a milestone, in an organization founded to advance opportunities for African Americans, engendered surprise, shock and even some suspicion across the internet.
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On Monday, the United Negro College Fund announced that Milton Jones. Jr, a businessman and civic leader in Atlanta, had been named chairman of the UNCF board. It would have been an interesting, though not that remarkable, bit of news—except that UNCF pointed out in the first line of the press release announcing it, that Jones is the first African American to chair the organization’s board.
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Previous chairmen, according to the organization, include William F. Stasior, Sr., John D. Rockefeller, III, Michael H. Jordan and Jack Stahl—all white men.
The revelation that Jones’ election is a milestone, in an organization founded to advance opportunities for African Americans, engendered surprise, shock and even some suspicion across the internet.
Photos: Notable Deaths in 2021
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Already, 2021 has seen the passing of several notable people in news, entertainment and sports. A look at those we've lost this year.
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman, a character actor whose depth of talent brought her an Oscar for the âThe Last Picture Showâ and Emmys for her comedic work in âThe Mary Tyler Moore Showâ and other TV series, has died. She was 94. Millions of viewers knew the actor as the self-absorbed neighbor Phyllis in âThe Mary Tyler Moore Show.â She also appeared as the mother of Timmy on the âLassieâ series. She played a frontier prostitute in âButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,â a crime spree family member in âCrazy Mama,â and the infamous Frau Bucher in Mel Brooksâ âYoung Frankenstein.â
3 hrs ago
Already, 2021 has seen the passing of several notable people in news, entertainment and sports. A look at those we've lost this year.
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman, a character actor whose depth of talent brought her an Oscar for the âThe Last Picture Showâ and Emmys for her comedic work in âThe Mary Tyler Moore Showâ and other TV series, has died. She was 94. Millions of viewers knew the actor as the self-absorbed neighbor Phyllis in âThe Mary Tyler Moore Show.â She also appeared as the mother of Timmy on the âLassieâ series. She played a frontier prostitute in âButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,â a crime spree family member in âCrazy Mama,â and the infamous Frau Bucher in Mel Brooksâ âYoung Frankenstein.â
John S. Chase's Extraordinary Modernist Home Helped Shape Houston's Political and Architectural History – Texas Monthly
Photo Illustration: Victoria Millner; atrium: African American Library at the Gregory School/Houston Public Library
From the sixties to the nineties, practically everyone who was anyone in the state’s Democratic politics or civil rights movement could be found, at some point, at the Houston home of architect John S. Chase. It was an exquisitely groovy house, a hub for parties and dealmaking, where people gathered—looking good, feeling good—to try and change the world.
“I remember limos pulling up to their house and wondering who those people were getting out,” says Danielle Wilson, a curator in Houston, whose grandmother lived next door to the Chases. “My observation as a child was of everybody wearing these bold colors and mink coats, and men in hats and long trenches. It was like out of a movie to me.”
Photo Illustration: Victoria Millner; atrium: African American Library at the Gregory School/Houston Public Library
From the sixties to the nineties, practically everyone who was anyone in the state’s Democratic politics or civil rights movement could be found, at some point, at the Houston home of architect John S. Chase. It was an exquisitely groovy house, a hub for parties and dealmaking, where people gathered—looking good, feeling good—to try and change the world.
“I remember limos pulling up to their house and wondering who those people were getting out,” says Danielle Wilson, a curator in Houston, whose grandmother lived next door to the Chases. “My observation as a child was of everybody wearing these bold colors and mink coats, and men in hats and long trenches. It was like out of a movie to me.”
Photos: Notable Deaths in 2021
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Already, 2021 has seen the passing of several notable people in news, entertainment and sports. A look at those we've lost this year.
