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irregularincidents · 1 year ago

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Los Angeles restaurateur Clifford Clinton was a surprising man in a lot of respects. Born 3rd August 1900, Clifford spent much of his childhood in China as his parents did missionary work, and after witnessing the starvation and violence following the 1898 to 1900 Boxer Rebellion, he supposedly made a vow to never let people go hungry.

As such, when he started his first cafeteria in 1931 (named Cliftons after smashing together his first and last name), he published his business policy on his cheques,

"Regardless of the amount of this check, our cashier will cheerfully accept whatever you wish to pay or you may dine for free."

This proved to be good timing, as when thousands of people fleeing to California out of desperation caused by the Great Depression, many found they were able to get a decent meal at Clifford's restaurants at a time when many Californians were actively hostile to the newcomers.

Additionally, Clifford bucked racist trends of the time by staunchly refusing to segregate his businesses, in a time when many restaurants refused to serve African Americans, Latinos and Asian Americans. When racist customers would complain about this in customer feedback forms, Clinton would publish their comments in the restaurants' newsletter and admonish them, at length.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Clifford being very loud about his views lead to his drifting into the world of local LA politics, which at the time was a haven of corruption and vice under Mayor Frank Shaw, a man with the dubious claim to fame of possibly being the most corrupt mayor in the city's history.

Clifford first drew the ire of Shaw after he was hired to look at the state of the kitchens at the LA County General Hospital, where Clinton found significant amounts and of favouritism and waste, leading to his giving a list of recommendations of how to fix the budget and improve the quality of food being served. This unfortunately put him in Shaw's firing line, as he had once overseen the hospital, and he retaliated by siccing health inspectors on Clinton's establishments.

In turn, Clifford became an increasingly vocal critic of the corruption both in City Hall and in the LAPD, the latter of which (in addition to its own institutional problems) served as the enforcement arm of Shaw's administration. As such, he was hired to join Citizens Independent Vice Investigating Committee (CIVIC), an organisation aiming to eliminate organised crime within Los Angeles city governments.

To this effect, CIVIC hired a former cop by the name of Harry Raymond, a private investigator fired from the LAPD 90 days after being made Chief of Police due to his publicly saying he wanted to get rid of corruption, and set to work.

Shaw was accused of of influence peddling of city jobs, including police positions, and winking at brothels and gambling dens. The LAPD, meanwhile, began wiretapping Clinton's phones and in 1937 "someone" blew up Clifford's house with a bomb that had been placed in the kitchen.

This wasn't the only "mysterious" explosion, however, as three months later in January 1938, a car bomb grievously injured Raymond filling him with 186 pieces of shrapnel. In the subsequent trial, due to expert witness testimony by rocket scientist and Aleister Crowley devotee Jack Parsons, LAPD Captain Earle Kynette and two assistants, were convicted on four counts of conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, assault with intent to murder, and malicious use of explosives.

As Kynette was a member of the "Spy Squad" tasked with, well, spying on Clinton and his family, a line could firmly be drawn from the work of CIVIC and the attempted murders of Clinton and his family and that of Harry Raymond.

In the subsequent fallout from the trial, Chief of Police James Davis was forced to resign, while a Grand Jury investigation that finally linked Shaw with multiple vice rackets led to his being removed from office by a special recall election. The judge that oversaw the Grand Jury, Judge Fletcher Bowron, replaced him as mayor.

In 1944, Clifford funded a Caltech scientist Dr. Henry Borsook $5000 of his own money to produce a food additive that could be used to provide proper nutritional values for less than 5 cents a meal. Surprisingly, Borsook (in collaboration with French chef Mme. Soulange Berzceller) created Multi-Purpose Food (MPF), a flavourless high-protein food supplement that can be added to meals.

The profits from this invention, in addition to money gained from selling the restaurants to his children, led to Clinton and his wife founding the non-profit Meals for Millions in 1946, which distributed meals across the world to starving and malnourished people.

Clinton would eventually pass away in 1969, leaving the world somewhat better off than before. ...And that's not even getting into the sex aid business he was reportedly tangentially involved in with his mistress Terri Richmond, with whom Clifford's wife was allegedly aware of and supposedly fine with...

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myhorizoncommunityservices · 9 months ago

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Disability Services and Support Organisation

Disability Services & Support Organisation are organisations that provide help for people with physical or intellectual disabilities, as well as their family members. They often provide free or low-cost help with transitioning from a nursing facility or other institutional care to the community. They also offer counseling for emotional distress and other issues relating to disability, such as depression or anxiety. These organisations are usually based in New York, though some have chapters or affiliates around the country.

The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) coordinates services for New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorders. It provides direct services and supports to people with developmental disabilities and their families through a network of about 500 nonprofit service providing agencies.

