LUPE GARCÍA in every episode → 1x02 “Find the Gap”

ALOTO FANFIC - And They Were Roommates

Summary:

Jess likes to think of herself as a good roommate. Greta definitely lucked out on the roommate assignment. Jess is tidy enough, she always has snacks (and she’s prepared to share), she doesn’t snore, and she doesn’t have any weird items she’s brought with her like Shirley’s multiple humidifiers.

Greta’s also a pretty good roommate. She keeps her mess contained to her chair, almost never snores, shares all of her things; including her cigarettes, and she does Jess’s makeup whenever they’re expected to look like “real” women.

Now, it’s the Peaches second season and Jess is about ready to rescind every nice thing she’s ever said about Greta.

(aka. Greta steals the room to hook up with Carson and Jess is sick of it.)

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Jess likes to think of herself as a good roommate. Greta definitely lucked out on the roommate assignment. Jess is tidy enough, she always has snacks (and she’s prepared to share), she doesn’t snore, and she doesn’t have any weird items she’s brought with her like Shirley’s multiple humidifiers.

Greta’s also a pretty good roommate. She keeps her mess contained to her chair, almost never snores, shares all of her things; including her cigarettes, and she does Jess’s makeup whenever they’re expected to look like “real” women.

It also helps that Greta’s gay. Jess can imagine how stressful it must have been for Carson to room with Shirley back when she was homophobic. It was nice to know that Greta was safe for Jess, even if at the time, Greta didn’t know that Jess knew.

Now, it’s the Peaches second season and Jess is about ready to rescind every nice thing she’s ever said about Greta.

It’s a Friday night, a few hours past curfew. They all went out together a lot in the first few weeks, celebrating being back and getting to know all the new members. They’d needed to replace Jo and they’d lost a couple team members to the newly formed National Girls Baseball League.

Now it’s the third week back and everyone is content to do their own thing again. Greta spends most of her free time with Carson, obviously thrilled that the husband is no more. Jess spends most of her nights out at bars, usually with Lupe.

Jess and Greta have an agreement that the bedroom is available for two hours on the nights Jess goes out. She’s often out longer than that, but if she comes home early she wants her room.

Tonight she was out for five hours. She had drinks with Lupe and a couple of girls. Then she spent some time alone with one of the Comets.

Carson had plenty of time to get out.

But she hasn’t. Greta’s gold chain necklace is hanging around the doorknob, their subtle signal that the room is “in use”. Jess is really hoping Greta just forgot to remove it, but when she presses her ear to the door she can hear quiet laughing.

Greta’s really losing points as a roommate.

Jess slips down the stairs to the living room. She would have stomped down the stairs, hoping Greta got the hint, but it is the middle of the night. She kicks off her shoes and camps out on the couch.

Jess wakes up with the feeling that she’s being watched. When she opens her eyes she sees Maybelle leaning over her.

“Morning, sunshine,” says Maybelle, far too cheerfully in Jess’s opinion. “Did you sleep on the couch all night?”

Jess nods and makes a face, “my bedroom was otherwise occupied.”

“Ahhhh,” Maybelle nods in understanding, “the not-so-secret lovers.”

“Yeah, those assholes.”

~

The Peaches had finished their final home game against the Colleens earlier that day and for once, Jess is planning on having a quiet night in. After dinner is finished, she retreats to her room to read the book Carson had recommended for her. She makes it 30 pages before her night is ruined.

Carson walks in. She’s dressed for a night in, still wearing the jeans she’s had on all day. Carson has put her green sweater over her shirt and Jess, unfortunately, knows that Greta loves that sweater on Carson. It’s the first warning sign.

Greta smiles up at Carson from her spot on her own bed. She had been lying on her stomach reading a magazine but now she sits up against the headboard and makes room beside her. Jess hears Greta pat the bed and Carson slots in beside her.

Greta and Carson sit on Greta’s bed and share her magazine. Everything is fine. But, then the whispering starts. And, then there’s giggling. And then Carson whispers, “Greta, stop,” in a tone of voice that suggests she doesn’t want her to stop at all.

“Jess,” says Greta in her sweetest voice. She puts her magazine on her bedside table and leans over Carson to look at Jess.

“What?”

Jess isn’t amused at all.

“Are you planning on going out tonight?”

Jess refuses to look at Greta. She knows that Greta will pout when she says no. Carson will look like a kicked puppy even though she doesn’t mean to, it’s just her face.

“No.”

“Please, Jess,” begs Greta.

Jess absolutely hates her. She also loves her, though, so she feels her resolve slipping.

“Why can’t you sneak off to wherever you used to go?” Jess asks. They managed to successfully sneak around for months last season.

“It’s so much nicer here,” says Greta in her sweet voice, “and it’s a lot safer,” she says, her voice serious this time. She knows that Jess will sympathise.

“Fine,” grumbles Jess. She has such a soft spot for their stupid relationship.

She had wanted a night in, but Jess makes the most of her night out. A couple of locals buy her drinks, and she spends a few hours with the Colleens pitcher. So all-in-all it’s not a total loss.

When Jess returns home, there’s no necklace on the doorknob and only gentle snores from inside. After using the bathroom, she’s careful not to make a noise as she enters and changes for bed. The curtains are open and in the gentle light she can see two lumps in Greta’s bed. Jess doesn’t mind the extra roommate, she likes Carson. She also found it very entertaining when they spent months making excuses to sneak around, thinking Jess didn’t know. They’re just very inconsiderate when it comes to Jess’s space.

Carson will be gone in the morning, though. She always is.

~

Tomorrow is the start of a string of games against the Daisies, and Jess is determined to get a good night's sleep for once. She’s not planning on going out to a bar, even if there’ll be some Daisies looking to find an outlet for their pre-game nerves. Instead, Jess accompanies most of the team to see some movie about an English lady falling in love with a French pirate. Carson and Greta don’t join.

When the group arrives home, most of them head up to bed. Jess isn’t surprised to see the gold chain on her doorknob. She heads down to the living room and makes herself comfortable on the couch with a book.

Jess is a quarter of the way through the book when Beverly comes downstairs. She’s dressed in a robe, with her hair done up for bed. She looks into the living room, obviously surprised to see Jess awake.

“Miss McCready, what are you still doing awake?” asks Beverly. It sounds like more of a reprimand than a question.

Oh how Jess wants to blame Greta. She’s pretty sure Beverly wouldn’t bat an eye, probably already knowing about Greta and Carson. And, last season Beverly had given Jess a pretty big hint about being queer herself. Jess doesn’t say anything though, just in case. At the very least she’s saving Greta and Carson from an awkward telling off.

“Just winding down before bed, Bev,” Jess lies, “I had too much energy to sleep.” Beverly makes a disapproving noise. Because of Jess’s answer, and probably in part because of the nickname.

“Very well, Miss Mccready. Don’t stay up too late, it’s a big game tomorrow.”

Jess salutes and Beverly leaves, shaking her head as she goes.

Half an hour later, Greta comes down the stairs, dressed for bed.

“Sorry,” she says, leaning against the doorway. She actually looks regretful. “I lost track of time.”

As they head back upstairs, Greta’s eyes linger on the door to Carson and Shirley’s room.

“I wish things could be different,” she says quietly. She sounds sad and Jess isn’t sure if the comment was meant for her or not.

Jess squeezes Greta’s shoulder as she walks past and into their room.

“Me too.”

~

Jess and Lupe had been out for a drink. They’d had a good time but the night had been relatively unsuccessful, only running into women they’d sworn never to sleep with again. They’re walking along the hall, to their respective rooms, when Jess sees her doorknob. She groans.

Greta’s done it again.

“Why is there a necklace on your doorknob?” whispers Lupe, leaning over to look at the source of Jess’s frustration.

Jess just looks at her like it should be obvious, “why do you think?”

“Ohhhh,” says Lupe, laughing quietly.

“I hate Greta.”

“Come on,” says Lupe, “you can sleep on my floor.”

The couch would be more comfortable but at least she’s not on show for everyone to see.

~

The next day, Jess announces that they’ll be having a house meeting after lunch. When it’s time, the women all join her in the living room, squishing themselves onto the couches while Beverly stands in the background.

“What’s this about,” Jess hears Terri whisper to Ana who shrugs in response.

“I’m swapping rooms,” announces Jess, “Greta is a terrible roommate and I will murder her if I have to live with her one more night.”

Greta scoffs at her.

Jess can see Lupe laughing silently. She’s sitting between Maybelle and Ana, who are both smiling like they’re going to crack at any moment.

