I’m a plus-sized woman who moved from the Midwest to Southern California. I was lovingly accepted until a stranger made a derogatory remark in the grocery store. I was shocked, and it caused me to reconsider my thinking about my body. The man who fat-shamed me at a grocery store in Irvine, California, bounced into […]
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6 Money Lessons I Wish My Parents Would Have Taught Me
Departing Nvidia VP salutes Jensen Huang’s leadership, and pinpoints the 3 key principles he taught her
Nvidia VP Simona Jankowski has just bid the $3.1 trillion tech giant farewell—and paid homage to her boss and CEO Jensen Huang on her way out. “Working with Jensen has been the experience of a lifetime,” she concluded of her time reporting into the billionaire from humble beginnings. After nearly seven years of running investor […]
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Book on race was removed from SC classroom, but teacher taught it again. How she did it
Mary Wood didn’t want to provoke another controversy like the one that led to calls for her to be fired at a school board meeting last year. She was reluctant to reintroduce Ta-Nehisi Coates’ memoir, “Between the World and Me,” to her Advanced Placement language arts class because her previous lesson was so controversially shut […]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says a Japanese gardener taught him one of the most ‘profound learnings’ of his life—it’s why he can be on top of every detail at the $3.2 trillion chip giant
Jensen Huang is known in Silicon Valley for his meticulous attention to detail, despite tech giant Nvidia growing to a market cap of more than $3 trillion. But it was a chance encounter with a Japanese gardener that helped the CEO realize he has the time to be a perfectionist, instead of racing to the […]
Black history taught during Juneteenth Freedom Walk in Gainesville
Those who participated in this year’s Journey to Juneteenth Freedom Walk learned about national and local Black history. Hosted by the city of Gainesville, the 5K Freedom Walk Saturday morning began at Depot Park proceeded through the Porters Quarters and Sugarhill communities where participants visited booths to talk about the history of the two historic […]
What Black history is taught in SC? Education department says it’s enough, others disagree
Many local Black leaders are troubled by the decision to discontinue advanced placement African American Studies in South Carolina public schools. The state Department of Education maintains that Black history is already being sufficiently taught in the state’s schools. The advanced placement class, which gave students the ability to earn college credit while still in […]
He taught at MIT, worked at Morgan Stanley, and convinced Bill Ackman and Galaxy to back his $200 million crypto fund by his early 30s. His future is now in jeopardy
When Yida Gao returned to MIT in 2022, the former varsity pole vaulter and Phi Beta Kappa honoree had big shoes to fill. The prestigious university had asked him to teach a graduate course at the business school on crypto and finance, a position recently vacated by Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler. Just […]
Retired Fayette teacher appeals decision to cut chorus at the school where he taught
A retired teacher upset about the elimination of chorus at Lexington’s Morton Middle School said he is taking his appeal to the Fayette County Public Schools board. It will be the second round of such deliberations for the school board. On May 13, the board denied the appeal of a parent against the elimination of […]
He taught cops how to fight crypto crime. Now he’s accused of running a $100 million dark web drug market.
A Taiwanese crypto expert is accused of running a $100 million dark web drug market. Feds say he operated the drug marketplace and blackmailed its users in its final days. Just two months ago, he lectured police on tracing cryptocurrency and fighting cybercrime. A 23-year-old Taiwanese crypto expert known for posting his qualifications on LinkedIn, […]
Five fashion lessons the Spice Girls taught us
The Spice Girls reunited over the weekend to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday, much to the delight of fans. David Beckham shared a joyful video to Instagram of the five women dancing – Victoria along with Geri Horner, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton and Melanie Brown – and it’s clear that the world has missed seeing […]