Tuesday, November 6, 2018
HBCU!
An excerpt from the Huffington Post -
The Candidates Embracing Their Black-College Roots
Andrew Gillum and Stacey Abrams are part of a wave of black politicians who are playing up their HBCU bona fides, and in turn raising the profile of the beleaguered institutions.
By ADAM HARRIS
Another, perhaps unforeseen renaissance, however, has been the rise of black politicians who graduated from these colleges. In addition to Gillum, Stacey Abrams, a gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, and Mandela Barnes, a candidate for lieutenant governor in Wisconsin, both attended historically black colleges. The prospect of so many black-college graduates being elected to statewide office in the same year is unprecedented, Keneshia Grant, an assistant professor of political science at Howard University, told me.
Now, of course, there are HBCU alums across all levels of government. Senator Kamala Harris graduated from Howard University, and the mayors of Atlanta, New Orleans, and Birmingham—all of whom were elected in 2017—also attended HBCUs. And there have previously been governors who attended black colleges: In 1989, Douglas Wilder became the governor of Virginia and the first elected black governor in the United States. In the 1870s, there was P. B. S. Pinchback, who very briefly served as the governor of Louisiana. These candidates—Abrams, Gillum, and Barnes—are continuing that black political tradition.
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/11/gillum-abrams-and-blue-wave-hbcu-politicians/574921/?utm_source=feed
The Candidates Embracing Their Black-College Roots
Andrew Gillum and Stacey Abrams are part of a wave of black politicians who are playing up their HBCU bona fides, and in turn raising the profile of the beleaguered institutions.
By ADAM HARRIS
Another, perhaps unforeseen renaissance, however, has been the rise of black politicians who graduated from these colleges. In addition to Gillum, Stacey Abrams, a gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, and Mandela Barnes, a candidate for lieutenant governor in Wisconsin, both attended historically black colleges. The prospect of so many black-college graduates being elected to statewide office in the same year is unprecedented, Keneshia Grant, an assistant professor of political science at Howard University, told me.
Now, of course, there are HBCU alums across all levels of government. Senator Kamala Harris graduated from Howard University, and the mayors of Atlanta, New Orleans, and Birmingham—all of whom were elected in 2017—also attended HBCUs. And there have previously been governors who attended black colleges: In 1989, Douglas Wilder became the governor of Virginia and the first elected black governor in the United States. In the 1870s, there was P. B. S. Pinchback, who very briefly served as the governor of Louisiana. These candidates—Abrams, Gillum, and Barnes—are continuing that black political tradition.
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/11/gillum-abrams-and-blue-wave-hbcu-politicians/574921/?utm_source=feed
VOTE!
On the road to all 254 counties of Texas. No one written off. No one taken for granted. Watch our new ad featuring Willie Nelson and RT to share. pic.twitter.com/dIVtVqF8ZK— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) November 5, 2018
Monday, November 5, 2018
Brown Ballet Shoes
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-46065366/brown-ballet-shoes-made-for-first-time
Sunday, November 4, 2018
Comfortable in His Skin
An excerpt from HuffPost -
Andrew Gillum Is At Home With His Blackness
Florida’s Democratic nominee for governor is black in a way that is commonplace in real life but basically nonexistent in high-level American politics.
By Julia Craven
See, it’s homecoming, y’all. And Gillum is a fixture of FAMU’s homecoming parade. They love him here, not in the way that fans love a celebrity or adherents love their leader. It’s simpler than that — something like a mother doting on a long-lost son. Except that Gillum is at home here. He served on the Tallahassee City Commission from 2003 to 2014 before he was elected mayor, a position he has held since. He’s a Rattler, having graduated from the university in 2003. This is his element.
Around here, Gillum needs no introduction, and he don’t meet no strangers. These are his talents. He is at home everywhere, and everywhere he is loved like someone who finally came home.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/andrew-gillum-florida-governor-race_us_5bdc8bc1e4b09d43e31ec713
Andrew Gillum Is At Home With His Blackness
Florida’s Democratic nominee for governor is black in a way that is commonplace in real life but basically nonexistent in high-level American politics.
By Julia Craven
See, it’s homecoming, y’all. And Gillum is a fixture of FAMU’s homecoming parade. They love him here, not in the way that fans love a celebrity or adherents love their leader. It’s simpler than that — something like a mother doting on a long-lost son. Except that Gillum is at home here. He served on the Tallahassee City Commission from 2003 to 2014 before he was elected mayor, a position he has held since. He’s a Rattler, having graduated from the university in 2003. This is his element.
