Micah Parsons’ exit from Dallas reads less like cap math and more like a power story. This piece examines how control, representation, and ego shaped the Cowboys’ decision, considers the Green Bay fit, and situates the moment within the broader history of Black labor, ownership culture, and athlete autonomy in American sport.
Washington school districts are navigating deep special education funding gaps, staffing shortages, and the complex transition to more inclusive practices. From Seattle to Spokane, districts are reimagining services and calling for state support, yet they also need practical tools that ease workloads and strengthen family partnerships. Thought Cost offers co-planning supports, progress monitoring, and bilingual-ready communication systems to help districts deliver on equity and inclusion, student by student.
Coach Dave Belmonte helped shape Seattle basketball not only through his wins, but through the players and coaches he mentored. His legacy is woven into the city’s basketball identity.
Practical inclusion for Washington classrooms. Three routines you can run this month, no new curriculum required.
Over the past three years, I have invested one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars of my own money into building educational technology solutions designed to close gaps that harm students with disabilities. From VEqual, an immersive virtual school that began as a science lab, to ReadEase, an AI-powered reading tutor, to the AI IEP Assistant that helps teachers focus on delivering services rather than just writing plans, these tools were built to create real change. This is not a story of failure. This is a call for partners who believe in equity, inclusion, and innovation in special education.
Explore how US foreign policy, led by figures like Hillary Clinton, fuels double standards in nuclear diplomacy. Why is Israel allowed nuclear weapons while Iran is villainized for seeking defense?
Greatness has never been defined by talent alone. The ring, the road, and the trial have always shaped the legacies of the game’s giants. From Jordan’s perfection on the biggest stage to Shaq’s three straight Finals MVPs, history has always weighed how players rise in the moment. That truth cannot be erased by revisionism.
Reimbursement grants do not provide new resources. They require community-based organizations to absorb financial risk in order to fulfill state obligations. This model limits participation, delays service delivery, and prevents asset development. Public funding should not come with private burden. Equity requires more than access; it requires accessible terms.
Since Trump has been in office, I log into my brokerage account with a sense of tension. What used to feel like a step toward financial growth now feels more like bracing for impact. Each time I check, there is another drop, another policy shift, another ripple across the market that reminds me how deeply politics and money are tied together.
This is a turning point for Black people across the African Diaspora. As Western power declines and African nations reclaim their sovereignty, new pathways are opening. These are the very paths our ancestors dreamed of and our elders fought to keep alive. The visions of Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, Kwame Nkrumah, and Muammar Gaddafi were never rooted in acceptance by empires built on our suffering. They were rooted in global Black unity, shared wealth, and self-determination. Africa is rising. So must we. The fall of neocolonial influence on the continent is not just a shift in politics. It is an invitation to reconnect, to invest, to rebuild. Black communities around the world have the chance to form direct relationships with the African continent, free from Western gatekeepers. We are not destined to live on the margins of systems designed to exploit us. We are heirs to a global legacy and capable of shaping the next chapter of history. This is more than a political moment. It is a generational opportunity. The question is not whether we belong in the future. The question is whether we are ready to lead it.
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