Lupe leans forward and grins, like she’s about to ruin Jess’s night. “You can be my roommate, Esti will swap with you.”

Jess is going to murder her.

“No, I need to swap with Carson,” Jess insists, “she’ll get along a lot better with Greta.”

Maybelle and Ana start snickering and when Jess glances at Carson, between Greta and Shirley, she sees she’s blushing furiously.

Lupe just waves her hand, “nonsense, Esti and Greta will get on great. Then we can be roommates.”

Jess glares at Lupe.

“No,” says Jess. Lupe gives her a look that says she can’t wait to see what Jess will come up with. “I need to room with Shirley.”

Everyone turns to look at Shirley. She looks so confused.

“I love her humidifiers.”

It’s the worst excuse Jess could come up with. Lupe, Maybelle, and Ana are snickering now. Jess can even see Beverly smiling in the back.

Jess can hear one of the new girls whisper, “humidifiers? Plural?”

Shirley nods at Jess, “It’s so important to prevent dryness, it can really irritate the body. Do you suffer from seasonal allergies, Jess?”

~

As Jess enters the bedroom, to help Greta pack, Greta pulls her into a tight hug.

“Thank you,” she says as Jess squeezes her back.

~

Turns out Jess quite likes the humidifiers. Shirley was right, they do wonders for her dry skin.

The Heart Beats - "Satisfied" We Had the Beat! The Heart Beats & Other Texas Girls of the 60s Song recorded in 1969. Compilation released in 1998. Garage Pop

Good morning 🌅. Here's a piece of light, fluffy, dreamy late 60s garage pop by a band from Lubbock, Texas called The Heart Beats, who were one of the first all-female rock groups in the entire world and were merely made up of high schoolers. They never put out an LP, but in 1968 they won a nationally televised Battle of the Bands contest on ABC and then released a pair of 12-inches after that. Lead singer Linda Sanders, who was also the group's drummer, had this really great and uniquely husky voice, and probably would've killed in later eras that birthed things like shoegaze, indie pop and twee pop. Sanders sings in a bit of a higher pitch on "Satisfied" here, but other Heart Beats songs like "Little Latin Lupe Lu" and "Choo Choo Train" really show how dazzling her naturally low voice could be too.

Music Decade in Review

Fave Albums from the 2010s

alt-J ~ An Awesome Wave

Arcade Fire ~ The Suburbs

Ari Lennox ~ Shea Butter Baby

Banks ~ Goddess

Beach House ~ 7

Beyonce ~ Lemonade

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club ~ Specter at the Feast

Bon Iver ~ Bon Iver

Boy & Bear ~ Harlequin Dream

Cat Power ~ Sun

Deftones ~ Diamond Eyes

First Aid Kit ~ Stay Gold

Fleet Foxes ~ Helplessness Blues

Florence & the Machine - Ceremonials

Foals ~ What Went Down/Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1&2

Grimes ~ Art Angels

H.E.R. ~ H.E.R./I Used to Know Her

HAIM ~ Days Are Gone

Holy Holy ~ Paint/My Own Pool of Light

Janelle Monae ~ Dirty Computer

Jay Z & Kanye West ~ Watch the Throne

The Joy Formidable ~ Wolf’s Law

The Kills ~ Blood Pressures/Ash & Ice

King Princess ~ Cheap Queen

Lana Del Rey ~ Born to Die

Lord Huron ~ Strange Trails/Vide Noir

Lorde ~ Pure Heroine/Melodrama

Lupe Fiasco ~ Tetsuo & Youth/Drogas Wave

M83 ~ Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

Manchester Orchestra ~ C(H)ope/A Black Mile to the Surface

Marilyn Manson ~ The Pale Emperor

Metric ~ Synthetica/Art of Doubt

My Morning Jacket ~ Circuital/The Waterfall

The Naked and Famous ~ Passive Me, Aggressive You

Nas ~ Life is Good/Nasir

The National ~ High Violet/Trouble Will Find Me/I Am Easy to Find

Nine Inch Nails ~ Hesitation Marks

Radiohead ~ A Moon Shaped Pool

Ray LaMontagne ~ Part of the Light

Roo Panes ~ Paperweights

Run the Jewels ~ RTJ2/RTJ3

Santigold ~ Master of My Make-Believe

Sharon Van Etten ~ Remind Me Tomorrow

The Shins ~ Port of Morrow

Silversun Pickups ~ Better Nature

Snoh Aalegra ~ Feels/Ugh, those feels again

Sufjan Stevens ~ Carrie & Lowell

Sza ~ Ctrl

Tegan & Sara ~ Heartthrob

Vampire Weekend ~ Contra/Modern Vampires of the City

The War on Drugs ~ Lost in the Dream/A Deeper Understanding

White Lies ~ Ritual/Big TV

Wolf Alice ~ My Love is Cool/Visions of a Life

Zola Jesus ~ Stridulum II/Okovi

Fave Tunes from the 2010s (playlist)

BUENAAAASSSSSSSSSS ! soy yo , mini from da 6ix , again . coming at you with my original kid . she’s changed just a bit , but still pretty much a god damn  M E S S .  and bad bunny’s vete came on shuffle soOoOooOoooOOOOOOOOOOOOO LEGGO !

chicago’s very own Kylie Castillo has been spotted on madison avenue driving a BMW X5 , welcome ! your resemblance to Becky G is unreal . according to tmz , you just had your twenty second birthday bash  . your chance of surviving new york is uncertain because you’re impulsive , but being loyal might help you . i think being a Aries explains that .  3 things that would paint  a  better picture of you would be a bottle of patron, late night partying and 20grams of weed . 

hit the mfng like button for plots bc I WILL mssge u or else

BASICS ! 

Full Name: kylie valentina castillo

Nickname(s): ky, kyky, k, kybby

Age: 22

Height: 5 ft

Date of Birth: April 15th 1997

Zodiac sign: aries

Hogwarts house: slythindor (slytherin + gryffindor)

Ethnicity: mexican

Nationality: american

Gender: cis female

Pronouns: she/her

Orientation: bisexual

Religion: agnostic-catholic

Tattoos: a peach on her ass, #2 tramp stamp and canon becky g tattoos

Language(s) Spoken: english + spanish

Accent: american with a hint of spanish

BACK STORY ! 

kylie castillo is the third born child from alejandro and lupe castillo ! alejandro was a renowned soccer player from jalisco, mexico . he played for the mexican national team AND for Barcelona FC . lupe castillo is also from jalisco , mexico , but she attended school in spain where she began as a seamstress for a small vintage boutique before going off on her own to start her own exclusive brand that made it big - as in , only those who could really afford the clothing could wear it . lupe is owner to ROSARIO . lupe and alejandro met in spain , but ultimately moved to chicago to settle down with their kids since kylie’s paternal grandparents lived there.

Kylie was born in Chicago , Illinois , but throughout her childhood , she bounced between Chicago, Los Angeles , and Barcelona ! 

kylie took after her dad , immediately falling in love with soccer since she was little . it wasn’t like the castillos pushed her into it , she found the sport herself . kylie , along with her siblings were a sports family in general . most of her siblings got into some sport growing up , whether they took it seriously or not was up to them , but kylie definitely did. 

kylie and her dad are really close for the fact that he basically coached her throughout her entire athletic career . kylie is very competitive because of this , and super into keeping herself fit . she sees a goal , she wants it , and she’ll do anything to get it . her jersey is #3 !

besides soccer , she really loves to sing and it came out of nowhere but it was due to all the family parties she has . often an acoustic guitar would be brought out and everyone , including kylie would be singing along to vincente fernandez - heck , you know the castillos hired a mariachi band to be part of these gatherings . 

ky spent a lot of time with her grandparents who would ALWAYS be blasting old mariachi / love songs , singing at the top of their lungs to each other , and from this kylie enjoyed what music did for her . performing was just another thing that came easy to her . the stage , whether it be an actual stage or just a small little space where she was surrounded by family , it was home to her , and she was never afraid . the one place where she could vocally express herself is through her lyrics . ky and her cousins often would write down song lyrics , pretend to perform for thousands of people - but it wasn’t something she ever thought she’d do . it was just for fun , and she took up extra curriculars besides soccer that related to it . i . e dance , acting , etc. 

yet , that was something else , her eyes were on the prize , and that was soccer . sort of . 

kylie had everything set for her to continue playing soccer after high school , to eventually make it onto the US Women’s Soccer team - yet she deadass started to slowly give it all up at the beginning of her 4th year of high school , hanging with the stoner kids , practicing less , putting less effort. she eventually found the underground rap scene -  she loved soccer , but it was time for something else , especially when her dad was mad at her , the field didn’t feel like home like the stage did .

on soundcloud , and youtube , kylie lent her vocals to some guys she met , being on their tracks . her sound was unique because she sang and rapped in both spanish and english . she was earning a name online , her followers going up and tbh , she wasn’t trying but it came to her and when she saw the numbers rise , and her name get out there a bit . she rlly started working on that part of her life . 

