When Pharaoh refused to release the Israelites from slavery, 10 plagues changed his mind.
The 100 Guy
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What will families remember from this pandemic pause? Tension? Peacefulness? Will a predicted baby boom be confined, as young parents jest, …
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When people gather near the Mississippi River to watch a sunrise or sunset, they often grow silent, watching the miracle …
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Americans have been divided for much of our history. (See the election of 1800.) Today, with social media and tribal …
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A few weeks ago, I helped with my granddaughter’s nighttime routine. It always starts the same way: she selects four …
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In my 20s, when I was put in charge of a 25-person marketing team spread over two floors at The …
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In my 20s, when I was put in charge of a 25-person marketing team spread over two floors at The …
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I hopped off the Southern Crescent from UVA, hurried to my Great Aunt Bolling Spalding’s funeral and fell in with …
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My introduction to chitlins was at the The Big Dinner sponsored by Washington County Sheriff Harvey Tackett. A friend later …
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“Twenty years ago, there were only five cars on this street — and they belonged to store owners,” said Bubba …
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To get there, drive 40 miles south down Highway 61, until the hills suddenly drop onto the flat, rich plain …
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My seventh grade English teacher’s homework assignment was one sentence by William Faulkner. Simple, right? It carried on for five …
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Thanks to B.B. King’s relentless touring schedule – appearing in 342 shows in 1956 – he was known worldwide as …
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The first blues song I heard growing up on Atlanta college radio was “Cross Road Blues,” 1936, by genre progenitor Robert …
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Opened in 1945 when there were not many other African-American-owned businesses in Indianola, Club Ebony has succeeded through three owners …
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Before 1895, Dockery Plantation was, like much of the Delta at the time, a swampy tangle of gum and cypress …
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When the Grammy board searched for the most appropriate location to build its first museum outside L.A., they could have …
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Listen carefully in the juke joints, restaurants or the impressive interactive museums in Tunica, Cleveland, Clarksdale and Indianola, and you’re …
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The U.S. Civil Rights Trail stops in 15 states, few as chilling as Mississippi. Just driving along the miles of Delta …
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In my first newspaper reporting job, each morning I’d stop by the office of Greenville, Mississippi Police Chief Robert Skinner, …
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As a child, I thought the Confederate flag was cool. I didn’t know it meant anything. On my first day …
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Working as newspaper reporters in 1978 in Greenville, Mississippi, David Saltz and I jumped on a last-minute media invite to …
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Leveraging off The 100 Companies’ success in 20 geographical markets from Denali to Dubai and our launch of The Travel …
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For three years, I’ve written the same words on Airbnb’s reservation field that says “tell your host why you’re in …
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I fly weekly without fear despite one turbulent flight above Asheville’s mountains and a roach-infested Air Cubana flight.
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When I was four and just becoming aware of people outside my family, I began noticing our wide variety of …
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Last week I led a crisis training for a nonprofit leadership team. It’s my favorite activity in public relations.
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After the year I got a cheese grater for Christmas, I’ve come up with my own list of gifts. My …
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In the March 1980 Republican primaries, George Bush had already lost what he called his “Big Mo” to Ronald Reagan. …
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As business owner Chris Schroder travels the country on business, he forgoes hotels and books Airbnbs instead. He has stayed …