From OZY -
A COMEBACK FOR THE BLACK AMERICAN FARMER?
By Nick Fouriezos
Minority-led farms have sprouted from New York City to Philadelphia, from Stone Mountain in Georgia to the hills and molehills of Mississippi, a national phenomenon writer Victoria Massie recognized last year by suggesting 35 Black-owned farms that Americans could buy from instead of Whole Foods. Maryland has been especially attractive, both in the fertile fields of the Eastern Shore, home to the Black Dirt Farm Collective, and in Baltimore, site of Tha Flower Factory, among others. Lavette Blue, who with her husband has farmed the Greener Garden in Northeast Baltimore for three decades, says 75 percent of the students in the local small-scale farming classes are African-American. “It’s picking up steam,” adds Staycie Francisco with the Farm Alliance of Baltimore. Recently elected U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who is the first Marylander in decades to sit on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, tells OZY that the next federal farm bill will consider “legislation to provide incentives for more young people to go into farming.” Van Hollen also points to work done by the historically Black University of Maryland Eastern Shore; its Small Farm Program provides funds and literature to help limited-resource and socially disadvantaged farmers.
http://www.ozy.com/politics-and-power/a-comeback-for-the-black-american-farmer/75920
Monday, March 6, 2017
Flying High
From BlackWebAmerica -
Little Known Black History Fact: Stephanie Johnson
Female pilots make history at Delta Airlines.
By D.L. Chandler
Captain Stephanie Johnson is the first Black female captain for Delta Airlines, the second of her historic achievements as a pilot. Twenty years ago, Captain Johnson became the first Black female pilot for Northwest Airlines and last year, Delta promoted her to her current post.
The Kent State University graduate caught the flying bug in high school after a physics teacher took Johnson and a few friends on a flight. Johnson even got to fly the airplane for a spell and from there, she was hooked. After leaving Kent State with a degree in Aerospace Technology, she became the instructor for the school’s aviation program.
https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/03/06/little-known-black-history-fact-stephanie-johnson/
Little Known Black History Fact: Stephanie Johnson
Female pilots make history at Delta Airlines.
By D.L. Chandler
Captain Stephanie Johnson is the first Black female captain for Delta Airlines, the second of her historic achievements as a pilot. Twenty years ago, Captain Johnson became the first Black female pilot for Northwest Airlines and last year, Delta promoted her to her current post.
The Kent State University graduate caught the flying bug in high school after a physics teacher took Johnson and a few friends on a flight. Johnson even got to fly the airplane for a spell and from there, she was hooked. After leaving Kent State with a degree in Aerospace Technology, she became the instructor for the school’s aviation program.
https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/03/06/little-known-black-history-fact-stephanie-johnson/
Mandatory High Heels?
From the Washington Post -
Are high heel dress codes sexist? UK lawmakers hold debate
By Jill Lawless | AP
LONDON — British lawmakers focused on footwear Monday, asking whether employers should be able to make women wear high heels as part of a corporate dress code.
Members of Parliament were to debate a ban on mandatory workplace high heels, in response to a petition started by a receptionist who was sent home without pay for wearing flat shoes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/are-high-heel-dress-codes-sexist-uk-lawmakers-debate-topic/2017/03/06/47752f40-0266-11e7-9d14-9724d48f5666_story.html?utm_term=.19ae4d0058c5
Are high heel dress codes sexist? UK lawmakers hold debate
By Jill Lawless | AP
LONDON — British lawmakers focused on footwear Monday, asking whether employers should be able to make women wear high heels as part of a corporate dress code.
Members of Parliament were to debate a ban on mandatory workplace high heels, in response to a petition started by a receptionist who was sent home without pay for wearing flat shoes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/are-high-heel-dress-codes-sexist-uk-lawmakers-debate-topic/2017/03/06/47752f40-0266-11e7-9d14-9724d48f5666_story.html?utm_term=.19ae4d0058c5
Sunday, March 5, 2017
A Celebration of American Women
From Vogue -
American Women
http://www.vogue.com/projects/13529125/american-women-vogue-125-anniversary-project/
American Women
http://www.vogue.com/projects/13529125/american-women-vogue-125-anniversary-project/
How Low?
An excerpt from the New York Times -
How Low Can the ‘Presidential’ Bar Go?
By JESSICA BENNETT and AMANDA DUARTE
The old bar: Read speech from teleprompter before members of Congress without ad-libbing.
The new, Trumpian bar: Read speech from teleprompter before members of Congress without ad-libbing repeatedly about the flaws of the opposing candidate you beat nearly four months ago.
The old bar: Inspire viewers with oratorical flair.
The new bar: Prove capable of speaking for 60 minutes without throwing a temper tantrum and ranting about ratings, the failing New York Times, fake news or the size of your inaugural crowd. Bonus points: Refrain, for eight days, from tweeting in ALL CAPS.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/opinion/how-low-can-the-presidential-bar-go.html?hpw&rref=opinion&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well
How Low Can the ‘Presidential’ Bar Go?
By JESSICA BENNETT and AMANDA DUARTE
The old bar: Read speech from teleprompter before members of Congress without ad-libbing.
The new, Trumpian bar: Read speech from teleprompter before members of Congress without ad-libbing repeatedly about the flaws of the opposing candidate you beat nearly four months ago.
The old bar: Inspire viewers with oratorical flair.
The new bar: Prove capable of speaking for 60 minutes without throwing a temper tantrum and ranting about ratings, the failing New York Times, fake news or the size of your inaugural crowd. Bonus points: Refrain, for eight days, from tweeting in ALL CAPS.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/opinion/how-low-can-the-presidential-bar-go.html?hpw&rref=opinion&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well
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