A MESS ?! * TW : abortion , drugs , etc .

in high school , she met giovanni ho ho hoe narciso . they were friends for a long time until finally , they started dating . definitely one of the reasons, but not the main reason why she also didn’t care about the sport as much - but kylie’s dad blamed gio a lot fo kylie not playing soccer . so her dad didn’t like gio , and to make matters worse , he didn’t like gio’s dad . so it was a HOT MESS . kylie ultimately had to choose between her family and gio , and when she said yes to marrying gio , she chose gio .  

18 years old and she ran off to marry gio - except that didn’t happen . 

she woke up one morning , he was gone and she couldn’t get a hold of him anymore . ky really didn’t have a choice besides going back to her family , and BET her dad was all ‘i told you so’ 

she couldn’t contact gio but YOU BET she ended up finding him eventually to get in the lasdt mfng word but that conversation ended up with her just being hurt , and it was the last time she really saw gio . he moved on , whether she believed it or not , he did .

so fast forward not long after that meeting . kylie found out she’s pregnant . obviously , it was gio’s . and she had two choices , keep it or get rid of it . 

without telling anyone , except her best friend , kylie got an abortion . which , no one knows , not even her family , not even gio .

SECRET ! 

        ***again , not many people know this ? but the                  one above is a secret too ?? she’s just full of          secrets. JKFDHDFKG

from 20 - 21 , kylie moved out , hopping from place to place within chicago . but she definitely went off grid . not caring for social media , not contacting her parents . 

kylie went into a strip club and at first it was for jokes , but when she got on the pole - she was actually good ?? JDKHGDKFJHDFKJH so the manager offered her a job and well , bitch took it . so she did that for a year , hanging with the wrong crowd, drinking every day , smoking weed which is a staple for her , but she started to do blow - which is .. not a staple for her . it was a dangerous year for kylie .

but doing blow , and selling it for awhile while working the pole gave her the connections she needed to meet rich guys with status in the music industry. 

so eventually , her EP made it in the hands of a producer for sony music latin . 

so she left the pole and started being featured with big time Latin names 

think cardi b’s start up and yeah , she definitely drugged men and stole from them while doing this too DKJGFHDKFJ

PERSONALITY + CURRENT SITUATION !

kylie’s back bitches ! as in people already knew her but she’s been M.I.A for a year , so she’s back and ppl are like wtf KDJGHDKFJGHSFKDJ and she lives in New York now

currently she’s working on her first album release.

besides the mess , she’s a GOD DAMN GOOD TIME. if you ever need to get drunk and party. kylie is your girl . if you need to get fucked up, you better have her on speed dial.

kylie’s the bitch with the bottle of patron , serving tequila shots , and then dancing on top of tables.

highkey always ready for a fight . she doesn’t care where she is , she will always SWING. don’t play games thinking she’s gonna back down from a fight bc she won’t. if u want a fight , ky will give u one KJDHGKSFJDHGKSDJGH talk shit get hit is her motto and i hate her for it

she has a black cat named mijo

her friends and family are the loves of her life . literally , if you mean something to her , there’s nothing she won’t do for you . she will ADORE YOU

if ur her enemy .... that’s fun too. :)

confident AF

she’s an all around bitch i hate her , but she’s a mess , and she’s funny , and she’s too much sometimes .

too stubborn for her own good all the time bc she thinks she’s always right. 

she’s also really goofy when she wants to be

has a hell of a good work ethic , will get shit done when it needs to be done . is definitely the pushy friend to encourage others to do the same.

BEST HYPE WOMAN EVER

she loves assholes.

her lito, lita, ita, tito {grandparents} are her favourite people ever

will cuss you out in spanish and english

hella hot tempered and uhm...

YEAH THERE’S A LOT BUT YEAH I THINK I GOT IT COVERED KGJHDSKFHG

HAS AMERICA REACHED A TURNING POINT? ABC NEWS AIMS TO FIND OUT WITH GROUNDBREAKING SERIES EXAMINING THE RACIAL RECKONING SWEEPING THE NATION AND WHETHER IT LEADS TO LASTING RECONCILIATION

Unprecedented ABC News Programming Event ‘Turning Point,’ Featuring Month-Long Takeover of ‘Nightline,’ Kicks Off Tuesday, September 8

In the midst of a defining moment for the country when millions of protestors have called for justice and equality, ABC News aims to find out if America has reached a turning point with a groundbreaking month-long series of reports examining the racial reckoning sweeping the nation and whether it leads to lasting reconciliation. The unprecedented ABC News programming event “Turning Point,” featuring a month-long takeover of “Nightline” and special reporting across all shows and platforms, will confront the systems and institutions that were built to disenfranchise people of color and have shaped this country throughout its history, and showcase the work being done to enact change. “Turning Point” kicks off Tuesday, September 8 on “Nightline.”

The special coverage will feature reporting from a powerhouse roster of ABC News anchors, correspondents and multi-platform reporters including Juju Chang, Byron Pitts, Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts, Michael Strahan, George Stephanopoulos, David Muir, Linsey Davis, Amy Robach, John Quiñones, Pierre Thomas, Deborah Roberts, Steve Osunsami, Martha Raddatz, Dan Harris, Brad Mielke, Cheri Preston, Elwyn Lopez, Alex Presha and more. Plus, special hot topic discussions and segments with “The View” moderator Whoopi Goldberg, co-hosts Sunny Hostin, Joy Behar, Meghan McCain and Sara Haines and guest co-host Ana Navarro.

“Turning Point” was an award-winning ABC News program and series of specials in the 1990s hosted by some of ABC News’ most esteemed anchors – it set the bar for reporting on compelling stories that emerged from “critical moments that changed lives, for better or worse,” as the Orlando Sentinel described the show in 1994. With these four weeks of programming, ABC News and “Nightline” will once again deliver its signature series of reporting on a concentrated topic – systemic racism and racial reckoning – asking pointed questions and documenting personal journeys.

“Over the past few weeks and months, there has been a fever pitch echoing across the nation for this country to combat and undo its hundreds of years of systemic racism and inequities,” said Marie Nelson, Senior Vice President of Integrated Content Strategy, ABC News. “With these special ‘Turning Point’ reports our viewers will see our commitment to addressing this pivotal moment. This next month ABC News will provide context, history and hope with meaningful and impactful stories across broadcast, streaming, digital, audio and mobile.”

The special programming event is produced by “Nightline” and ABC News’ Race & Culture unit.

“With the reckoning that has been sweeping across the nation since George Floyd and most recently Jacob Blake, our ‘Turning Point’ coverage each night for the next four weeks is more vital and relevant than ever,” said Steven Baker, executive producer of “Nightline.” “Over the course of our reporting, we’ve been asking ourselves if America has reached a turning point and I’m proud to have ‘Nightline’ bring these powerful stories that confront this reckoning and hopefully bring us closer to answering the question.”

Samples of special coverage includes:

A “Nightline” three part series, with special animations narrated by “The View” moderator Whoopi Goldberg, gives a wide-ranging look at reparations, examining what America owes Native Americans, Mexican Americans and descendants of the enslaved, what some form of “repair” could look like and the impact it could have in cities like Asheville, N.C., that are enacting reparations statutes.

Anchor David Muir and the “World News Tonight” team, through the lens of the racial impact, will report on what America 2.0 post-COVID could look like, how families are making it work amid an unemployment crisis, and the continued devastating effects on essential workers, schoolteachers, bus drivers and more. The program takes a close look at what the return to school looks like for communities where virtual learning is not an option and so-called pods where families are hiring teachers to come into homes and teach small groups of children. Also, “World News Tonight” will examine how global warming impacts poor communities and how climate change is exacerbating inequality in the U.S. With 2020 predicted to be the hottest year on record, the communities suffering the highest COVID-19 infection and death rates and the worst hardships from its economic fallout will likely confront yet further threats from floods and heat waves and what measures could help them.

“Good Morning America” co-anchors Robin Roberts, Michael Strahan and George Stephanopoulos will report on the inspiring stories of those working towards inclusivity and equality.

