Florida voted to allow at least one of the licenses to be awarded to a farmer who has experienced historic discrimination. Twelve Black farmers have submitted applications in Florida for a lone medical marijuana license, reports The Orlando Sun-Sentinel, and it’s a guaranteed game-changer: The license could potentially be worth $50 million. This opportunity was…
It appears that no level of success will ever make music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs forget about the women who have been there for him during his toughest times. Following a star-studded musical tribute to his legacy, the Bad Boy Records founder accepted his “Lifetime Achievement” award at the BET Awards 2022, where he thanked…
Source: blogzworth / Blogzworth Hobbies are everything. The first time I paddled across a lake in my Kayak, I felt a oneness with nature like I’d never felt before. It was like I was meant to be in that very moment, surrounded by water on all sides. The water is a representation of the ebbs…
A 54-year-old fast-food employee, who has spent half his life working for the same restaurant, shows gratitude to his company for his anniversary gift. Despite it not being everything he expected, the cook/cashier says he is “thankful” to have received anything and is surprised by fans donating to a crowdfund to reward his loyalty. Kevin…
For families already strained by inflation and the end of other federal help like expanded child tax credits, advocates say cuts to the aid could mean turning more frequently to food banks. Before the pandemic, there was no room in the budget for Kate Murphy’s children to buy lunch at school. She and her husband…
The skies over a scattering of Western cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July — for an array of reasons. PHOENIX (AP) — The skies over a scattering of Western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July as some major fireworks displays are canceled again this…
Two shareholders claim Costco grows its chickens so fast to sell them cheaply that the animals can’t stand under their own weight. A pair of Costco shareholders filed a lawsuit against the chain earlier this month, accusing it of engaging in animal cruelty in order to sell cheap chickens to lure customers into its stores….
The justices ruled 5-4 that trial judges who are asked to resentence inmates may look at a wide range of factors. The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for certain prison inmates to seek shorter sentences under a bipartisan 2018 federal law aimed at reducing racial disparities in prison terms for cocaine crimes. The justices…
OPINION: The economic impact of overturning Roe v. Wade will make an already bad situation even worse for Black women. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The impact of overturning Roe v. Wade is reverberating in communities you won’t see in the news…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Either Rudy Giuliani is a real-life version of The Simpson’s Monty Burns and he’s so physically fragile the wind could knock the wind out of him, or he’s being dramatic as hell about a simple slap on the back he received from some random guy who called him a…
