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You know things have changed when you re terrifed of the dentist, and it has nothing to do with the drill.
I ve been trying to stay home for the majority of the pandemic, but a toothache brought me to the dentist last week. I ve been to the doctor a few times since the pandemic started, but this was the first time I ve removed my mask in a building that wasn t my home. I felt naked and strange. And not only did I take it off, I opened my mouth for the dentist and hygienists, and little droplet I saw made me anxious. I was so glad they were wearing face shields on top of their masks.
Houston Mayor Warns Bow Wow After Backlash Over Packed Performance Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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In a tweet responding to the Let Me Hold You hitmaker s club gig that earned him backlash, Sylvester Turner informs that officials keep an eye on the rapper s upcoming performances. Jan 18, 2021
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Mayor Sylvester Turner has spoken up after
Bow Wow came under fire over a packed performance in Houston, Texas over the weekend. Taking to his official Twitter account, the Mayor of Houston let the rapper and everyone know that he and officials in the city keep an eye on his upcoming performances. These events that are scheduled with @BowWowPromoTeam today in Houston are on our radar, Turner tweeted on Sunday, January 17. Warning other establishments against disregarding capacity guidelines, he added, Other bars/clubs that are operating as restaurants, beyond capacity and social distancing requirements, please expect visits. Today we report 1964 new cases and 17 more dea
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In a country where divisions have been exacerbated by a pandemic, Williamsport Mayor Derek Slaughter recently shared that he feels that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of unity “resonates now as much as ever.”
“I’m still reminded of his quote that ‘the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice, ” Slaughter said. “None of us is bigger than all of us.”
“Another key component of Dr. King’s message was love and the “Beloved Community” and service to others. I think that’s what we have to realize,” he continued. “One of the key ways that we can affect positive change is just to care about your neighbor, care about your community. Go out and serve. Do something. We all have that power to step out into our community and serve in whatever capacity that might be.”
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This review of “The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person” is sponsored by Candlewick Press.
How does one become an antiracist? This question has been addressed and answered to varying degrees for years but was brought up with a renewed sense of urgency since the news of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and sadly too many others at the hands of the police.
One of the latest books to discuss systemic racism and social injustice is Frederick Joseph’s
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person. Joseph’s aim, as the titular Black friend, is to address and hold white and non-Black readers accountable for their ignorance and racially offensive behavior and teach them how to become aware of their racist biases and actively work to solve these problems and stop others who perpetuate racism. In other words, he lays the foundations for his readers to know and identify racism in hopes that they ultimately learn how to use this knowledge to become