First volume of Barack Obama’s memoir coming Nov. 17
The first volume of former President Barack Obama’s memoir “A Promised Land” is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day.
Kayaker reunites author with message in a bottle from 1985
A kayaker who discovered a message in a bottle floating in a Delaware river was able to reunite the letter with the woman who wrote it 35 years ago.
Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges writes children’s book
NEW YORK — Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges has written a children’s book with a candid telling of the past and positive message for the future, inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests. Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, announced Friday that Bridges’ “This Is Your Time” will come out Nov. 10. […]
Picture perfect? Woman receives ID with photo of empty chair
Driver’s license photos aren’t always the best, but when a Tennessee woman received her new ID the picture was perfect — for a furniture store.
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Shirley Ann Grau dies at 91
Shirley Ann Grau, a Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer whose stories and novels told of both the dark secrets and the beauty of the Deep South, has died. She was 91. Grau died Monday in a New Orleans-area memory care facility of complications from a stroke, her daughter Nora McAlister of Metairie said Wednesday. She said […]
Vogue UK spotlights black activists, social change
The British issue of Vogue is devoting its September issue to activism, with a cover featuring two Black activists and produced by a predominantly Black team. Editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, who is Black, said he wanted the magazine’s new issue, to be published Friday, to be a “rallying cry for the future.” He said 2020 is […]
Was new Chex flavor worth South Koreans’ 16-year wait?
SEOUL, South Korea — South Koreans have waited 16 long years for a savory, crispy bite that would satisfy their taste buds and right an infamous wrong. This week, they finally could fill a bowl with the cereal they wanted all along: green onion-flavored Chex. Kellogg’s Korea’s limited-edition flavor released this week, complete with a […]
Lithuania erects sculpture in honor of JD Salinger
VILNIUS, Lithuania — J.D. Salinger, the American writer best known for his 1951 novel “The Catcher in the Rye”, was honored Friday with a sculpture featuring a rye field near the Lithuanian village where his ancestors lived. The writer, whose book was popular among the post-World War II generation of college students in the United […]
Starbucks creates own Black Lives Matter shirt for employees
Starbucks is creating its own Black Lives Matter shirt for employees to wear if they choose. The move comes after the coffee chain reportedly banned employees from wearing Black Lives Matter gear. The T-shirt depicts protest signs with phrases including “Black Lives Matter,” “Speak Up” and “Time for Change.” One sign shows a raised black […]