Once the card was approved, the man checked out 50 books on topics that included Jewish history, African-American history and LGBTQ education.
The following day, CCPL heard from the Princeton University Bridging Divides Initiative (PUBDI), a group that monitors and reports suspected hate crimes on social media.
PUBDI informed CCPL that the man had posted a photo to a social media site April 3 that showed a car trunk full of books, with a caption relating to “cleansing” the libraries
The idea is that so many places offer up games but there's not really a lot of places to play. So this would be some place for people to gather and play their games,meet like minded people,and just nerd out and have fun.
The general idea is to have seating with some consoles and arcade cabinets on the outer edges and tables for gaming with chairs. As far as services,we'd have vending machines for snacks and drinks and offer 3D,2D,and cloth printing (t-shirts,pants,blankets,that kind of thing). We'd also have a "bounty board" that lists good deals on stuff and allow people to sell items locally to other people. Dancing would also be allowed.
At any time how many hundreds of thousands of gallons of human blood is flying in the air? Any way to get a ball park figure? Including animal blood it is an insane amount of blood flying in the air like a blood cloud
Yes, Robert Francis Prevost, the new Pope Leo XIV, has African American roots in New Orleans. His maternal grandparents, Joseph Martinez and Louise Baquié, were described as Black or mixed race in historical records, with Joseph being a Haitian immigrant and Louise being of New Orleans Creole descent, according to The New York Times and ABC News.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
New Orleans Creole Roots:
Pope Leo XIV's maternal grandparents, Joseph Martinez and Louise Baquié, were Creole people of color from New Orleans.
Black Catholic Heritage:
This discovery highlights the rich, sometimes overlooked, Black Catholic heritage in America, according to The New York Times.
Family History:
Joseph Martinez, the Pope's maternal grandfather, was identified as Haitian in some records and later as from the Dominican Republic. Louise Baquié was described as being from New Orleans.
Racial Identity and Migration:
While records described the grandparents as Black or mixed race, the family later identified as white when they moved to Chicago, a common practice among Black families seeking to escape racial segregation, according to the BBC.
Celebration:
The discovery has been celebrated by Black Catholics and others who recognize the historical significance of this new Pope's ancestry, according to The Washington Post.
