This Fantastic Fellas Friday, we celebrate Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin. Tomlin was hired as the defensive backs coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2001, where he first learned the Tampa 2 defense that he would use in later coaching jobs.  In 2002 and 2005, the Buccaneers led the NFL in total defense (fewest yards allowed per game). During Tomlin's tenure, the defense never ranked worse than sixth overall. When the Buccaneers won  Super Bowl XXXVII in January 2003, the team recorded a Super Bowl-record five interceptions, three of which were returned for touchdowns. He was selected by Vikings' head coach  Brad Childress to be his defensive coordinator in 2006. After spending 2006 as the Vikings defensive coordinator, Tomlin was selected to interview for the vacant head coaching position with the  2005 Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. With only a year of experience as a defensive coordinator, Tomlin was hired in 2007 to become the third Steelers coach since 1969.  Tomlin is the 10th African American head coach in NFL history and the first for the Steelers franchise. When the Steelers defeated the Baltimore Ravens in the 2008 AFC Championship Game, Mike Tomlin became the youngest NFL head coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl. He also became the third African-American to coach a team to the Super Bowl, following Chicago's Lovie Smith and Indianapolis's Tony Dungy, the two opposing coaches in Super Bowl XLI. After two seasons, with a record of 22-10, he was the winningest head coach in Steelers history based on win percentage (68.8%).  On January 29, 2009, Tomlin was named the 2008 Motorola NFL Coach of the Year. On February 1, 2009, at age 36, Tomlin became the youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl when the Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.  He took Steelers to Super Bowl XLV on February 6, 2011 in Dallas in 31-25 loss to Green Bay. Tomlin is always active in the community.  He and other Steelers such as Cam Heyward personally feed family during the holidays.  In 2019, coach gave out 200 meals for families in the Homewood area.  Since many of those people are family and friends of mine, I say THANK YOU COACH TOMLIN! WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

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Sources:  Steelers.com, IMDb Mini Biography by Steven Thompson

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This Wonderful Women Wednesday, we celebrate the top 10 of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women as named by Forbes.  To keep the episode short, I only focused on the Top 10, and read Forbes short bios and give my commentary with each. #1 thru #10 are as follows:  Angela Merkel, Christine Lagarde, Kamala Harris, Ursula von der Leyen, Melinda Gates, Mary Barra, Nancy Pelosi, Ana Patricia Botin, Abigail Johnson, and Gail Boudreaux.  I also give my comment and opinion on why I feel that Stacey Abrams should have been ranked higher than number 100 (last on the list).   She is not only powerful and influential to Georgia, but her calming, logical talks and explanations of events, movements and caring about voter suppression, has lit a fire for voters like never before.  If Georgia Democrats win both Senate seats, the Senate power will change and can help President-Elect Biden get things done.  America can regain respect around the world and remind people why globally, we are still the Superpower.  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

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Sources:   https://www.forbes.com/power-women/

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This Marvelous Motivating Monday, we celebrate Covid-19 vaccine companies Pfizer and Moderna for giving us hope.  BRAVO for both companies refusing to go to the White House to be part of the Coronavirus Summit.  Neither company seems interested in making this vaccine political, as it should be.  As of December 6, 2020, per John Hopkins, there are 14,637,724 cases and 281,628 deaths AND COUNTING!  The U.S. could see a "surge superimposed upon that surge we are already in" if Americans fail to wear masks in public and cut down on gatherings, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday.  "We’re entering into what’s really a precarious situation," Fauci said on "Meet the Press."  The head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, Dr. Deborah Birx, warned young people who gathered in recent weeks, not to go home for the holidays without wearing a mask, even indoors.  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

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Sources:  CNN Jake Tapper Show Live, NBCNEws.com, Fortune.com, The New York Times, The Washington Post, USAtoday.com, Statnews.com, John Hopkins, Meet the Press

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This Fantastic Fellas Friday, we celebrate Georgia Republican Voting System Implementation Manager Gabriel Sterling and Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.  They took a gamble by standing up for the TRUTH.  They assured Georgians that ALL votes were counted fairly and accurately.  They said RECOUNT show same outcome.  Ron & Jim Watkins (Jim owns 8Kun, the website that spawned the QAnon conspiracy theory) put out a video that went viral, which lies about what is being seen during the recount and uses it as evidence of fraud, which was discounted.  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

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Sources:  New York Times, You.Tube, factcheck.org, Washington Post, Trevor Noah Daily Show, NBC

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This Wonderful Women Wednesday, (PART 3 OF 3 Episodes on this subject), we celebrate several women.  1) Four Illinois women legislatures, calling themselves the 4 Marijuana Moms.  These ladies, help change legislature in Illinois after the state made marijuana legal for recreational use.  By their relentless efforts, they convinced the Governor of Illinois to pardon 11,000 inmates who were convicted for low-level marijuana convictions.  2) Kim Foxx Illinois State’s Attorney and 3) Wanda James owner of Simply Pure in Colorado, who worked for President Obama and she and her husband Scott became the first people of color licensed to sell legal cannabis.  NAS AND ERIK PARKER for Directing and Producing BET’s sharp and persuasive documentary “Smoke: Marijuana + Black America” According to the Washington Post’s article it says “it is undaunted by the enormous tasks it sets out for itself, not the least of which is to describe a certain profound link between pot and daily existence. The film is equal parts love story, tragedy, and outrage — a cultural history running parallel to the nation’s systemic and hypocritical racism in more ways than some viewers (and marijuana users) may want to admit.  This is why local voting for Judges, DAs and others is very important  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

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Sources:  BET Live Air Date, BET.com, Washington Post (where narrative came from)

