WNBA and NBA players are expected to return to the court this weekend after an unprecedented walkoff over social injustice. WNBA Star Nneka Ogwumike talks to “CBS This Morning” about the decision to continue the season and the actionable change players would like to see to move the country forward on racial issues. Source
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Lord & Taylor closes its doors, ending a nearly 200-year-old legacy
The iconic department store will permanently close all of its remaining locations and shut down its website. Source
Lord and Taylor to shut all its stores for good
After filing for bankruptcy earlier this month, the department store chain Lord and Taylor is closing its remaining stores. Source
Nearly 190K Ram pickups recalled for poorly installed floor mats
Fiat Chrysler says the all-weather floor mats can interfere with the gas pedals and make it hard to decelerate. Source
3 space launches could be on tap this weekend
Heavy-lift Delta 4 rocket kicks off possible triple-header weekend on Florida’s Space Coast. Source
Makur Maker sees hoops as way to renew historically Black colleges
He had his pick of colleges known for their basketball rep, but is attending Howard University on a bigger mission. Source
Jacob Blake no longer handcuffed to his hospital bed, attorney says
Blake was paralyzed Sunday when he was shot in the back seven times by an officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Source
Makur Maker spurned top college hoops programs to play at a historically Black school
When Makur Maker, one of the nation’s top young basketball prospects, was considering where to attend college, he visited schools like UCLA and the University of Kentucky known for their hoops history. But a visit to Howard University put him on a different path — one also steeped in history. CBS MoneyWatch reporter Khristopher Brooks interviewed Maker, and spoke to CBSN’s Lana Zak about the trail he wants to blaze. Source
Thousands gather for 2020 March on Washington
Thousands gathered Friday near the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech. Source
Recipe: Market Corn Tlayuda, from Oxomoco
A corn-on-corn tortilla dish from the Michelin-starred Mexican restaurant in Brooklyn, N.Y. Source