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The Mother of Civil Rights Ella Baker

      Ella Baker, “The Mother of Civil Rights” earned her bonafides by the    influence she had on shaping the Civil Rights Movement. Hers was not a charismatic flame like Dr. King’s, but nearly as instrumental! From teaching Rosa Parks how to protest, to being one of the female voices of the SCLC, she quietly had her fingerprints all over the Civil Rights Movement. […]

Sports

By One or Twenty, Didn’t Matter: Only the Victory

  On the leg of Jason Sanders, who kicked 5 field goals, 3 of which were over 50 yards, and the arm of Tua Tagovailoa, who completed 4 of 5 passes for 31 yards on the final game -clinching drive, the Dolphins disarmed the fears of several skeptics, including yours truly, desiring a victory of this magnitude. Running back Jeff Wilson’s 14 rushing yards on 3 carries also proved significant. […]