A man boards a plane with six children.
After they get settled in their seats, a woman sitting across the aisle leans over to him and asks,
Are all of those children yours?”
He replies,
“No. I work for a condom company.These are customer complaints.”
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Redd had led the event since 2006, taking over after the death of renowned bassist William Keter Betts, and became a defining presence of the performance. In…
I became a mom at 18, already used to judgment from strangers—whispers, stares, and assumptions that followed me everywhere. But one afternoon reminded me that kindness still…
“You’re stronger than you think.” I cried—not from sadness, but because someone believed in me when I was struggling to believe in myself. Years later, I told…
