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Healthy and Easy Apple Snack Wedges Recipe for a Quick Snack

by Times Weekly August 12, 2024August 12, 2024

Cut and core two medium apples, spread with peanut butter and roll in a mixture of Rice Chex and brown sugar to make a dozen apple snack wedges.

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Jumbleberry Crumble Recipe Serves up 8 in 55 Minutes Flat

by Times Weekly July 1, 2024July 1, 2024

Prepare a delicious Jumbleberry Crumble by combining fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, sugar, tapioca, flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter, then baking until bubbly and golden brown.

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Honey-Beer Braised Ribs: A Delicious Recipe with a Twist

by Times Weekly July 1, 2024July 1, 2024

Honey-Beer Braised Ribs are made by rubbing brown sugar, pepper, and salt on pork baby back ribs, then baking them in a dark beer or beef broth for 3 hours before grilling them and serving with barbecue sauce.

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Savor the Taste of Bourbon in These BBQ Chicken Tacos with a Fresh Salsa

by Times Weekly June 11, 2024June 11, 2024

This recipe for Bourbon Barbecue Chicken Tacos combines ketchup, red onion, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, maple syrup, cider vinegar, parsley, garlic, pepper, bourbon, chicken, corn, red pepper, red onion, lime zest and juice, hot sauce, salt, pepper, tortillas, and cilantro to create a delicious and flavorful meal.

Juneteenth, America’s newest federal holiday, was meant to symbolize a national reckoning with history and a celebration of freedom when President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan legislation into law in 2021. Yet, just a few years later, we find Juneteenth events canceled in cities across Indiana, Illinois, and Oregon, as backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives intensifies. This is not just an administrative shift, it’s a cultural one. As some seek to erase or diminish Black joy, we must remember that indulging in joy itself has always been an act of resistance.

From the earliest Juneteenth celebrations to today’s block parties and art festivals, play and happiness have been tools for survival and defiance. For Black and brown communities, joy has always been revolutionary. BLM was founded in 2013 in response to unspeakable tragedies, ones where ruthless oppression, abuse of power, and brutalities flooded our social media timelines following the murder of innocent young men like Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. Yet even in mourning, our communities found ways to laugh, dance, and dream together. The movement’s global resonance is rooted in this duality, the courage to confront injustice, and the audacity to celebrate life.

More recently, we’ve invested in youth sports programs in local communities and abroad, from Brooklyn, New York to Ghana, to ensure we are building from the inside out and advocating for the most vulnerable. We are guided by the wisdom of our ancestors, who, even in the darkest times, found ways to nurture hope and rebuild. This Juneteenth, let us do more than remember the past. Let us build the future. Migration is a declaration of hope. Just as Black Americans fled the South during the Great Migration seeking dignity, safety, and opportunity, today’s immigrants are doing the same. We call on local leaders, philanthropists, and allies to invest in Black communities and to stand in solidarity with all who are still fighting for freedom. The right to give, to gather, and to celebrate, are as vital as any policy change.