The “15 Percent Pledge” calls on major retailers to commit a minimum of 15% of their shelves to Black-owned businesses. Source
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“Miracle on Ice” team star Mark Pavelich found dead
Pavelich assisted on Mike Eruzione’s winning goal against the heavily favored Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympics. Source
Amanda Gorman says she was “tailed” by security guard on her way home
“One day you’re called an icon, the next day, a threat,” Gorman wrote on Twitter. Source
Kevin McCarthy says “I still like Dr. Seuss”
Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced this week it would stop publishing six Dr. Seuss books for racist and insensitive imagery. “Green Eggs and Ham,” is not one of them. Source
Senators worked throughout night to reach deal in coronavirus relief package
Democrats are leading the effort to push a relief measure in the evenly divided Senate. They hope to allow another round of government resources to be in place when the latest round of federal unemployment benefits expire next week. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source
The rise in demand for digital art
While art is in the eye of the beholder, the collectors of digital art pieces are left holding not much of anything. That’s because the works only exist online. From sports trading cards to videos, the art itself is now state of the art and has been selling for skyrocketing prices. Nancy Chen has the details. Source
Chef Omar Tate on cooking, poetry, and future goals
Omar Tate was named “Chef of The Year” by Esquire, but he has plans way beyond just running a restaurant. Tate’s combination of cooking, poetry and art is also delivering powerful messages. Jeff Glor sits down with Tate as he puts together a dinner for “The Dish.” Source
Experts warn states reopening may be too much, too soon
There are new calls for governors to hold off on lifting coronavirus restrictions after Arizona joined Texas, Mississippi and Connecticut in announcing plans to cut or relax COVID-19 safety guidelines. Members of President Biden’s coronavirus task force say new variants of the virus, combined with reduced regulations, could lead to another spike in cases. Michael George reports. Source
U.S. shelters received more than 7,000 migrant children in February
On Friday, the Biden administration authorized shelters for unaccompanied children to return to their pre-pandemic bed capacity, citing “extraordinary circumstances.” Source
Disneyland and other California theme parks could reopen as soon as April 1
Theme parks in California have been closed to visitors since last March, with the exception of limited capacity food events. Source