Offensive tackle Morgan Moses. left, and guard Brandon Scherff block in the first quarter of last week's preseason game against Denver
(Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post) By Kareem Copeland August 29 at 4:39 PM Fans packed a ballroom in the Marriott Marquis in downtown Washington on Wednesday to raise money for charity and watch the Redskins hand out individual awards from the 2017 season at the 57th annual Welcome Home luncheon
Right tackle Morgan Moses was named offensive player of the year, and linebacker Ryan Kerrigan was honored on the defensive side of the ball
Safety Deshazor Everett was named special teams player of the year. [A trade brought Kevin Hogan home
Now he's in a fight to make the Redskins' roster.] Moses was the lone offensive lineman to start every game in 2017, as the line was hit by injuries during a season in which the Redskins placed 23 players were placed on injured reserve
Moses thanked the organization and the other offensive linemen and had a special message for his wife, who gave birth three weeks ago
"She's tired," Moses said. "I want to thank her. Obviously, playing football is a strenuous game
Any time you've got somebody at home that gets the hot tub ready for you and throws three bags of epsom salt in there to make you feel better, it's a great deal
"It would be selfish for me not to mention [the other linemen] because it takes all five of us to make the offense run out there
… We don't get a lot of love, but everybody knows in our building … it takes all five of us
" [875 pounds of fish, 54 dozen eggs and a kombucha machine: A week feeding an NFL team] Kerrigan posted 46 tackles and a team-high 13 sacks while earning a Pro Bowl invitation
The three-time Pro Bowler was a half-sack from matching a career high. Kerrigan specifically thanked outside linebackers coach Chad Grimm and defensive coordinator Greg Manusky "who have really helped further me along in my career
" Everett had 62 tackles in his third year in the league and five passes defended
"What's your value?" Everett said. Special teams "coach Ben [Kotwica] asked me that one time and that kind of drove me to continue to stand out
Not just be a player on the field, you want to stand out on the field. Increased my special teams play, my special teams role, my special teams leadership
That's the only way I'm up here to receive this award today. It's truly a blessing
" The Redskins travel to face the Baltimore Ravens in the final preseason game Thursday
They play the season opener on the road against the Arizona Cardinals on Sept. 9
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Interview with Author of "Black Fortunes" | J.P. Morgan Reading List | J.P. Morgan - Duration: 6:52.
Hi I'm Darin Oduyoye from J.P. Morgan, and
welcome to our J.P. Morgan summer reading
list series. Now in its 19th year, our
J.P. Morgan summer reading list is a
curated collection of books that are
submitted by our clients and by our
bankers from around the world.
The topics range from everything from
digital innovation to entrepreneurship
to philanthropy, current events, and more.
One of the selections from this year's
summer reading list is "Black Fortunes,"
which explores the untold stories of six
of the first black millionaires in
America. Our own Sekou Kaalund caught
up with the book's author, Shomari Wills,
to learn more about these stories of
personal triumphs of grit and of
leadership. Here's a look at that
interview.
Sekou: Hello I'm Sekou Kaalund from J.P. Morgan,
and head of advancing black pathways: a
program my firm has developed to build
stronger paths towards economic success
for black individuals families and
communities. Today I'm joined by Shomari
Wills, author of "Black Fortunes." Shomari's
book explores the story of six
african-americans who escaped slavery to
become millionaires. It's featured on the
J.P. Morgan summer reading list as one of
our top books to read this year. This
story of pioneering entrepreneurs
overcoming all odds is truly
inspirational. Thank you for joining us.
