Dallas News: “As of Friday, the fire had grown to more than 1 million acres and was 15% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.” https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2024/03/04/texas-wildfire-panhandle-lawsuit/ A lawn chair sat toppled in front of a leveled home in the aftermath of the Smokehouse Creek fire on Sunday, March 03, 2024 in Stinnett, Texas. TheContinue reading “Texas Panhandle”
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Consulates for “Newcomers”
Today Embassy: Due to its broader range of responsibilities, an embassy is generally larger and staffed with more diplomats and support personnel than a consulate.Consulate: Consulates are smaller in size and have fewer staff members, focusing primarily on providing consular assistance. https://www.boundless.com/blog/consulate-vs-embassy-whats-the-difference/#:~:text=Embassy%3A%20An%20embassy%20is%20the,relations%20between%20the%20two%20nations. HIERARCHY How Does This Apply to Visa Processing and Passport Services? An easyContinue reading “Consulates for “Newcomers””
Chicago Residents Protest Migrants Illegal Crossings
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-residents-rail-planned-migrant-shelter Fox News: “Chicago residents are speaking out as the city moves forward with plans for a winterized base camp to house migrants in Brighton Park.” “Work crews began construction at 38th Street and California Avenue on Wednesday and continued Thursday, even as neighbors have complained the area is not suitable for shelter, FOX 32Continue reading “Chicago Residents Protest Migrants Illegal Crossings”
Friendship travel to Cuba
Rep. Ilhan Omar, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal request that Cuba is no longer identified as a terrorist state. The Cuban thaw (Spanish: deshielo cubano, pronounced [desˈʝelo kuˈβano]) was the normalization of Cuba–United States relations that began in December 2014 ending a 54-year stretch of hostility between the nations. In March 2016, Barack Obama became theContinue reading “Friendship travel to Cuba”
Texas Revolution: “My Sankofa Borders History”
Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to. ‘I aboarded my flight on a Wednesday morning. I didn’t know how soon I would see them again. Little did I know alienation was in motion that my relationship our fellowship had come to a permanent end. My grandchildren in a distant. HisContinue reading “Texas Revolution: “My Sankofa Borders History””
Somaliland
“Regions of SomalilandGobollada Somaliland (Somali)محافظات صوماليلاند(Arabic)Regions of Somaliland (Somali: Gobolada Somaliland; Arabic: محافظات صوماليلاند) is divided into six administrative regions, Awdal, Sahil, Maroodi-Jeeh, Togdheer, Sanaag and Sool. These are in turn subdivided into twenty-two districts. Regions of Somaliland are the primary geographical divisions through which Somaliland is administered. A distinction is made between districts ofContinue reading “Somaliland”
Black History Month: “Celebrating HBCU”
Historical Black Colleges and Universities TSU: “Texas Southern University (Texas Southern or TSU) is a public historically black university in Houston, Texas. The university is one of the largest and most comprehensive historically black college or universities in the United States with nearly 8,000 students enrolled and over 100 academic programs. The university is aContinue reading “Black History Month: “Celebrating HBCU””
Celebrating Black History Family
Fani Willis, chip off the Attorneys Block. DA Willis and father, John Clifford Floyd. “John Floyd is the father of Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney Fani Willis.” “Willis’s father, a retired criminal defense attorney who wrote a movie script, was a leader in the Black Panther movement, according to South Atlanta Magazine. His full nameContinue reading “Celebrating Black History Family”
Presidents Day 2024
Presidents Day is a federal holiday observed on every third Monday in February, and most federal offices, including the U.S. Capitol shown here, are closed. AP Presidents Day is a federal holiday observed on every third Monday in February, and most federal offices, including the U.S. Capitol shown here, are closed. AP Presidents Day is a federalContinue reading “Presidents Day 2024”
Lent 2024
“Christian religious observance in the liturgical year commemorating the 40 days Jesus Christ spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry.” Wikipedia Lent in 2024? Here’s Everything You Need to Know When It Starts and Ends Wed, Feb 14,Continue reading “Lent 2024”
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