Hello, bread lovers! Did you know it’s super easy to make your own crispy at the edges and fluffy in the middle focaccia? It’s true! Basically, it’s a simple yeast dough that’s been flattened out, dimpled, and topped with herbs and whatever else your heart desires. The combination of fresh rosemary and black pepper gives this focaccia a really hearty and fall-like taste to it. It's perfect for pairing with soup or spreading with vegan butter and eating alone.
There's nothing quite so wonderful as a thick, juicy steak. Or a nice thick burger with cheese and bacon strips. Or just bacon strips. Or a bacon cheeseburger with a side of bacon. Oh, there's other stuff, too: pork chops, not the little thin ones you get someplace, but the big, thick Iowa chops I grew with. Roast beef, the traditional Thanksgiving turkey, fried chicken - it's all wonderful. Up here we eat a lot of moose, spruce grouse, caribou, and snowshoe hare, not to mention salmon, trout,...
In a new book, historian Andrew W Kahrl looks at the many systemic ways that prejudicial and harmful practices have affected financial stabilityProperty value assessment may not sound like the most thrilling of topics, but according to historian Andrew W Kahrl’s new book The Black Tax, it represents a hugely important piece of structural inequality in the US, one that implicates a wide range of topics, including the process of gentrification, the quality of public schools and other amenities,...
The Biden-Harris Administration is considering a pilot program to waive title insurance requirements for certain qualified homeowners, but this could have negative consequences for low-income and minority communities and could increase risk for little gain.
Today I want to talk about the method being deployed to keep black Americans obsessively loyal to the Democratic Party. It’s called “the Method,” an immersive and compelling form of acting that requires a performer to stay in character off camera. It’s considered the highest and most powerful form of acting. Black people are rewarded and celebrated based on our ability to stay in character at all times. Daniel Day-Lewis used it to portray Abraham Lincoln, won an Oscar for it, and earned...
The entire ordeal was seeped in paradox: A literal All-American, a so-called raceless football legend and the star of ubiquitous television commercials was at the center of a story of violence and villainy that unearthed deeply rooted and fragile racial fault lines between Black and white Americans. The erstwhile hero who, unlike more activist Black athletes of his era, had chosen to avoid tough questions about American racism in exchange for “safe Negro” status, fame and endorsements. That...
Many Chinese Americans have signaled that they could be done with progressive candidates in San Francisco ahead of upcoming elections. Several local positions are up for grabs this November, including mayor, city Attorney, district attorney, sheriff and four seats on the Board of Education. While Chinese Americans have previously been a reliable voting bloc for Democrats, many are spearheading or supporting efforts to return to the political center over issues like crime and education. The Wall...
Almost everyone loves Spike Lee, but almost everyone also agrees that his Oldboy remake wasn't good. Somehow, we now find ourselves looking at the prospect of an Oldboy TV series.Via The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate Television announced on April 17 that they're partnering with Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, the man behind the original 2003 masterpiece, to develop a new "English-language adaptation of the story."It's important to remind yourself that Oldboy already was a loose-ish adaptation...
A deadline for the White House to review a proposal to ban the extra-addictive cigarettes expired last month with no actionA 1963 ad for Kool cigarettes features a Black man and woman, both holding lit cigarettes. The man, smiling, gazes down at the woman, who looks into the distance as she blows a stream of smoke from her mouth. The accompanying text reads: “Only Kool gives you rich, mellow tobaccos and extra coolness a refreshing coolness you draw so smoothly through Kool’s pure white...
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Freshman Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) suggested that black Americans should be exempt from paying taxes as a form of reparations.
"Koshersoul" details Twitty's journey as a Black, gay and Jewish man and draws meaningful links between Afro-Atlantic and global Jewish culinary practices, including the contributions of Jews of color.