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman, a character actor whose depth of talent brought her an Oscar for the âThe Last Picture Showâ and Emmys for her comedic work in âThe Mary Tyler Moore Showâ and other TV series, has died. She was 94. Millions of viewers knew the actor as the self-absorbed neighbor Phyllis in âThe Mary Tyler Moore Show.â She also appeared as the mother of Timmy on the âLassieâ series. She played a frontier prostitute in âButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,â a crime spree family member in âCrazy Mama,â and the infamous Frau Bucher in Mel Brooksâ âYoung Frankenstein.â
7 hrs ago
Already, 2021 has seen the passing of several notable people in news, entertainment and sports. A look at those we've lost this year.
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman, a character actor whose depth of talent brought her an Oscar for the âThe Last Picture Showâ and Emmys for her comedic work in âThe Mary Tyler Moore Showâ and other TV series, has died. She was 94. Millions of viewers knew the actor as the self-absorbed neighbor Phyllis in âThe Mary Tyler Moore Show.â She also appeared as the mother of Timmy on the âLassieâ series. She played a frontier prostitute in âButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,â a crime spree family member in âCrazy Mama,â and the infamous Frau Bucher in Mel Brooksâ âYoung Frankenstein.â
Biden, Harris and others to promote relief plan's benefits
LAS VEGAS (AP) — From a vaccination site in the desert West to a grade school on the...
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and others to promote relief plan's benefits
Let the sales push begin.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses are opening an ambitious, cross-country tour this week to highlight the benefits of his USD 1.9 trillion plan to defeat the coronavirus and boost the economy.
The road show dubbed the Help is Here tour by the White House begins Monday with Harris heading to a COVID-19 vaccination site and a culinary academy in Las Vegas, and first lady Jill Biden touring a New Jersey elementary school.
The president will have more to say about the plan Monday at the White House, and he plans to visit a small business in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. He and Harris are slated to appear together in Atlanta on Friday.
Let the sales push begin.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses are opening an ambitious, cross-country tour this week to highlight the benefits of his USD 1.9 trillion plan to defeat the coronavirus and boost the economy.
The road show dubbed the Help is Here tour by the White House begins Monday with Harris heading to a COVID-19 vaccination site and a culinary academy in Las Vegas, and first lady Jill Biden touring a New Jersey elementary school.
The president will have more to say about the plan Monday at the White House, and he plans to visit a small business in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. He and Harris are slated to appear together in Atlanta on Friday.
Biden, Harris and others to promote relief plans benefits
Biden, Harris and others to promote relief plans benefits
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Let the sales push begin.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses are opening an ambitious, cross-country tour this week to highlight the benefits of his $1.9 trillion plan to defeat the coronavirus and boost the economy.
The road show — dubbed the “Help is Here” tour by the White House — begins Monday with Harris heading to a COVID-19 vaccination site and a culinary academy in Las Vegas and first lady Jill Biden touring a New Jersey elementary school.
Biden, Harris and others to promote relief plans benefits
1 week 4 days 8 hours ago
Monday, March 15 2021
Mar 15, 2021
March 15, 2021 5:20 AM
March 15, 2021
in
News
Source: Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Let the sales push begin.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses are opening an ambitious, cross-country tour this week to highlight the benefits of his $1.9 trillion plan to defeat the coronavirus and boost the economy.
The road show — dubbed the “Help is Here” tour by the White House — begins Monday with Harris heading to a COVID-19 vaccination site and a culinary academy in Las Vegas and first lady Jill Biden touring a New Jersey elementary school.
Biden, Harris and others to promote COVID-19 relief plan's benefits
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses are opening a cross-country tour this week to highlight the benefits of his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 plan.
WATCH LIVE: Biden delivers remarks on American Rescue relief package
Declaring "help is here," President Joe Biden kicked off his administration's ambitious push to highlight the benefits of his $1.9 trillion plan to defeat the coronavirus and boost the economy.
Photos: Notable Deaths in 2021
Already, 2021 has seen the passing of several notable people in news, entertainment and sports. A look at those we've lost this year.
President Biden promotes relief plan's benefits
