Saturday, July 25, 2020
Friday, July 24, 2020
Representation Matters
Not five seconds into #TheReidOut with @JoyAnnReid, my three-year-old daughter - who's in the room - points at the screen and shouts out, "MOMMY, SHE HAS CURLY HAIR JUST LIKE ME!"
— Elliot Williams (@elliotcwilliams) July 20, 2020
Representation is no joke, people. pic.twitter.com/NmELt2bCuB
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Response to Verbal Abuse is PRICELESS!
"My father, thankfully, is not alive to see how Mr. Yoho treated his daughter. My mother got to see Mr. Yoho's disrespect on the floor of this House towards me on television. I am here because I have to show my parents that...that they did not raise me to accept abuse from men." pic.twitter.com/cf0woHRf58
— CSPAN (@cspan) July 23, 2020
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Saturday, July 18, 2020
The First Black Female Physician in the US
An excerpt from the Boston Globe -
Gravestone dedicated to the first Black female medical doctor in the US
By Brian MacQuarrie
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| A gravestone dedication ceremony was held at Fairview Cemetery for Rebecca Crumpler, the first Black woman to become a medical doctor in the United States. JOHN TLUMACKI/GLOBE STAFF |
Rebecca and Arthur Crumpler lay side by side in unmarked graves in Hyde Park for more than a century, a wife and husband buried 15 years apart at the fringes of Fairview Cemetery near their home on Mother Brook.
No headstones carried their names. No plaque told of their lives and accomplishments. Nothing but the records of the city-owned cemetery could direct the curious — if any came along — to an unadorned patch of tree-shaded grass that covered their remains.
Until now.
Dedicated at a poignant ceremony Thursday, new granite tombstones use a few chiseled words to commemorate a remarkable story that has rarely been told. Here lies Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first Black female physician in the United States, and her husband, a former escaped slave who much later became the oldest pupil in the Boston schools.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/17/metro/gravestone-dedicated-first-black-female-medical-doctor-us/
Friday, July 17, 2020
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Monday, July 13, 2020
Where Black Students Matter
An excerpt from the New York Post -
These are the colleges where black students really matter
By Dennis Richmond, Jr.
When New York’s black high school seniors return to school in the fall and start looking ahead to college admissions, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) should be at the top of their lists.
As protests over racism continue to ripple across the country, HBCUs offer a safe haven where young minds can feel truly embraced by a racially diverse faculty who will empower them for the future. According to US Department of Education statistics, 75 percent of all black people with a doctorate degree (and four fifths of all black federal judges) received their undergraduate training at HBCUs. With typically lower tuition fees and a more integrated staff than traditionally white institutions, HBCUs are a more affordable and supportive way for black kids to level the playing field.
https://nypost.com/2020/07/11/these-are-the-colleges-where-black-students-really-matter/
These are the colleges where black students really matter
By Dennis Richmond, Jr.
When New York’s black high school seniors return to school in the fall and start looking ahead to college admissions, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) should be at the top of their lists.
As protests over racism continue to ripple across the country, HBCUs offer a safe haven where young minds can feel truly embraced by a racially diverse faculty who will empower them for the future. According to US Department of Education statistics, 75 percent of all black people with a doctorate degree (and four fifths of all black federal judges) received their undergraduate training at HBCUs. With typically lower tuition fees and a more integrated staff than traditionally white institutions, HBCUs are a more affordable and supportive way for black kids to level the playing field.
https://nypost.com/2020/07/11/these-are-the-colleges-where-black-students-really-matter/
1st Black Female Fighter Pilot!
BZ to Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle on completing the Tactical Air (Strike) aviator syllabus. Swegle is the @USNavy’s first known Black female TACAIR pilot and will receive her Wings of Gold later this month. HOOYAH! @FlyNavy @NASKPAO #ForgedByTheSea #CNATRA #CNATRAgrads pic.twitter.com/FKSlURWQhJ— Naval Air Training (@CNATRA) July 9, 2020
The Greatest Asked a Question
“How come is everything white?”— BBC (@BBC) June 9, 2020
Muhammad Ali appeared on Parkinson in 1971.pic.twitter.com/mNtQvMxmZ8
Friday, July 10, 2020
Not Today
An excerpt from the New York Times -
Yeah, Let’s Not Talk About Race
Unless you pay me.
