By Brandon Griggs, CNN Poetry and football. Two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence. One is a lyrical, niche art form. The other is a violent, mass-consumed sport. There’s something discordant about putting them together, like a mash-up gone wrong or two mismatched people on a bad date. And yet Amanda Gorman,
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By Daniella Diaz and Tami Luhby, CNN House Democratic leaders will unveil legislation Monday that would give millions of families at least $3,000 per child, advancing a key provision in President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package. Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee Richard Neal, who is leading the crafting of the legislation
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By Amir Vera Although racism and fate kept him from the major leagues, Josh Gibson was one of the most dominant sluggers in baseball history. The former Negro Leagues star is credited with hitting almost 800 home runs over his 17-year career and was such a fearsome hitter that many fans called him the “black
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden lamented the lack of Black coaches in the NFL during a Super Bowl halftime interview Sunday evening, urging teams to emphasize diversity in their hiring process. “You’ve got to go out and look — there’s innumerous incredibly qualified African American coaches out there,” Biden told Westwood One during
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By John Blake Elegant, swinging, exuberant – it’s hard to find one word to describe the lush music of Gerald Wilson, one of the most important bandleaders in the history of jazz. Wilson never got the attention of big band arrangers like Duke Ellington, but he was also a major innovator in jazz music. A
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By Jill Martin, CNN New team, no offseason to prepare, no problem. Tom Brady has taken things to another level not seen before: Winning a Super Bowl at age 43, in his first year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and making history by being part of the first team to appear in a Super Bowl
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN Lloyd Austin pressed his extended forefinger into the table, a sign the new secretary of defense was serious. He had called a meeting Wednesday with his most senior military leaders to address what he believes are among the most pressing issues facing the country and the armed services: racism and domestic
MoreBy Lisa Respers France, CNN The bandages were back, but not on The Weeknd’s face this time. The Grammy-winning singer took to the stage
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By Lauren Fox, CNN It’s a critical week of negotiations for Democrats about how to move ahead with President Joe Biden’s Covid relief package. It will play out behind the scenes and ultimately have far bigger impact on Biden’s legacy, test his ability to manage his party’s diverse coalitions and ultimately make the very first
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