Saturday, July 19, 2025

He was pressed to sell his home for a school. It was never built.

George Houston was pressed to sell his land in 1968. Like many Black Americans, it cost him a chance to build generational wealth for his children. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Sat Jul 19 2025

 
John Houston stands for a portrait near property formerly owned by his father in Renton, WA.

George Houston was pressed to sell his land in 1968. Like many Black Americans, it cost him a chance to build generational wealth for his children.

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during the annual National Rifle Association (NRA) meeting in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 18, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
 

Trump wants Supreme Court to bring down hammer on gun rules

 

Since President Trump took office, the Justice Department has backed challenges to gun regulations. And it did not appeal a ruling against a federal age limit on handguns.

Financier Jeffrey Epstein, a friend to top figures in business, politics and entertianment, was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges in 2019. He later killed himself in jail, sparking conspiracy theories about a supposed "client list" of powerful men.
 

'Certain things in common:' Read WSJ-reported Trump letter to Epstein

 

Growing controversy over the criminal case files of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein now includes a the Wall Street Journal report of a Trump letter.

Stephen Colbert in a May episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." The comedian announced on Thursday, July 17 that the iconic late night series would end for good in 2026.
 

Why is Colbert really out at CBS? Is late-night TV doomed?

 

Why did CBS cancel "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"? And is this a harbinger of doom for all of late-night TV?

Fireflies illuminate the evening in this long-exposure image taken in Mexico in 2017.
 

Far from extinction, fireflies seem to be thriving in summer 2025

 

Whether you call them fireflies or lightning bugs, these illuminated insects aren't going away any time soon.

Coldplay's Chris Martin performs at the 2008 American Music Awards in Los Angeles November 23, 2008.
 

Company puts CEO on leave after Coldplay concert video shows couple embracing

 

New York tech company says it has placed its CEO on leave pending an investigation

Thermal infrared image from a helicopter overflight of the summit crater lake at Mount Spurr, Alaska, a volcano. The lake has a relatively warm water surface on one side, but snow and ice covering the eastern and southern sides. Warm features on the crater wall above the lake are fumaroles (steam vents).
 

Volcanoes in multiple states have been rumbling. What's going on?

 

Volcanoes are rumbling as scientists monitor earthquakes at Washington's Mount Rainier and Alaska's Iliamna volcano.

Jorgen Boassen speaks to a friend from his home in Nuuk, Greenland.
 

'Che Guevara of Greenland': An evening with Trump's Arctic 'son'

 

A 51-year-old former bricklayer may be the most fervent supporter of Trump in the entire Arctic. But it's not always easy being Jorgen Boassen.

Stacy Staggs and her husband Shane sit with Emma, 11, on the front porch.
 

They don't need Medicaid. But their kids do.

 

"If we get to a place where we're no longer eligible, I can start a timer on how much longer Emma will be alive," Stacy Staggs said.

Winn Howard
 

Gen Z men's swing to the right and why it's a nightmare for dating

 

Gen Z is the most politically divided generation between men and women. It's impacting dating.

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