Monday, September 18, 2017
Resting in Peace and Beauty
From Atlas Obscura -
In Search of Cemeteries Alive With Beauty, Art, and History
These resting places celebrate life.
BY ANIKA BURGESS
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cemeteries-to-visit-before-you-die-monuments
In Search of Cemeteries Alive With Beauty, Art, and History
These resting places celebrate life.
BY ANIKA BURGESS
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cemeteries-to-visit-before-you-die-monuments
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Redeemed
An excerpt from the NY Times Race/Related by Eli Hager -
In April, I received an email from a source: a teacher at a women’s prison in Indiana. In it, she wrote almost in passing that one of her students — who had been incarcerated for more than two decades for the murder of her 4-year-old son — was now getting out, and had already been “accepted at N.Y.U., Harvard and a host of other top grad schools...”
You don’t hear that every day, I thought.
And that was before I knew that Harvard’s top brass, including its president and provost, had taken the highly unusual step of overruling their history department’s selection of this extraordinary student, Michelle Jones, citing her crime.
To Ms. Jones’s many supporters, her story is about her profound accomplishments and her joyful personality. Their goal was in part to convey to the world all she had achieved while in prison — conducting original archival research without the internet, publishing widely, presenting her groundbreaking findings by video-chat to historians’ conferences, and winning the loyal support of the top academics in her field, all without knowing it would lead to any concrete reward.
https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/2017/09/14/race-related?nlid=38867499
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| Michelle Jones was released in August after two decades in prison. Now a Ph.D. candidate at N.Y.U., Ms. Jones is being heralded as an extraordinary self-made scholar of history. Damon Winter/The New York Times |
You don’t hear that every day, I thought.
And that was before I knew that Harvard’s top brass, including its president and provost, had taken the highly unusual step of overruling their history department’s selection of this extraordinary student, Michelle Jones, citing her crime.
To Ms. Jones’s many supporters, her story is about her profound accomplishments and her joyful personality. Their goal was in part to convey to the world all she had achieved while in prison — conducting original archival research without the internet, publishing widely, presenting her groundbreaking findings by video-chat to historians’ conferences, and winning the loyal support of the top academics in her field, all without knowing it would lead to any concrete reward.
https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/2017/09/14/race-related?nlid=38867499
The Facts Are Self-Evident.
An excerpt from Salon -
Stop acting surprised, America: Donald Trump is a white supremacist
Trump has made clear to America for decades where he stands on race. It's long past time to accept the facts
By CHAUNCEY DEVEGA
The facts are self-evident. Donald Trump is a white supremacist. The Republican Party — despite its duplicitous and hypocritical claims to the contrary — is the country’s largest white supremacist and white identity organization. Together, Donald Trump and the Republicans are waging a war against black and brown people’s liberty and freedom with the goal of overturning the modest gains of the Civil Rights Movement. Republican voters are, generally speaking, supportive of this racist crusade.
Yet many Americans somehow continue to react with shock, surprise or amazement, and claim to be baffled by Donald Trump’s slavish devotion to white supremacy. In reality, this is one of the few areas of Trump’s public and private life where he has shown a remarkable amount of dedication, consistency and discipline.
http://www.salon.com/2017/09/17/stop-acting-surprised-america-donald-trump-is-a-white-supremacist/?source=newsletter
Stop acting surprised, America: Donald Trump is a white supremacist
Trump has made clear to America for decades where he stands on race. It's long past time to accept the facts
By CHAUNCEY DEVEGA
The facts are self-evident. Donald Trump is a white supremacist. The Republican Party — despite its duplicitous and hypocritical claims to the contrary — is the country’s largest white supremacist and white identity organization. Together, Donald Trump and the Republicans are waging a war against black and brown people’s liberty and freedom with the goal of overturning the modest gains of the Civil Rights Movement. Republican voters are, generally speaking, supportive of this racist crusade.