Its role is to ensure that people have the opportunities and tools they need to live their lives to the fullest, achieve economic self-sufficiency and experience equality in every facet of community life. Its programs and initiatives are built on nationally regarded best practices in postsecondary disability services.

The Disability Rights Advocates of New York State (DRAONYS) is a private, nonprofit organization that provides advocacy and legal services for individuals with physical or cognitive disabilities. It is based in Albany, and has chapters across the state of New York. Its mission is to empower people with disabilities and their families through advocacy, training, and education.

DRAONYS also has programs for youth with disabilities, and their parents and caregivers. Its programs include the Young Leaders Academy and Youth Voices Matter! DRAONYS publishes a newsletter, the Advocate, and holds annual conferences for members.

Many communities have disability-focused social groups or clubs, which are often affiliated with a particular church or organization. These can be a great way to meet other people with similar interests. Some are focused on specific health conditions, such as blindness or hearing loss, while others are more general in scope.

Increasing attention is being paid to the issue of community support for persons with disabilities in LMICs. Many international organisations have made commitments to take action toward this goal.

Several national organizations exist to promote the rights of people with disabilities, and to encourage self-advocacy. Among these are the National Rehabilitation Association, and its 56 local chapters; the Association of State Centers for Independent Living; and the Society for Disability Studies, an academic field that looks at societies through different lenses, such as women’s studies or African-American studies. Its journal, Disability Studies Quarterly, is an open access, multidisciplinary publication that attracts scholars in the humanities, disability rights advocates and other social justice activists. It is available online and in print.

My Horizon Community Services was created for people with special needs, friends and families who need a better way to access individualised disability support. We provide a wide range of tailored, flexible and quality disability services and support coordination for people living with disabilities for their choice and needs. We are based in Brisbane, Queensland.

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historicalpenner · 1 year ago

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Leesburg Stockade

The story of this photograph is one of the best examples of photographs being able to do something that words alone cannot do which highlights the significant role that photography had in the Civil Rights Movement

This is a photograph of over 30 girls imprisoned at Leesburg Stockade in August 1963. How did they get here? In 1963, this group of teenage girls in Americus, Georgia, took part in a SNCC-organized civil rights protest challenging segregation laws at the local movie theatre where they attempted to buy tickets from the front entrance rather than the designated "coloured" ticket window in the back alley led to their arrest by local law enforcement. In an attempt by local law enforcement to keep the news quiet, the girls were secretly transported to the Leesburg Stockade, a decaying Civil War-era jail, where they were held in unsanitary conditions for 45 days. The jail was known for its harsh conditions, limited amenities, and absence of proper legal procedures. The girls had little to no food and water over the 45 days. On top of the harsh conditions, many of the girls’ parents were unaware of their kids’ whereabouts during this time but as time went on, word started to spread about what had happened to the group of girls.6

It took 45 days and there was virtually no coverage of these missing girls from any media outlets. Even though people knew what was going on, the news was not being spread about the missing girls from Americus, Georgia. Words were being spread but there were no photographs of the girls to broadcast with the context.

SNCC’s own Danny Lyon was made aware of the girls’ location and he was sent to get photographs of the imprisoned girls in hopes that it would help set them free. Danny Lyon made the trek from SNCC’s headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia to Americus and then a plan was formed to sneak Lyon into the Leesburg Stockade. Once Lyon was snuck in and the guard was distracted, Lyon was able to photograph the condition of the girls in the jail. He gave hope to the girls and got out of there so he could develop the film back in Atlanta to produce these images for the public.7

Danny Lyon got the file processed immediately when he returned to Atlanta and SNCC put the photographs of the imprisoned girls along with the story in SNCC’s newspaper, The Student Voice. The story and photographs spread through other African-American newspapers and newsletters and soon gained national attention. Lyon’s photographs with headlines “Kids Sleeping on Jail Floor: Americus Hellhole for Many,” and "GA Marchers Kept in Filthy, Stench Filled Jail.” With the masses hearing about this story and seeing the photographs with their own eyes, the Georgia police released the girls back to their families and none of the girls were charged.8

Photograph of the girls imprisoned at Leesburg Stockade, 1963, Danny Lyon, Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement

When you look at this photograph, you can see the girls all standing in the room and looking at the camera. Some have smiles on their faces as they look excited that hope may be afoot. Others look very unhappy and it appears almost as if the hope has been taken from them. You can see how this photograph along with the context would make an impact on the public as you can see these little girls are in the room with minimal amenities and bars on the windows. Sometimes words do not do enough but the photograph can say what words cannot quite grasp as you see these little girls in the jail who were arrested due to their fight against segregation.

