Fun fact, Ryan’s wife, Zinzi is a certified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter who previously worked with a deaf advocacy nonprofit in the Bay Area, including Deaf Counseling. From the crowd and on stage Ryan regularly said thank you and I love you in sign language!
Black-owned bookstores in the U.S. now have their own directory for the first time ever, launched by the nonprofit National Association of Black Bookstores — who found that:
• There are 306 Black-owned bookstores nationwide (8% of independent bookstores)
• 14 states have no Black-owned bookstore
• Nearly 90% report annual revenue at under $250,000
• Sales of books by Black authors declined by 14%, despite an increase in overall print sales
Check out the directory: https://t.co/1AuCvzBThm
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show officially becomes the most watched Halftime Show of all time with 135.4 million viewers, breaking the all-time record.
Today marks what would have been Trayvon Martin’s 31st birthday. We remember his life and renew our commitment to justice, dignity, and a future where every child is safe and valued and where Black Lives Matter (as much to some and at all to others). We are praying for Trayvon’s parents.
#TrayvonMartin #TheKingCenter #BeLove