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Skip to main content Currently Reading Book World: The Three Mothers honors the women who made Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin Lisa Page, The Washington Post Feb. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail - - - Motherhood is said to be its own reward. You learn to give of yourself, and this will stretch you, as a person. But you may also learn to put yourself in the background, which will shrink you - and even make you disappear. History does this to us anyway, argues scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs. Black women in particular are largely erased from the American historical trajectory - marginalized, at best. Tubbs tries to remedy this with a new book about women who gave birth to extraordinary men, women who have been hidden not only behind their sons but also behind their husbands . . . presented as footnotes that are out of context. In The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nat ....
Skip to main content Currently Reading States eye flurry of new taxes on Amazon, Facebook and Google, trying to force tech to pay its fair share Tony Romm, The Washington Post Feb. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail State lawmakers across the country are exploring a range of new taxes targeting Amazon, Facebook, Google and other Internet giants, seeking to capture some of Silicon Valley s eye-popping profits and soaring share prices in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Even as the U.S. economy struggles to regain its footing, some of the tech industry s most valuable companies have thrived as Americans spend more time - and money - shopping and communicating on the Web. The disparity has caught the eye of policymakers across the United States who increasingly say it is time for the Internet s cash-flush companies to start paying their fair share. ....
CDC gives road map for safely reopening schools Laura Meckler, The Washington Post Feb. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Security officer Alfreda Bacon shows kindergartner Yara Rand how to use hand sanitizer at the entrance to Ketcham Elementary School in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2021Photo for The Washington Post by Evelyn Hockstein The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that schools can safely open as long as a range of precautions are in place, offering a road map for a return to classrooms that in parts of the country have been shuttered for nearly a year. When infection rates in the community are higher, the agency recommends shifting to a combination of in-person and remote learning to minimize the number of people in school buildings at any given time. Fully remote learning is recommended only in certain cases when virus rates are very high. ....
Retired Marine general, trailblazing Navy admiral among those to scrutinize bases with Confederate names Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post Feb. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Adm. Michelle Howard, vice chief of naval operations, addresses sailors at Naval Air Station Key West s Boca Chica Field.Mass Communication Spec. 1st Class Brian Morales/U.S. NavyShow MoreShow Less 2of3Gen. Robert Neller speaks during his promotion ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington in the District on Sept. 24, 2015.Sgt. Gabriela Garcia/U.S. Marine CorpsShow MoreShow Less 3of3 WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday that he has selected four people, including a former Marine Corps commandant and a retired four-star Navy admiral, to join a congressionally mandated commission that will consider how to rename U.S. military installations that recognize Confederate military officers. ....