Several White House staffers were reportedly suspended, put on probation, or asked to resign after honestly disclosing past cannabis use. Responding to the White House in a letter, a faction of lawmakers, including Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-13), asked the administration to “rectify instances” or “clarify its employment suitability policies” regarding marijuana.
“There are so many great men and women that are being developed and minds that are being cared for, cultivated inside of the schools and they don’t necessarily have the recruitment bandwidth and their career centers don’t have the relationships established to actually open up access to larger Fortune 500 companies,” Lester Booker, Jr., the project manager for communications operations at General Motors.
Strolling down Brooklyn’s Malcolm X Blvd, past a row of small storefronts with Afro-centric markings; alongside abandoned brownstones and apartment buildings with smashed windows, all painted over by street artists, here is a Black neighborhood in the midst of gentrification (again) and sitting on the corner is Juices for Life, a healthy alternative juice bar that’s owned by DJ Envy, Angela Yee, and Styles P.