“GMA3” and anchor Amy Robach will profile non-BIPOC who have taken up the fight for social change and justice, explore how racism affects people’s mental health, spend time with BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors and hear from Bishop Curry about how love can lead the way out of this moment.

“20/20,” with reporting by Anchor John Quiñones, profiles Vanessa Guillen’s family as they tirelessly advocate for justice. Along the way, Vanessa’s parents, Rogelio and Gloria Guillen, and sisters, Mayra and Lupe Guillen, share emotional memories of Vanessa. They also discuss how they learned about her disappearance, the desperate search to find her, the latest on the investigation into leadership at Fort Hood, and overwhelming support across the country.

“This Week” Co-Anchor Martha Raddatz travels on a cross-country     road trip, kicking off in Pennsylvania and stretching all the way to     Denver, to hear what voters think and feel about the nationwide protests, COVID-19 and the economy – and how that will influence their vote come November. Along the journey she returned to Ferguson, Missouri, to see how that community has persevered since being rocked by the shooting of Michael Brown in 2014.

“The View,” with moderator Whoopi Goldberg, co-hosts Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Meghan McCain and guest co-host Ana Navarro, will feature special hot topics and segments that address the efforts to reconcile and remedy America’s past.

“ABC News Live Prime” Anchor Linsey Davis will shine a light on the     challenges of everyday Americans across multiple backgrounds, who are struggling with their finances, their vote and how to cope and deal with this moment of unrest and division.

“Nightline” Co-Anchor Juju Chang traces the sobering journey of “Brandon” who, after a boyhood mistake with friends, is jailed and eventually deported to Mexico, a country he has not been to since he was born.

“Nightline” Co-Anchor Byron Pitts spotlights a Christian sleep away camp in Kentucky that gathers kids from different religions, races and socioeconomic statuses with the intention of fostering racial reconciliation through shared activities like the privilege line and having uncomfortable conversations with people they'd otherwise never meet.

ABC News Anchor Diane Sawyer revisits her groundbreaking "True Colors" investigation on racial discrimination in everyday life in America.

An exclusive investigation by Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas, in partnership with ABC Owned Television Stations, looks into traffic stop policing data and the racial disparities that exist in several major cities.

Correspondent Deborah Roberts examines the movement by teachers and students to teach a more thorough and inclusive portrait of American history.

Correspondent Steve Osunsami gives an in-depth look at how individuals and groups are confronting their own or their communities’ racist pasts and working to enlighten and bring about change.

“Good Morning America” Weekend Co-Anchor Dan Harris shines a light on the growing wave of progressive prosecutors with a profile of Sussex County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, the first woman of color to hold the position.

ABC News’ Investigative Unit delivers a chilling look into homegrown terrorism, the white supremacist movement from the Oklahoma City bombing to the rise in current day hate crimes and how the government is combatting the threat.

ABC News Digital peers into the history of disenfranchising Black voters in Mississippi, economics of reparations, burnout felt among Latino health care workers and whether there is a backlash to racial reckoning. Coverage also includes a look at the relationship police in the U.K. have with their communities, a feature on Black scuba divers who have excavated long-forgotten slave shipwrecks, examinations into “ally-ship”, voter suppression, police reform and whether Mexican immigrant essential workers are being left out of the racial reckoning equation and an assessment on where the presidential candidates stand on race and social reform.

ABC News’ flagship daily news podcast “Start Here,” hosted by Brad Mielke, will check back in on an overwhelmed funeral home owner in New York who’s trying to provide end of life services to her disproportionately affected community of color, while dealing with the loss of her husband to COVID. ABC Audio’s weekly newsmagazine “Perspective,” hosted by Cheri Preston, will have special extended content each week spotlighting the characters featured across the network. Preston will also focus on issues affecting minority communities with guests and discuss systemic racism, reparations, law enforcement, housing, policing, elections and more.

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Mastery Essay for SDF

Más de un siglo is a musical documentary that takes the viewer on a journey through Puerto Rico’s history and culture using the music that defined each generation as its vehicle through time. An emotional journey that begins with the sound of drums among the trees of Loíza, the birthplace of Bomba, and ends with an invitation to young viewers to use their talents and their passions to forge a new path for Puerto Rico’s future. The latest in a long line of Christmas Specials produced by Banco Popular de Puerto Rico as a way of preserving the island’s musical heritage and its cultural significance, the film takes place entirely in a soundstage, within which sets were built to depict 10 different periods in Puerto Rico’s musical history. We begin in 1893 in a small village by Río Grande in Loíza, where a large group of black Puerto Rican’s showcase the hypnotic rhythm of Bomba, an intricate dance in which the dancers use the fluid motion of their white tunics to “conduct” a symphony of drummers, telling them with just a flick of their wrists or a shimmy of their shoulders how fast or slow the music should go. Everyone huddles around “La bailadora” (The Dancer) as she demonstrates her command over the drums. When the song ends the actor Modesto Lacén addresses the camera and talks to the audience about the significant role that music has played in Puerto Rico’s history and how that music helps to keep our heritage alive for future generations before moving on to the next musical section and handing over narration duties to the actress Cordelia González. It is in this way that the mood of the film is established: that of remembrance and thus begins its journey in time through the music that defined each era. Director Arí Maniel Cruz, known for such films as Antes que cante el gallo (Before the Rooster Crows) and Under My Nails, uses the musical sections as an opportunity to tell small stories within the overarching story of Puerto Rico, from the countryside to the cityscape, and even taking a small detour to the Bronx, with the camera moving freely between the decades while the characters of each decade tell their stories through song. While the onscreen narration is what gives the film its documentary feel, it is in Arí Maniel’s command over the camera, what it sees and where it goes, that the emotional journey truly lies. The camera moves between each set as if taking a leisurely stroll through time, stopping only to witness a moment in the lives of every day Puerto Ricans and lingering just long enough to listen to what the narrators have to say. One stand out story, a showstopper if there ever was one, takes place in the Bronx in the 1970s. As Charlie Aponte, former lead singer of the salsa orchestra El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico sings “Agúzate,” about a man persecuted by the authorities, a tall and languid man bursts into a salsa club nervously looking over his shoulder. He pushes a woman on his way to the bar, but she becomes intrigued by him rather than annoyed (the woman incidentally is dressed like Cuban Latin Soul singer La Lupe, who was quite popular in New York at this time). The camera moves freely around the space, as the man loses himself in the crowd, avoiding the two detectives who come in looking for him. The woman helps him at one point, pulling him into a dance to avoid being seen by the cops. Eventually, the two detectives leave, and the man kisses the woman before taking his own leave. The production value for this scene alone is staggering, and Arí Maniel’s direction takes full advantage by showing as much of the set as possible and often. The main actors were both incredible, able to convey complex emotions without resorting to over the top theatrics, which in a country known more for its theatrical productions rather than its filmmaking is quite a feat. In another segment called La despedida (The Goodbye) set in Naguabo in 1941, recording artist Obie Bermudez sings about saying his goodbyes to his friends and his love before going off to war. He laments the fact that he must leave his mother behind, all alone and with no one to watch out for her. He asks “who will help her if she needs it? Who will care for her if she falls ill? Who will pray for her if she dies?” He leaves and as his mother watches on a door opens behind her. Bright light spills out and beckons her to step through. The young man returns from the war, riding up to his mother’s shack in a military vehicle and wearing his uniform, only to find his house empty and his mother gone. He drops his duffel bag and walks away with his head bowed, his soul deflated by circumstance. This part of the film is something we can all relate to. We’ve all lost someone dear to us, whether family or friend. The image of a person standing before a bright light is so universal that it transcends any and all language barriers. La Despedida is the one segment of this film that any non-Spanish speaker can understand because of the universality of its images. We see the main character say goodbye to his childhood friends, his mother crying, shaking her head, we see all of this, and even without listening to the lyrics we understand that he is going away for a long time. Then, of course, there’s the year, 1941 when World War II was at its crucial point which tells us that he may never return. And finally, the bright light spilling through the open door, the mother turning back and blowing one last kiss at her son, who is long gone before she leaves the earthly plane for good. You don’t need to understand the words of the song to appreciate the weight of these extenuating circumstances, the images tell us everything we need to know. And so the film forges on, taking us to a bar in Santurce in 1952, where a band plays a song that helps the bar owner as well as the last customer cope with their recent breakups. To a family residence in Caparra in the 60’s, where the family bickers over what to watch on their brand-new television set. And so the camera continues to move between settings, to that Salsa club in the Bronx in the 70’s, to La Milla de Oro (The Golden Mile; Puerto Rico’s financial district) in Hato Rey in 1989 and a traffic jam at 7:55 in the morning on PR-2 in the 90’s, each scene bookended by actors, telling us where we are in time and what historical or otherwise significant events took place at that time. It’s hard not to think about the logistical convenience of having everything take place in this one giant soundstage, but after a while you start to notice the significance of it. The narrators speak of an island under construction, with its people constantly moving from place to place, country to country, always in search of brighter futures for themselves and their loved ones. It seems to me that the decision of having everything unfold in a soundstage was made to give the camera the freedom to explore, while at the same time making it clear to the audience, in a meta sort of way, that what they are watching are stories told the way that filmmakers see them when they film them, stories that are only real for as long as the camera is focused on them with characters that cease to exist as soon as the camera is turned away. Sure, the characters aren’t real and their personal circumstances are nothing short of fictional, but their purpose is very much real and very much significant. A major theme of the film is progress and how such a concept helped to shape the national conscience of past generations leading up to my own and the act of moving the camera away from its current subjects and unto the next serves as a metaphor for that. In the end, when filmmaker Jacobo Morales speaks to the audience about how my island’s future is in the hands of my generation, I cannot shake this feeling that no matter how much progress is made there is still more that needs to be done. And that is what the final musical segment “Hijos del cañaveral” is all about. Musicians and singers huddle around each other in a circle as they sing a song about our resilience, against the worst storms, against slavery, against the attempted annihilation of our language, our culture and everything that make us who we are. Más de un siglo could not have come at a better time, a time when every single Puerto Rican, no matter if their feet touch the sandy beaches of the island or the hard concrete of New York City, needs to remember their worth.

