From Business Insider -
This building in Dubai is the largest 3D-printed structure in the world — and it took just 3 workers and a printer to build it
By Mary Meisenzahl
https://www.businessinsider.com/dubai-largest-3d-printed-building-apis-cor-photos-2019-12
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Monday, December 30, 2019
Jewish Thinking
An excerpt from the New York Times -
The Secrets of Jewish Genius
It’s about thinking different.
By Bret Stephens
An eminent Lithuanian rabbi is annoyed that his yeshiva students devote their lunch breaks to playing soccer instead of discussing Torah. The students, intent on convincing their rav of the game’s beauty, invite him to watch a professional match. At halftime, they ask what he thinks.
“I have solved your problem,” the rabbi says.
“How?”
“Give one ball to each side, and they will have nothing to fight over.”
I have this (apocryphal) anecdote from Norman Lebrecht’s new book, “Genius & Anxiety,” an erudite and delightful study of the intellectual achievements and nerve-wracked lives of Jewish thinkers, artists, and entrepreneurs between 1847 and 1947. Sarah Bernhardt and Franz Kafka; Albert Einstein and Rosalind Franklin; Benjamin Disraeli and (sigh) Karl Marx — how is it that a people who never amounted even to one-third of 1 percent of the world’s population contributed so seminally to so many of its most pathbreaking ideas and innovations?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/opinion/jewish-culture-genius-iq.html
The Secrets of Jewish Genius
It’s about thinking different.
By Bret Stephens
An eminent Lithuanian rabbi is annoyed that his yeshiva students devote their lunch breaks to playing soccer instead of discussing Torah. The students, intent on convincing their rav of the game’s beauty, invite him to watch a professional match. At halftime, they ask what he thinks.
“I have solved your problem,” the rabbi says.
“How?”
“Give one ball to each side, and they will have nothing to fight over.”
I have this (apocryphal) anecdote from Norman Lebrecht’s new book, “Genius & Anxiety,” an erudite and delightful study of the intellectual achievements and nerve-wracked lives of Jewish thinkers, artists, and entrepreneurs between 1847 and 1947. Sarah Bernhardt and Franz Kafka; Albert Einstein and Rosalind Franklin; Benjamin Disraeli and (sigh) Karl Marx — how is it that a people who never amounted even to one-third of 1 percent of the world’s population contributed so seminally to so many of its most pathbreaking ideas and innovations?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/opinion/jewish-culture-genius-iq.html
Saturday, December 28, 2019
Friday, December 27, 2019
Thursday, December 26, 2019
2019 Sunset
From the New York Times -
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/23/magazine/luke-perry-90210.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/23/magazine/luke-perry-90210.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
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Sunday, December 22, 2019
Terrorized at Home
An except from Yahoo News -
Why has the Tulsa Race Massacre been largely forgotten?
By Mike Bebernes
Using ground-penetrating radar, scientists in Tulsa, Okla., recently discovered evidence of mass graves connected to the 1921 race massacre there. Like much of the evidence of the deadly event, the history of what’s been called “the single worst incident of racial violence in American history” has been buried.
In the early 1920s, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, home to most of the city’s black population, was a vibrant neighborhood that was so successful, it was known as "Black Wall Street." All that changed on May 31, 1921. An unproven accusation of an assault of a white woman by a black man caused long-bubbling white resentment to boil over into violence. White mobs flooded into Greenwood, looting homes, burning businesses and killing residents.
By June 1, 35 city blocks had been burned to the ground and thousands were left homeless. The official count tallied 36 deaths, but historians now believe the number could have been as high as 300.
Despite the scale of violence, the Tulsa race massacre has been a largely forgotten part of U.S. history. Many Americans said they first became aware of the incident this year, when the HBO drama “Watchmen” featured a fictionalized reenactment in its premiere episode.
https://news.yahoo.com/why-has-the-tulsa-race-massacre-been-largely-forgotten-164707438.html
Why has the Tulsa Race Massacre been largely forgotten?
By Mike Bebernes
Using ground-penetrating radar, scientists in Tulsa, Okla., recently discovered evidence of mass graves connected to the 1921 race massacre there. Like much of the evidence of the deadly event, the history of what’s been called “the single worst incident of racial violence in American history” has been buried.
In the early 1920s, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, home to most of the city’s black population, was a vibrant neighborhood that was so successful, it was known as "Black Wall Street." All that changed on May 31, 1921. An unproven accusation of an assault of a white woman by a black man caused long-bubbling white resentment to boil over into violence. White mobs flooded into Greenwood, looting homes, burning businesses and killing residents.
By June 1, 35 city blocks had been burned to the ground and thousands were left homeless. The official count tallied 36 deaths, but historians now believe the number could have been as high as 300.
Despite the scale of violence, the Tulsa race massacre has been a largely forgotten part of U.S. history. Many Americans said they first became aware of the incident this year, when the HBO drama “Watchmen” featured a fictionalized reenactment in its premiere episode.
https://news.yahoo.com/why-has-the-tulsa-race-massacre-been-largely-forgotten-164707438.html
Some Eggnog History
An excerpt from HEATED -
The Black History of Eggnog
The spiced drink parallels America’s fraught history with African Americans
By Kayla Stewart
Creamy, aromatic eggnog is a staple in American homes during the winter — we consume an estimated 135 million pounds per year, to be exact. Whether served in mugs at holiday parties or paired with whiskey, rum, or brandy, the beverage inevitably makes an appearance on drink menus around Christmastime.
But how the drink’s popularity spiked, and who increased its visibility on a national stage is, like many things, intertwined with America’s fraught history with African Americans.
https://heated.medium.com/the-black-history-of-eggnog-f79ee01eb278
The Black History of Eggnog
The spiced drink parallels America’s fraught history with African Americans
By Kayla Stewart
Creamy, aromatic eggnog is a staple in American homes during the winter — we consume an estimated 135 million pounds per year, to be exact. Whether served in mugs at holiday parties or paired with whiskey, rum, or brandy, the beverage inevitably makes an appearance on drink menus around Christmastime.
But how the drink’s popularity spiked, and who increased its visibility on a national stage is, like many things, intertwined with America’s fraught history with African Americans.
https://heated.medium.com/the-black-history-of-eggnog-f79ee01eb278
Lions and Tigers and BEARS!
