Common Courtesies

From Buzzfeed - 

People Are Sharing The Unwritten Rules Of Life, And I Never Thought Of These

FOLLOW THESE!

by Ryan Schocket

On Tuesday, Reddit user u/0_7_0 asked, "What is one 'unwritten rule' that you believe everyone should know and follow?" People responded with a bunch of valuable tidbits we all should listen to.

1. "If I show you a picture on my phone, don't go swiping sideways."

—u/Soft-Problem

2. "If you borrow something, return it in the same condition."

—u/Ryastor

3. "Stand back before boarding a bus, subway, metro, or elevator so that those on can get off quickly without having to wait for you to back up first."

—u/Lightmareman

4. "Don't watch loud videos on your phone at a restaurant. Can't believe this isn't common courtesy anymore."

—u/penguinmanbat

5. "The last one to go to bed has to turn all the lights off."

—u/Rebeca2277

https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanschocket2/people-are-sharing-the-unwritten-rules-of-life-and-i-never

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Another Brilliant Black Doctor Sounding the Alarm

An excerpt from Zenger - 

America’s First Black Female Transplant Surgeon Says Organ Donation Is Racially Lopsided

The number of organ donors in the black community is alarmingly low. Velma Scantlebury is working to change that.

By Vandita Agrawal 

Dr. Velma Scantlebury, who earned her Doctor of Surgery in 1989,
has performed over 2,000 transplants. (Courtesy of Velma Scantlebury)

The nation’s first black female transplant surgeon says that while donated organs are allocated equitably along racial lines in America, African-Americans continue to face unique disadvantages in the life-saving process she has worked in since 1989.

Velma Scantlebury told Zenger that the black community needs greater awareness about the need for more organ donors among nonwhite Americans. She points to the Minority Organ and Tissue Transplant Education Program, founded in 1991.

African-Americans have a more difficult time getting on kidney transplant lists, even though they are more likely to have end-stage renal disease. They trail whites in access to kidney transplants. Scantlebury said her black patients face inequality in health care, poor treatment by some doctors, lack of insurance, late referrals to specialists and a lack of health literacy.

“They are often diagnosed late, due to a lack of equity of health care. When referred to transplant, many have difficulty navigating the system to get the required tests. Hypertension and diabetes are more common in African-Americans, and despite this, many patients are neglected when it comes to getter their kidney function checked,” said Scantlebury, who has performed more than 2,000 transplants.

https://www.zenger.news/2021/07/05/nations-first-black-female-transplant-surgeon-advocates-for-better-care-for-african-americans/

First Black Female Chair of Surgery @ Albany Medical College

 

Albany Medical College appoints the first Black female chair of surgery at an academic health science center in the US: Dr. KMarie King Learn more: https://t.co/diQSAaBLYd @KmarieMD @amcollsurgeons @societyofBAS @womensurgeons pic.twitter.com/4hNtgDfGHT

— Albany Med (@AlbanyMed) July 6, 2021

https://www.blackenterprise.com/meet-the-first-black-female-chair-of-surgery-at-a-u-s-academic-health-science-center/

"Is Angela Working?"

An excerpt from The Mirror - 

Woman escapes date with 'violent' man with life-saving secret signal to club DJ

The woman asked the DJ at a Liverpool pub the question that alerted him to her situation. He knew exactly what she meant and helped her to leave with the aid of a security guard

By Tim Hanlon 

A distressed woman needing help to escape a potentially violent date used a private signal to the DJ at a Liverpool pub to get away.

She was saved by asking the DJ if Angela was working and, knowing immediately what she meant, he helped her out of the difficult situation.

At the city centre pub, the DJ responded by saying yes, Angela was working and told the nervous woman to get inside the booth with him.

He then called for help from security, and asked a guard the same question, which led to the woman being helped out of the back of the venue and into a taxi.

The man, who shared the episode on a Liverpool hospitality industry Facebook page, is now calling on other venues to train its staff to know what to do in these types of situations.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-escapes-date-violent-man-24495152

Four Phrases to Use When Stopped by Cops

An excerpt from Good - 

The Four Magic Phrases to Use When You’re Stopped by the Cops

Everyone should know their rights.

By Brandon Weber

 Whether it's a traffic stop that turns into “We smell something in your car" or a “driving while black" situation, you have rights when you're pulled over, and it's for the best if you actually use them. So how does this work, anyway? Well, you have rights when you're pulled over. These have been established via case law, and ultimately, some stem from the Constitution itself. In order, here are the magic phrases, along with some graphics to help you remember.

