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/
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