THE ANIMALS & WAR

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The British Rock band that would become The Animals formed in the early 1960s was led by their young vocalist Eric Burdon.

Burdon is an English singer and songwriter. He was previously the lead vocalist of the R&B and rock band The Animals and the funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, powerful blues-rock voice. He is also known for his aggressive stage performances.

MINORITY STUDENT DROPOUTS

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A recent report looking at Black enrollment in the nation’s colleges shows a stark downturn in recent years.

As a parent and former HBCU journalism faculty member, it worries me to read the following report.

SPORTSWASHING

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Sportswashing is a term used to describe the practice of individuals, groups, corporations, or governments using sports to improve reputations tarnished by wrongdoing.

ENEMY OF THE WORLD

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An Enemy of the People, was an 1882 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, following his previous play, Ghosts, which criticized the hypocrisy of his society's moral code.
 

That response included accusations of both Ghosts and its author being "scandalous," "degenerate," and "immoral." 
These were the criminals who perpetrated the massacres, from the foot soldiers who slit throats to the party's ideological leader.

HOW TO KILL FREE SPEECH

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How do you kill free speech? There are a few methods, some answers, and here are a couple of examples.

Answer number 1:

On the eighth of September of 1960, Fidel Castro passed a law to stifle free speech in Cuba by empowering neighbors to turn against neighbors. 

On that date, Castro created the block-to-block Committees for the Defense of the Marxist-Leninist Cuban Revolution. 

HEALTHY WALKS

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I ran into my old friend and neighbor, Tocayo and the subject was how many daily steps we both normally take.

Even when the world seems spinning out of control, walking can restore our inner peace. We really need it now, folks!

It gives us a chance to slow down, relax, and appreciate ourselves and our life. Time seems to expand, creating a sense of spaciousness in the present moment.

ART IMITATES LIFE

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I don't know what happens to the soul when we see an individual take another person's life, but I've witnessed the picture of death.

However, some of us have felt the horrors of tyranny up close. Our family stood up against it by leaving our homeland.

RUSSIA CHAOS

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A mad Vlad week has gone from bad to worse as his mercenaries have begun turning on the Russian state military apparatus.

Putin warns he will take decisive actions to halt the treasonous armed rebellion by the head of the Wagner mercenary group.

PUTIN IS CAUGHT INSIDE HIS OWN TRAP - After spending years cultivating public apathy, the little dictator sees the Russians are indifferent to his fate. Meanwhile, a long-running feud among warlords has burst into the open, with accusations of attacks, betrayal, insurrection and civil war.

FLORIDA BRAIN DRAIN

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The reference to a State of Florida “Brain Drain” is that individuals are planning on moving out.

A brain drain can result from turmoil within an area, favorable professional opportunities in other places, or a desire to seek a higher standard of living. 

Once upon a time, I began my higher education in the Sunshine State. I also got married and my children were born in Florida. Finally, many family members still live there. But that was before #MoRonDisaster began his term of statewide destruction.