Stephen J.Chapman

Grant Hill shares what his mother taught him about living with purpose and why values are verbs. "Number 7 on her set of principles reads: 'Don't be a passenger in life.'" "She knew that values aren't ideas. Values are verbs." Character comes from what you do and what you do consistently. Then he broke it down: 1. "To respect means that we give others grace even if we disagree." 2. "To include means that we pull more chairs up to the table. We don't fear different voices." 3. "To excel means doing the work not just talking about the standards." Values without action are just words on a wall. It doesn't matter what you say, it matters what you do and how you live. Choose to take ownership of what you do and don't just watch by as a passenger. (🎥 Duke)

Florida Beaches are Empty and local businesses are going broke after Supporting Trump and scaring everyone away? 😳

We Jackson State baby. 🤷🏾‍♂️

DAMN, THIS HITS HARDER! Graham Platner—Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Maine—isn't asking, he's telling. The Supreme Court is a corrupt, far-right partisan weapon, and both Alito and Thomas need to be impeached. Real Republicans, Democrats, and independents who actually give a damn about democracy: you're either fighting this fascist takeover or you're on the wrong side of history. The Trump party chose their side. We the people choose ours. Period.

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During his presidency, President Obama read 10 letters a day from Americans who’d taken the time to write to him about their worries, hopes, and, often, their requests for help. These letters were hand-picked from the thousands of emails and handwritten notes that the White House received daily, and were representative of the day’s mail. The President read the 10 letters at night, and later often visited letter writers in their hometowns and spoke about how these messages inspired him and his policies. As President Obama toured the exhibits with Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett, he reflected on those letters and how they’re brought to life in the Museum today. The letters are paired with a deeply moving film created by Chicago’s own Manual Cinema, which beautifully illustrates the stories of letter writers as diverse as a worried veteran, a hopeful refugee and a joyful adoptee. The Obama Presidential Center opens June 19.

"If you want $3 gas, you're going to have to wait 6 years. We will not get back down to that sub-$70 oil level until 2032"

Black American Professor Tressie McMillan Cottom on why no one is encouraging Black women to have more babies. IG: tressiemcphd

@john9williams Yes, that is very true and that 2021 and 2022 team never left meat on the bone, but they were rough riders, dogs, they competed every single inning and had the mindset that they were not going to lose. They had extreme confidence and swagger something this team does not have.

The difference this year compared to year’s past wasn’t the pitching, it was the timely hitting. They didn’t have dominant pitching in 2021 and 2022 and still won the natty. This offense was really good but there was meat left on the bone throughout the season.

@hayes_curtis @john9williams Now that I have thought about that, I completely agree with you Curtis, that seems crazy because the Juniors are the only ones with a Natty….The sad thing is there is not one dominant team at the WCWS this year. We really could have competed maybe not won but competed.

@StephenJChapman @john9williams I believe the issue lies with the Juniors.

On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women in uniform who gave their lives for this country that we love. It is a debt we can never fully repay, but we must never stop trying. I’ll always be grateful to our fallen heroes and their families, whose sacrifice reminds us of what it means to live for something greater than ourselves.

A Black neighborhood once stood where the Pentagon sits today. It was called Queen City. Families lived there for years before the government seized the land and cleared the community to build the Pentagon. This is the story of what happened?‼️🤔 #ErasedHistories #pentagonHistory #ArlingtonVA #Pentagon

@BPrzybylo At the end of the day players want to play and I believe she wants to be great!!!! Plus I believe she is one of the few on the team that is a rough rider and has that dog in her. That is something #OU needs more of.

Nobody is shocked Tia Milloy is hitting the portal for #OU, but she still has worlds of potential. .353 avg, 4 HRs, 22 RBIs in just 34 at-bats. Used primarily as a pinch-runner in conference/postseason. on3.com/teams/oklahoma…

@BPrzybylo I knew this was coming she is too talented of a player not to play. She is more than a pinch base runner. Never understood why she did not get more opportunities this year. Some school will be getting a future star. I thought she would be great in left next year.

@tia_milloy @softball_randy @SoftballPortal Tia, I wish you the best. I just never understood why you did not get more opportunities to play this year, you are too talented to be on the bench. You are more than a pinch base runner. My success in your next destination!!! Go be great!!!!

After much consideration, I have decided to enter the transfer portal with 2 years of eligibility left. I will leave Norman with countless memories and a family for life. Thank you to my teammates and coaches, & thank you Sooner nation for 2 amazing seasons❤️ @SoftballPortal

@JasonJsfields10 @tia_milloy @SoftballPortal I completely agree with you. She is more than a pinch base runner. Just do not understand why she did get more opportunities, especially when Pick was struggling.

@tia_milloy @SoftballPortal This aggravating because Tia should have gotten more chances at the plate as a PH when they needed offense. Instead of #50 and #77 continuing to get at bats and we all knew they were automatic outs.

400 years plus a mistreatment and privilege. But we are not allowed to talk about it. It makes some people uncomfortable.. slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, the KKK, the government brutality, state brutality, human rights, abuse, all this, and we’re not allowed to talk about it. Deny people the right to vote.. forcing people to pay tax without representation.

In case you missed it the Black author's panel last Friday at Politics And Prose In Washington DC with the 11th Race in America discussion.

Watch til the end, Christina Holmes and the Southern University Gospel Choir performs Thank You, by the Late Great Richard Smallwood. #Commencement #hbcu #hbcugraduation #richardsmallwood #southernuniversitygospelchoir

God bless this man for spelling things out for these students. Don’t get things twisted kids of all backgrounds&races aren’t showing the same respect to authority figures as we did. I don’t know who is at fault but I am grateful this man is taking the time to open their eyes👏🏻👏🏻