June 18 – July 1, 2020
And She Could Be Next – Coming to PBS
Filmed from 2018 through 2019, the miniseries follows forward-thinking candidates and organizers across the U.S. including: Stacey Abrams (Georgia), Bushra Amiwala (Skokie, IL), Maria Elena Durazo (Los Angeles, CA), Veronica Escobar (El Paso, TX), Lucy McBath (Atlanta, GA), Rashida Tlaib (Detroit, MI) and Nse Ufot, Executive Director of the New Georgia Project (Atlanta, GA).
Can You Love God and Sex?
Rev. Dr. Susan Newman answered, “Beloved, God does not mind if you use your cell phone, palm pilot, or microwave oven—if you cannot hear, get a hearing aid. If you cannot see, get eyeglasses, and if you need help in the area of genital stimulation for sexual fulfillment—get a vibrator and thank the Lord!” God created our sexual responses, and we created sexual repression.
Short Survey
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CBC Legislative Weekend Online This Year
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) will deliver its Annual Legislative Conference completely online this year instead of at the Washington Convention Center.
Companies That are Surviving Online or Struggling to Get There
As JC Penny closes 154 stores and is planning to invest more into its online business, several smaller businesses including Zawadi’s in Washington, DC; Nisey’s Boutique in Mount Rainer, MD; the Port Of Harlem Gambian Education Partnership; and Kioko Mwitiki Art Gallery in Nairobi, Kenya; are following, and even leading into the future.
Activities
From the theater production, "The Fannie Lou Hamer Story," to "Take Your Knee Off My Neck: A Virtual Town Hall Meeting of the Minds," with 100 male writers, both on Juneteenth, we have plenty of safe, on–line, activities you can attend. Also, just in: Juneteenth, a nine–minute lecture from CR Gibbs. We now categorize the events under headings, in red, ranging from Art and Health/COVID–19 to Music and Travel. Photo: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden teams up with the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie Bunch.
Readers' Trends
Aunt Jemima ruled amongst our subscribers and on our website, pointing again to our readers’ interest in history. Rev. Barber joined her with top honors on Facebook and Instagram. The link to Barber’s interview on “All Ears” is on our Activities page under “News.” Also, see more about the Moral March he will co-lead under “Civic Involvement.”