Around here, Gillum needs no introduction, and he don’t meet no strangers. These are his talents. He is at home everywhere, and everywhere he is loved like someone who finally came home.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/andrew-gillum-florida-governor-race_us_5bdc8bc1e4b09d43e31ec713
A Grim Education: 72 Years of School Shootings
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/school-shooting-survivors.html
Friday, November 2, 2018
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
96-and-a-half
What is on my mind will be coming out of my mouth as you watch this: pic.twitter.com/fZkyGg8rlU— carl reiner (@carlreiner) October 30, 2018
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Monday, October 29, 2018
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Meet a Hallmark Card Writer
An excerpt from the New York Times -
She Made the Shift From Academic Writing to Hallmark Cards
As told to Perry Garfinkel
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| Through her writing at Hallmark, Melvina Young tries to reach people on a direct, emotional level. CreditCreditChristopher Smith for The New York Times |
How hard could it be to write pithy lines for a greeting card?
That’s what many people think, that we are the lowbrow ditch diggers of the writing profession, the punch lines of jokes and films. Frankly I, too, thought this would be a quotidian task.
But it requires a specific, well-honed skill set. I do a lot of research, sit in on focus groups, read The New York Times, check discussion boards, Tumblr, Pew Research, Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight, consumer trend studies, and we have team brainstorming sessions before I sit down to write.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/business/from-academic-writing-to-hallmark-cards.html
Quote
An excerpt from ELLE - (Bold is mine)
Megyn Kelly Has Always Been Racist
BY MICHAEL ARCENEAUX
Lack and others at NBC News who championed Kelly made a calculated choice to sacrifice the humanity of others for the sake of a perceived ratings boost. They wanted a return on their investment and were willing to put up with the stench until it became unbearable. But you can’t Febreze a defense of blackface—particularly when you managed to never match the ratings of the Black talent you replaced.
https://www.elle.com/culture/a24317698/megyn-kelly-has-always-been-racist/
Megyn Kelly Has Always Been Racist
BY MICHAEL ARCENEAUX
Lack and others at NBC News who championed Kelly made a calculated choice to sacrifice the humanity of others for the sake of a perceived ratings boost. They wanted a return on their investment and were willing to put up with the stench until it became unbearable. But you can’t Febreze a defense of blackface—particularly when you managed to never match the ratings of the Black talent you replaced.
https://www.elle.com/culture/a24317698/megyn-kelly-has-always-been-racist/
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Friday, October 26, 2018
Libraries Around the World
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/10/a-photo-appreciation-of-libraries/573811/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20181026&silverid-ref=MzEwMTkwMTQ4ODk4S0
Words Matter
Today they tried to murder two Presidents as well as public servants and journalists. Make no mistake, these terrorists were encouraged and emboldened by the hate speech of Donald Trump. If you can’t see the clear menace of this man’s influence by now then you are a part of it. pic.twitter.com/L7kYcpcPKO— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) October 24, 2018
Monday, October 22, 2018
Sunday, October 21, 2018
10-year-old Coder
An excerpt from Business Insider -
This 10-year-old coder is already so successful she's caught the attention of Google and Microsoft
By Julie Bort
Samaira Mehta is a 10-year-old girl growing up in Silicon Valley who has quietly attracted an almost cult-like following because of her work as a programmer.
She's the founder and CEO of a company called CoderBunnyz that's earned national media recognition and landed her speaker roles at nearly a dozen Valley conferences (and counting).
It all started when she was just eight and created a game called CoderBunnyz to help teach other kids how to code. She'd been coding since she was six.
https://www.businessinsider.com/10-year-old-coder-so-successful-now-a-valley-sensation-2018-10
This 10-year-old coder is already so successful she's caught the attention of Google and Microsoft
By Julie Bort
She's the founder and CEO of a company called CoderBunnyz that's earned national media recognition and landed her speaker roles at nearly a dozen Valley conferences (and counting).
It all started when she was just eight and created a game called CoderBunnyz to help teach other kids how to code. She'd been coding since she was six.
https://www.businessinsider.com/10-year-old-coder-so-successful-now-a-valley-sensation-2018-10
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Monday, October 15, 2018
Samuel L. Jackson Helping Out
I got lots of shit to deal with, but I don’t mind helping out @AngieCraigMN — this election is THAT important. https://t.co/byhvG2zmdC pic.twitter.com/UbpkfgSPmg— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) October 11, 2018
Restroom Signs for Men
https://www.buzzfeed.com/kevinsmith/18-bathroom-signs-that-might-just-make-you-pee-a-little-bit
Saturday, October 13, 2018
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