By Damon Young
The people doing the least can be found in every viral video clip of a white person hysterically refusing to wear a mask at Trader Joe’s. These people are unhinged, dangerous and just plain goofy, willing to die (and kill) over Jicama Wraps and Kale Gnocchi. And the people doing the most? Well, the most happens anytime a white person encounters a Black person who writes about race — or just a Black person who just happens to be Black — and the Serious Conversation About Racism (SCAR) must ensue. This isn’t a new phenomenon. I’ve been SCARed before in the grocery store express aisle, between pickup hoop games at the gym, while getting a colonoscopy, and at least 82 percent of the unsolicited emails I get are drive-by SCARings. But now America feels like a deleted scene from “Get Out.” Or better yet, “The Sixth Sense.” But instead of seeing dead people, white people see us as walking, talking, antiracist book lists.
There’s no better example of the absolute most than the recent ABC News feature on Ernest Skelton. Mr. Skelton, an appliance technician, was just doing his job when the white woman whose house he was working on grilled him about the plight of blacks in America. He shared that racism is, um, bad. The woman, Caroline Brock, wrote a post about their conversation on Facebook, and it went viral. Local news stations called, and they eventually appeared on “Nightline” as an example of what happens when America allows itself to “heal from the heart.” But all I can think about is this man trying to fix a sink while taking a random pop quiz about redlining.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/opinion/george-floyd-racism.html?searchResultPosition=1
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Representation Matters
Little Jenna here is exactly why #representationmatters . I am so grateful for this show, that so many young people can watch this show and say “It’s me” . Thank you @britbrit1432 for sharing this video ❤️💕❤️💕 @HamiltonMusical #hamilfilm pic.twitter.com/iDbb4orVIs
— Phillipa Soo (@Phillipasoo) July 6, 2020
Saturday, July 4, 2020
The 4th of July to Me
Black ppl have been dehumanized, brutalized, criminalized + terrorized by America for centuries, & are expected to join your commemoration of “independence”, while you enslaved our ancestors. We reject your celebration of white supremacy & look forward to liberation for all. ✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/YCD2SYlgv4
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) July 4, 2020
We Tip Our Caps
Today, we all tip our cap to the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues. #TipYourCap2020 pic.twitter.com/dIcVYiRBHj
— MLB (@MLB) June 30, 2020
A Field of Flags
An excerpt from the Boston Globe -
A patriotic forest takes root to fight a stubborn, invisible — and deadly — enemy
More than 8,000 flags fly as emblems of resolve against a pandemic
By Thomas Farragher
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| Michael Labbe stood beside the field of flags he and his family have planted in front of their home to honor all of those who have died from COVID-19 in Massachusetts. JESSICA RINALDI/GLOBE STAFF |
GRAFTON – It happens several times a day on the gently sloping road where Michael Labbe is tending a star-spangled garden.
A car slows and pulls over. A camera is raised. A prayer is said. And then the passersby move on in a sudden and solemn silence.
Occasionally, they get out for a handshake. Or an air hug.
Just like 71-year-old Rhonda Lavallee did the other day as she stood in near disbelief to take in the forest of flags that has suddenly blossomed on Labbe’s front lawn.
There are more than 8,000 of them now, each one a red-white-and-blue emblem to a life lost to a killer pandemic that clouds America’s Independence Day, a holiday usually punctuated by kaleidoscopic fireworks and cozy backyard cookouts with family and friends.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/02/nation/patriotic-forest-takes-root-fight-stubborn-invisible-deadly-enemy/
He's Not With Us!
HAPPY FOURTH?
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) July 4, 2020
Trump’s visit to Mt. Rushmore ignites fireworks - both real and political: https://t.co/bSCtVCCqMS
America marks 244 years of independence in troubled times ... once more: https://t.co/2Y97vfcjYs
‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’: https://t.co/nSGIaDMqFK pic.twitter.com/cG13GgOxH9
He Wanted Us to Know Black Lives Matter
From the Washington Post -
Carl Reiner’s Daughter Tweets Final Dig At Donald Trump On Her Late Father’s Behalf
The late comedy legend often took the president to task on the platform.