WILD ENCOUNTER: A Glendale man and his dog were leaving Sequoia National Park last week when a curious bear climbed onto their car (Video by Karo Orudzhyan) https://t.co/VQkYvjpdv9 pic.twitter.com/1AcmbzNRav— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) December 18, 2019
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Friday, December 20, 2019
Standing in front of the slave quarters of our ancestors, at The Whitney Plantation, with my medical school classmates. We are truly our ancestors’ wildest dreams ✨✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/d8E1g2Ojbm— Syd✨ (@_botttt) December 14, 2019
Monday, December 16, 2019
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Saturday, December 14, 2019
Way Beyond Football
An excerpt from the Undefeated -
For black fans in Baltimore, Lamar Jackson’s success ‘resonates way beyond football’
Black excellence, black love, a nappy ‘fro and an MVP-caliber season for the Ravens quarterback
BY LONNAE O'NEAL
For many black NFL fans who thrill to Jackson’s football smarts and physical gifts, the 22-year-old is more than just that dude who can lead the Ravens back to the Super Bowl. He’s part of a wave of 13 black starting quarterbacks who are not only changing the game on the field, but are expanding conceptions of leadership and affirming black excellence to themselves and the nation.
“It resonates way beyond football,” says Antonio “Rod” Womack, a real estate developer, human resources director and today’s host. Jackson’s success “might change the way CEOs decide who’s going to sit on the board.” The lesson here “is really about give us a true shot — without tying one arm behind us — and we can win at any level. At anything.”
https://theundefeated.com/features/for-black-fans-in-baltimore-lamar-jacksons-success-resonates-way-beyond-football/
For black fans in Baltimore, Lamar Jackson’s success ‘resonates way beyond football’
Black excellence, black love, a nappy ‘fro and an MVP-caliber season for the Ravens quarterback
BY LONNAE O'NEAL
For many black NFL fans who thrill to Jackson’s football smarts and physical gifts, the 22-year-old is more than just that dude who can lead the Ravens back to the Super Bowl. He’s part of a wave of 13 black starting quarterbacks who are not only changing the game on the field, but are expanding conceptions of leadership and affirming black excellence to themselves and the nation.
“It resonates way beyond football,” says Antonio “Rod” Womack, a real estate developer, human resources director and today’s host. Jackson’s success “might change the way CEOs decide who’s going to sit on the board.” The lesson here “is really about give us a true shot — without tying one arm behind us — and we can win at any level. At anything.”
https://theundefeated.com/features/for-black-fans-in-baltimore-lamar-jacksons-success-resonates-way-beyond-football/
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Black Beauty
From the New York Times -
Black Women Reign at Beauty Pageants
by Laura M. Holson
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/us/beauty-pageant-winners-black-women.html
Black Women Reign at Beauty Pageants
by Laura M. Holson
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| Paras Griffin/Getty Images; Steven Ferdman/Getty Images; Stephen R. Sylvanie/USA Today Sports, via Reuters; Paras Griffin/Getty Images |
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/us/beauty-pageant-winners-black-women.html
Saturday, December 7, 2019
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Rowing to a Better Life
An excerpt from the NY Times -
She Wants to Row to Get From N.Y.C. Into College
That goal, Sebastiana Lopez says, is worth the grind of six days a week leading her crew team. “I know this will help me get there.”
By Juliet Macur
Rainy-day practices are the worst, especially in the cold. As she leads her rowing team, Sebastiana Lopez feels the rain pelting her face, soaking her clothes and working its way into her bones. Her fingers go numb.
Yet Lopez, 17, a high school senior, calls this the best thing she has ever done for herself.
As an eighth grader, she had signed up for this test of toughness at Row New York, a nonprofit that teaches city students how to row and gives them academic support and college counseling. Now, more than four years later, her routine includes pushing through her grueling sport’s trying moments.
“I can handle the hard days,” Lopez said. “I make myself do it because I really want to go to college and I know this will help me get there.”
She tries not to cry, but fails, and says, “I do want a better life for my family.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/25/sports/she-wants-to-row-to-get-from-nyc-into-college.html
She Wants to Row to Get From N.Y.C. Into College
That goal, Sebastiana Lopez says, is worth the grind of six days a week leading her crew team. “I know this will help me get there.”
By Juliet Macur
Rainy-day practices are the worst, especially in the cold. As she leads her rowing team, Sebastiana Lopez feels the rain pelting her face, soaking her clothes and working its way into her bones. Her fingers go numb.
Yet Lopez, 17, a high school senior, calls this the best thing she has ever done for herself.
As an eighth grader, she had signed up for this test of toughness at Row New York, a nonprofit that teaches city students how to row and gives them academic support and college counseling. Now, more than four years later, her routine includes pushing through her grueling sport’s trying moments.
“I can handle the hard days,” Lopez said. “I make myself do it because I really want to go to college and I know this will help me get there.”
She tries not to cry, but fails, and says, “I do want a better life for my family.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/25/sports/she-wants-to-row-to-get-from-nyc-into-college.html
Buffet's Advice
An excerpt from Inc. -
Warren Buffett Told a Teenager His Secret to Success 15 Years Ago. It's Still the Best Advice You'll Hear Today
It may be time to find some new friends.
By Marcel Schwantes
Fifteen years ago, while taking questions from shareholders and fans at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, the billionaire Buffett was asked by a teenager what advice he would give a young person in order to become successful.
Buffett's response was a bullseye, whatever your age or stage of life. The Oracle of Omaha replied:
It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.
The people you choose to be around truly do matter for career progression. When you choose to surround yourself with better and smarter individuals and learn from their success habits, you absorb their knowledge and become better and smarter yourself.
https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/warren-buffett-told-a-teenager-his-secret-to-success-15-years-ago-its-still-best-advice-youll-hear-today.html
Warren Buffett Told a Teenager His Secret to Success 15 Years Ago. It's Still the Best Advice You'll Hear Today
It may be time to find some new friends.
By Marcel Schwantes
Fifteen years ago, while taking questions from shareholders and fans at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, the billionaire Buffett was asked by a teenager what advice he would give a young person in order to become successful.
Buffett's response was a bullseye, whatever your age or stage of life. The Oracle of Omaha replied:
It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.
The people you choose to be around truly do matter for career progression. When you choose to surround yourself with better and smarter individuals and learn from their success habits, you absorb their knowledge and become better and smarter yourself.
https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/warren-buffett-told-a-teenager-his-secret-to-success-15-years-ago-its-still-best-advice-youll-hear-today.html
On To Something?
