Nation’s 1st African American pot store proprietor laments: ‘We

After serving within the U.S. Navy, then working in advertising and marketing and gross sales for Fortune 100 firms — adopted by managing political campaigns — Wanda James had no thought the hashish business was the place she’d make her mark. But it was. She’s entered the annals of black historical past as co-founder of the nation’s first African American-owned hashish dispensary, Simply Pure Dispensary, in Denver, which she launched along with her husband in 2010. On Saturday, she keynotes Chicago’s first-ever Cannabis Resource Fair. “I don’t take pride in being the first anything in 2019. Things like ‘first’ and ‘only’ just motivate me to want to open up the floodgates. I mean, it shouldn’t

Fantasy Football: Five African stars

Before the beginning of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League, UEFA.com singles out 5 African gamers to look out for in #UCLfantasy.PLAY UCL FANTASY Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – €11.0mPriced as #UCLfantasy's costliest midfielder alongside Eden Hazard and Raheem Sterling, Salah is properly deserving of the worth tag after being the highest point-scoring midfielder in every of the previous two seasons. Throughout 2017/18 and 2018/19, the Egyptian scored 16 targets and registered 4 assists as Liverpool made it to back-to-back UEFA Champions League finals. As a frequent penalty and nook taker, Salah has a number of avenues to re... UEFA.com - News

Adebayor: African Nations Cup could cost City

Emmanuel Adebayor believes the wheels could come off Manchester City's title challenge when they lose Yaya Toure for the African Nations Cup next year. GettyImagesEmmanuel Adebayor is on loan from City City have enjoyed a near-faultless start to their Premier League campaign, losing just once in their opening 17 matches to open up a two-point gap on Manchester United at the top of the table. Roberto Mancini has rotated his squad on a regular basis, but Yaya Toure has been one of the few to maintain a regular place in the starting XI thanks to his tireless displays in midfield. However, Mancini will have to do without the former Barcelona man for up to a month next year as he heads to Gabon and