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Minnie Riperton (1947-1979) Mariah Carey is heralded for her whistle register, which is the highest the human voice is capable of reaching. But Riperton perfected the singing technique years before and was best known for her five-octave vocal range. The whistling can be heard on her biggest hit to date, “Lovin’ You.” The infectious ballad was originally created as an ode to her daughter, Maya Rudolph (of Bridesmaids and Saturday Night Livefame). However, before she could become a household name, Riperton died from breast cancer at the age of 31.

A bunch of pasty white guys calling each other Racist. Priceless!

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Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992) Before Netflix brought Johnson's story to life with the documentary The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, many people were unfamiliar with the influential role she had on drag and queer culture. Johnson, a Black trans woman and activist, was at the forefront of fighting for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and 70s (including partaking in the resistance at Stonewall). In addition to being the cofounder of STAR, an organization that housed homeless queer youth, Johnson also fought for equality through the Gay Liberation Front.

Where I live it’s only been four years?

But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg. – Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia, 1782

I am sure you can deal with this micro aggression. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg. – Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia, 1782

Link! if you took all the illegal immigrants and put them in one area, they would be the seventh largest state in the country and they are growing more rapidly than any other state in the country.

Real wages are down 2.3% from January 21, 2021. Winning.

The Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 changes immigration law to let the executive branch quickly stop people from coming in through U.S. borders and prevent them from applying for asylum under certain conditions. The bill allows the Homeland Security secretary to exercise this authority if there are an average of 4,000 daily encounters at the southern border during seven consecutive days. And the bill requires the Homeland Security secretary to exercise this authority if there are: An average of 5,000 encounters a day during seven consecutive days, or 8,500 encounters on any single day.

Why do you think allowing 1.8 million illegal aliens into this country every year helps address the border situation? How does this help the average American? Eric Adams warns NYC is 'out of room' amid sanctuary struggle: People will soon be 'sleeping on the streets' https://www.foxnews.com/media/eric-adams-warns-nyc-sanctuary-struggle-sleeping-streets

Yes, and that legislation drove us into massive inflation. Can you name some of this legislation aside from the massive spending bills. What has this legislation accomplished?

This is the Biden administration. The Republicans have a very slim margin in the house, while the Democrats control the Senate and the executive branch. $78 When you have a president and a senate that refuses to work with the other side, this is what you get. Great presidents are able to work with both sides of the aisle and come to a compromise agreement.

Allowing 1.8 million illegal aliens to enter this country each year is very aggressive.

Unfortunately, the Congress can’t get anything past the Senate. The house has had an immigration bill before the Senate that they won’t even bring to the floor. there are more examples. You can look them up if you care.

Maria P. Williams (1866-1932) Thanks to the early accomplishments of Williams, who has been called the first woman of color producer, we have female directors and producers like Oprah, Ava DuVernay, and Shonda Rhimes. Williams's 1923 film The Flames of Wrath had a team of all people of color, and beyond that, the former Kansas City teacher was an activist and writer (she detailed her leadership skills in My Work and Public Sentiment in 1916).

Yet they all have accomplished much more than you have. These people were/are pioneers paving the way for others. So yes, their accomplishment of being first is extremely important to millions of Americans.

Jane Bolin (1908-2007) A pioneer in law, Jane Bolin was the first Black woman to attend Yale Law School in 1931. In 1939, she became the first Black female judge in the United States. One of her significant contributions throughout her career was working with private employers to hire people based on their skills, as opposed to discriminating against them because of their race. She served on the boards of the NAACP, Child Welfare League of America, and the Neighborhood Children’s Center.

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The First Super Bowl was 2:37 long. I don’t care to sit through all the bull crap for few minutes of action.

Democratic congressman hits Super Bowl fans for not standing for 'Negro National Anthem' 'Very very few stood for ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing... Not a pretty picture of Super Bowl crowd,' Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen wrote on X https://www.foxnews.com/media/democratic-congressman-hits-super-bowl-fans-not-standing-negro-national-anthem

Gordon Parks (1912-2006) Parks was the first African American photographer on the staff of Lifemagazine, and later helped found Essence. He also was the first Black writer and director of a studio film, and his second movie, Shaft, helping to shape the blaxploitation era in the '70s. Parks famously told Life in 1999: "I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had to have a camera."

The biggest party on Tour keeps getting bigger.

Innocent until proven guilty, both were proven innocent, both were attacked by the public as being guilty. The difference is that they were attacked by different political sides for different reasons. Americans are no longer innocent until proven guilty in the eyes of the American public. This is what Nancy Pelosi the speaker of the house had to say about it. No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence." Nancy Pelosi

No, the problem is if you miss your estimates.