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[Kalan Hooks @KalanHookstv]

Florida A&M’s Marching 100 paid homage to Dolly Parton in their field show against Miami:

[Okayplayer @okayplayer]

📺 Stevie Wonder performing “Happy Birthday” his song dedicated to #MLK (1983)

[PBS News @NewsHour]

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the independent nonprofit organization that distributed federal funds to PBS, NPR, public media programming and more than 1,500 public media stations across the country for nearly 60 years, voted Monday to dissolve itself.

The board’s vote in the new year came after Congress voted last summer, at the Trump administration’s request, to defund the corporation and claw back about $1.1 billion of federal funding for public broadcasting.

The corporation determined that remaining dormant without funding left the organization “vulnerable to future political manipulation or misuse, threatening the independence of public media and the trust audiences place in it,” according to a statement.

Since its inception with the enactment of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, the corporation has distributed funding to programs such as “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” “Sesame Street,” films by Ken Burns and the PBS News Hour.

“For more than half a century, CPB existed to ensure that all Americans — regardless of geography, income, or background — had access to trusted news, educational programming, and local storytelling,” Patricia Harrison, the president and CEO of the corporation, said in the statement. “When the administration and Congress rescinded federal funding, our board faced a profound responsibility: CPB’s final act would be to protect the integrity of the public media system and the democratic values by dissolving, rather than allowing the organization to remain defunded and vulnerable to additional attacks.”

In its remaining time, the corporation said it would finish distributing its remaining funds, continue its support of the American Archive of Public Broadcasting’s digitization and preservation work. The corporation said its own archives will be preserved in partnership with the University of Maryland and made publicly available.

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

Last night I met up with my favorite English teacher, a lifelong friend who teaches both high school and college courses.

In thirty-five years of teaching, she has never been more worried about her students.

[the_boss_mom @thereallaur_]

@FlyFrontier I can reach you by chat or phone to cancel a flight booked within 24 hours

[George Wrighster III @georgewrighster]

Yall miss me with the LeBron/Bronny talk.

Nepotism in sports??? Let’s start a thread…

[Richard ✢ @BadmanRic]

Now this is deep 🥺 Who is cutting onions?

Big shout out to the mother too, she is a good woman. The children will never forget this 👍🏽

[LeVar Burton @levarburton]

Genuinely one of the best days of my life! #bydhttmwfi

[sheryl lee ralph @thesherylralph]

⁦@Scholastic⁩ Your new favorite summer coloring book!

[Wisdom Kaye @modsiwW]

If different fonts were outfits

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Theyhe SC Dept. of Education canceled AP African American Studies, @thegrio spoke with teachers, school administrators & superintendents to find out why SC essentially canceled the ONLY accredited HS course in Black History.

THey all had the same answer.

A thread.

[Burna Boy @burnaboy]

Thanks for the love Guyana ❤️

[the_boss_mom @thereallaur_]

@CapitalOne Hello , I need someone to reach out to me asap. I’ve been a customer for nearly 2 decades and my account has been blocked. The rep told me it’s a stability test that lasts for about 30 days. Also , my physical card has expired. I need to utilize my account.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

T-Mobile is moving people to newer, more expensive plans starting with the November bill cycle unless customers call the company to opt out, according to multiple reports. https://t.co/8E3h5tXQdV

[Kendall Brown @kendallybrown]

I keep seeing articles about a woman suing Disney after getting a “wedgie” on a water slide.

To be clear: the woman was injured so badly that her intestines protruded through her abdominal wall & blood gushed out of her.

Disney is trying to downplay her VERY SERIOUS injuries.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Residents of Atlantic Beach in South Carolina are suing to stop the development of a 21-story oceanfront hotel and condo project in the historically Black town

During segregation, the town was a popular destination spot for Black families where they could gather without fear of discrimination

https://t.co/S2EbACRtAj

[AuxGod @AuxGod_]

30 years ago today, “Living Single” premiered on Fox airing for 5 seasons

Although it was never one of the highest rated shows on the Network, it is still regarded as a classic with many people saying “Friends” was a rip-off

Did you enjoy this sitcom? 🤔
https://t.co/qPCglZGDup

[AuxGod @AuxGod_]

21 years ago today, ‘The Wire’ would air their 11th episode “The Hunt” on HBO which would birth this famous Gif from Wee-Bay

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

University of Chicago has agreed to pay $13.5 million to students after being accused of participating in a 'price-fixing cartel' with other prestigious schools to limit financial aid

Also Named in the suit are:
-Brown University
-California Institute of Technology,
-Columbia University
-Cornell University
-Dartmouth College
-Duke University
-Emory University
-Georgetown University
- MIT,
-Northwestern University,
-University of Notre Dame
- University of Pennsylvania
-Rice University
-Vanderbilt University
-Yale University

https://t.co/7veKC6r1gl