Yet many Americans somehow continue to react with shock, surprise or amazement, and claim to be baffled by Donald Trump’s slavish devotion to white supremacy. In reality, this is one of the few areas of Trump’s public and private life where he has shown a remarkable amount of dedication, consistency and discipline.
http://www.salon.com/2017/09/17/stop-acting-surprised-america-donald-trump-is-a-white-supremacist/?source=newsletter
Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.
From the Root -
Twitter Drags Kevin Hart After He Admits to Cheating on His Pregnant Wife. And Hilarity Ensues
By Angela Helm
Kevin Hart’s messy love life is moving into hoarder’s territory.
Not only did his first wife, Torrei Hart, recently accuse him of cheating on her with his current wife and “rib” Eniko Parish, but on Saturday, the 38-year-old comedian had to backtrack on his vehement denials of cheating on a pregnant Eniko after his side slide apparently threatened to extort him for an undisclosed amount of money.
http://thegrapevine.theroot.com/twitter-drags-kevin-hart-after-he-admits-to-cheating-on-1818488422?utm_source=theroot_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017-09-17
Twitter Drags Kevin Hart After He Admits to Cheating on His Pregnant Wife. And Hilarity Ensues
By Angela Helm
Kevin Hart’s messy love life is moving into hoarder’s territory.
Not only did his first wife, Torrei Hart, recently accuse him of cheating on her with his current wife and “rib” Eniko Parish, but on Saturday, the 38-year-old comedian had to backtrack on his vehement denials of cheating on a pregnant Eniko after his side slide apparently threatened to extort him for an undisclosed amount of money.
http://thegrapevine.theroot.com/twitter-drags-kevin-hart-after-he-admits-to-cheating-on-1818488422?utm_source=theroot_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017-09-17
Transporting Your Kitty
From Lifehacker -
Get Your Cat in Their Carrier by Wrapping Them Into a "Kitty Burrito"
By Jaime Green
Your cat knows what’s up. Even if she doesn’t run and hide at the sight of her carrier, there’s no way she’s going into that thing without a fight. But the fight stresses her out and can leave you frustrated and scratched up—not to mention late for the vet. Enter the kitty burrito.
Basically, you need to restrain your cat’s limbs, both to protect yourself from claws and to stop her from grabbing hold of the outside of the carrier. (How is such a small animal so strong??) Being wrapped up can also help soothe your cat, like swaddling a baby or putting an anxious dog into a Thundershirt.
(See step-by-step directions in the link below).
https://lifehacker.com/get-your-cat-in-their-carrier-by-wrapping-them-into-a-1818487720?utm_source=theroot_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017-09-17
Get Your Cat in Their Carrier by Wrapping Them Into a "Kitty Burrito"
By Jaime Green
Your cat knows what’s up. Even if she doesn’t run and hide at the sight of her carrier, there’s no way she’s going into that thing without a fight. But the fight stresses her out and can leave you frustrated and scratched up—not to mention late for the vet. Enter the kitty burrito.
Basically, you need to restrain your cat’s limbs, both to protect yourself from claws and to stop her from grabbing hold of the outside of the carrier. (How is such a small animal so strong??) Being wrapped up can also help soothe your cat, like swaddling a baby or putting an anxious dog into a Thundershirt.
(See step-by-step directions in the link below).
https://lifehacker.com/get-your-cat-in-their-carrier-by-wrapping-them-into-a-1818487720?utm_source=theroot_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017-09-17
Just Suspended?
An excerpt from the Huffington Post -
Firefighter Says Saving One Dog Is ‘More Important’ Than A Million Black People
Tyler Roysdon has been suspended for his racist Facebook post.
By David Moye
An Ohio fire department has suspended one of its volunteer firefighters for a racist Facebook post suggesting he’d prefer to save a dog in an emergency than a black person.
Tyler Roysdon, a volunteer for Franklin Township, wrote that if he had to choose between saving a dog or a black man from a burning building, the dog would get priority, because “one dog is more important than a million n****rs.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tyler-roysdon-firefighter-racist-facebook_us_59bc2a97e4b0edff971c0fbc
Firefighter Says Saving One Dog Is ‘More Important’ Than A Million Black People
Tyler Roysdon has been suspended for his racist Facebook post.
