Sharon Bialek alleges Cain made unwanted advances toward her and is the first to speak publicly about it and share her identity following three others who cited sexual harassment claims anonymously. According to Bialek, following a business dinner with Cain to discuss her job search as they sat in a parked car, he reached under her skirt and pulled her head toward his crotch.
Cain denied the allegations during his press conference, saying “I have never acted inappropriately with anyone, period”. He also addressed accusations by another woman, Karen Kraushaar, who went public on Tuesday and identified herself as one of the original women who claimed Cain had sexual harassed her. According to Cain, “It was treated as a personnel matter because there was no basis to her accusations.” Kraushaar was reportedly paid $45,000 after leaving her position. Cain added that the “Democrat machine in America has brought forth a troubled woman” to make these claims and that he would “vigorously defend [his] reputation”. Continue
From 1929 until 1974, the state of North Carolina sterilized 7,600 individuals whom it deemed unfit to have children. While some suffered from mental disease, many were poor and black and were often selected by the Eugenics Board of North Carolina, which consisted of five individuals, to not have children after engaging in premarital sex.
Such was not always the case, as detailed in the story of Elaine Riddick, who was raped and became pregnant in 1967 at the age of 13. After she gave birth to her son, the state ordered that she be sterilized, labeling her “feebleminded” and “promiscuous”.
In an interview with NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams, which premiered Monday, Elaine explained:
“I was raped by a perpetrator [who was never charged] and then I was raped by the state of North Carolina. They took something from me both times. The state of North Carolina, they took something so dearly from me, something that was God given.” Continue
Allow me to introduce to you Daley, an up and coming singer/songwriter from Manchester, England, who spent his teenage years honing his craft and recording tracks in his bedroom while listening to artists such as Imogen Heap, Jill Scott, Maxwell and Prince for inspiration.
After moving to London last year at the age of 21, Daley began building a name for himself performing in clubs and caught the attention of Damon Albarn, frontman for The Gorillaz, who watched Daley’s performance of Maxwell’s “Pretty Wings” (see video below).
♫ Daley – Alone Together (ft. Marsha Ambrosius)
Earlier this year, Daley released a mixtape aptly titled Those Who Wait (available for free), which includes “Alone Together”, a collaboration with fellow UK export Marsha Ambrosius. He is currently working on a debut album, so you can be on the lookout for this rising star. Continue
FREDERICK DOUGLASS “FRITZ” POLLARD (1894 – 1986) enjoyed a number of firsts as the first black man to play in the Rose Bowl; one of the first black players in the NFL; the first black quarterback; as well as the first black coach before being named the first black football player to be elected to the National College Football Hall of Fame. But Fritz went on to become so much more than just an athlete.
Sharon Bialek alleges Cain made unwanted advances toward her and is the first to speak publicly about it and share her identity following three others who cited sexual harassment claims anonymously. According to Bialek, following a business dinner with Cain to discuss her job search as they sat in a parked car, he reached under her skirt and pulled her head toward his crotch.
