The Sun Dipped In Black
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From Silver Spring, to Howard U, to NW, DC, to The Fort; I'm just a simple man trying to make my way through the universe... 🇹🇹
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Nearly half of the mortality gap between Black and White adults can be traced to the cumulative toll of stress and inflammation, a new study shows.
These two biomarkers bolster the “weathering hypothesis” that links systemic racism to health disparities. https://wapo.st/3ZBYlow
These two biomarkers bolster the “weathering hypothesis” that links systemic racism to health disparities. https://wapo.st/3ZBYlow
January 28, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Nearly half of the mortality gap between Black and White adults can be traced to the cumulative toll of stress and inflammation, a new study shows.
These two biomarkers bolster the “weathering hypothesis” that links systemic racism to health disparities. https://wapo.st/3ZBYlow
These two biomarkers bolster the “weathering hypothesis” that links systemic racism to health disparities. https://wapo.st/3ZBYlow
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In case you lose heat or need a safe place to go, bookmark this resource to find your nearest warming center and share it with others as well: https://go.md.gov/LocalWarmingCenters
January 24, 2026 at 5:55 PM
In case you lose heat or need a safe place to go, bookmark this resource to find your nearest warming center and share it with others as well: https://go.md.gov/LocalWarmingCenters
It's nice to see all the dogs out here looking fly in their coats...
January 24, 2026 at 3:08 PM
It's nice to see all the dogs out here looking fly in their coats...
I also hope going to the game convinced her she needs to be about that HBCU life...
January 19, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I also hope going to the game convinced her she needs to be about that HBCU life...
My daughter and I guess her "boyfriend" and some went to the Howard basketball game today. She's really growing up...
January 19, 2026 at 11:30 PM
My daughter and I guess her "boyfriend" and some went to the Howard basketball game today. She's really growing up...
Man, I just know I'm going to be seeing this thing as I drive around the DC area...
The company behind Sphere in Las Vegas, unveiled plans for what it says will be the world’s first “mini-Sphere” venue off the Potomac River in Maryland, a 6,000-seat immersive experience that would open in 2030.
A 6,000-seat immersive ‘mini-Sphere’ venue is planned for D.C. region
The company behind the Las Vegas attraction plans to expand to National Harbor, financed with $200 million in public and private tax incentives and other subsidies.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Man, I just know I'm going to be seeing this thing as I drive around the DC area...
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‘Washington Post’ Publishes Editorial Defending FBI Raid On Its Reporter
‘Washington Post’ Publishes Editorial Defending FBI Raid On Its Reporter
WASHINGTON—Saying that despite recent events, it would do everything in its power to continue obscuring the truth, The Washington Post published an editorial Thursday defending the FBI’s recent raid o...
theonion.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
‘Washington Post’ Publishes Editorial Defending FBI Raid On Its Reporter
This maniac as his appeasers must be stopped...
María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, said she would to hand her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize award to President Trump — an extraordinary bid to win his sympathies that has sparked sharp reaction from the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Machado’s Nobel gamble: A peace offering to win over a wary Trump
The Venezuelan opposition leader said she would hand her 2025 award to the president, an extraordinary move to regain his favor as he warms to the remnants of the Maduro regime.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:09 AM
This maniac as his appeasers must be stopped...
Wild that Minnesota is at center social and political upheaval twice in 6 years....
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Wild that Minnesota is at center social and political upheaval twice in 6 years....
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
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Breaking news: Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, died at 86.
Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer on a Montgomery bus, dies at 86
Nine months before Rosa Parks made history, Ms. Colvin refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus. She became a star witness in a civil rights case.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Breaking news: Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, died at 86.
These last two #NFLPlayoff games have been terrible...
January 13, 2026 at 3:24 AM
These last two #NFLPlayoff games have been terrible...
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A decade ago, when Trump one the first time, I and other Black writers tried to make us see that racism — both explicit and deeply seeded — was at the root of Trump’s rise. We were dismissed even as late as last year as people attributed economic anxieties to Trump’s wins.
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
January 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
A decade ago, when Trump one the first time, I and other Black writers tried to make us see that racism — both explicit and deeply seeded — was at the root of Trump’s rise. We were dismissed even as late as last year as people attributed economic anxieties to Trump’s wins.
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
Two chances right in front of the goal and we blow them. Two! Unbelievable... #HalaMadrid
January 11, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Two chances right in front of the goal and we blow them. Two! Unbelievable... #HalaMadrid
Wild that nobody's mentioned TK Carter's role on The Corner. He was so good on that show...
January 11, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Wild that nobody's mentioned TK Carter's role on The Corner. He was so good on that show...
Dialot is the prime example of this ManU team. He's always in the right spot but inevitably does the wrong thing. It's so frustrating... #ManU
January 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Dialot is the prime example of this ManU team. He's always in the right spot but inevitably does the wrong thing. It's so frustrating... #ManU
This is an example of what I mean when I say media outlets always expect democrats to be the adults in the room...
WELKER: Do you bear any responsibility to bring down the temperature?
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
January 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
This is an example of what I mean when I say media outlets always expect democrats to be the adults in the room...
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In 2025, the Education Department under President Trump dismissed thousands of civil rights investigations, focusing instead on investigations of alleged discrimination affecting White students, antisemitism complaints and policies regarding transgender students. https://wapo.st/4sp4YHX
January 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
In 2025, the Education Department under President Trump dismissed thousands of civil rights investigations, focusing instead on investigations of alleged discrimination affecting White students, antisemitism complaints and policies regarding transgender students. https://wapo.st/4sp4YHX
I can't be the only person annoyed by people writingby "unalived" instead of killed or murdered. It's even a damn word. I'll prolly get banned or something...
January 7, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I can't be the only person annoyed by people writingby "unalived" instead of killed or murdered. It's even a damn word. I'll prolly get banned or something...
Again the president casually announced the occupation of another country. This is a four alarm fire...
January 3, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Again the president casually announced the occupation of another country. This is a four alarm fire...
This is a dark day in a series of dark days for this country. In between babbling about his "achievements" Trump just announced the takeover of another country...
January 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
This is a dark day in a series of dark days for this country. In between babbling about his "achievements" Trump just announced the takeover of another country...