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This Marvelous Motivating Monday, (PART 2 OF 3 Episodes on this subject), we celebrate businessman CORVAIN COOPER and former NBA player AL HARRINGTON who are featured in  “Smoke: Marijuana + Black America” It motivates blacks to get a piece of the social equity of a trillion dollar business.  According to the Washington Post’s article it says “it is undaunted by the enormous tasks it sets out for itself, not the least of which is to describe a certain profound link between pot and daily existence. The film is equal parts love story, tragedy, and outrage — a cultural history running parallel to the nation’s systemic and hypocritical racism in more ways than some viewers (and marijuana users) may want to admit.  Like all good documentaries that tackle a complex and broad subject, “Smoke” (executive produced and narrated by rapper Nasir “Nas” Jones and directed by Erik Parker) emphasizes the big picture first, through marijuana’s influence in the music industry.  In this episode, we tell how Al's grandmother's (Viola) illnesses made him investigate the cures cannabis could have and by it positively helping his grandmother, he ended up starting his own company named after her.  He's hoping to make millionaires by having them invest in the industry.  Corvain was a businessman given life in prison for having marijuana on him.  His former building where he had his business is now a cannabis dispensary.  This is why local voting for Judges, DAs and others is very important  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

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Sources:  BET Live Air Date, BET.com, Washington Post (where narrative came from, Violabrands.com, mg magazine, Washington Post

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This Fantastic Fellas Friday, (PART 1 OF 3 Episodes on this subject), we celebrate NAS AND ERIK PARKER for Directing and Producing BET’s sharp and persuasive documentary “Smoke: Marijuana + Black America” According to the Washington Post’s article it says “it is undaunted by the enormous tasks it sets out for itself, not the least of which is to describe a certain profound link between pot and daily existence. The film is equal parts love story, tragedy and outrage — a cultural history running parallel to the nation’s systemic and hypocritical racism in more ways than some viewers (and marijuana users) may want to admit.  Like all good documentaries that tackle a complex and broad subject, “Smoke” (executive produced and narrated by rapper Nasir “Nas” Jones and directed by Erik Parker) emphasizes the big picture first, through marijuana’s influence in the music industry. Recalling his jazz-musician father’s use of marijuana, Nas introduces the viewers to the idea of the drug as a benign and presumed part of life rather than as an illicit vice — a conduit rather than an affliction. Others acknowledge the drug’s creative influence, while journalists who write about Black culture help pinpoint marijuana’s role in art and lyrics.”  This is why local voting for Judges, DAs and others is very important.  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

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Sources:  BET Live Air Date, BET.com, Washington Post (where narrative came from)

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This Wonderful Women Wednesday, we celebrate Lady Justice or right now Lady Injustice.  I was surfing the channels and saw a show on CBS called All Rise.  Season 2 Episode 1 addressed several issues regarding injustice and racism in America.  The star of the show is an African American female Judge.  This episode opens with a Black Lives Matter protest and a white cop harassing a young black teenager who is trying to go home and was not protesting.  The judge sees this while sitting in traffic with her DA friend and decides to intervene, to only have the cop put her in zip ties/handcuffs.  Her best friend who is African American defends a white man who was beating Black and Latinx protesters with a bat.  A black mother who lost her job due to Covid19 is arrested for stealing food to feed her kids and jailed in a prison where Covid19 is spreading and she ends up getting it within days and dies.  This is why local voting for Judges, DAs and others is very important  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

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Sources:  All Rise Show on CBS and CBS.com, Office of Curator Supreme Court of the United States:  https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/figuresofjustice.pdf, https://civicsonlineresourcecommunity.org/,

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This Marvelous Motivating Monday, we celebrate 44th President Barack Obama.  Although he is talking about his new book entitled A Promised Land, he talks about the current election and Donald Trump’s behavior as President, as well as not willing to concede to Joe Biden, President-Elect.  He also talks about how facts and truth does not matter to people, and how we can change American for the better.  He addresses criticism of him for being too nice and how partisanship hindered his Presidency and is currently happening with the Republican Senate (WE NEED THESE TWO GEORGIA SENATE SEATS).  Listening to the scientists is how he handled H1N1 Flu while President, compared to how Coronavirus is being handled now, or not handled.  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

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Sources:  60 Minutes on CBS

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This Fantastic Fellas Friday, we celebrate Mark Edward Kelly is an American politician, astronaut, engineer, and retired Navy captain who is the United States Senator-elect from Arizona having defeated Republican incumbent  Martha McSally, who is also a combat veteran, in the 2020 election.  An aerospace executive and consultant, Kelly is the author of multiple books.  He will take office on November 30, 2020.  Kelly's wife, then-Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, was shot and nearly killed in an assassination attempt on January 8, 2011.  Six people died in the attack.  In January 2013, Kelly and Giffords started a political action committee, Americans for Responsible Solutions (https://www.nfluencewatch.org/non-profit/americans-for-responsible-solutions/) campaigning for universal background checks and red flag laws.  The organization's mission is to promote solutions to gun violence with elected officials and the general-public.  The couple say it supports the Second Amendment while promoting responsible gun ownership and "keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people like criminals, terrorists, and the mentally ill."  The group claims that "current gun laws allow private sellers to sell guns without a background check, creating a loophole that provides criminals and the mentally ill easy access to guns".  On March 31, 2013, Kelly said, "any bill that does not include a universal background check is a mistake.  It's the most common-sense thing we can do to prevent criminals and the mentally ill from having access to weapons."   In 2016, Americans for Responsible Solutions joined the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and launched a joint organization known as "Giffords".  Kelly launched his U.S. Senate campaign in downtown Phoenix in February 2019.  On February 12, 2019, Kelly announced that he would run as a Democrat in the 2020 United States Senate special election in Arizona.  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

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