Saturday, June 30, 2018
Hashtag history
From the BBC Ideas -
https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/the-hidden-history-of-the-hashtag/p067zndc
https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/the-hidden-history-of-the-hashtag/p067zndc
Abandoned African-American Cemeteries
An excerpt from ProPublica Illinois -
I Went in Search of Abandoned African-American Cemeteries
I found a couple, and some fascinating history, too.
My interest in abandoned African-American cemeteries started in graduate school, when I was assigned to write a story about a black woman named Rose Sturdivant Young, who was leading the charge to restore an abandoned cemetery in North Carolina. Her father, mother and other ancestors are buried there.
African-American cemeteries across the country have largely been neglected, their powerful histories obscured by weeds, debris and, as much as anything, the passage of time. Few people know their locations. Fewer still know the stories of the people buried there.
When I came to ProPublica Illinois as a reporting fellow, I saw a chance to look into this issue. I focused on two cemeteries in St. Clair County, a few miles southeast of St. Louis across the Mississippi River: St. George and Booker T. Washington Cemetery. I spent time hiking the grounds with folks who are trying to unearth and preserve the histories of the cemeteries, as well as trying to keep up the cemeteries themselves.
https://www.propublica.org/article/abandoned-african-american-cemeteries-illinois-jerrel-floyd
I Went in Search of Abandoned African-American Cemeteries
I found a couple, and some fascinating history, too.
By Jerrel Floyd, Reporting Fellow at ProPublica Illinois.
My interest in abandoned African-American cemeteries started in graduate school, when I was assigned to write a story about a black woman named Rose Sturdivant Young, who was leading the charge to restore an abandoned cemetery in North Carolina. Her father, mother and other ancestors are buried there.
African-American cemeteries across the country have largely been neglected, their powerful histories obscured by weeds, debris and, as much as anything, the passage of time. Few people know their locations. Fewer still know the stories of the people buried there.
When I came to ProPublica Illinois as a reporting fellow, I saw a chance to look into this issue. I focused on two cemeteries in St. Clair County, a few miles southeast of St. Louis across the Mississippi River: St. George and Booker T. Washington Cemetery. I spent time hiking the grounds with folks who are trying to unearth and preserve the histories of the cemeteries, as well as trying to keep up the cemeteries themselves.
https://www.propublica.org/article/abandoned-african-american-cemeteries-illinois-jerrel-floyd
Canadian Bonnie and Clyde Yakety Sax
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/canadian-convenience-store-video-escape-attempt-yakety-sax.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=TheSlatest&utm_source=newsletter&sid=554654ea10defb39638b510d
Hall of Fame Hockey Player
An excerpt from the Undefeated -
Willie O’Ree, the first black hockey player in the NHL, tabbed for Hockey Hall of Fame
O’Ree will go in as a builder and join Grant Fuhr as only the second black NHL player to be inducted into the Hall
BY RHIANNON WALKER
Sixty years ago, O’Ree broke the color barrier in the NHL when he suited up for the Boston Bruins against the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 18, 1958, at the Montreal Forum. That made hockey the last of the major four sports to integrate.
On Tuesday, O’Ree became only the third black player chosen for the Hockey Hall of Fame, joining 2003 inductee Grant Fuhr and 2010 inductee Angela James. While Fuhr was inducted as a player, O’Ree’s inclusion is based on the work he’s done after his 45 games (two in 1958 and 43 during the 1960-61 season) in the league. O’Ree totaled four goals and 10 assists for 14 points in his career, but over the past 20 years, O’Ree has been responsible for motivating and inspiring hundreds of black players to join the sport.
http://theundefeated.com/features/willie-oree-the-first-black-hockey-player-in-the-nhl-hockey-hall-of-fame/
Willie O’Ree, the first black hockey player in the NHL, tabbed for Hockey Hall of Fame
O’Ree will go in as a builder and join Grant Fuhr as only the second black NHL player to be inducted into the Hall
BY RHIANNON WALKER
Sixty years ago, O’Ree broke the color barrier in the NHL when he suited up for the Boston Bruins against the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 18, 1958, at the Montreal Forum. That made hockey the last of the major four sports to integrate.