An excerpt from CNN -
What this sunny, religious town in California teaches us about living longer
By Sandee LaMotte
Spanish for "beautiful hill," Loma Linda, California is nestled between mountain peaks in the middle of the San Bernardino Valley. The city is known as an epicenter of health and wellness, with more than 900 physicians on the campus of Loma Linda University and Medical Center.
But that's not Loma Linda's only wellness claim to fame. This city of 21,000 is one of the five original blue zones, regions in the world where people live longest and are the healthiest. In fact, the people in this community tend to live eight to 10 years longer than the average American.
Experts say that's because Loma Linda has one of the highest concentrations of Seventh-day Adventists in the world. The religion mandates a healthy lifestyle and a life of service to the church and community, which contributes to their longevity.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/25/health/longevity-blue-zone-wellness/index.html
What this sunny, religious town in California teaches us about living longer
By Sandee LaMotte
Spanish for "beautiful hill," Loma Linda, California is nestled between mountain peaks in the middle of the San Bernardino Valley. The city is known as an epicenter of health and wellness, with more than 900 physicians on the campus of Loma Linda University and Medical Center.
But that's not Loma Linda's only wellness claim to fame. This city of 21,000 is one of the five original blue zones, regions in the world where people live longest and are the healthiest. In fact, the people in this community tend to live eight to 10 years longer than the average American.
Experts say that's because Loma Linda has one of the highest concentrations of Seventh-day Adventists in the world. The religion mandates a healthy lifestyle and a life of service to the church and community, which contributes to their longevity.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/25/health/longevity-blue-zone-wellness/index.html
Friday, November 22, 2019
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Sunday, November 17, 2019
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Does It Matter? Should It Matter?
An excerpt from the Undefeated -
What does it mean that the best HBCU quarterback is white?
Florida A&M and Ryan Stanley say they don’t see color in the historically black program
By Martenzie Johnson
BALTIMORE — When I first approach Ryan Stanley in the lobby of the Marriott hotel near the city’s waterfront here, the Florida A&M senior quarterback reaches out to shake my hand.
But seeing as I only consider myself professional in age only, I quickly dismiss his handshake and instead extend my arm at a 90-degree angle, hoping — or expecting — Stanley to catch onto the context clues. He does, our palms clasp like a chin strap buckle and we both bring each other in for a hug. The dap takes less than two seconds. We move over to a table in the back of the hotel lobby and commence our interview.
If this story were about almost any other quarterback at a historically black college or university (HBCU), our brief salutation would not be noteworthy. But Stanley, a tall and slender 22-year-old, is a white man playing a predominantly white position at a predominantly black school. And, well, that is noteworthy for a plethora of reasons, no matter how much Stanley — or his teammates and coaches — tries to downplay it.
https://theundefeated.com/features/what-does-it-mean-that-the-best-hbcu-quarterback-is-white/
What does it mean that the best HBCU quarterback is white?
Florida A&M and Ryan Stanley say they don’t see color in the historically black program
By Martenzie Johnson
BALTIMORE — When I first approach Ryan Stanley in the lobby of the Marriott hotel near the city’s waterfront here, the Florida A&M senior quarterback reaches out to shake my hand.
But seeing as I only consider myself professional in age only, I quickly dismiss his handshake and instead extend my arm at a 90-degree angle, hoping — or expecting — Stanley to catch onto the context clues. He does, our palms clasp like a chin strap buckle and we both bring each other in for a hug. The dap takes less than two seconds. We move over to a table in the back of the hotel lobby and commence our interview.
If this story were about almost any other quarterback at a historically black college or university (HBCU), our brief salutation would not be noteworthy. But Stanley, a tall and slender 22-year-old, is a white man playing a predominantly white position at a predominantly black school. And, well, that is noteworthy for a plethora of reasons, no matter how much Stanley — or his teammates and coaches — tries to downplay it.
https://theundefeated.com/features/what-does-it-mean-that-the-best-hbcu-quarterback-is-white/
Monday, November 11, 2019
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Beautiful Cemeteries
From Travel Trivia -
https://www.traveltrivia.com/most-beautiful-cemeteries/?utm_source=FL&utm_medium=FL14&utm_campaign=1051969106&utm_content=1051969106&utm_term=1011069039&w=&h=&q=&c=&f=
https://www.traveltrivia.com/most-beautiful-cemeteries/?utm_source=FL&utm_medium=FL14&utm_campaign=1051969106&utm_content=1051969106&utm_term=1011069039&w=&h=&q=&c=&f=
Monday, November 4, 2019
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Missing From the History Books
From the New Republic -
17 Black Women In History You Probably Didn’t See In Your History Textbook
By AYANA LAGE
https://www.bustle.com/p/17-black-women-in-history-you-probably-didnt-see-in-your-history-textbook-8092603
17 Black Women In History You Probably Didn’t See In Your History Textbook
By AYANA LAGE
https://www.bustle.com/p/17-black-women-in-history-you-probably-didnt-see-in-your-history-textbook-8092603
Thursday, October 24, 2019
"So you WILL take down lies or you WON'T take down lies?" @AOC runs Zuckerberg through a series of hypothetical ads she could run with lies in them, and he can't say if they'd stay up. pic.twitter.com/wlqqvZOvWy— Alexis Goldstein 🔥 (@alexisgoldstein) October 23, 2019
Thursday, October 17, 2019
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Monday, September 23, 2019
Crown to Question Mark
From ajc.com
‘At Morehouse, they held a crown over my head. At Harvard, they held a question mark’
https://www.ajc.com/blog/get-schooled/morehouse-they-held-crown-over-head-harvard-they-held-question-mark/vrdGN6OJIjDWkiPkkTy4CJ/
‘At Morehouse, they held a crown over my head. At Harvard, they held a question mark’
https://www.ajc.com/blog/get-schooled/morehouse-they-held-crown-over-head-harvard-they-held-question-mark/vrdGN6OJIjDWkiPkkTy4CJ/
Sunday, September 22, 2019
At least Polly gets a cracker. pic.twitter.com/ajeS2fwAzV— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) September 19, 2019
Friday, September 13, 2019
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Sunday, August 25, 2019
Made in China
WATCH: David Letterman once confronted Donald Trump over making his ties in China. pic.twitter.com/RVKjKibgSA— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) August 24, 2019
Saturday, August 24, 2019
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Monday, August 19, 2019
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Monday, August 12, 2019
Tragedies Multiplied Over and Over
The pace of the deadliest public mass shootings has accelerated significantly in recent years. The 423 people represented here died between the Sandy Hook massacre and last weekend’s attack in Dayton, Ohio.— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 11, 2019
They accounted for more than a third of the 1,196 killed since 1966. pic.twitter.com/04mkucWlM6
Running For His Life
An excerpt from the San Francisco Examiner -
‘The Gazelle of San Quentin’
Seven years into a life sentence, Markelle Taylor was 36 and realized continued survival at San Quentin State Prison would require some spiritual help.