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Several Johnson County Democrats have or soon will head Fort Worth’s way to participate in this weekend’s state Democratic Convention at the Fort Worth Convention Center.

Several Johnson County Republicans last weekend traveled to San Antonio for their party’s state convention.

About 9,000 delegates and guests are expected to gather in Fort Worth.

The Texas Democratic Party last chose Fort Worth for their convention site in 2006. Republicans chose the same city in 2012 and 2014.

“Health care, education, the economy, there’s so much and so many areas where Texas is so far down on the list,” Johnson County Democratic Party Chairman Linda Brown said. “It’s a shame because we used to be a leader of the 50 states. Our hope is that we can get some Democrats elected and turn some of this stuff around.”

Brown traveled to Fort Worth on Thursday, the first day of the convention although most of the action is expected to take place today and Saturday.

“There’s just so much to address and deal with with everything Trump and the Republicans are up to,” Brown said. “I’m glad he signed the executive order to help with the situation of kids being detained at the border. But, old news as this is by now, you never know what he’s going to do next.”

Johnson County Precinct 6 Democratic Chairman Jim Garvin said much remains to be done, massive challenges await and work toward those goals begins this weekend.

“I’m hoping we as a party can get united behind our candidates, come out of the convention with a positive attitude then work hard through the fall campaign to pick up some congressional seats and hopefully some state offices,” Garvin said.

Gov. Greg Abbott appears safe in his re-election bid, Garvin said, but U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz-R, may be in trouble thanks to the efforts of Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke.

“I think Beto has a hell of a shot at unseating Cruz,” Garvin said. “He’s visited every Texas county including some where the population’s maybe 1,700 and he was out there talking to whoever showed up. He’s certainly getting out and talking to people and hasn’t quit.”

Garvin, in Cleburne on Thursday, said he planned to travel to the convention this morning.

“A lot of issues to be addressed,” Garvin said. “We have the most uninsured people in the country and something has to be done about that,” Garvin said. “Then you have the government’s way of dealing with these kids at the border, nuttiest damn thing I’ve ever seen. A lot of people in America are showing their true colors right now.”

Cleburne resident Kat Sanders, chapter leader for the North Central Texas counties of Progressive Democrats of America, said 27 delegates from Johnson County are expected in Fort Worth with an additional 75 or so accompanying them.

Sanders said she plans to speak on the crisis of rural county hospitals today.

“It’s sponsored by the National Nurses Union and other groups who are pushing for health care changes,” Sanders said. “Basically I’ll be addressing the problems of rural county hospitals. Since so many Texans can’t afford health insurance they go to emergency rooms when they’re really sick or hurt, which makes a tax burden on the taxpayers of those smaller counties and which has caused a lot of the rural hospitals to close forcing people to have to travel hundreds of miles in some cases when they really need medical care.”

Education and students loans also need to be addressed, Sanders said. 

“We have kids who can’t afford college anymore or who are getting out of college and can’t find jobs that pay enough to make their college loan payments,” Sanders said.

Sanders said she remains optimistic about Democrats’ chances in several races this year.

“I think Beto O’Rourke and [gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez] have generated a lot of excitement and have been very active in getting out and engaging the voters,” Sanders said. “Democrats are massively over excited about this year’s convention. Trump gave us a boon when he started hurting young children and I think that bruise may be on him for a while. 

“I hope too that people are finally getting tired of just the overall mean spirited talk. We can be more civil. I’ve worked with several of the commissioners in Johnson County and they’re all Republican so it can be done. We all need to get back to the point where we  realize we may not see eye to eye on everything but there are still a lot of things we can work on together and accomplish for the good of our community and county.”

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Migrants, World Cup, Apple: Your Monday Evening Briefing

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Good evening. Here’s the latest.

1. The Trump administration is being battered by a wave of bipartisan criticism and an international outcry over its immigration practices.

In just one six-week period, some 2,000 children were separated from their families, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Thousands are being held in makeshift shelters. The U.N. human rights chief called the policy “government-sanctioned child abuse.”

The investigative website ProPublica posted this audio clip of some of the separations. (News photographers have not been allowed inside the shelters, and The New York Times is declining to publish government handout photos.)

President Trump doubled down on his defense of the policy, repeating the false claim that Democrats are to blame and saying that criminals, not parents, were transporting the children. “They could be murderers and thieves and so much else,” he said.

____

2. Under attack, President Trump countered with a Twitter assault on Germany’s refugee policy, saying the U.S. must avoid its failings.

He falsely claimed that Germany’s crime rate is on the rise and railed against European immigration policies. (Here’s a look at what he got wrong.)

The comments came at a difficult time for Germany. The country is embroiled in a battle over Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door refugee policy.

4. Belgium triumphed over Panama, above, at the World Cup, winning 3-0. It was Panama’s first time playing in the World Cup.

And England overtook Tunisia, winning 2-1. If you missed the game, here’s a play-by-play.

Check out our full World Cup coverage.

5. A Senate vote to reinstate tough penalties on ZTE, a Chinese telecommunications company accused of violating American sanctions, has ratcheted up the likelihood of a showdown between the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers.

Domestically, President Trump is doing more and more to assist declining industries that figure prominently in a nostalgic view of the American economy — often at the expense of supporting some of the country’s fastest-growing sectors.

The $50 billion worth of Chinese exports targeted represent less than half a percent of China’s nearly $13 trillion economy.

____

7. In politics, we looked at Lupe Valdez, above, the former sheriff hoping to displace Texas’ Republican governor in November.

She is the first Latina and the first open lesbian to claim the Democratic nomination, but her past cooperation with immigration agents could cost her crucial support.

And Stephanie Miner, the former mayor of Syracuse, announced an independent campaign to replace Andrew Cuomo as governor of New York. (His more immediate concern is a Democratic challenge from the actress Cynthia Nixon.)

The Supreme Court “kicked the can down the road” on partisan gerrymandering, by declining to engage the central question in two cases, our judicial correspondent writes.

8. Archiving history as it happens: That’s the goal of “rapid response collecting,” which is being practiced by museums in Europe and America.

A curator at the National Museum of Ireland woke up early the day after her country’s abortion referendum, grabbing campaign posters and putting out a call for flags, banners and signs — anything that could be preserved.

The older ways of collecting are still around. A black felt bicorn hat believed to have been worn by Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo sold at auction for over $400,000 in France.

____

9. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” reconsidered.

Two writers offer appraisals of Harper Lee’s work in reviews of books that center on her biography and the cultural role of her best-known novel.

It is “a book for which a great many people harbor reverence and nostalgia,” Roxane Gay writes. “I am not one of those people.”

And Howell Raines considers the novel’s importance in the Southern imagination, saying it gave Alabama a “civic mythology.”

10. Finally, 500 of the “noblest of God’s trees” are once again available for Yosemite National Park visitors to gawk at, sit beneath, or walk through. (Go ahead, hug!)

