The following is a short list:
Adam Smith 1723–1790
You may recognise Adam Smith, he's the chap on the back of your £20 note.
The end!
The following is a short list:
You may recognise Adam Smith, he's the chap on the back of your £20 note.
The end!
Georgia State Rep. Park Cannon (D) was released on bond late Thursday after being arrested and forcibly removed from the Capitol for attempting to knock on the door of Gov. Brian Kemp (R), who was in the process of signing a sweeping GOP-sponsored bill to curb voting access.
Why it matters: The video of Cannon's arrest went viral Thursday night, as Georgia again became ground zero for the national debate over voting rights.
The big picture: The bill Kemp signed is one of dozens of voting-rights rollbacks making their way through state GOP legislatures, an effort that President Biden on Thursday labeled "sick" and "un-American."
The state of play: Cannon was charged with obstruction of law enforcement and disrupting a session of the Georgia General Assembly, after she knocked on Kemp's door and called on him to sign the bill in public.
What they're saying: "Hey everyone, thank you for your support. I’ve been released from jail. I am not the first Georgian to be arrested for fighting voter suppression. I’d love to say I’m the last, but we know that isn’t true," Cannon tweeted after midnight.
“Why are you arresting her?” This Facebook Live video from @TWareStevens shows the moment authorities detained state Rep. Park Cannon as @GovKemp was behind those doors signing elections restrictions into law. #gapol pic.twitter.com/U1xMJ6tZrY
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) March 25, 2021
Outdoor enthusiasts want people of color to embrace activities like hiking, biking, kayaking, camping and birding -- and feel safe while enjoying it all.
Why it matters: A national reckoning has drawn attention to the discrimination some people of color face during a run in the mountains or a walk on a trail. The outdoors can be deadly due to bigotry, not just wildlife, lurking in the woods.
Details: Since then,outdoor groups and businesses across the U.S. have launched campaigns and initiatives to transform how Black Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Native Americans engage with the outdoors.
The intrigue: Around 32% of campers are now people of color, a stark 17-point increase over the past five years, according to Kampgrounds of America, which is owned by Asian Americans.
Yes, but: Some mountaintops and rivers still hold racist names and some popular outdoor areas and National Parks are connected to horrific lynchings or removal of Indigenous people.
Flashback: Putnam County, N.Y., faced calls last year to create a human rights commission after a resident called sheriff's deputies on a group of Black teenagers from a foster home seeking to go hiking.
What they're saying: "Going out for a jog, sleeping in our own beds, or going fishing on a lake...all of this is our right, and in some ways, our obligation," Baratunde Thurston, the host of the upcoming six-part PBS series, America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston and author of How to Be Black, told Axios.
One fun thing: Outdoor Afro and Backroads have partnered to create in October a biking, biking and kayaking experience from Savannah, Ga., to Charleston, S.C. while visiting sites connected to the Underground Railroad.
Don't forget: President Biden announced Thursday he would nominate Charles F. Sams III to be the next director of the National Park Service -- an agency that for decades has struggled with diversity.
Three men, three countries and 46 seconds. That's all it took Tuesday morning in Tokyo for the men's 400-meter hurdles final to set the Olympics ablaze.
What happened: Norway's Karsten Warholm, just one month removed from breaking a 29-year-old world record, rewrote history with one of the most jaw-dropping races in human history.
What they're saying: "That was the best race in Olympic history. I don't even think Usain Bolt's 9.5 topped that," said Benjamin.
The big picture: The men's 100-meter final has been a marquee event for nearly a century; its champions some of the Games' biggest stars.
Coming up: Tonight's women's 400-meter hurdles (10:30pm ET) features some serious American firepower.