By JOEL P. ENGARDIO
Seven years into a life sentence, Markelle Taylor was 36 and realized continued survival at San Quentin State Prison would require some spiritual help.
“Prison can be too much to bear,” Taylor said, describing a desperate place that fosters fear and loathing over self-reflection and rehabilitation. “I didn’t have a lot of hope.”
Parole wasn’t an option for at least 15 years on his second-degree murder conviction. And meeting a sympathetic parole board could take many more years. Taylor’s friend committed suicide after being denied release four times.
“When you don’t have the strength to hang in there, you can either act out and hurt others or kill yourself,” Taylor said. “Finding a spiritual purpose for my life is what saved me.”
Taylor became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2009. But the religious conversion alone wasn’t enough to deal with the daily trauma of prison.
“Even with the spiritual assistance, I was still stressing,” he said. “I didn’t want to end up like my friend.”
A member of Taylor’s Bible group suggested some physical activity could supplement his scriptural studies and clear his mind. Taylor joined the 1,000 Mile Club, a running program led by volunteer coaches from the outside. Inmates train on a makeshift, quarter-mile track that circles the prison yard.
“Once I started running, it relieved a lot of stress. I felt more mentally balanced. I was able to make better decisions,” Taylor said. “I felt free.”
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news-columnists/the-gazelle-of-san-quentin/
‘The Gazelle of San Quentin’
Seven years into a life sentence, Markelle Taylor was 36 and realized continued survival at San Quentin State Prison would require some spiritual help.
By JOEL P. ENGARDIO
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| While in prison, Markelle Taylor was able to run 105 non-stop loops around the prison track — the equivalent of a marathon. (Christine Yoo/Special to S.F. Examiner) |
Seven years into a life sentence, Markelle Taylor was 36 and realized continued survival at San Quentin State Prison would require some spiritual help.
“Prison can be too much to bear,” Taylor said, describing a desperate place that fosters fear and loathing over self-reflection and rehabilitation. “I didn’t have a lot of hope.”
Parole wasn’t an option for at least 15 years on his second-degree murder conviction. And meeting a sympathetic parole board could take many more years. Taylor’s friend committed suicide after being denied release four times.
“When you don’t have the strength to hang in there, you can either act out and hurt others or kill yourself,” Taylor said. “Finding a spiritual purpose for my life is what saved me.”
Taylor became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2009. But the religious conversion alone wasn’t enough to deal with the daily trauma of prison.
“Even with the spiritual assistance, I was still stressing,” he said. “I didn’t want to end up like my friend.”
A member of Taylor’s Bible group suggested some physical activity could supplement his scriptural studies and clear his mind. Taylor joined the 1,000 Mile Club, a running program led by volunteer coaches from the outside. Inmates train on a makeshift, quarter-mile track that circles the prison yard.
“Once I started running, it relieved a lot of stress. I felt more mentally balanced. I was able to make better decisions,” Taylor said. “I felt free.”
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news-columnists/the-gazelle-of-san-quentin/
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Holy Moly!
Congrats to Simone Biles!— MEFeater Magazine (@mefeater) August 10, 2019
She is the FIRST person in HISTORY to perform a double-double dismount on a beam 🙌🏾👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/ukoAE2K7SO
Niagara Falls of the West
I visited this place - Shoshone Falls Park, Twin Falls, Idaho - recently. It was magnificent!
Christians vs. Christians
An excerpt from the Washington Post -
How Ferguson widened an enormous rift between black Christians and white evangelicals
By Jemar Tisby
Six days after Brown’s killing, I wrote for the first time publicly about my traumatic encounters with the police. Every black man I know has harrowing stories of being pulled over, searched, handcuffed or even held at gunpoint. When I encouraged readers to "pause to consider the level and extent of injustice that many blacks have experienced at the hands of law enforcement officers,” the responses disclosed a deep divide.
One told me to submit myself to the authority of the police. He wrote, "Let us exhort each other to be in subjection (Romans 13:5) to police and other civil authorities so long as they are not causing us to commit evil/sin as shown by the example of the apostles and other disciples of Christ’s generation.” He didn’t acknowledge that police can be wrong, too.
Another person said that it wasn’t just black people who had to be cautious of the police. She, as a white woman, had distasteful run-ins, too. “I think cops do stereotype, they did it to me, my dad and no doubt black people. It sucks but don’t think it happens to you alone. Rural cops do it to city folks or people driving out of state plates, city cops do it to minorities, folks who drive muscle cars or people like me who drive clunkers.”
Still another person told me I was just wrong and thought he would correct me. After giving a litany of “facts” related to the Trayvon Martin killing in 2012 and Brown’s death, he said I was being duped by the media. "So, again, I would strongly admonish you to really understand what actually happened and the proper context of each case in which the (liberal) media is saying that somehow we have a war of white police officers killing young black teens. Don’t be hoodwinked.” He ended by pointing me to what he thought were reliable news sources such as the Blaze and conservative commentator Michael Savage’s website.
Those responses came from a single blog post. I can’t list the vitriol that erupted in the comment sections of similar posts on Twitter and Facebook.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/08/09/how-ferguson-widened-an-enormous-rift-between-black-christians-white-evangelicals/
How Ferguson widened an enormous rift between black Christians and white evangelicals
By Jemar Tisby
Six days after Brown’s killing, I wrote for the first time publicly about my traumatic encounters with the police. Every black man I know has harrowing stories of being pulled over, searched, handcuffed or even held at gunpoint. When I encouraged readers to "pause to consider the level and extent of injustice that many blacks have experienced at the hands of law enforcement officers,” the responses disclosed a deep divide.
One told me to submit myself to the authority of the police. He wrote, "Let us exhort each other to be in subjection (Romans 13:5) to police and other civil authorities so long as they are not causing us to commit evil/sin as shown by the example of the apostles and other disciples of Christ’s generation.” He didn’t acknowledge that police can be wrong, too.