It took three years, but more than an acre of pavement has been ripped up and replaced with walking paths made of packed dirt — less asphalt is better for the health of giant sequoias revered by the naturalist John Muir.

“Society has evolved,” said the head of the Yosemite Conservancy. “It’s a lighter-on-the-land approach.”

Have a great evening.

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Migrants, World Cup, Apple: Your Monday Evening Briefing

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.)

Good evening. Here’s the latest.

1. The Trump administration is being battered by a wave of bipartisan criticism and an international outcry over its immigration practices.

In just one six-week period, some 2,000 children were separated from their families, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Thousands are being held in makeshift shelters. The U.N. human rights chief called the policy “government-sanctioned child abuse.”

The investigative website ProPublica posted this audio clip of some of the separations. (News photographers have not been allowed inside the shelters, and The New York Times is declining to publish government handout photos.)

President Trump doubled down on his defense of the policy, repeating the false claim that Democrats are to blame and saying that criminals, not parents, were transporting the children. “They could be murderers and thieves and so much else,” he said.

____

2. Under attack, President Trump countered with a Twitter assault on Germany’s refugee policy, saying the U.S. must avoid its failings.

He falsely claimed that Germany’s crime rate is on the rise and railed against European immigration policies. (Here’s a look at what he got wrong.)

The comments came at a difficult time for Germany. The country is embroiled in a battle over Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door refugee policy.

4. Belgium triumphed over Panama, above, at the World Cup, winning 3-0. It was Panama’s first time playing in the World Cup.

And England overtook Tunisia, winning 2-1. If you missed the game, here’s a play-by-play.

Check out our full World Cup coverage.

5. A Senate vote to reinstate tough penalties on ZTE, a Chinese telecommunications company accused of violating American sanctions, has ratcheted up the likelihood of a showdown between the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers.

Domestically, President Trump is doing more and more to assist declining industries that figure prominently in a nostalgic view of the American economy — often at the expense of supporting some of the country’s fastest-growing sectors.

The $50 billion worth of Chinese exports targeted represent less than half a percent of China’s nearly $13 trillion economy.

____

7. In politics, we looked at Lupe Valdez, above, the former sheriff hoping to displace Texas’ Republican governor in November.

She is the first Latina and the first open lesbian to claim the Democratic nomination, but her past cooperation with immigration agents could cost her crucial support.

And Stephanie Miner, the former mayor of Syracuse, announced an independent campaign to replace Andrew Cuomo as governor of New York. (His more immediate concern is a Democratic challenge from the actress Cynthia Nixon.)

The Supreme Court “kicked the can down the road” on partisan gerrymandering, by declining to engage the central question in two cases, our judicial correspondent writes.

8. Archiving history as it happens: That’s the goal of “rapid response collecting,” which is being practiced by museums in Europe and America.

A curator at the National Museum of Ireland woke up early the day after her country’s abortion referendum, grabbing campaign posters and putting out a call for flags, banners and signs — anything that could be preserved.

The older ways of collecting are still around. A black felt bicorn hat believed to have been worn by Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo sold at auction for over $400,000 in France.

____

9. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” reconsidered.

Two writers offer appraisals of Harper Lee’s work in reviews of books that center on her biography and the cultural role of her best-known novel.

It is “a book for which a great many people harbor reverence and nostalgia,” Roxane Gay writes. “I am not one of those people.”

And Howell Raines considers the novel’s importance in the Southern imagination, saying it gave Alabama a “civic mythology.”

10. Finally, 500 of the “noblest of God’s trees” are once again available for Yosemite National Park visitors to gawk at, sit beneath, or walk through. (Go ahead, hug!)

It took three years, but more than an acre of pavement has been ripped up and replaced with walking paths made of packed dirt — less asphalt is better for the health of giant sequoias revered by the naturalist John Muir.

“Society has evolved,” said the head of the Yosemite Conservancy. “It’s a lighter-on-the-land approach.”

Have a great evening.

____

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Migrants, World Cup, Apple: Your Monday Evening Briefing

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.)

Good evening. Here’s the latest.

1. The Trump administration is being battered by a wave of bipartisan criticism and an international outcry over its immigration practices.

In just one six-week period, some 2,000 children were separated from their families, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Thousands are being held in makeshift shelters. The U.N. human rights chief called the policy “government-sanctioned child abuse.”

The investigative website ProPublica posted this audio clip of some of the separations. (News photographers have not been allowed inside the shelters, and The New York Times is declining to publish government handout photos.)

President Trump doubled down on his defense of the policy, repeating the false claim that Democrats are to blame and saying that criminals, not parents, were transporting the children. “They could be murderers and thieves and so much else,” he said.

____

2. Under attack, President Trump countered with a Twitter assault on Germany’s refugee policy, saying the U.S. must avoid its failings.

He falsely claimed that Germany’s crime rate is on the rise and railed against European immigration policies. (Here’s a look at what he got wrong.)

The comments came at a difficult time for Germany. The country is embroiled in a battle over Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door refugee policy.

4. Belgium triumphed over Panama, above, at the World Cup, winning 3-0. It was Panama’s first time playing in the World Cup.

And England overtook Tunisia, winning 2-1. If you missed the game, here’s a play-by-play.

Check out our full World Cup coverage.

5. A Senate vote to reinstate tough penalties on ZTE, a Chinese telecommunications company accused of violating American sanctions, has ratcheted up the likelihood of a showdown between the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers.

Domestically, President Trump is doing more and more to assist declining industries that figure prominently in a nostalgic view of the American economy — often at the expense of supporting some of the country’s fastest-growing sectors.

The $50 billion worth of Chinese exports targeted represent less than half a percent of China’s nearly $13 trillion economy.

____

7. In politics, we looked at Lupe Valdez, above, the former sheriff hoping to displace Texas’ Republican governor in November.

She is the first Latina and the first open lesbian to claim the Democratic nomination, but her past cooperation with immigration agents could cost her crucial support.

And Stephanie Miner, the former mayor of Syracuse, announced an independent campaign to replace Andrew Cuomo as governor of New York. (His more immediate concern is a Democratic challenge from the actress Cynthia Nixon.)

The Supreme Court “kicked the can down the road” on partisan gerrymandering, by declining to engage the central question in two cases, our judicial correspondent writes.

8. Archiving history as it happens: That’s the goal of “rapid response collecting,” which is being practiced by museums in Europe and America.

A curator at the National Museum of Ireland woke up early the day after her country’s abortion referendum, grabbing campaign posters and putting out a call for flags, banners and signs — anything that could be preserved.

The older ways of collecting are still around. A black felt bicorn hat believed to have been worn by Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo sold at auction for over $400,000 in France.

____

9. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” reconsidered.

Two writers offer appraisals of Harper Lee’s work in reviews of books that center on her biography and the cultural role of her best-known novel.

It is “a book for which a great many people harbor reverence and nostalgia,” Roxane Gay writes. “I am not one of those people.”

And Howell Raines considers the novel’s importance in the Southern imagination, saying it gave Alabama a “civic mythology.”

10. Finally, 500 of the “noblest of God’s trees” are once again available for Yosemite National Park visitors to gawk at, sit beneath, or walk through. (Go ahead, hug!)

It took three years, but more than an acre of pavement has been ripped up and replaced with walking paths made of packed dirt — less asphalt is better for the health of giant sequoias revered by the naturalist John Muir.

“Society has evolved,” said the head of the Yosemite Conservancy. “It’s a lighter-on-the-land approach.”

Have a great evening.

____

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Eminem's "Revival" sells 265K First Week (197K Pure). G-Eazy's "The Beautiful & Damned" sells 122K First Week (70K Pure). Jeezy's "Pressure" sells 70K First Week (51K Pure). Eminem has his worst first week since 1996 with "Infinite".

Eminem's "Revival" sells 265K First Week (197K Pure). G-Eazy's "The Beautiful & Damned" sells 122K First Week (70K Pure). Jeezy's "Pressure" sells 70K First Week (51K Pure). Eminem has his worst first week since 1996 with "Infinite".

