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A Total Stranger Paid for My Hotel in Chicago | SOTD: The Kindness of Others

A total stranger paid for my hotel room in Chicago. Literally just b/c he overheard me trying to figure out wtf do while stranded on an overnight trip back to NYC. It's a long story from a 3 day trek from St. Louis to NYC,  right in time for New Year's Eve. And in all that adventure, I learned a pretty dope lesson about the kindness of others. I also slept through most of New Year's Day.

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Aleppo + Tilda Swinton + Holiday Miracle | Minisodes 12.20.16

Let's talk about the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, and why we can't ignore #Aleppo. Plus, Tilda Swinton needs to stop with the fake liberalism. Also, Senior Producer Tatiana Escalant helped me get home to my family for the holidays!! Oh, and we are FUNDRAISING in January 2017. AND the team just got even bigger.

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HOW I MET HIP HOP'S NO. 1 CHEF | THE NOTICE BLOG | EPISODE 3

Episode 3: Hood Chef Sometimes the journey makes the story, and that's definitely how i felt when thinking about how I met Hood Chef. In fact, his story shows a perfect example of how local communities can create their own cultural capital. 

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ALEPPO: THE NEW TRAIL OF TEARS

Bashar Al-Assad's forces have all but retaken Aleppo. However, as both rebels and non-combatants alike attempt to flee Assad's forces, the Syrian dictator  - emboldened by Russia's military - refuses to show mercy.

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Trump Chooses Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State + STL Arrival | 12.07.16 The Arrival

So I arrive in St. Louis, late - but all good. And then Trump nominates former Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson to Secretary of State. So I have to show the story of Rex & the $500 Billion Deal.

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FROM RUSSIA, WITH TROLLS

When all 17 Of the US' intelligence agencies confirm that Russian did indeed deliberately hack into both the DNC and RNC emails, as well as added to the litany of fake news stories circulating the web in the months leading up to the election - you have to just take pause.

 

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From Cellblocks to Start-Ups | Just Soul Catering's Fight for Ex-Offenders

After 20 years in prison, Sharon Richardson, and fellow activist, Chandeerah Davis, created Just Soul Catering, a company that employs and empowers formerly incarcerated women. Here is their story.

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THIS ISN’T PHOTOSHOPPED..

Welp, Time Magazine declared Donald L. Trump as their person of the year, stating that “It’s hard to measure the scale of his disruption.” Hmph.. Sure. It’s hard to get a hook on their choice, whether it was a sloppy attempt at normalization, or a subversive critique wrapped up in the print media equivalent of clickbait.

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LIKE A ROCK: STANDING ROCK WINS.. FOR NOW.

The US Army Corps of Engineers announced Sunday that it has rejected the permits for DAPL to be built through land sacred to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. In reality, it took the largest gathering of Native American tribes in history, just to get the pipeline rerouted. Also, the activists are still staying. The fight’s not over just yet.

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