By David Moye
An Ohio fire department has suspended one of its volunteer firefighters for a racist Facebook post suggesting he’d prefer to save a dog in an emergency than a black person.
Tyler Roysdon, a volunteer for Franklin Township, wrote that if he had to choose between saving a dog or a black man from a burning building, the dog would get priority, because “one dog is more important than a million n****rs.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tyler-roysdon-firefighter-racist-facebook_us_59bc2a97e4b0edff971c0fbc
Quote
“To Jeff Sessions, how does it feel to be dragged & humiliated? Now you know how the African Americans you disrespected feel.” - Maxine Waters
Patience
Apologies for the sporadic postings. I've spent the last couple of weeks moving, but thankfully, I'm all settled now.
Thank you for your patience.
Thank you for your patience.
This is What He Really Thinks & He's Not Alone
An excerpt from the Root - (Bold is mine)
To All the Black Men Watching the NFL, Here’s What Philadelphia Eagles Owner Thinks About Colin Kaepernick
By Stephen A. Crockett Jr.
The Philadelphia Eagles have a bit of a history dealing with controversial players. First they signed Michael Vick to a contract after he was sentenced to 23 months in prison for his involvement in a dogfighting ring that included killing dogs that weren’t fit to fight.
They also offered wide receiver Riley Cooper a contract extension after his racist tirade at a concert, in which he called a security guard a nigger, was caught on tape.
But when it comes to free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s silent protest against the deaths of unarmed African-American men, women and children at the hands of police, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie says that the QB’s got zero chance of playing for his team.
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So let’s get this straight: Lurie actually believes that Kaepernick was protesting the national anthem. Lurie also didn’t listen to the countless speeches Kaepernick gave after games about why he was kneeling. Lurie honestly believes that Kaepernick’s action was not to try to use his platform to push for social change but, in fact, was only to piss off those who served this country.
This has always been what white America does to black protest: It claims that the protest is un-American. It did the same thing to Muhammad Ali during Vietnam. Ask Tommie Smith and John Carlos how badly they were treated after they returned home from the 1968 Olympics, where each of them raised a black-gloved fist while on the podium.
One of America’s deadliest tricks is to silence black protest by labeling it un-American. They’re doing it again with Kaepernick. Protest, by definition, should be disruptive. It doesn’t have to be violent or even vocal, but the purpose of protest is to move comforts around and encourage thought.
To All the Black Men Watching the NFL, Here’s What Philadelphia Eagles Owner Thinks About Colin Kaepernick
By Stephen A. Crockett Jr.
The Philadelphia Eagles have a bit of a history dealing with controversial players. First they signed Michael Vick to a contract after he was sentenced to 23 months in prison for his involvement in a dogfighting ring that included killing dogs that weren’t fit to fight.
They also offered wide receiver Riley Cooper a contract extension after his racist tirade at a concert, in which he called a security guard a nigger, was caught on tape.
But when it comes to free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s silent protest against the deaths of unarmed African-American men, women and children at the hands of police, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie says that the QB’s got zero chance of playing for his team.
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So let’s get this straight: Lurie actually believes that Kaepernick was protesting the national anthem. Lurie also didn’t listen to the countless speeches Kaepernick gave after games about why he was kneeling. Lurie honestly believes that Kaepernick’s action was not to try to use his platform to push for social change but, in fact, was only to piss off those who served this country.
This has always been what white America does to black protest: It claims that the protest is un-American. It did the same thing to Muhammad Ali during Vietnam. Ask Tommie Smith and John Carlos how badly they were treated after they returned home from the 1968 Olympics, where each of them raised a black-gloved fist while on the podium.
One of America’s deadliest tricks is to silence black protest by labeling it un-American. They’re doing it again with Kaepernick. Protest, by definition, should be disruptive. It doesn’t have to be violent or even vocal, but the purpose of protest is to move comforts around and encourage thought.
Friday, September 15, 2017
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