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One measure of a human being is how different their life is from their parents. A great generational leap forward is the most American of stories, which is the case of Cynthia Marshall, chief executive officer of the Dallas Mavericks. For most of us, being the CEO of an NBA team would be success enough, but that’s one facet of Marshall’s remarkable narrative. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Marshall—who goes by Cynt—and her family lived in public housing projects in Richmond, California…. Source link

Demi Minor A transgender woman inmate in New Jersey has been transferred to a men’s prison after impregnating two women at the state’s only women’s correctional institution, and she was placed on suicide watch at one point. Demi Minor, 27, had been housed at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, NJ Advance Media reports. The media company had reported in April that two women at the prison had become pregnant through consensual relationships with a trans prisoner, later… Source link

Ilya Shapiro.Screenshot/C-Span Ilya Shapiro tweeted that Biden would pick a “lesser Black woman” as Supreme Court justice in January. Georgetown Law reinstated his role on June 2 after an investigation and monthslong suspension. But he resigned on Monday, saying Georgetown Law “doesn’t value free speech.” A Georgetown University Law Center professor who tweeted that President Joe Biden would pick a “lesser Black woman” for the Supreme Court resigned on Monday after four months in his job. Ilya… Source link

A Californian is going viral after sharing the biggest culture shocks she faced after moving to Iowa. The clip comes courtesy of Katie Bishop (@katphishhbishh), a podcaster and CRNA student now living in Iowa. Her video, about the most surprising differences between her old state and new one, now has over 800,000 views. Bitcoin ETFs: What are they and how to invest in them? It’s the latest entry in a long line of posts about culture shocks TikTokers have faced after moving. In one clip, an… Source link

A pile of $100 bills.Getty Images A California woman reportedly found thousands in a sofa that she got for free through Craigslist. When Vicky Umodu returned home with her new furniture, she found $36,000 inside the couch. She returned the money back to the family, who gave her $2,200, KABC-TV reported. A California woman found over $36,000 cash stuffed inside a couch she got for free through Craigslist, according to reports. Vicky Umodu of Colton, California was searching for furniture for her… Source link

A woman has accused NBA point guard Rajon Rondo of threatening her with a gun in front of her children during an altercation in her Louisville, Kentucky home, according to multiple reports. TMZ and ESPN reported on Monday that the woman filed for an emergency protective order on Friday, claiming that she fears for hers and her children’s safety while citing a history of “volatile, erratic (and) explosive behavior” from Rondo. Per the reports, a judge granted the request, ordering Rondo to… Source link

WASHINGTON — Karine Jean-Pierre will make history by becoming the first Black woman, and first openly LGBTQ person, to hold the job of White House press secretary, President Biden announced on Thursday afternoon. “Jill and I have known and respected Karine a long time and she will be a strong voice speaking for me and this Administration,” the president said in a statement. Jean-Pierre will replace Jen Psaki, who was originally expected to serve for only the first year of Biden’s term…. Source link

William Hurt, who became a top leading man in the 1980s, winning an Oscar for 1985’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and starring in “The Big Chill” and “Body Heat,” died Sunday of natural causes. He was 71. Hurt’s death was confirmed to Variety by his friend, Gerry Byrne. His son Will said in a statement, “It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday…. Source link

With President Biden set to announce a nominee to replace the retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer by the end of February, most Americans now say they’re lukewarm about his promise to pick a Black woman for the first time in U.S. history, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll — while also saying the top three Black women on Biden’s shortlist are “qualified” to sit on the court. The survey of 1,628 U.S. adults, which was conducted from Feb. 3 to 7, found that a clear… Source link

Wednesday’s Google Doodle honors Negro Leagues’ second baseman Marcenia “Toni” Stone, who overcame gender and racial discrimination to become the first woman in history to play professional baseball full-time in a men’s major baseball league. Google began to pay tribute to Black historical figures on its homepage on Feb. 1 as part of its celebration of Black History Month. Wednesday’s illustration was created by San Francisco-based illustrator and animation director Monique Wray, Google Source link