In 2020, Keisha Dobie, a lifelong educator and a native of Elizabeth City, the predominantly African American county seat of Pasquotank County, N.C., embarked on a journey that has transformed her into a fierce advocate for fair redistricting. She resides in the state’s semirural northeast, which includes Census tracts of high poverty rates as well…
Humans | Leader 15 December 2021 Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty Images“A YEAR of tackling great challenges.” In the title of our review of the year, “tackling” is the operative word. Two great challenges have dominated the past 12 months: the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, and efforts to address climate change, as embodied by the COP26…
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is open to fighting TJ Dillashaw next, saying that “it’s a great fight for both of us.” Aldo takes on Rob Font this Saturday in the main event of UFC Vegas 44. The fight could potentially earn the winner a title shot at the UFC bantamweight belt sometime in…
Love him or hate him – and most boxing purists despise him – the time has probably come where YouTuber-turned-boxer, Jake Paul, has forced you to do something you probably thought you’d never do: respect him. After last weekend’s split-decision victory over former MMA Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, Paul is now 4-0 in the ring,…
Lawmakers in Washington want to push people away from cars with internal combustion engines to electric vehicles. In the US, lawmakers face the problem that electric vehicles are often more expensive than similar combustion engine vehicles. The charging infrastructure in many areas is still patchy enough that people worry about where they would charge the…
And our members can tell you why Congress must pass the Freedom to Vote Act. September 29, 2021 On September 14, the Senate introduced the Freedom to Vote Act, a bill that would do more to protect American democracy than any law since the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The news flew under the radar…
Marvel and the heirs of comic book legend Steve Ditko are getting ready for a legal battle over the rights of such characters as Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and more.The Hollywood Reporter details an ensuing fight over the rights to some of Marvel’s biggest characters as the heirs of comic book creators seeks to terminate Marvel’s…