Another person said that it wasn’t just black people who had to be cautious of the police. She, as a white woman, had distasteful run-ins, too. “I think cops do stereotype, they did it to me, my dad and no doubt black people. It sucks but don’t think it happens to you alone. Rural cops do it to city folks or people driving out of state plates, city cops do it to minorities, folks who drive muscle cars or people like me who drive clunkers.”
Still another person told me I was just wrong and thought he would correct me. After giving a litany of “facts” related to the Trayvon Martin killing in 2012 and Brown’s death, he said I was being duped by the media. "So, again, I would strongly admonish you to really understand what actually happened and the proper context of each case in which the (liberal) media is saying that somehow we have a war of white police officers killing young black teens. Don’t be hoodwinked.” He ended by pointing me to what he thought were reliable news sources such as the Blaze and conservative commentator Michael Savage’s website.
Those responses came from a single blog post. I can’t list the vitriol that erupted in the comment sections of similar posts on Twitter and Facebook.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/08/09/how-ferguson-widened-an-enormous-rift-between-black-christians-white-evangelicals/
Wow!
From NJ.com
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| Jordan Thomas, a Rhodes Scholar from Newark and a Princeton University graduate, received 430,000 LinkedIn views for getting accepted to both Yale Law School and Harvard Business School. He's wearing a Yale snuggie, holding a Rhodes scholarship notebook book and a Harvard banner with the Princeton tiger mascot on his shoulder. (Courtesy photo)
https://www.nj.com/education/2019/08/this-nj-rhodes-scholar-is-going-to-harvard-and-yale.html
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Friday, August 9, 2019
The Truth Hurts
From the Washington Post -
Some white people don't want to hear about slavery at plantations built by slaves
The nasty online reviews have gone viral on Twitter.
By Gillian Brockell
"It was just not what we expected.”
“I was depressed by the time I left.”
“ … the tour was more of a scolding of the old South.”
“The brief mentions of the former owners were defamatory.”
“Would not recommend.”
These are a few of the apparently negative reviews posted online about guided tours of Southern plantations, some of which went viral Thursday after former Colorado congressional candidate Saira Rao tweeted a screenshot of one.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/08/08/some-white-people-dont-want-hear-about-slavery-plantations-built-by-slaves/?amp=1
Some white people don't want to hear about slavery at plantations built by slaves
The nasty online reviews have gone viral on Twitter.
By Gillian Brockell
"It was just not what we expected.”
“I was depressed by the time I left.”
“ … the tour was more of a scolding of the old South.”
“The brief mentions of the former owners were defamatory.”
“Would not recommend.”
These are a few of the apparently negative reviews posted online about guided tours of Southern plantations, some of which went viral Thursday after former Colorado congressional candidate Saira Rao tweeted a screenshot of one.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/08/08/some-white-people-dont-want-hear-about-slavery-plantations-built-by-slaves/?amp=1
Thursday, August 8, 2019
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Calling Out the Truth
One of my favorite interviews with Toni Morrison. The interviewer asked her when she was going to “substantially” write about white people. Her response? “You can’t understand how powerfully racist that question is, can you?” pic.twitter.com/WFhNMgx7xv— Paul McCallion (@OrangePaulp) August 6, 2019
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Monday, August 5, 2019
He Connected the Dots
Using the El Paso terrorist's manifesto, I connected the dots for folks still having trouble doing that.— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) August 4, 2019
This is just the first page. pic.twitter.com/mQcW3doGNF
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Friday, August 2, 2019
Sistas in Abu Dhabi
An excerpt from Sisters from AARP -
Why Black Women Are Moving to Abu Dhabi
An AKA chapter and Wednesday Wing Night in the desert? Opportunity calls in the Middle East.
By Janel Herbert
When people think of the UAE, they usually think of Dubai and its high-end shopping, vibrant nightlife and extreme luxury. Many may not know there’s a growing African-American community in Abu Dhabi, the nation’s capital. Drawn by its tax-free salaries, year-round warm weather and safe, family-friendly culture, Abu Dhabi is a viable option if you’re looking for a change and open to living internationally. I was privileged to meet a few exceptional women during my brief visit and gained tremendous insight about life in the gulf region.
https://www.sistersletter.com/culture/why-black-women-are-moving-to-abu-dhabi?cmp=EMC-DSM-NLC-OTH-SIS-20190716_SistersNL_691400_1183404-071619-F2-OpportunityAbuDhabi_Culture-Text-CTRL-Photo2P-3895062&mi_u=25385839&mi_ecmp=20190716_SistersNL_691400_1183404&encparam=K95w/aA3Y1jUsbhskO4NJ3Razk7cT/0Wfc8vMDiyEfE=
Why Black Women Are Moving to Abu Dhabi
An AKA chapter and Wednesday Wing Night in the desert? Opportunity calls in the Middle East.
By Janel Herbert
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| TIFFANY MCDOWELL |
When people think of the UAE, they usually think of Dubai and its high-end shopping, vibrant nightlife and extreme luxury. Many may not know there’s a growing African-American community in Abu Dhabi, the nation’s capital. Drawn by its tax-free salaries, year-round warm weather and safe, family-friendly culture, Abu Dhabi is a viable option if you’re looking for a change and open to living internationally. I was privileged to meet a few exceptional women during my brief visit and gained tremendous insight about life in the gulf region.
https://www.sistersletter.com/culture/why-black-women-are-moving-to-abu-dhabi?cmp=EMC-DSM-NLC-OTH-SIS-20190716_SistersNL_691400_1183404-071619-F2-OpportunityAbuDhabi_Culture-Text-CTRL-Photo2P-3895062&mi_u=25385839&mi_ecmp=20190716_SistersNL_691400_1183404&encparam=K95w/aA3Y1jUsbhskO4NJ3Razk7cT/0Wfc8vMDiyEfE=
Why Watermelon?
An excerpt from the Huffington Post -
How Watermelon's Reputation Got Tangled In Racism
Imagery has the power to turn a seemingly innocent depiction of fruit into the stereotyping of an entire group of people.
ByNneka M. Okona
It appears on the surface to be a glorious tribute to his hard work and harvesting, but it shrouds a much darker and destructive racist stereotype that has persisted even today—one linking African Americans to a cherished pastime of munching on watermelons during the warmer summer months.