Shomari, tell us what inspired you to
write this book on these six remarkable
entrepreneurs. Shomari: Well, I think I was
partially inspired by my own family's
history. My great-great uncle John Mac
Drew was one of the first black
millionaires in the history of
Philadelphia. He owned a trolley line
which was later purchased by septa. He
had a Negro league baseball team, and he
was a Wall Street investor as well, so I
heard about the stories about
rich uncle Johnny throughout my entire
childhood, so that was always rattling
around inside my head. And so eventually
that brought me to the stories of the
individuals in this book, and kind of
trying to tell the unknown stories or
the untold stories of the first
generation of African American
millionaires. Sekou: What do you think is the
common thread that links these
individuals ability to to achieve
success against all odds? Shomari: I think they
were fearless,
because the antebellum era, and the era
right after slavery was very dangerous
time for African Americans, let alone an
African American - decided to become
high-profile and wealthy. So they were
just fearless. They didn't cower, they
were never intimidated. One story that
comes to mind is a story of Robert Reed
Church, who was one of the first black
business owners in Memphis after
emancipation. And in 1866 there was a
terrible race riot. You know, dozens of
people were killed. Hundreds were injured,
there were millions of dollars of
property destruction, and he was attacked
by a race mob during this riot, shot in
the head and left for dead. And he came
back from that. He survived the gunshot
wound and he built a multi-million
dollar empire in real estate. So just the
fearlessness and the inability to
intimidate these folks for anything is
really something that I think stuck out.
Sekou: You said more than the biggest
challenges of writing this book was the
lack of information for African
Americans at that time. How do you
overcome that? Shomari: So the way I overcame that
is that the records for African
Americans really get better after
emancipation. They're pretty much
non-existent before emancipation, and
most of those records you know in the
1860s 1870s after emancipation they
backdate a lot of events like births and
marriages and deaths, so I was able to
get around it by finding the documents
that were available from later on. But
it's just really sad to see that you've
had this large group of people that were
not counted in any meaningful way. Sekou: What
advice do you have for African Americans
today who aspire to be entrepreneurs?
What can they learn from this history? Shomari: I
think they can learn the value of just
being aware of what's going on around
you in the business environment, even if
you're not necessarily participating in
it. A lot of the folks in this book were
not allowed to participate in the
business environment whether they were
involved in entertainment transportation,
extractive resources, whatever it may be, they still pay to
paid attention to what was going on
around them on an economic level. And so
when their opportunity came, they were
able to leverage that knowledge to
empower themselves and to enrich
themselves. So I think even if you can't
participate in you know necessarily
what's going on around you you can
always learn from it and prepare
yourself for a future time when you will
be able to participate. Sekou: Your book
shatters some of the stereotypes that
people have about black wealth. In your
mind, what does the future state of black
wealth look like in America? Shomari: Well you
know, hopefully it's broader and
more inclusive. You know, the state of
black wealth is much more nuanced than
people think. I think we think of we have
a very large, almost ubiquitous black
underclass, and then you have a few
athletes and entertainers, when the
reality is that there are
African-Americans that are doing
really well in a number of
industries, and there is an you know
they're a very large of African American
who are battling with disparities
economically, and there's a lot of folks
in the middle. So just through that
understanding to just have a more
nuanced and intelligent response to the
needs and to the disparities and to the
opportunities that exist for African
Americans going forward. Sekou: How do you feel
your book fits into the conversation of
race today in America? Shomari: Well I think
history is important. In terms
of the racial conversation, for example,
understanding the history of
disenfranchisement and grandfather
clauses is important to understanding,
you know, issues with voting you know
today. In the same way, what happened to a
lot of these characters, and a lot of
African Americans where you had
destruction of wealth, you had the
intimidation of African Americans who
were high profile, and you had in a lot
of times the plunder of wealth from
early African American investors and
monied folks, I think it's important to
understand that as we try to understand
racial wealth disparity today. Sekou: Thanks for
tuning in. To learn more about Shomari's
book and other top books on J.P. Morgan
summer reading lists, follow us on social
media or visit us at jpmorgan.com.
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Piers Morgan to be REPLACED just days before Good Morning Britain return? - Duration: 3:37.
Piers Morgan to be REPLACED just days before Good Morning Britain return?
Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan is set to return to the show along with Susanna Reid on Monday 3 September.
The pair took a break over the summer and Piers headed off to Los Angeles for a well-deserved break, but it looks like he could be fighting for his job when he comes back.
Kate Garraway was seen on the show today alongside actor and comedian Adil Ray, who is currently staring in Ackley Bridge, and he certainly won fans over.
As the pair interviewed a number of guests including Gina Miller and Game of Thrones' Iwan Rheon, fans rushed to social media to compliment Adil on his presenting.
Related Articles GMB's Kate Garraway thrills in plunging leopard print blouse Rochelle Humes' outfit raises temperatures on Lorraine: 'Amazing' Susanna Reid teases curves in skin-tight outfit.
