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PMW The Mod Rollie Forbes Is A Suspected Democrat Shill Dissing Tariq For No Reason.

Not because Tariq can't be criticized but calling him a Trump supporter with emojis wearing a maga hat and saying he works for white folks makes me wonder what type of time this site is on. the mod calls himself "Rollie" i'm assuming in reference to roland martin. You wouldn't catch me ever naming myself after a democrat shill like that. therockconfusedHis posts had a lil democrat shill twang on it as well before i blocked him


Liking tariq nasheed isn't mandatory but anybody yelling "HE MAGA!" is in lying/scamming territory.. That man's track record of empowering black people is iron clad. hope posters like that don't end up delegitimizing the forum as a place for everyday black people to talk naturally without having to worry about agendas being pushed on us.

Job Alert - Aldi Is Hiring

Aldi said it is raising its average hourly pay nationally

Discount grocer Aldi is boosting its staff for the holiday season with plans to hire more than 13,000 store and warehouse workers.

Along with boosting its workforce, the grocer announced that it will continue adding new stores across the U.S. while it simultaneously prepares for the busy shopping period.

To entice applicants, the company also announced that it's raising the national average hourly pay too.

The average starting wages for Aldi store and warehouse positions nationwide will jump to $18 and $23 per hour, respectively, based on market and position, according to the company.

The company also touted that the company "outranks competitors" in career opportunities, noting that 70% of assistant store managers and more than 30% of store managers started as store associates.

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God Help Us All

I’m wondering when it is that Black peoples, particularly Black Americans, are going to get serious with their war mindset. It seems to me a lot of people focus too much on talk, debate and celebration, when they should be focused on war, strategy and actions. For example, one can hardly ever get Black Americans to do or support anything— not saying it never happens, but… they just don’t seem to have that same magnetic urgency that draws them to a cause like certain other groups. Can we brainstorm this?

Chris Knight, 19, Founder Of The Bakery "Cookie Chris" In VA, Opened A 2nd Store Last Month. All While Maintaining A 4.0 GPA

Cookie Chris Opens in Short Pump

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The smell of cookies wafts through the hot pink and electric blue storefront that is Cookie Chris.

“We bake them fresh daily,” says Chris Knight, 19, owner and namesake of Cookie Chris.

Cookie Chris opened in Short Pump last week at 11571 W. Broad St. The shop, which sells cookies in a number of varieties, is the second brick-and-mortar location for Knight, who opened his first location in Williamsburg.

“Cookie Chris started when I was 16,” says Knight. “It started when I was [playing too many video games]. My parents told me to go outside and get off the game, and go do something.

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“I’ve had a love of baking since I was young—my grandma put that into me—so I picked that back up during COVID, just baking chocolate chip, sugar, basic things. Then I started branching out doing different flavors— I think one of my first ones was Oreo—and people had said it was really good, that I could take this somewhere. So, I started selling them in school, through Instagram and Facebook online, and the Williamsburg community was really supportive. I saved up enough money for two years to [lease] my first store.”

When you could bake anything, sticking to one item and perfecting it is a classic method of differentiation.

“Cookies are my favorite dessert, and since it’s my favorite dessert, I just wanted to mess around with that,” says Knight. “My grandmother had me make all types of things, cookies, pound cake, but cookies are the one thing that stood out to me, to try to make it more creative than basic chocolate chip and sugar. Some of my specialties are the strawberry shortcake and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. The banana pudding cookie went viral.”

The cookies are sold individually or by the dozen, arranged in a custom box bearing the Cookie Chris logo. As a bonus, they’re super soft, warm out of the oven, and last for four days after purchase.

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Behind the counter is a commercial kitchen where the paper plate-sized treats are made by a staff under the careful direction of Knight’s mother, Fran Knight. “We are very proud,” she said. “He keeps a 4.0 grade point average. We’re just supporting his dream. He worked every weekend and saved his money, and his business is really going somewhere.”

Knight is seeing where his new venture will take him as he plans to return to Morehouse University in Atlanta for his second year as a pre-law student studying philosophy and psychology.

“Right now, I’m letting God’s plan take its course,” Knight said. “When we started in Williamsburg, we had a lot of people from Richmond and from out of town in the tourist areas, so we decided to open in Richmond.”

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