But how did it start? How did this green-and-white striped rind and its juicy, red flesh become a racist moniker?
The images disseminated in the Life story, and others like it, played a pivotal role in turning a bigoted assumption into a lasting racist stereotype in the minds of white Southerners ― and Northerners too.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/watermelon-racism_l_5d2dfea4e4b0a873f6428b9c
How Watermelon's Reputation Got Tangled In Racism
Imagery has the power to turn a seemingly innocent depiction of fruit into the stereotyping of an entire group of people.
ByNneka M. Okona
It appears on the surface to be a glorious tribute to his hard work and harvesting, but it shrouds a much darker and destructive racist stereotype that has persisted even today—one linking African Americans to a cherished pastime of munching on watermelons during the warmer summer months.
But how did it start? How did this green-and-white striped rind and its juicy, red flesh become a racist moniker?
The images disseminated in the Life story, and others like it, played a pivotal role in turning a bigoted assumption into a lasting racist stereotype in the minds of white Southerners ― and Northerners too.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/watermelon-racism_l_5d2dfea4e4b0a873f6428b9c
A Powerful Editorial
From the Sacramento Bee -
Despite sunny image, Ronald Reagan’s racism paved the way for Trump’s
Despite sunny image, Ronald Reagan’s racism paved the way for Trump’s
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article233373467.html
From Doorman to Owner
From Inc.
He Started as a Doorman at a Marriott. Now He Runs a $3 Billion Hotel Empire
Why Alan Fuerstman, founder of the luxury-resort chain Montage International, was right to skip going to law school.
By Sheila Marikar
https://www.inc.com/sheila-marikar/montage-international-alan-fuerstman-hotel-luxury-resort-marriott.html
He Started as a Doorman at a Marriott. Now He Runs a $3 Billion Hotel Empire
Why Alan Fuerstman, founder of the luxury-resort chain Montage International, was right to skip going to law school.
By Sheila Marikar
https://www.inc.com/sheila-marikar/montage-international-alan-fuerstman-hotel-luxury-resort-marriott.html
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Blistering!
From the Baltimore Sun - Editorial
Better to have a few rats than to be one
https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-0728-trump-baltimore-20190727-k6ac4yvnpvcczlaexdfglifada-story.html
Better to have a few rats than to be one
https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-0728-trump-baltimore-20190727-k6ac4yvnpvcczlaexdfglifada-story.html
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Monday, July 22, 2019
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Great Chefs
From the NY Times -
16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America
By John Eligon and Julia Moskin
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/16/dining/black-chefs-restaurants-food.html
16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America
By John Eligon and Julia Moskin
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/16/dining/black-chefs-restaurants-food.html
Ebony's Achives
From the NY Times -
A Last Look at Ebony’s Archives, Before They’re Sold
By JULIE BOSMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/us/ebony-magazine-photographs-auction.html?te=1&nl=race-related&emc=edit_rr_20190719?campaign_id=37&instance_id=11051&segment_id=15402&user_id=e3bf1057d4e3c0988a79ae4bce515610®i_id=3886749920190719
A Last Look at Ebony’s Archives, Before They’re Sold
By JULIE BOSMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/us/ebony-magazine-photographs-auction.html?te=1&nl=race-related&emc=edit_rr_20190719?campaign_id=37&instance_id=11051&segment_id=15402&user_id=e3bf1057d4e3c0988a79ae4bce515610®i_id=3886749920190719
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Monday, July 15, 2019
Incredible!
From the AP -
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis couple has rolled all 7s and 11s with the birth of their daughter.
J’Aime Brown was born at 7:11 p.m. on July 7, which convenience store chain 7-Eleven marks as 7-Eleven Day. Her birth weight? Seven pounds and 11 ounces, obviously.
TV station Fox 2 reports that Rachel Langford and Johntez Brown are thrilled and that the hospital says the mother and baby are doing well.
https://apnews.com/e35ed444a34344769da61ad7c032fdb9
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis couple has rolled all 7s and 11s with the birth of their daughter.
J’Aime Brown was born at 7:11 p.m. on July 7, which convenience store chain 7-Eleven marks as 7-Eleven Day. Her birth weight? Seven pounds and 11 ounces, obviously.
TV station Fox 2 reports that Rachel Langford and Johntez Brown are thrilled and that the hospital says the mother and baby are doing well.
https://apnews.com/e35ed444a34344769da61ad7c032fdb9
He Got Fired Over This?
From NBC News -
My editorial cartoon satirizing Trump and the border crisis went viral. Then I lost my job.
Trump makes the case for editorial cartoonists pretty much every day. Are we really willing to allow such an important journalistic tradition to die out?
By Michael de Adder
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/my-editorial-cartoon-satirizing-trump-border-crisis-went-viral-then-ncna1029431
My editorial cartoon satirizing Trump and the border crisis went viral. Then I lost my job.
Trump makes the case for editorial cartoonists pretty much every day. Are we really willing to allow such an important journalistic tradition to die out?
By Michael de Adder
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/my-editorial-cartoon-satirizing-trump-border-crisis-went-viral-then-ncna1029431
Kindness on Display
From Inc. -
A Deaf Girl Got on a Delta Flight. What Happened Next Truly Stunned Her
It's always the little things in customer service. Sometimes, they're really quite big.
By Chris Matyszczyk
https://www.inc.com/chris-matyszczyk/a-deaf-girl-got-on-a-delta-flight-what-happened-next-truly-stunned-her.html
A Deaf Girl Got on a Delta Flight. What Happened Next Truly Stunned Her
It's always the little things in customer service. Sometimes, they're really quite big.
By Chris Matyszczyk
https://www.inc.com/chris-matyszczyk/a-deaf-girl-got-on-a-delta-flight-what-happened-next-truly-stunned-her.html
Saturday, July 13, 2019
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Monday, July 8, 2019
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Gotta Love Him!
An excerpt from the Huffington Post -
Hearse Driver Tries To Use Carpool Lane With Deceased Passenger
The Nevada Highway Patrol hopes to turn the incident into a teachable moment for anyone who may be transporting a dead person in their car.
By David Moye
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hearse-driver-carpool-lane-nevada_n_5d1bc982e4b07f6ca585904f
Hearse Driver Tries To Use Carpool Lane With Deceased Passenger
The Nevada Highway Patrol hopes to turn the incident into a teachable moment for anyone who may be transporting a dead person in their car.
