April

April is the strategic communications architect that brands & orgs call when the message has to land & the stakes are high. Creator of #OscarsSoWhite. Crisis strategist. Cultural advisor. Available for consulting, speaking, moderation, & media commentary. ReignOfApril.com

Who's got the Cavs' voodoo doll and why are they preventing it from making free throws? They are now 6-of-11 from the charity stripe to start Game 3 at home.

All Sam Merrill could do on that foul call by Tony Brothers was smile and laugh. The Cavs have not been happy with many calls made tonight. Knicks lead the free throw battle 10 to 6.

Landry Shamet has arrived in Cleveland.

It is ruled a goaltend on Karl-Anthony Towns and the Knicks will not have a challenge for the remainder of the game. Wow. There's just under five minutes remaining in the first quarter. Potentially huge blunder.

Two things: With Dean Wade, Max Strus and Sam Merrill on the floor together, Strus -- not Wade, the known Jalen Brunson irritant -- is guarding Brunson. Second, this is a risky early challenge by the Knicks here with just 4:51 seconds left in the first quarter.

All of my substack articles can be found here: @reignofapril?r=acggi&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=image" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@reignofapril?…

What the #Weinstein mistrial coverage keeps missing: This wasn’t a failure of the legal system working incorrectly. It was the system working exactly as designed, for people w/ the most resources & the longest runway to outlast those who challenge them. New Substack in bio.

Warm greetings, The Adwa Pan-African University to honor victory of 1896 ADWA war in Ethiopia The legacy of victory meets the future of education. The Adwa Pan-African University (APAU) is more than just an institution; it is a symbol of African sovereignty and intellectual independence. Located in the historic heart of Adwa, Ethiopia, this university is dedicated to shaping the next generation of leaders through the spirit of Pan-Africanism. The Battle of Adwa (Amharic: የዐድዋ ጦርነት; Tigrinya: ውግእ ዓድዋ; Italian: battaglia di Adua, also spelled Adowa) was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. It was fought on 1 March 1896, near the town of Adwa between the Ethiopian Empire under Emperor Menelik II and an Italian colonial force led by Oreste Baratieri. Learn more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of… #BattleOfAdwa #BlackConquest #AfricanWarMachine #PanAfricanUniversity #TheAfricanDreamConsultancy Watch/share: youtu.be/ifsIuUzZ3T0?si…

@soledadobrien She is one of the very best. Very proud to have worked with her on the Baldwin Elders Project.

Jacqueline Woodson profoundly influenced young adult and children's literature. With over forty books and numerous prestigious awards, she stands as a literary icon. She's a "New York Times" bestselling author who sold 5 million books worldwide. She reimagined literature for varied audiences. As a Black and queer woman, her presence also gave her community a voice and a face that had been missing. Her success changed the industry. Join me with Jacqueline Woodson on this episode of SHE WAS FIRST on @PBS pbs.org/video/jacqueli…

"If Donovan Mitchell is going to divert and get off the basketball, you also have to move off-the-ball. Not getting downhill and settling for outside shots has been the Kryptonite for this Cavaliers team." ➡️ @EjElite1 w/ @VulinecJake on #Cavs G Donovan Mitchell's lack of production in the 4th quarter of the Game 1 loss

Tonight on Overtime with Jake Vulinec on @923TheFan: 🏀 Did last night put Kenny Atkinson on the hot seat? 🏈 Do we need to start accepting Deshaun Watson as the starter? ⚾️ Guardians-Tigers reaction! 📞 @EjElite1 - 8:00 🔊 audacy.com/stations/923th…

🚨LIVE🚨 The #Cavs just endured one of their worst playoff losses in franchise history, as the Knicks stormed back from down 22 in the fourth quarter. @ChrisFedor, @JimmyWatkins95 & @EjElite1 dive into everything that went wrong in Game 1. youtube.com/live/R2ZQFIlhJ…

My ex-husband and I had a system that solved this dilemma. One of us would name our top 3 choices for a meal. The other would pick one of the 3. That way we both got something we wanted.

Yes he can sir🤣🤣🤣

Harvey Weinstein's r*pe trial ended in a mistrial. Again. 3 trials. 3 rounds of cross-examination. 9 jurors still wanted to acquit. Jessica Mann kept showing up. We owe her an honest conversation about the system that made all of this necessary. open.substack.com/pub/reignofapr…

Animation Meets Royalty as Opemsuo Osei Tutu I’s Legacy Goes Digital in a new animated project reimagining the Asantehene’s story for global audiences. From palace history to pan-African inspiration, see how creators are using film to preserve culture and power Agenda 2063’s call for a strong African identity and narrative sovereignty in this story: theafricandream.net/osei-tutu-i-an… * #AsanteHistory #AsanteCulture #OpemsuoOseiTutu #OpemsuoOseiTutuI #OtumfuoOseiTutuII * cc| @ManhyiaPalace @ReignOfApril

I've received confirmation that ESSENCE terminated the writer who published this story, in case anyone was wondering

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