One person posted: "Doing a great job on GMB this morning Adil." Another added: "Love Adil Ray.
A very clever, professional, sharp, witty handsome man.
Great presenter.
Just can't fault him." A third wrote: "Wish Adil was the permanent presenter on GMB.".
A fourth chipped in: "No headache when Adil is on, take note Piers!" Looks Piers should be getting worried about his job… Kate has been presenting the show alongside Jeremy Kyle for the first half of this week, and the pair seemed to seriously divide viewers.
GMB fans were stunned when Jeremy made fun of Love Island star Dr Alex's lack of love life during his time on the show.
Related Articles GMB's Kate Garraway red-faced as Jeremy Kyle comments on her underwear Presenter Kate Garraway chats embarrassing on-screen moments and her GMB gang Jeremy Kyle RUINS Love Island's Dr Alex in scathing put-down.
As Dr Alex did the health section on the show, he said: "I'm very good at ironing actually.
Did you not see me on the Island? I was doing everyone's shirts." Jeremy quickly replied: "All I did was watch you not get a woman." Ouch.
GMB continues tomorrow at 6am on ITV.
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Meet our Team | Dr. Nadia Morgan - Duration: 4:48.
(gentle music)
- Hi, I'm Nadia Morgan.
I'm a physician scientist and clinical investigator
in the division of rheumatology
here at Johns Hopkins.
My specific expertise lies in a condition
called systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma,
which literally means hard skin.
The hallmark of this condition is there's
tightening and scarring, or fibrosis, of the skin
but it's so much more than skin deep
because the internal organs can be affected as well
leading to overall disfunction.
(upbeat music)
There are so many things that I love
about the field of rheumatology.
For one, I really love interacting with my patients
and as a rheumatologist it allows for continuity of care.
Our patients have what we would consider to be
more chronic or long-standing conditions
and so it allows you the chance to get to know them,
to build a rapport, to build trust,
as you kind of follow them in their journey
towards helping to get them better
and another aspect that I love about rheumatology
is it really requires a lot of investigative work
with a lot of kind of cognitive thinking
because it can present in so many ways.
There are many faces, if you will, to it.
So it requires a great attention to detail,
taking into account all the different differentials
of what could be occurring, to ensure that you provide
the correct treatment at the right time.
(upbeat music)
I'm actually originally from Jamaica
so I'm kind of far away from home
but it is in many ways a dream come true for me
to be here and I think one of the great things
about Hopkins is that is, not just the opportunity to see
patients with these conditions
but to also have the opportunity to apply research
and corroborate with the patients,
with the scientists, with all their physicians,
to make a meaningful difference
and a breakthrough in treating their disease.
(upbeat music)
Honestly for me, a lot of this is about my patients.
They really do make it worthwhile.
Systemic sclerosis or scleroderma,
the condition that I treat, can in some cases
be very aggressive, very severe,
and for many of our patients who are leading normal,
healthy lives before this kind of came about,
so I value greatly the opportunity
to kind of help be a part of them understanding
what's going on and helping to get them better.
I also, especially being here at Johns Hopkins,
value the opportunity to kind of take my research
and the work I'm doing from the bench to the bedside
to apply it to clinical practice
and help inform the care of my patients.
(upbeat music)
So, my research is centered around looking at the fibrosis
or scarring component of scleroderma or systemic sclerosis
because this condition you can have scarring
you can also have the vessels being affected too
but the scarring aspect of staffer fibrosis
can definitely affect the overall quality of life,
affect functioning, and in some severe cases
lead to mortality.
So, my research is looking at particular proteins
in the blood called cytokines,
which we're hoping to use as what we would call
biomarkers of disease so we can better predict
which patients will down the road
have more severe, aggressive disease
with the ultimate goal to be to provide the right treatment
to the right patient at the right time.
I'm also fortunate in that I've been working
with a wonderful group of colleagues
both at John Hopkins and throughout the United States
and we're looking at inherited or genetic factors
that may predispose patients with scleroderma
who have African ancestry towards having
riskless scleroderma especially in its more rare forms.
So, we're kind of at the cutting edge of things
and we're very excited about what lies on the horizon
with that.
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