Michelle and I think that Julie Mehretu’s art installation, titled “Uprising of the Sun,” will be one of the most important aspects of the Obama Presidential Center and an iconic contribution to the South Side and the city of Chicago. We can’t wait for you to see it.
NOAH LYLES IS THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE 🇺🇸
By four thousands of a second, Lyles eked by Kishane Thompson to win the gold by a whisker.
He is the first American man in 20 years to win the event.
🎥 @NBCOlympics
John Morton Finney was a Buffalo soldier who fought in World War 1, earned 11 degrees and practiced law until he was 106 years old.
He was believed to be the longest practicing attorney in the United States.
—John Morton-Finney (June 25, 1889 January 28, 1998) was an American civil rights activist, lawyer, and educator who earned 11 academic degrees, including 5 law degrees.
—He spent most of his career as an educator and lawyer after serving from 1911 to 1914 in the U.S. Army as a member of the 24th Infantry Regiment, better known as the Buffalo soldiers, and with the American Expeditionary Forces in
France during World War I.
—Morton-Finney taught languages at Fisk University in Tennessee and at Lincoln University in Missouri, before moving to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he taught in the Indianapolis Public Schools for forty-seven years.
—Morton-Finney was a member of the original faculty at Indianapolis's Crisps Attucks High School when it opened in 1927 and later became head of its foreign language department. He also taught at Shortridge High School and at other IPS schools.
—Morton-Finney was admitted as a member of the Bar of the Indiana Supreme Court in 1935, as a member of the Bar of the U.S. District Court in 1941, and was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972.
I needed this story today.
“We were in Athens yesterday and Avery had to go to the bathroom really, really bad.
She and I ran into the closest place which was a Subway in downtown Athens. We ran straight to the bathroom and the employee got my attention and told me the bathroom was only for paying customers.
I didn’t have my wallet with me 🤦🏻♀️and I told him I was sorry, I didn’t have my wallet and we would leave.
Without hesitation these 2 young men spoke up and said they would buy a cookie for Avery so she could be a “paying customer” so she could use the restroom. I was so grateful, thanked them profusely and dashed in the restroom with Avery.
We came back out and they were still there, so I thanked them again and started talking with them. Turns out they both play on the UGA football team. (Go Dawgs)
We had a great conversation and exchanged some laughs, and talked about football.
To some it may seem like a small act, but I was so thankful and impressed that these 2 college kids who don’t have kids of their own gave so freely and without hesitation to help us out.
The world needs MORE of this!
Thank you Latavious & Jaylen!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Fine young men who asked for nothing in return and a great example. A much needed ray of sunshine.
Food for thought.
Go Dawgs!! ❤️🖤”
‘What the world needs now is love sweet love.’
Credit: Christie Williams Myers
Tampa man says he caught his neighbor on undercover video using a syringe to inject chemicals into his apartment. The victim says his wife and newborn got sick. @BN9 https://t.co/0LDfDKzNMm