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Amazon to Offer Discounted Prime Memberships for People on Government Assistance
Amazon.com is giving more people access to its Amazon Prime membership by offering those on government assistance a hefty discount, Reuters reports. By entering their Electronic Benefits Transfer card information, customers will pay only $5.99 a month to use Prime, compared with the $10.99 a month paid by non-EBT-card customers. Amazon said that it created…
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8-Year-Old Girlâs Soccer Team Disqualified Because âShe Looks Like a Boyâ
An 8-year-old soccer player from Nebraska is calling foul after her team was disqualified from a tournament because officials said she looked like a boy. Mili Hernandez likes to wear her hair short because itâs her hair and she can do that. Mili is also an excellent soccer player whoâs playing above her age level…
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Students Get Harvard Admissions Offers Rescinded After Posting Offensive Memes on Facebook
Harvard University administrators were like, âYou thought,â after they became aware of a secret Facebook group in which incoming freshmen posted offensive memes after they were accepted at the Ivy League school. At least 10 students are now on the hunt for a new college to attend this fall after they learned that not everything…
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âWhat Now?â I Survived the 1st 18 Years of Parenting Without Going Crazy
Iâm not going to lie and sugarcoat how I feel about parenting. When I describe it to friends who donât have kids, my parenting spiel usually goes something like this: âIt can be the best of times, it can be the worst of times.â And as my son graduated from high school this past weekend,…
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Texas Black Student Given âMost Likely to Blend in With White Peopleâ Award
And the superlative awards are getting even more offensive. Just days after a student received an award stating she was most likely to be a terrorist, another student was given an equally offensive award at the same school. Sydney Caesar, a student at Anthony Aguirre Junior High School in Texas, received an award that stated…
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Gina Prince-Bythewood Becomes 1st Black Woman to Direct Superhero Movie
Sony is already creating a buzz for its upcoming film Silver & Black, the studioâs film starring classic Spider-Man characters Silver Sable and Black Cat, by announcing that writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood will direct the film. This announcement makes Prince-Bythewood the first black woman to direct a superhero movie. Prince-Bythewood is known for films such as…
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Ala. Restores Voting Rights for Thousands With Felony Convictions
In a move thatâs sure to get peopleâs underwear in a bunch among those who are already against granting people the right to vote, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill restoring thousands of Alabama felonsâ right to vote. Voting rights were granted to some felons after the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act was…
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Racist Sprint Customer Says She Has âMixedâ Kids and Sheâs Not Racist
Last year a white student at my sonâs high school called a black kid a slave. When my son came home to tell me what happened, I decided to look the kidâs mother up on my communityâs Facebook page to inform her about her son. After I told the woman that her son goes around…
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NYC Neighborhood Wins Right to Preserve Underground Railroad Stop
A community preservation organization in the Chelsea section of Manhattan in New York City has done its part to make sure the cityâs last Underground Railroad site remains standing and is restored to its original design. The obscure townhouse is on the block of West 29th Street between Eighth and Ninth avenues and once belonged…
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Home Depot Co-Founder Thinks People Use Food Stamps to Buy Marijuana and CocaineÂ
Imagine going up to a drug dealer and asking him to swipe your EBT card so you can buy some edibles. Thatâs exactly what Home Depotâs co-founder, Ken Langone, thinks is happening when it comes to how food stamp recipients use their benefits. During an appearance on Fox Newsâ Your World With Neil Cavuto on Wednesday,…
