Steve Harvey Wants to Make Inner Cities Great Again

Just issues, news, and other stuff that matters to you [Fusion] January 13, 2017 Happy Friday the 13th! There’s no consensus on why this date is considered so unlucky. Some think the origin is biblical, Jesus having 13 disciples and dying on a Friday and all. People believe that some members of the Knights Templar were captured and tortured in France back in the 1300s on Friday the 13th too, but that may be [fake news.] And 13 just so happens to be the number of witches that need to link up in order to form a coven (or an official witch squad). But no matter what the origin, there’s enough people who feed into the fear of the number 13 that there’s even a word for it: paraskavedekatriaphobia. Personally, we believe any Friday before a long weekend can’t be that unlucky (knock on wood). —[Anne Branigin] TODAY IN... IN FORMATION 👭 The Women’s March on Washington [just released] a radically inclusive feminist platform. ON HOLD ⚠️ Cuban immigrants [contemplate sneaking] into the U.S. after Obama’s sudden decision to end the “wet foot/dry foot” policy, which gave them residency once they reached American soil. AWK-WARD 😬 Paul Ryan was hit with a few curveballs during his [CNN town hall], including a [searing question] from a Republican voter who would have died without Obamacare. TEACH THEM WELL 📚 Trump's America could leave [black and brown children] behind, but here are ways to help. A ‘90s KIND OF WORLD 🙌 Queen Latifah just teased a [Living Single reboot] and we are so excited. THE READ [Killing Cuba's Wet-Foot, Dry-Foot Policy Is a Step Forward Without Making Progress] by Tim Rogers The jungle outpost of Puerto Obaldia looked like a giant outdoor boarding gate for the world’s smallest airport. Everywhere I looked weary Cuban travelers were wheeling suitcases down dusty streets, squatting next to luggage on the curb, or crowding around a flustered airline rep seated at fold-out table on the sidewalk. Entire families were sleeping in the park while they waited for relatives to wire money so they could book a flight on a single-prop airplane that arrived several times a day to lift a handful of people up and over the jungle to Panama City. The standby list for a flight was weeks long. Other Cubans haggled with boat captains to hitch a ride on a motorized panga that that occasionally left the dock and chopped six hours up the coastline to the nearest town with a road. The thick malarial jungle surrounding Puerto Obaldia made it impossible to leave by foot. The Cubans, not for the first time in their lives, were stuck on an island. [Read more]. LET'S TALK ABOUT "SURVEY SAYS...WTF" If you thought the parade of random celebrities exiting the gilded elevators at Trump Tower was over, well, you were wrong. Steve Harvey met with the president-elect to discuss “inner cities,” which apparently involves teaming up with Housing Secretary nominee Ben Carson. Twitter didn’t know how to react (understandably) and we… [have some questions]. TUNE IN... Join Fusion’s Kimberly Brooks as she [reunites with her mentor Oprah Winfrey] to discuss the empowerment of young women, the importance of access to education, and the impact of Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa in O Girls, premiering Sunday, January 15 at 8 PM on [Fusion Network]. The Latest [White person Blake Lively is now being hailed as a symbol of America's diversity. Really.] [Read More]--------------------------------------------------------------- [Pennsylvania school under fire for horrendous questions about Maya Angelou on math homework] [Read More] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Vine] [Instagram] [Youtube] Remember, you can always [click here to unsubscribe]and never see another one of these emails until the apocalypse(at which time it'll be nothing but emails).[Unsubscribe] This email was sent to {EMAIL} Fusion · 419 Lafayette St · New York, NY 10003 · USA