These photographs are significant because they showed the crucial role of photography in the Civil Rights Movement and the work that SNCC was trying to do to fight segregation. Photography was crucial because it caused people who saw the injustices in photographs to act. They acted because these kinds of photographs are evidence that what is being said is actually true and not exaggerated. Another thing photography does as we have covered in the course is that it can have an emotional response on the one viewing the photograph. This emotional response can prompt action which is something that words cannot always do. We can see how Lyon’s photographs triggered a response that resulted in the girls being set free back to their families.

The response to Lyon’s photographs of the imprisoned girls shows how extremely important these photographs were in the Civil Rights Movement. The ability to transport the viewer into the image is a necessary action that took place repeatedly to gain support and stir action in the Civil Rights Movement.

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theyoungturks · 2 years ago

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ftauriellas · 5 years ago

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chicago’s very own auriella yates has been spotted on madison avenue driving a porsche 718 spyder , welcome ! your resemblance to jasmine tookes is unreal . according to tmz , you just had your twenty - fifth birthday bash . your chance of surviving new york is uncertain because you’re guileful , but being unadulterated might help you . i think being a virgo explains that . three things that would paint a better picture of you would be the lingering scent of her perfume on crisp white sheets , the soft touch of short satin dresses against her thighs , and the soft glistening of diamonds during golden hour .

hi again , kitty gorls ! it’s jin showing up on your dash for the last time with my sweet peach miss auriella yates . she’s a rendition of a hailey b . chara that i have , so she’s quite the mess , but as lovable as ever ! as you’ve probably figured , i didn’t have much muse for guiliana anymore so i decided it was best to let her go and bring someone else ( also , i’m really sorry about not fulfilling that starter call . please don’t hate me 🥺 ) . my muse is soaring for auriella so be prepared for me to slide into your dm’s for plotting up a storm ! that being said , here’s another long one !

basic information .

FULL NAME : auriella kaia yates .

NICKNAME(S) : auri , mostly .

BIRTHDATE + AGE : september 9th , 1997 + 22 .

ZODIAC : virgo .

HOMETOWN : chicago , il .

GENDER : cis female .

NATIONALITY : american .

ETHNICITY : african american , brazilian , west indian , barbadian , and european .

HEIGHT : 5′5″ .

LABEL(S) : the harlequin , the trust fund baby , the vainglorious , the coquette , and the sovereign .

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION : biromantic .

SEXUAL ORIENTATION : bisexual .

LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN : english and learned basic french in high school .

OCCUPATION : socialite , makeup artist , and businesswoman .

POSITIVES : impulsive , alluring , unadulterated , facetious , and melodious .

NEGATIVES : complaintive , acquisitive , guileful , starry - eyed , and bellicose .

biography .

auriella yates is the sixth child of eight , born to simone and joshua yates in the windy city of chicago , illinois . she has three older brothers ( chance , charles , and clark ) , two older sisters ( adriana and amelia ) , and a younger brother and sister ( calvin and aurora ) . patrick and simone for some reason found joy in naming their sons with c names and their daughters with a names , but it works for them nonetheless . the family could afford such a grandiose lifestyle in chicago thanks to simone’s lifestyle and wellness brand called honey & lemon ( goop , who ? ) that has since expanded from a newsletter to e - commerce , pop - up shops , a magazine , and a podcast . patrick , on the other hands , is a famous vegetarian chef that has launched three cookbooks while also having his own cooking series on the food network along with a cookware partnership at target . together , they own a vegetarian restaurant in downtown chicago called lemongrass .

growing up , since auriella had so many siblings , she never had an uneventful day . their parents strongly believed in their children playing outside instead of being stuck in front of the television all day , so they often took advantage of their large backyard when they lived in the suburbs of chicago . they were the parents who let their rowdy bunch ruin their perfect grass because they wanted to play in the mud . their parents may have afforded them luxuries that others didn’t have and while their parents had been busy people , patrick and simone refused for their children to be raised by nannies . they were heavily involved with everything that their children did , ranging from their pre - school graduations to their high school proms .

auriella had always been a rather outgoing girl throughout high school , and she knew she was cute so she started an instagram page when she was about thirteen or so . originally , her pictures were just cringey dirty mirror pics and photos with her friends , but as she explored the app more and more , she discovered makeup and her love for it ! so , despite the terrible youtube - tutorial makeup that she tried to recreate , auriella never gave up on her ability to do better . as she moved through high school , her makeup skills got better and better , so once she graduated , auriella knew what she wanted to do in life !

she went on to attend make up first in chicago , and obtained certificates in basic makeup i + ii , media makeup , and media: runway , editorial , and fashion . once she was finished with her schooling , auriella went on to grow her brand and get her name out there . she used instagram a majority of the time , and thanks to that and word of mouth , she grew a significant following and went on to have a few celebrities under her belt . thanks to the help of her parents , auriella decided that she wanted to get into the makeup business entirely , and decided to stick her foot into makeup production .

