Month: July 2021
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for the Europa Clipper Mission
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for Earth’s first mission to conduct detailed investigations of Jupiter’s moon Europa. The Europa Clipper mission will launch in October 2024 on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The…
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Tokyo 2020: Â Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Tokyo 2020 The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and branded as Tokyo 2020 is an ongoing international multi-sport event that is currently being held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 7 September 2013. Originally scheduled…
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In a Post #BlackTikTokStrike World, Creators of Color Have a Home at TipSnaps, the First Black-owned Creator Platform
TipSnaps, the Black-Owned alternative to OnlyFans and Patreon, is in the vanguard of a new era in Creator Monetization. With #BlackTikTokStrike sending shockwaves through the online landscape, it is clear that Black and Brown creators feel disrespected and underserved by current platforms. These creatives are the beating heart of all social media, and they are…
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Five Bay Area Counties Join Forces to Campaign to Push for Equity in Black Maternal Health and Infant Health
Five Bay Area counties — Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Santa Clara and Solano — announced #DeliverBirthJustice (DeliverBirthJustice.org), a regional public awareness campaign that puts birth justice for Black families front and center in the fight for racial justice in the Bay Area. The regional campaign highlights racism as a crisis that results in the deaths of Black women and…
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The CROWN Coalition Takes Action To Dismantle Hair Discrimination In Swimming
Swim Cap Ban Underscores Importance of Passing National CROWN Act (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Legislation #THECROWNACT Dove and National Urban League, founding members of The CROWN Coalition, an alliance founded to end race-based hair discrimination and the official founders of the CROWN Act movement, have taken action stemming from a July 2nd decision by…
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Black Women’s Health Advocates Applaud Legislation to Address the Uterine Fibroid Crisis
The Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021 Would Fund 150 Million to Research Condition Affecting 80% of Black Women by Age 50. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Shelley Capito (R-WV) introduced the Senate companion bill to the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021, legislation that would appropriate $30 million to the National…
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The Spice Hunter is owning Seed Mix Seasonings with the launch of Crunch Toppers
The Crunch Topper line, which includes Everything Bagel, is all natural, salt-free, kosher-certified, gluten-free, and non-GMO. The Spice Hunter®, a leading gourmet spice and seasoning manufacturer, is launching a bevy of seed-mix seasonings with the Crunch Toppers line, bringing you five fabulous flavors to sprinkle onto everyday dishes like avocado toast, salmon, and yogurt. The five new and…
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Renewable Energy OK, but Not Too Close to Home
When it comes to transitioning from carbon-based to renewable source energy systems, Americans are on board. They’re less keen, however, having these new energy infrastructures—wind turbines or solar farms—built close to their homes, which creates hurdles for policymakers. That’s according to a study from University of Georgia researcher Thomas Lawrence. Lawrence and an international team…
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MasterClass Announces First Painting Class with Futura
Legendary painter and pioneering graffiti artist teaches how to create characters, symbols and abstract art with a can of spray paint MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best across a wide range of subjects, today announced that Futura, one of the pioneering forefathers of New York City graffiti, will teach a class…