By David Moye
Today we stopped a local funereal home hearse in the HOV lane. The driver had the dearly departed in the back, he thought the deceased could be counted as two people. I guess we should clarify this, living, breathing people count for the HOV lane. The driver was given a warning pic.twitter.com/OQms0ktl8t— NHP Southern Command (@NHPSouthernComm) July 1, 2019
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hearse-driver-carpool-lane-nevada_n_5d1bc982e4b07f6ca585904f
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Monday, July 1, 2019
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Friday, June 21, 2019
Trevor Schools Guy on Reparations
Trevor on reparations. #BetweenTheScenes pic.twitter.com/mby825Pumc— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) June 21, 2019
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Monday, June 17, 2019
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
A Whole New World
when u write a parody to a whole new world and sing it with your frenz #aladdin @ajRAFAEL @teshrajan pic.twitter.com/MneJVGeKxr— 𝚜𝚞𝚓𝚊𝚝𝚊 𝚍𝚊𝚢 (@sujataday) May 25, 2019
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Monday, April 22, 2019
Saturday, April 20, 2019
Friday, April 19, 2019
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Monday, April 15, 2019
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Note to Self 2
An excerpt from Business Insider -
How Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison went from making $4.35 an hour as a Target security guard to running the second biggest home-improvement retailer in the US
By Áine Cain
Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison can draw on his many years of retail experience.
Not only has the longtime executive held plenty of leadership positions over the course of his career, but he also knows what it's like to work as a store employee at places like Target.
Ellison became CEO of Lowe's in 2018. There, he makes a base annual salary of $1.45 million with $6 million worth of restricted stock options, according to the Charlotte Business Journal. But as a college student, he started out with a part-time security gig at Target, which only paid $4.35 an hour.
https://www.businessinsider.com/lowes-ceo-marvin-ellison-life-career-2019-2
How Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison went from making $4.35 an hour as a Target security guard to running the second biggest home-improvement retailer in the US
By Áine Cain
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| Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison spent years at major retailers including Home Depot and JCPenney. Pool / Getty Images |
Not only has the longtime executive held plenty of leadership positions over the course of his career, but he also knows what it's like to work as a store employee at places like Target.
Ellison became CEO of Lowe's in 2018. There, he makes a base annual salary of $1.45 million with $6 million worth of restricted stock options, according to the Charlotte Business Journal. But as a college student, he started out with a part-time security gig at Target, which only paid $4.35 an hour.
https://www.businessinsider.com/lowes-ceo-marvin-ellison-life-career-2019-2
Note to Self
An excerpt from Business Insider -
The CEO of the world's largest cruise company reveals the advice he would give to his 25-year-old self
By Mark Matousek
The CEO of the world's largest cruise company reveals the advice he would give to his 25-year-old self
By Mark Matousek
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| Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald. Lynne Sladky/Associated Press |
Since Arnold Donald became the CEO of Carnival Corporation in 2013, the company has more than doubled its annual earnings and increased its share price by 70%, as of the end of 2018.
Donald said in an interview with Business Insider that he made listening to his employees and customers a priority at the beginning of his tenure. If he could give his 25-year-old self advice, it would be to listen.
"I would just tell my 25-year-old self to do, hopefully, what I try to do a lot of my life, which is listen, listen, listen. You can learn from anybody and everybody," he said.
"If you listen to the world, it will reveal itself to you. In business, if you listen to your customers or guests, they will tell you what it takes to exceed their expectations. If you listen to your employees, they will tell you how to deliver whatever that guest or customer wants in a manner where it's sustainable for the company."
https://www.businessinsider.com/carnival-cruise-ceo-shares-advice-youth-2019-2
The Only One
An excerpt from the NYTimes -
For a Black Mathematician, What It’s Like to Be the ‘Only One’
Fewer than 1 percent of doctorates in math are awarded to African-Americans. Edray Goins, who earned one of them, found the upper reaches of the math world a challenging place.
By Amy Harmon
BALTIMORE — It was not an overt incident of racism that prompted Edray Goins, an African-American mathematician in the prime of his career, to abandon his tenured position on the faculty of a major research university last year.
The hostilities he perceived were subtle, the signs of disrespect unspoken.
There was the time he was brushed aside by the leaders of his field when he approached with a math question at a conference. There were the reports from students in his department at Purdue University that a white professor had warned them not to work with him.
One of only perhaps a dozen black mathematicians among nearly 2,000 tenured faculty members in the nation’s top 50 math departments, Dr. Goins frequently asked himself whether he was right to factor race into the challenges he faced.
That question from a senior colleague on his area of expertise, directed to someone else? His department’s disinclination to nominate him to the committee that controls hiring? The presumption, by a famous visiting scholar, that he was another professor’s student?
For a Black Mathematician, What It’s Like to Be the ‘Only One’
Fewer than 1 percent of doctorates in math are awarded to African-Americans. Edray Goins, who earned one of them, found the upper reaches of the math world a challenging place.
By Amy Harmon
BALTIMORE — It was not an overt incident of racism that prompted Edray Goins, an African-American mathematician in the prime of his career, to abandon his tenured position on the faculty of a major research university last year.
The hostilities he perceived were subtle, the signs of disrespect unspoken.
There was the time he was brushed aside by the leaders of his field when he approached with a math question at a conference. There were the reports from students in his department at Purdue University that a white professor had warned them not to work with him.
One of only perhaps a dozen black mathematicians among nearly 2,000 tenured faculty members in the nation’s top 50 math departments, Dr. Goins frequently asked himself whether he was right to factor race into the challenges he faced.
That question from a senior colleague on his area of expertise, directed to someone else? His department’s disinclination to nominate him to the committee that controls hiring? The presumption, by a famous visiting scholar, that he was another professor’s student?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/18/us/edray-goins-black-mathematicians.html
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Sunday, February 10, 2019
New Address: FollowingFaye.blog
Changes have been made to Blogger, the platform used for this blog. These changes have resulted in limiting the viewership via the "Share" function.
In an effort to continue to share the posts to the widest audience, I've moved my blog to Wordpress.
My new address is FollowingFaye.blog.
I hope to see you there.
In an effort to continue to share the posts to the widest audience, I've moved my blog to Wordpress.
My new address is FollowingFaye.blog.
I hope to see you there.
