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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Ask business owners what their goal is and many will say, “To make the world a better place.” Few of those business owners, however, can say they have actually done so, but that is not the case for Twyman Clements, co-founder and CEO of Space Tango in Lexington.
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Space Tango provides low-Earth orbit research in a variety of sciences
Company has partnered with NASA and SpaceX
Lexington business sends CubeLabs to International Space Station
Site has been visited by NASA administrator
Not many people have heard of Space Tango, which is lodged inside an unassuming brick building on Winchester Road. Even fewer people are aware of what it does.
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Following the deadly insurrection at the Capitol in January, some people of faith feel it is time to take action against the philosophy of Christian nationalism.
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An expert says Christian nationalism played a role in the Jan. 6, Capitol riots
“Christian nationalism desires a fusion between Christianity and American civic life, sociologist and author Andrew Whitehead says
Some local church leaders are spreading the message of Christians against Christian nationalism
“That was a motivating factor for some of the people throughout the insurrection because they felt like the desire God had for this country was being overturned in their view,” he said.
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SHARPSBURG, Ky. The Barnyard Entertainment Venue plans to open in July of this year in Sharpsburg Kentucky, about 40 miles east of Lexington.
“In the small town of Sharpsburg, we wanted to bring some things to the local community, but we wanted to kind of rebuild, you know, we wanted to help the town grow again,” said Jeffrey Vice, booking and promotions manager at The Barnyard Entertainment Venue.
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The Barnyard Entertainment Venue plans to open July 3, 2021
Facility will be over 170 acres with capacity for up to 8,000 people the first year with plans to expand
The entertainment venue plans to host concerts, comedy shows, movies, family nights, and more
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. When you walk inside Roots 101 African American Museum in Louisville s business district, you may find founder Lamont Collins behind the desk and a room full of awe-inspiring African artwork. He s been hard at work creating a new space that he now owns, and he couldn t be happier about the opening on May 1. Anticipation is already building.
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Roots 101 is funded by grants and fundraising
The founder collects art for the museum on his own
The new space is more than 10,000 square fee
The museum opens to the public in May Like I said, every day, 20 to 30 people is knocking on the door trying to get in. Even on museum row, I didn t have that energy that I have now, so it s the right place and the right time, Collins explained.
New Americans Advisory Councils Rallies to Stop Asian Hate By Phillip Boudreaux Rochester
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. The New Americans Advisory Council organized a Stop Asian Hate rally at the Maplewood YMCA in Rochester.
The Stop Asian American Pacific Islander Hate Reporting Center reported there were nearly 3,800 hate incidents in the US against Asian people within the last year. In the 2015, I was a victim of hate. My father was a victim of hate and I can name dozens of people that have faced the hatred towards our community. I m thankful people are finally noticing, said Bijaya Khadka, founding chair of the New Americans Advisory Council.