On Monday, August 22, many Washington, D.C. tourists had the opportunity to get a first look at the new monument dedicated to the late civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The new 30-foot-tall granite statue stands on 4 acres of the National Mall and overlooks the Tidal Basin.
Since its debut there has been a bit of a controversy over a certain feature of the monument. On the north side of the statue, there is an inscription of a quote taken from King’s powerful 1968 sermon at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church. An excerpt of the speech was engraved, saying: “I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness.”
Poet Maya Angelou has since addressed her disappointment in the choice of words and called the monument’s feature “misleading”: Continue
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Legendary Tennis Player Venus Williams announced this week that she has been diagnosed with Sjogren’s syndrome and will be withdrawing from the U.S. Open. The debilitating auto-immune disease has been affecting her game for awhile and the star appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America Thursday morning:
“I think I’ve had issues with Sjogren’s for a while. It just wasn’t diagnosed,” Williams said. “The good news for me is now I know what’s happening. I had trouble with stamina,” Williams said, adding that her doctor diagnosed her with exercise-induced asthma four years ago. But it wasn’t until this summer, when she developed more definite symptoms, that an accurate diagnosis was made. I had swelling and numbness and fatigue, which was really debilitating. I just didn’t have any energy. And it’s not that you don’t have energy; you just feel beat up.” [ READ MORE ]
The year-old said she is happy she knows what has been bothering her all this time and does plan on returning to Tennis when her health is in better shape. Until then, she is taking some online business classes to pursue a bachelor’s degree.
Much like Frank Ocean, Stacy Barthe is no secret to industry insiders. You may think the name isn’t familiar, but if you’ve ever bobbed your head to Rihanna’s “Cheers (Drink To That),” you’ve heard Stacy’s music.
Sincerely Yours is the first bulk of music that we’ve heard of Stacy’s own music. She released the set via The Surf Club’s official site and people haven’t been able to stop talking about it since.