On Tuesday, O’Ree became only the third black player chosen for the Hockey Hall of Fame, joining 2003 inductee Grant Fuhr and 2010 inductee Angela James. While Fuhr was inducted as a player, O’Ree’s inclusion is based on the work he’s done after his 45 games (two in 1958 and 43 during the 1960-61 season) in the league. O’Ree totaled four goals and 10 assists for 14 points in his career, but over the past 20 years, O’Ree has been responsible for motivating and inspiring hundreds of black players to join the sport.
http://theundefeated.com/features/willie-oree-the-first-black-hockey-player-in-the-nhl-hockey-hall-of-fame/
Golfer Renee Powell
An excerpt from the Undefeated -
Golfer Renee Powell recalls the discrimination she faced on tour
While white competitors worried about making par, she had to think about staying alive
By The Undefeated
In 1967, Renee Powell became just the second African-American player to join the LPGA tour. In this video interview produced by the Morgan State University School of Global Journalism and Communication, Powell discusses the discrimination she encountered growing up as a junior golfer and the threats of violence she received on the professional tour.
http://theundefeated.com/videos/golfer-renee-powell-recalls-the-discrimination-she-faced-on-tour/?ex_cid=ForTheCulture
Golfer Renee Powell recalls the discrimination she faced on tour
While white competitors worried about making par, she had to think about staying alive
By The Undefeated
In 1967, Renee Powell became just the second African-American player to join the LPGA tour. In this video interview produced by the Morgan State University School of Global Journalism and Communication, Powell discusses the discrimination she encountered growing up as a junior golfer and the threats of violence she received on the professional tour.
http://theundefeated.com/videos/golfer-renee-powell-recalls-the-discrimination-she-faced-on-tour/?ex_cid=ForTheCulture
Black Girl Magic From Way Back
From the Undefeated -
From all-black clubs to all-stars
A timeline of black women’s participation in basketball, golf, gymnastics and track
BY THE UNDEFEATED
https://theundefeated.com/features/black-women-athletes-participation-in-basketball-golf-gymnastics-track-timelines/?ex_cid=ForTheCulture
From all-black clubs to all-stars
A timeline of black women’s participation in basketball, golf, gymnastics and track
BY THE UNDEFEATED
https://theundefeated.com/features/black-women-athletes-participation-in-basketball-golf-gymnastics-track-timelines/?ex_cid=ForTheCulture
SacTown Love
https://www.eater.com/2018/6/29/17489652/best-arena-food-sacramento-golden-1-video#nws=mcnewsletter
Again
An excerpt from the Washington Post -
Police attacked me for stealing a car. It was my own.
Lawrence Crosby is a PhD graduate in materials engineering.
By Lawrence Crosby
I was face down on the pavement. One police officer was kneeing me in the back, while others pulled or punched. They paid no attention to my screams identifying myself as an engineering PhD student at Northwestern University. They just kept punching. One shouted, “Stop resisting!”
The record is on the dash-cam footage: It’s nighttime. I step out of my car, bewildered at being pulled over and surrounded by police vehicles in the college town I’ve lived in for years. I hold my hands up high, shocked to see several guns pointed at me. It turns out a fellow student had called the police to report that someone was trying to steal a car. That someone was me. The car was my own. I had a key.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/police-attacked-me-for-stealing-a-car-it-was-my-own/2018/06/29/86829292-7658-11e8-b4b7-308400242c2e_story.html?utm_term=.50a24cf133ac&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
Police attacked me for stealing a car. It was my own.
Lawrence Crosby is a PhD graduate in materials engineering.
By Lawrence Crosby
I was face down on the pavement. One police officer was kneeing me in the back, while others pulled or punched. They paid no attention to my screams identifying myself as an engineering PhD student at Northwestern University. They just kept punching. One shouted, “Stop resisting!”
The record is on the dash-cam footage: It’s nighttime. I step out of my car, bewildered at being pulled over and surrounded by police vehicles in the college town I’ve lived in for years. I hold my hands up high, shocked to see several guns pointed at me. It turns out a fellow student had called the police to report that someone was trying to steal a car. That someone was me. The car was my own. I had a key.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/police-attacked-me-for-stealing-a-car-it-was-my-own/2018/06/29/86829292-7658-11e8-b4b7-308400242c2e_story.html?utm_term=.50a24cf133ac&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
Welcome
An excerpt from the New York Times -
In This House, Everyone’s Welcome
HealHaus, a new wellness studio and cafe that just opened in Brooklyn, is creating space for people of color.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/style/healhaus-wellness-bed-stuy-brooklyn.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_li_20180628&nl=nyt-living&nl_art=1&nlid=38867499emc%3Dedit_li_20180628&ref=headline&te=1
In This House, Everyone’s Welcome
HealHaus, a new wellness studio and cafe that just opened in Brooklyn, is creating space for people of color.
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| Elisa Shankle and Darian Hall on the back porch of HealHaus, the wellness studio and cafe they founded. CreditAnnie Tritt for The New York Times |
A Taste of Sweden
From the New York Times -
Receiving the Summer Solstice, the Swedish Way
By Malin Fezehai
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/27/nyregion/swedish-midsummer-nyc.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_li_20180628&nl=nyt-living&nl_art=3&nlid=38867499emc%3Dedit_li_20180628&ref=headline&te=1
Receiving the Summer Solstice, the Swedish Way
By Malin Fezehai
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/27/nyregion/swedish-midsummer-nyc.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_li_20180628&nl=nyt-living&nl_art=3&nlid=38867499emc%3Dedit_li_20180628&ref=headline&te=1
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