1. “Am I free to go?"

In any situation involving the police, you can ask this question. Some people ask it slightly differently: “Am I being detained?"—which is a version of the same question. Basically, if they've got nothing on you, they have to let you go. If they answer no to that question, you are in fact not free to go. In that case, you are suspected of doing something, and it's their job to try to get you to admit to it or to say a bit too much and incriminate yourself.

https://www.good.is/articles/4-magic-phrases-cops

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One Smart Cookie - Historical Spelling Bee Winner = 14 Year Old Black Girl!

From HuffPost - 

Spelling Bee Champ Is A Speed-Reading Math Whiz Who Holds 3 World Records

Zaila Avant-garde, 14, also made history at this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee.

By Elyse Wanshel 

Zaila Avant-garde competes in the first round of the
Scripps National Spelling Bee finals in Orlando, Florida, on July 8.
JIM WATSON VIA GETTY IMAGES

This year’s spelling bee champ is F-A-S-C-I-N-A-T-I-N-G.

Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from Harvey, Louisiana, made history Thursday when she became the first African American winner and the second Black champion in the Scripps National Spelling Bee’s 96-year history.

But that may not even be the most interesting thing about the teen.

Zaila, who dipped her toe into competitive spelling just two years ago, knows how to speed-read and discovered that she could divide five-digit numbers by two-digit numbers in her head, according to The New York Times.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/spelling-bee-champ-speed-reading-math-whiz-3-world-records_n_60e856eee4b0b0220ededff8?ncid=NEWSSTAND0001

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He's A Chess National Master!

From the NY Times - 

Remember the Homeless Chess Champion? The Boy Is Now a Chess Master.

By Nicholas Kristof

Tanitoluwa Adewumi two years ago.
Credit...Christopher Lee for The New York Times

Once upon a time a 7-year-old refugee living in a homeless shelter sat down at a chess board in school and learned how to play. His school then agreed to his mom’s plea to waive fees for him to join the chess club.

The boy wasn’t any good at first. His initial chess rating was 105, barely above the lowest possible rating, 100.

But the boy, Tanitoluwa Adewumi — better known as Tani — enjoyed chess as an escape from the chaos of the homeless shelter, and his skills progressed in stunning fashion. After little more than a year, at age 8, he won the New York State chess championship for his age group, beating well-coached children from rich private schools.

I wrote a couple of columns about Tani at that time, and readers responded by donating more than $250,000 to a GoFundMe campaign for Tani’s family, along with a year of free housing. It was heartwarming to see Tani running around the family’s new apartment, but I wondered: Is this kid really that good?

It turns out he is. This month, as a fifth grader, Tani cruised through an in-person tournament in Connecticut open to advanced players of all ages and won every game. He emerged with a chess rating of 2223, making him a national master.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/08/opinion/sunday/homeless-chess-champion-tani-adewumi.html

Twin MDs fight entrenched racism in medical world

https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-business-coronavirus-pandemic-education-health-215deeefc26994290faf84746e9c9808

Another Brilliant Sista!

From Blavity - 

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, Who Helped Develop COVID-19 Vaccine, Joins Harvard’s Faculty

Corbett plans to expand vaccine research in her new laboratory with the goal to create universal vaccines.

by Sìmone Stancil

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett / Photo Credit: Timothy Nwachukwu

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, one of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) lead scientists, is joining Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health as an assistant professor, the university announced.

Corbett is most widely known for playing an integral role in the development of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, which has proven to be up to 94.1% effective, according to the CDC. 

“I am delighted to welcome Kizzmekia to the School. Working in public health is a calling, and I am proud to work each day supporting an amazing team of researchers who have devoted their professional lives to helping others live full, happy, and healthy lives,” Michelle Williams, dean of the faculty at Harvard Chan School and angelopoulos professor in public health and international development, said.

“Kizzmekia is a natural fit here. Her success in the lab is matched only by her commitment to using science to improve people’s lives, especially for communities that have too often been left behind by advances in health care,” she added.

As a professor in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Corbett is spearheading the new Coronaviruses & Other Relevant Emerging Infectious Diseases (CoreID) Lab to study and understand the correlation between hosts’ immune systems and viruses that cause respiratory illness. Her goal is to create novel and potentially universal vaccines.

https://blavity.com/dr-kizzmekia-corbett-who-helped-develop-covid-19-vaccine-joins-harvards-faculty?category1=news&category2=Wellness