In this episode
- 1106 Years After Ocoee, NAACP Leaves Florida’s First Black Governor Out of Its ‘History Was Made’ Tribute
- 2Erika Kirk Condemns Cruel Laughter Over Late Husband Charlie Kirk’s Murder
- 3Kenyan Cult Leader Gets 200 Years for Murders of 190 Children
- 4Hundreds Join Gratitude Challenge as Study Links Thankfulness to Well-Being
- 5They Said Trump’s Return Would End Democracy. Then Democrats Won Congress.
Transcript
This is The EEW Minute for the week of November 9. I’m Dianna Hobbs.
Florida has elected its first Black governor. Republican Byron Donalds won Tuesday, 106 years after the Ocoee massacre, when a white mob attacked Black residents after a Black man tried to vote. The NAACP’s election tribute, titled “History Was Made,” did not include him. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund did.
Erika Kirk is condemning what she called cruel laughter about the murder of her husband, Charlie Kirk. She is raising their two young children alone.
In Kenya, cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced to 200 years for the murders of 190 children in the Shakahola Forest. Hundreds of victims are still unidentified.
Hundreds of women have joined the 28-Day Gratitude Challenge, built on my new book, Finding Gratitude in the Dark. A study spanning 57 countries links gratitude to feeling supported.
Before the 2024 election, critics warned that Donald Trump’s return could end American democracy. On Tuesday, voters gave Democrats control of Congress.
Those are the stories EEW readers followed this week. Read them all at EEWMagazineOnline.com. I’m Dianna Hobbs.
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