Rank Artist Album Label Pure Sales Sales + Streaming 1 Kendrick Lamar DAMN. TDE/Interscope 362K 610K 2 Drake More Life YMCMB/Republic 230k 505K 3 Eminem Revival Shady/Aftermath/Interscope 197K 265K 4 Logic Everybody Def Jam 199K 251K 5 Big Sean I Decided G.O.O.D./Def Jam 65K 156K 6 DJ Khaled Grateful We The Best/Epic 52K 151K 7 Future FUTURE Freebandz/Epic 57K 139K 8 Gorillaz Humanz Parlophone/Warner Bros 108K 135K 9 Lil Uzi Vert Luv Is Rage 2 Generation Now/Atlantic 28K 126K 10 G-Eazy The Beautiful & Damned BPG/Revels Group/RCA 70K 122K 11 Migos Culture Quality Control 40K 121K 12 Future HENDRXX Freebandz/Epic 44K 117K 13 Bryson Tiller True to Self TRAPSOUL/RCA 47K 116K 14 Tyler, the Creator Flower Boy Odd Future/Colombia 72K 106K 15 2 Chainz Pretty Girls Like Trap Music Def Jam 57K 106K 16 Meek Mill Wins & Losses Atlantic 37K 102K 17 Rick Ross Rather You Than Me Epic 69K 100K 18 XXXTENTACION 17 Bad Vibes Forever/Empire 18K 86K 19 Mary J. Blige Strength of a Woman Capitol 70K 76K 20 21 Savage Issa Album Slaughter Gang/Epic 22K 75K 21 Future & Young Thug Super Slimey Epic/300/Atlantic 12K 75K 22 Jeezy Pressure Def Jam 51K 70K 23 Kodak Black Painting Pictures WMG 15K 70K 24 Gucci Mane Mr. Davis Atlantic 22K 64K 25 Trey Songz Tremaine The Album WMG 42K 63K 26 Calvin Harris Funk Wave Bounces Vol. 1 Columbia 24K 63K 27 A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie The Bigger Artist Highbridge/Atlantic 10K 61K 28 Kehlani SweetSexySavage WMG 30K 57K 29 Chris Brown Heartbreak On A Full Moon RCA 25K 56K 30 SZA CTRL TDE/RCA 24K 55K 31 Quality Control Quality Control: Control the Streets, Vol. 1 Quality Control/Motown/Capitol N/A 54K 32 Big Sean & Metro Boomin Double or Nothing Republic 10K 54K 33 NF Perception NF Real Music/Caroline 36K 53K 34 French Montana Jungle Rules Bad Boy/Epic 15K 52K 35 Joey Bada$$ All-Amerikkkan Badass Cinematic Music/Pro Era 24K 51K 36 Russ There's Really A Wolf Colombia 24K 49K 37 Macklemore Gemini Bendo LLC 27K 48K 38 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin Without Warning Slaughter Gang/Epic 11K 48K 39 Lil Pump Lil Pump Tha Lights Global/Warner Bros. 7K 45K 40 Lil Yachty Teenage Emotions Quality Control/Motown/Capitol 18K 44K 41 Kodak Black Project Baby 2 Atlantic 8K 44K 42 Kevin Gates By Any Means 2 Bread Winners' Association/Atlantic 18K 41K 43 A$AP Mob Cozy Tapes, Vol. 2: Too Cozy A$AP World/Polo Grounds/RCA 8K 40K 44 Miguel War & Leisure Bystorm/RCA 15K 37K 45 Khalid American Teen Right Hand Music/RCA 13K 37K 46 Jhene Aiko Trip Def Jam 10K 37K 47 Big K.R.I.T. 4eva Is A Mighty Long Time BMG 22K 35K 48 Fabolous & Jadakiss Friday on Elm Street Def Jam 18K 33K 49 Young Thug Beautiful Thugger Girls Atlantic 6K 32K 50 Lecrae All Things Work Together Reach 20K 31K 51 Gucci Mane Droptopwop Atlantic 9K 31K 52 Nav & Metro Boomin Perfect Timing XO/Boominati/Republic 6K 31K 53 Ty Dolla $ign Beach House 3 Atlantic 7K 30K 54 Yo Gotti I Still Am Epic 12K 29K 55 Playboi Carti Playboi Carti AWGE/Interscope 8K 28K 56 Vince Staples Big Fish Theory Def Jam 16K 27K 57 PnB Rock Catch These Vibes Atlantic 4K 27K 58 Dave East Paranoia: A True Story Mass Appeal/Def Jam 12K 26K 59 Moneybagg Yo Federal 3X N-Less/Interscope 10K 26K 60 Wu-Tang The Saga Continues 36 Chambers/eOne 19K 25K 58 Wale Shine MMG/Atlantic 13K 25K 61 Moneybagg Yo & Youngboy Never Broke Again Fed Baby's N-Less Entertainment/Never Broke Again 5K 25K 62 Jaden Smith Syre MSFTSMusic/Roc Nation 4K 24K 63 Young Dolph Thinking Out Loud Paper Route Empire 7K 23K 64 A$AP Ferg Still Striving RCA 5K 23K 65 G Herbo Humble Beast Machine Entertainment 7K 21K 66 Lupe Fiasco Drogas Light 1st and 15th 14K 20K 67 Big Boi BOOMIVERSE Epic 13K 20K 68 Nav Nav XO/Republic 4K 20K 69 Mike WiLL Made-It Ransom 2 WMG 4K 19K 70 Tech N9ne Dominion Strange Music 15K 17K 71 AI YoungBoy YoungBoy Never Broke Again Never Broke Again 5K 16K 72 Amine Good For You Republic 4K 16K 73 Pitbull Climate Change Polo Grounds/RCA 10K 13K 74 Keyshia Cole 11:11 Reset Epic 9K 13K 75 Vic Mensa The Autobiography Roc Nation 7K 13K 76 DVSN The Morning After OVO Sound/Warner Bros. 4K 13K 77 Yelawolf Trial By Fire Shady/Aftermath/Interscope 10K 12K 78 Action Bronson Blue Chips 700 Vice/Atlantic 8K 12K 79 Ugly God The Booty Tape Atlantic N/A 12K 80 Fat Joe & Remy Ma Plata O Plomo RNG/Empire 8K 11K

FAQ:

Q: Source?

A: http://hitsdailydouble.com/building_album_chart

Q: How is this list sorted?

A: It's sorted by sales + streaming

Q: What are pure sales?

A: Pure sales are purchases of the album (itunes, amazon, physicals, etc)

Q: Where is X album?

A: Only albums with 10K in sales + streaming are listed

Q: Aren't those numbers low for Drake/Chris Brown/Offset, 21, and Metro?

A: Drake released "More Life" on a Saturday night which means that he lost around 2 full days of sales. Similar scenario for Chris Brown and Offset, 21, and Metro.

Q: What about "4:44"?

A: It didn't have any sales first week as it was a Tidal exclusive and Tidal did not report their streaming numbers.

Q: Why are Ugly God/Quality Control's pure sales "N/A"

A: Ugly God/Quality Control's pure sales were outside of the top 50 for there release weeks, meaning the exact number was unknown. Ugly God sold fewer than 3K pure copies. Quality Control sold fewer than 6K pure copies.

Q: Where can I find last year's list?

