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It s no secret that America s war on drugs quickly morphed into a race war, with enforcement efforts disproportionally targeting communities of color, wrecking lives and gutting communities in the name of righteous reform for nearly a century.
The Human Toll: How the War on Cannabis Targeted Black America, a three-part series of sobering mini-docs from Vanity Fair and electronic vaporizer maker PAX Labs, tackles that charged topic head-on.
The first episode, running about eight minutes, dropped last week. It posits that white America s obsession with rooting out weed began, in large part, as a reaction to burgeoning Black identity during the Jazz Age and beyond.
Just keep paddling: From Motiti Island to the shore for Wairakei Kindergarten
14 Mar, 2021 06:00 PM
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Jimmy Dow will paddle from Motiti Island to shore to raise money for Wairakei Kindergarten to use on their outdoor area. Video / George Novak
Jimmy Dow will paddle from Motiti Island to shore to raise money for Wairakei Kindergarten to use on their outdoor area. Video / George Novak
Pāpāmoa s Jimmy Dow is set to put his endurance and balance to the test when he travels from Motiti Island to shore on his stand-up paddleboard.
The Motiti Island Mission is a fundraiser for Wairakei Kindergarten which all of Dow s children have attended or will attend in the future.
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More people opting for plastic surgery in the pandemic helps Billings businesses thrive
Research shows people are getting more beauty treatments
Demand for plastic surgery soaring in Billings for pandemic
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Itâs not often we hear of businesses booming in the COVID-19 pandemic, but for one distinct industry, sales are up.
Research compiled by the national association of plastic surgeons shows people are getting even more beauty treatments despite a downturn in the economy.
The reason? The launch of Zoom.
âLots of Zoom meetings, lots of iPhone time, and we re all looking at that screen,â said Janine Griffin, owner and CEO of Central Wellness in Billings.
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