by Kevin Schofield
How many of us consider ourselves to be successful? Obviously, that depends on our personal definition of success. This weekend’s read, a newly released survey by Pew Research, looks at how Black Americans define and measure success, their ability to meet that standard, and the pressures they feel to do things many people consider essential to being successful.
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This weekend’s read is a new report from Pew Research, profiling the top-rated podcasts in the United States as of last summer. According to its research, 49% of U.S. adults listened to a podcast in the past year; it’s no longer a “fringe” way to consume content.
Continue reading Weekend Reads | What Podcasts We’re Listening Toby Jessie McKenna and Marti McKenna
Summertime: Long, light-filled days and a brief respite from the overcast skies of fall, winter, and even spring here in the Pacific Northwest. It’s a time when kids are out of school and running their flip-flopped feet to the beaches of Lake Washington or their closest public pool to soak up the sun. It’s also the season when some of the youth of our communities dip their toes in the local workforce. For 40-plus years, as many as 58-percent of youth on average found employment in the summertime, but, beginning in the early ’90s, a series of recessions and other shifts in youth employment dynamics changed that.