A: 2016 list, 2015 list

RankArtistAlbumLabelPure SalesSales + Streaming1Kendrick LamarDAMN.TDE/Interscope362K610K2DrakeMore LifeYMCMB/Republic230k505K3EminemRevivalShady/Aftermath/Interscope197K265K4LogicEverybodyDef Jam199K251K5Big SeanI DecidedG.O.O.D./Def Jam65K156K6DJ KhaledGratefulWe The Best/Epic52K151K7FutureFUTUREFreebandz/Epic57K139K8GorillazHumanzParlophone/Warner Bros108K135K9Lil Uzi VertLuv Is Rage 2Generation Now/Atlantic28K126K10G-EazyThe Beautiful & DamnedBPG/Revels Group/RCA70K122K11MigosCultureQuality Control40K121K12FutureHENDRXXFreebandz/Epic44K117K13Bryson TillerTrue to SelfTRAPSOUL/RCA47K116K14Tyler, the CreatorFlower BoyOdd Future/Colombia72K106K152 ChainzPretty Girls Like Trap MusicDef Jam57K106K16Meek MillWins & LossesAtlantic37K102K17Rick RossRather You Than MeEpic69K100K18XXXTENTACION17Bad Vibes Forever/Empire18K86K19Mary J. BligeStrength of a WomanCapitol70K76K2021 SavageIssa AlbumSlaughter Gang/Epic22K75K21Future & Young ThugSuper SlimeyEpic/300/Atlantic12K75K22JeezyPressureDef Jam51K70K23Kodak BlackPainting PicturesWMG15K70K24Gucci ManeMr. DavisAtlantic22K64K25Trey SongzTremaine The AlbumWMG42K63K26Calvin HarrisFunk Wave Bounces Vol. 1Columbia24K63K27A Boogie Wit Da HoodieThe Bigger ArtistHighbridge/Atlantic10K61K28KehlaniSweetSexySavageWMG30K57K29Chris BrownHeartbreak On A Full MoonRCA25K56K30SZACTRLTDE/RCA24K55K31Quality ControlQuality Control: Control the Streets, Vol. 1Quality Control/Motown/CapitolN/A54K32Big Sean & Metro BoominDouble or NothingRepublic10K54K33NFPerceptionNF Real Music/Caroline36K53K34French MontanaJungle RulesBad Boy/Epic15K52K35Joey Bada$$All-Amerikkkan BadassCinematic Music/Pro Era24K51K36RussThere's Really A WolfColombia24K49K37MacklemoreGeminiBendo LLC27K48K3821 Savage, Offset & Metro BoominWithout WarningSlaughter Gang/Epic11K48K39Lil PumpLil PumpTha Lights Global/Warner Bros.7K45K40Lil YachtyTeenage EmotionsQuality Control/Motown/Capitol18K44K41Kodak BlackProject Baby 2Atlantic8K44K42Kevin GatesBy Any Means 2Bread Winners' Association/Atlantic18K41K43A$AP MobCozy Tapes, Vol. 2: Too CozyA$AP World/Polo Grounds/RCA8K40K44MiguelWar & LeisureBystorm/RCA15K37K45KhalidAmerican TeenRight Hand Music/RCA13K37K46Jhene AikoTripDef Jam10K37K47Big K.R.I.T.4eva Is A Mighty Long TimeBMG22K35K48Fabolous & JadakissFriday on Elm StreetDef Jam18K33K49Young ThugBeautiful Thugger GirlsAtlantic6K32K50LecraeAll Things Work TogetherReach20K31K51Gucci ManeDroptopwopAtlantic9K31K52Nav & Metro BoominPerfect TimingXO/Boominati/Republic6K31K53Ty Dolla $ignBeach House 3Atlantic7K30K54Yo GottiI Still AmEpic12K29K55Playboi CartiPlayboi CartiAWGE/Interscope8K28K56Vince StaplesBig Fish TheoryDef Jam16K27K57PnB RockCatch These VibesAtlantic4K27K58Dave EastParanoia: A True StoryMass Appeal/Def Jam12K26K59Moneybagg YoFederal 3XN-Less/Interscope10K26K60Wu-TangThe Saga Continues36 Chambers/eOne19K25K58WaleShineMMG/Atlantic13K25K61Moneybagg Yo & Youngboy Never Broke AgainFed Baby'sN-Less Entertainment/Never Broke Again5K25K62Jaden SmithSyreMSFTSMusic/Roc Nation4K24K63Young DolphThinking Out LoudPaper Route Empire7K23K64A$AP FergStill StrivingRCA5K23K65G HerboHumble BeastMachine Entertainment7K21K66Lupe FiascoDrogas Light1st and 15th14K20K67Big BoiBOOMIVERSEEpic13K20K68NavNavXO/Republic4K20K69Mike WiLL Made-ItRansom 2WMG4K19K70Tech N9neDominionStrange Music15K17K71AI YoungBoyYoungBoy Never Broke AgainNever Broke Again5K16K72AmineGood For YouRepublic4K16K73PitbullClimate ChangePolo Grounds/RCA10K13K74Keyshia Cole11:11 ResetEpic9K13K75Vic MensaThe AutobiographyRoc Nation7K13K76DVSNThe Morning AfterOVO Sound/Warner Bros.4K13K77YelawolfTrial By FireShady/Aftermath/Interscope10K12K78Action BronsonBlue Chips 700Vice/Atlantic8K12K79Ugly GodThe Booty TapeAtlanticN/A12K80Fat Joe & Remy MaPlata O PlomoRNG/Empire8K11KFAQ:Q: Source?A: http://hitsdailydouble.com/building_album_chartQ: How is this list sorted?A: It's sorted by sales + streamingQ: What are pure sales?A: Pure sales are purchases of the album (itunes, amazon, physicals, etc)Q: Where is X album?A: Only albums with 10K in sales + streaming are listedQ: Aren't those numbers low for Drake/Chris Brown/Offset, 21, and Metro?A: Drake released "More Life" on a Saturday night which means that he lost around 2 full days of sales. Similar scenario for Chris Brown and Offset, 21, and Metro.Q: What about "4:44"?A: It didn't have any sales first week as it was a Tidal exclusive and Tidal did not report their streaming numbers.Q: Why are Ugly God/Quality Control's pure sales "N/A"A: Ugly God/Quality Control's pure sales were outside of the top 50 for there release weeks, meaning the exact number was unknown. Ugly God sold fewer than 3K pure copies. Quality Control sold fewer than 6K pure copies.Q: Where can I find last year's list?A: 2016 list, 2015 list

Dear Sutherland Springs, you deserve an apology from the news media

Lauren McGaughy, Dallas Morning News, Nov. 10, 2017

Dear Sutherland Springs,

When I drove into town Sunday afternoon, it was still quiet. Just a few hours had passed since the massacre at First Baptist, and only a handful of local journalists were there. By day’s end, dozens more had descended. By Monday, there were hundreds of us--reporters, producers and photographers from all over the world.

The media presence doubled the size of your grieving community, or so it seemed. You couldn’t park at the post office. It was jammed with news vans and satellite trucks, its lawn trampled by a half-dozen tents the big networks set up. You couldn’t get a quiet meal at the local cafe, where waitresses trying to get through their shifts were asked again and again to talk about the friends and family they had just lost.

It was miserably hot, even for Texas. But the gas station was out of sunscreen. We’d bought it all.

It was an invasion. It was too much.

At the prayer vigil Sunday night, mourners clutching candles hugged each other and sobbed. The pictures were beautiful. What you didn’t see was the scrum engulfing your friends and loved ones, photographers and reporters with iPhones jockeying to capture an image that didn’t also include the media melee.

I kept thinking there should be--there must be--a better way to cover a tragedy like this.

Your community is different from a big city like Las Vegas. Certainly the victims there were traumatized by reporters’ constant pressing. Sutherland Springs--three square blocks of modest homes without so much as a stoplight, three square blocks of homes in which nearly every person lost someone--should have been treated with more care.

Because I got there early, I was in front of the Ward family’s house when they got back from the hospital. They were waiting on news from four family members, three kids and their mother, they told me. Sure, I could come inside. Yeah, I could sit down. OK, we’ll tell you what we saw.

Their daughter McKinley introduced me to their dogs, let me hold the newest addition, a puppy named Liyla. Grandma Lupe made me tortillas. Leslie brewed coffee. By midnight Sunday, they’d learned two of the nieces and the girls’ mother were dead. One boy, a 5-year-old shot four times, is still hanging on.

Maybe they opened up because they trusted me, or it was a welcome distraction. Maybe it was just luck and timing. Whatever the reason, I wrote their story sitting at their kitchen table. McKinley kept me company, watching Meet Me in St. Louis by my side.

I decided to choose my interactions carefully. But I was still there, a stranger, an outsider, my presence an intrusion.

The second day, from the comfort of the Wards’ porch, I watched as the family turned away at least a dozen reporters. Most I didn’t know. Some were former colleagues or competitors. For a moment I felt triumphant--I got the story--and in the next moment, sickened by my own arrogance.

Eventually, the media pressure began to weigh even on me. I did a few on-the-ground interviews before rejecting the rest. It was too stressful. I expressed my growing disgust with a few other journalists, and many agreed with me. One, a national television reporter, seemed confused.

“Everyone has been so welcoming,” he told me. Welcoming? People were holed up in their homes, loathing how a simple trip to the Dollar General would put them in our paths. Some people were downright rude--and for very good reason.

I am routinely crammed into press gaggles and competing for interviews. Yet I was absolutely overwhelmed in Sutherland Springs. I was sickened. I can’t imagine how you, a grieving community, must have felt.

You’re more than a hashtag.

The massacre at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs was the worst mass shooting in modern Texas history. Like Las Vegas before it, the number of casualties alone makes it an event that necessitates coverage. Oftentimes, explaining what happened can prompt others to lend a helping hand or spur needed change, like improvements in public policy. Sometimes, for victims, telling their stories can be cathartic.

As journalists, our role as observers and investigators in times of tragedy is important. But so is our empathy and our humanity. As a profession, we must have a conversation about how best to chronicle horrors like this. We can do better.

To the families who opened up to us and put up with me, thank you. The media horde, myself included, owes you an apology. I hope you’ll soon find a quiet moment in which to mourn.

Lauren McGaughy is a Dallas Morning News reporter based in Austin.