I’d been warned — specifically by my brother, publisher/editor of Drum! magazine, and by many references I’d seen in other interviews: Ginger Baker could be a nasty S.O.B. Maybe you’ve seen this documented on film, a minute into the documentary Beware of Mr. Baker, where the reclusive drummer assaults and bloodies an unwelcome reporter with his cane. Fortunately, I would be a safe distance away when the time came for our phone chat.
… let’s just dive straight into the hellfire, shall we. Rep. Jennifer Decker — the white GOP architect of the House’s anti-DEI bill — proudly, albeit kinda lowkey nervously, shared that she (allegedly) took a Black studies course in college a few weeks ago on KET. And the writings she studied were “not DEI concepts at all” — a statement that should inspire some level of hope, but not security.
It’s time when we say goodbye to the year 2023. Every year we try coming up with new resolutions, new goals and as the year progresses, we complete some of them and others get left behind due to other priorities. there are ups and downs in life and 2023 was no different. For me also, 2023 brought a lot of health issues as a downside but still I managed to pull off a lot of things as an upside.
Good morning! Today is Monday, May 24, 2021. You’re reading The Charlotte Ledger, an e-newsletter with local business-y news and insights for Charlotte, N.C. Need to get on our newsletter list or upgrade to a full membership? (Details here.) Today’s Charlotte Ledger is sponsored by Sinclair Public Affairs: End of the line for Phillips Place theater? The center’s owner, Lincoln Harris, plans to submit a request this week to rezone the land for a “beautifully designed” 10-story office building.
Who the hell is Freydís Moon? Freydís Moon (they/él/ella) is a bestselling, award-winning author, diviner, and creator with an affinity for quirky, speculative storytelling. A lover of culture, mysticism, history, and language, they constantly find themself lost in a book, trying their hand at a new recipe, or planning a trip to a faraway place. -Goodreads.com as of 4/21/2024 Just a few days ago, Freydís Moon was a Latinx nonbinary author in the indie book scene who focused on queer eroticism spun with what was thought to be serious and emotional inspection of the author’s diaspora Latin American heritage.