Jun 27 – Ju1 10, 2024
America's Voices Against Apartheid Opens in Baltimore
"Marylanders Cry Freedom: Civil Rights at Home & Abroad," a companion exhibit to "America's Voice Against Apartheid: Confronting Injustice at Home & Abroad," tells the story of American anti-apartheid activism and of American and South African ties to the days of Booker T. Washington and A.M.E. Bishop Henry McNeil Turner.
How I Became a Decay Devil
After taking some time to consider the reasons I was interested in joining the Decay Devils, I realized it all started when I was a kid. So, the full story goes back to my childhood in New York City where my lifelong love of neglected buildings, photography and street art began.
Social Security Do–Over: Claim, Suspend, and Restart
"Some people regret claiming their Social Security early because they left money on the table," says Brad Koval, director of Financial Solutions at Fidelity. "They wonder about outliving their money and would like a slightly higher standard of living in retirement. With this CSR claiming strategy, they can achieve that goal. (The article includes a link to a Life Expectancy calendar.)
An Open Letter to the Arab and Muslim World: Let Us Not Forget About The Western Sahara
From Algeria's fight for liberation from the French in the 1950's, which resulted in the death of nearly one million Algerians, to the on-going war in Palestine today, we as Arabs and Muslims are all too familiar with the high cost that comes with liberation and self–determination.
The struggles and pain we have endured as Arabs, Arab–American and Muslims, are also shared with Sahrawis.
Are Full–Body MRI Scans Necessary?
Before you become too excited about these chin-to-thigh MRIs, you may want to know that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Choosing Wisely in Preventive Medicine Program are not yet ready to endorse full-body MRI scans as an effective screening procedure.
Activities
The Port of Harlem Gambian Education Partnership will attend the Annual 5K Run Walk–HBCUs Run the District at Nationals Stadium on Sat, June 29. Then Port of Harlem magazine will attend The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival at Third and Penn, NW. Both events are in D.C. Comrade Sisters: Women Of The Black Panther Party opened in Mougins, France.
Readers' Trends
The number of subscribers who opened the last issue was slightly below average, but openers did like the stories on children's books; that was good to see. A Facebook post featuring Congressperson Jasmine Crockett was number one, as was an Instagram image of Kym Chandler reuniting with an old family friend, former Maryland State Senator Michael Mitchell.