Friday, February 8, 2019
Too Good to Cherry Pick
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-dingell-greatest-twitter-hits_us_5c5cf651e4b0a502ca34030a
Masterful Takedown
‘We have a system that is fundamentally broken.’ — Rep. @AOC is explaining just how f*cked campaign finance laws really are pic.twitter.com/sCwpkRzcHB— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 8, 2019
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Happy (?) Birthday
Happy Birthday, Facebook! 15 years today — and what a rollercoaster it has been. We created a friendship anniversary video for Mark Zuckerberg to mark the day. pic.twitter.com/iDz84LrTeV— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) February 5, 2019
Monday, February 4, 2019
"A Dreamer and a Rhodes Scholar"
An excerpt from the NY Times -
I’m a Dreamer and a Rhodes Scholar. Where Do I Belong?
A person shouldn’t have to be a “genius” or “economically productive” to have access to equal opportunity.
By Jin Park
Mr. Park is a recent graduate of Harvard.
In November, I became the first Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals beneficiary to win the Rhodes scholarship. The news was bittersweet.
In 2017 the Trump administration rescinded the option for overseas travel for those with DACA status, the Dreamers who were brought to this country illegally as children. This means that when I leave the country in October to study at Oxford with my fellow Rhodes scholars, I may not be able to come back.
This is a perpetual reality of being undocumented: I never know if I have a place in America — my home — even after receiving one of the most esteemed scholarships in the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/opinion/dreamer-rhodes-scholar-human.html
I’m a Dreamer and a Rhodes Scholar. Where Do I Belong?
A person shouldn’t have to be a “genius” or “economically productive” to have access to equal opportunity.
By Jin Park
Mr. Park is a recent graduate of Harvard.
In November, I became the first Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals beneficiary to win the Rhodes scholarship. The news was bittersweet.
In 2017 the Trump administration rescinded the option for overseas travel for those with DACA status, the Dreamers who were brought to this country illegally as children. This means that when I leave the country in October to study at Oxford with my fellow Rhodes scholars, I may not be able to come back.
This is a perpetual reality of being undocumented: I never know if I have a place in America — my home — even after receiving one of the most esteemed scholarships in the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/opinion/dreamer-rhodes-scholar-human.html
Overlooked No More
From the NY Times -
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/obituaries/black-history-month-overlooked.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/obituaries/black-history-month-overlooked.html
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Vacation Ideas
Plan your next vacation around the filming schedule of your favorite television show or upcoming movie. Get all of the info at https://onlocationvacations.com
Saturday, February 2, 2019
Friday, February 1, 2019
We Built This
An excerpt from the Huffington Post -
Let This February Be A Reminder That Black History Built This
Without black history, there would be no American history. Period.
By Taryn Finley
America, though dangerously flawed, wouldn’t have half of the opportunities, liberties and infrastructure it has today had it not been for the backs of black people upon which this country was built. Erasure is a main objective of racism, and it has succeeded when it comes to documenting and celebrating our history. And because our history is American history, erasing the contributions of black Americans makes it impossible to accurately tell the story of this country.
This is why, this February, HuffPost Black Voices is reminding y’all that Black History Built This. All month long, we’ll be celebrating our place in the past, present and future.
We are reclaiming our narrative. Our history is too expansive, beautiful, resilient, joyous, powerful and unique to ever become some cliché social studies lesson plan. We are seldom given proper credit, let alone praise, for how our rich history and culture have not only influenced but also helped construct the basis for what we view as progress today.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-history-month-2019_us_5c530ef9e4b0ca92c6de2143
Let This February Be A Reminder That Black History Built This
Without black history, there would be no American history. Period.
By Taryn Finley
America, though dangerously flawed, wouldn’t have half of the opportunities, liberties and infrastructure it has today had it not been for the backs of black people upon which this country was built. Erasure is a main objective of racism, and it has succeeded when it comes to documenting and celebrating our history. And because our history is American history, erasing the contributions of black Americans makes it impossible to accurately tell the story of this country.
This is why, this February, HuffPost Black Voices is reminding y’all that Black History Built This. All month long, we’ll be celebrating our place in the past, present and future.
We are reclaiming our narrative. Our history is too expansive, beautiful, resilient, joyous, powerful and unique to ever become some cliché social studies lesson plan. We are seldom given proper credit, let alone praise, for how our rich history and culture have not only influenced but also helped construct the basis for what we view as progress today.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-history-month-2019_us_5c530ef9e4b0ca92c6de2143
Obama vs Trump
An excerpt from the Root -
2 Years of Trump Vs. 2 Years of Obama: By the Numbers
By Michael Harriot
Nobel Peace Prizes: Obama 1; Trump 0
White supremacist riot deaths: Obama 0; Trump 1
Days playing golf: Obama 60; Trump 154
Number of people fired or quit administration: Obama 2; Trump 42
Times laughed at on world stage: Obama 0; Trump 2
Number of times he called someone’s mother a “bitch”: Obama 0; Trump 1
Paid-off prostitutes: Obama 0; Trump 2 (and counting)
Number of times accused of being a Muslim Jihadist from Kenya: Obama 1,039,001; Trump: 0
Number of times Justice Department opened an investigation to ascertain if the president was a foreign operative: Obama 0; Donald Trump: 1,928
Number of campaign officials indicted by the FBI: Obama 0; Trump 6
Number of times visited by Kanye West: Obama 0; Trump 1
https://www.theroot.com/2-years-of-trump-vs-2-years-of-obama-by-the-numbers-1832209709?utm_source=theroot_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2019-01-31
2 Years of Trump Vs. 2 Years of Obama: By the Numbers
By Michael Harriot
Nobel Peace Prizes: Obama 1; Trump 0
White supremacist riot deaths: Obama 0; Trump 1
Days playing golf: Obama 60; Trump 154
Number of people fired or quit administration: Obama 2; Trump 42
Times laughed at on world stage: Obama 0; Trump 2
Number of times he called someone’s mother a “bitch”: Obama 0; Trump 1
Paid-off prostitutes: Obama 0; Trump 2 (and counting)
Number of times accused of being a Muslim Jihadist from Kenya: Obama 1,039,001; Trump: 0
Number of times Justice Department opened an investigation to ascertain if the president was a foreign operative: Obama 0; Donald Trump: 1,928
Number of campaign officials indicted by the FBI: Obama 0; Trump 6
Number of times visited by Kanye West: Obama 0; Trump 1
https://www.theroot.com/2-years-of-trump-vs-2-years-of-obama-by-the-numbers-1832209709?utm_source=theroot_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2019-01-31
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