By Lee Moran
Carl had wanted to tweet this picture, taken last Saturday. As you can see he was happy and vital up to the very end. He will be sorely missed. pic.twitter.com/Q4sh0QK4Xz
— carl reiner (@carlreiner) July 3, 2020
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/carl-reiner-daughter-donald-trump-blm_n_5f007635c5b6acab2850ff03
Friday, July 3, 2020
Priceless!
An excerpt from Bored Panda -
Tired Of Customers Ignoring Their Polite ‘Please Wear A Mask’ Sign, This Store Puts Up A New One And It Gets Dark Real Quick Interview
ByJonas Grinevičius and Mindaugas Balčiauskas
However, wearing a mask is now a political issue in the United States. Some Americans refuse to wear them because they believe it limits their freedom. But tired of people coming in without covering their faces, vintage clothing shop Antique Sugar in Phoenix, Arizona got the world’s attention after it put up a hard-hitting sign about wearing face masks.
https://www.boredpanda.com/face-mask-sign-antique-sugar/
Artists Reflections
From the Washinton Post -
Nine black artists reflect on the question: “Is America at a point of reckoning?”
By Washington Post Staff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/lifestyle/black-artists-america-racial-inequality/
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Exposing Racism in Medicine
An excerpt from Today -
How this Black doctor is exposing the racist history of gynecology
Dr. J. Marion Sims is known as the founding father of gynecology. He earned this title through contributions made by experimenting on enslaved Black women.
By Maura Hohman
There's one name Dr. Kameelah Phillips, an OB-GYN at Calla Women's Health in New York City, would prefer not to use in her operating room: Sims.
Depending on the context, the word can mean either a surgical tool, "Sims' vaginal speculum," or its inventor, Dr. James Marion Sims. Sims is known as the founding father of gynecology, but his legacy is fraught because of how he gathered much of his learnings — by operating on enslaved Black women without their consent or anesthesia.
Today, Phillips is "reclaiming" this story, she told TODAY. She prefers to call the tool "Lucy."
Lucy was an enslaved 18-year-old who almost died after Sims operated on her, attempting to fix her postpartum urinary incontinence, according to the Journal of the National Medical Association.
Phillips recalled feeling "shocked, appalled and disappointed," when she first learned about Sims' history over 10 years ago. In that moment, she said it was "a no-brainer" to stop using his name.
https://www.today.com/health/racism-gynecology-dr-james-marion-sims-t185269
What Trump Won't Say
From the Associated Press -
Analysis: What Trump leaves unspoken carries consequences
By NANCY BENAC
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump seems to rarely leave a thought unspoken.
Of late, though, it is increasingly clear there are things Trump won’t say — and they are tied to the most important issues of his presidency.
Among them:
— Knock it off, Russia.
— Wear a mask, Americans.
— Systemic racism must end.
None of the above are particularly bold or controversial messages.
https://apnews.com/c3251ce810aa70351e535430a48fcc50
Living in the State of Idiocracy
An excerpt from the Washington Post -
Welcome to the United States of ‘Idiocracy’
Opinion by Max Boot
The presidency’s idiocy is matched by that of Republican governors in states such as Florida (where coronavirus cases increased by 277 percent in the past two weeks), Texas (+184 percent) and Arizona (+145 percent). They were slow to declare lockdowns and quick to end them. They also refused to impose statewide mask mandates — and, in the case of Texas and Arizona, tried to prevent municipalities from imposing their own rules — even though studies show that wearing masks can reduce transmission by as much as 85 percent.
This toxic imbecility is getting people killed. But recall the adage that “every nation gets the government it deserves.” Trump and the Trumpy governors did not seize power by force. They were elected by constituents who, in some cases, see masks as the spawn of the devil.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/30/welcome-united-states-idiocracy/
The Character of a Man
From Thread -
A Rabbi's Story
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1275429939597021184.html?campaign_id=93&emc=edit_fb_20200701&instance_id=19913&nl=frank-bruni®i_id=38867499&segment_id=32334&te=1&user_id=e3bf1057d4e3c0988a79ae4bce515610
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