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Gerard Bettsack
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As with many HBCUs, Storer was once a high school in addition to a college. The first president of postcolonial Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe, completed his high school education at Storer before going on to Howard University.
Imani Perry • South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
In Maxwell’s case, as in Trump’s, money laundering was a major part of the game. Maxwell also made it clear to the Soviets that he would not tolerate any actions taken against Israel. In return, he offered his trust and loyalty. In addition, Trump and Maxwell were friends—at least in the transactional sense of the word. They went to the same
... See moreCraig Unger • American Kompromat
Walker rode on to California, hung up his saddle at his nephew’s ranch in Contra Costa County, and settled down to a calm, pleasant, dignified retirement, with no recorded bouts of nostalgia or restlessness.
Richard Grant • Ghost Riders: Travels with American Nomads
Innovation on Tap: Stories of Entrepreneurship from the Cotton Gin to Broadway's Hamilton
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Despite having coached the Danny Manning–led Kansas Jayhawks to the 1988 NCAA title, and despite having coached the Allen Iverson–led Philadelphia 76ers to the 2001 NBA Finals, the job Larry Brown was doing with the Pistons was his most remarkable work in a 32-year sideline career. Detroit’s roster featured zero future Hall of Famers, and zero
... See moreJeff Pearlman • Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
David Schapiro
@davids
September 27