the brand originally only focused on her favorite thing : eyeshadow palettes ! the palettes were originally rather small , consisting of four to six colors as they perfected the formula . she eventually began to receive rave reviews and decided that it was time to expand into everything else : mascaras , lip products , foundations , blushes , highlighters and everything else under the sun . from there , kaia beauty is now being sold in sephora , ulta , and on kaiabeauty.com ! she had the second largest foundation drop ( following fenty beauty because we stan miss rihanna in this house ) .

that being said , running her own business is one that auriella is still getting used to despite it being two years since the launch . she’s thankful for the expansion of her brand and she’s still working out of her townhouse because she hasn’t found the perfect space for a headquarters just yet ! it’s one of her biggest dreams at the moment and she wants to expand kaia beauty into skincare but the end of the year .

personality .

the label she mostly identifies with would definitely be the harlequin . she can be really loud and playful at times , and she can easily get called out for not taking things seriously .

at the same time , though , she can be pretty sexual in her speech . she has no problem with people looking at her differently for doing so . she really lets a lot of things roll off of her shoulders , but she’d be a liar if she said that some things didn’t get to her .

auriella can be really full of herself and simple compliments can typically leads to her going on and on about herself , so please feel free to shut her up at any given time ! much like anyone her age , she can be found prowling around on instagram or twitter and can never go shopping without taking at least three to seven mirror selfies .

headcanons .

she lives in a beautiful townhouse on west fourth street and she’s really proud to say it because she bought it with her own money ! she likes to be different so she really hates range rovers and instead drives an audi q5 ! sounds kinda dumb since she lives in nyc , but she likes it because it gives her freedom to go where she wants when she wants to .

she never leaves the house without a purse and never without a pair of earrings on ( she thinks she’s ugly without them ) . she’s obsessed with all things cartier and she loves to accessorize , but not to much . she keeps scrunchies in her purse at all times , so if you need one just ask !

when it comes to her style , i draw a lot of inspiration from instagram if i’m being honest . she wears a lot of denim shorts , oversized tees , cropped sweaters , bodysuits , chunky sneakers ... honestly , the whole nine yards . for some examples click x , x , x , x , x , and x .

she’s been vegetarian since she was a kid because that’s all her dad ever cooked ! sometimes the scent of meat makes her sick and sometimes she fakes it so people will leave her alone . she’s definitely the one who shows up to the function with her fake burgers , but you know she has a bottle of vodka along with it .

finds joy in doing the little things ? she’s not the greatest at art but really enjoys buying a canvas and trying her best to recreate or create something ! probably gets a lot of art ideas from tik tok ( those kids are seriously talented ) and really likes to do her makeup even when she has no place to go . she loves laying on her couch and doing nothing ( and sometimes she might be kinda naked when she does it ) .

secret .

okay so , auriella’s secret is that an ‘ anonymous ’ source leaked her nudes to the press , but her parents paid off publications from releasing them . that was mostly done because she was about 17 / 18 in those pictures but of course they’re not age on them so there’s that ! the source of course wasn’t that anonymous and it turned out to be an ex ( which is really gross so this won’t be a wanted connection ) , but she’s not ashamed of them by any means !

#wealthyhq:intro

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blackchildrensbooksandauthors · 5 years ago

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Mae Among the Stars

Roda Ahmed

Stasia Burrington

HarperCollins, 2018

Little Mae’s curiosity, intelligence, and determination, matched with her parents' encouraging words, paved the way for her incredible success at NASA as the first African American woman to travel in space.

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blackkudos · 5 years ago

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Alvin F. Poussaint

Alvin Francis Poussaint, M. D. is an American psychiatrist well known for his research on the effects of racism in the black community. He is a noted author, public speaker, and television consultant, and Dean of Students at Harvard Medical School. His work in psychiatry is influenced greatly by the civil rights movement in the South, which he joined in 1965. While living in the South, Pouissant learned much about the racial dynamics. He soon delved into his first book, Why Blacks Kill Blacks, which looks at the effects of racism on the psychological development of blacks. Most of Poussaint's work focuses on the mental health of African Americans.

Biography

Alvin Francis Poussaint was born on May 15, 1934, in East Harlem, New York, to immigrants from Haiti. He is the seventh child of eight children born to the parents of Harriet and Christopher Poussaint. At the young age of nine, he became ill with rheumatic fever. While being hospitalized, he became very interested in reading and it soon became a passion of his. He carried this passion with him when he attended the science based high school in New York called Stuyvesant. Stuyvesant was a predominately white institution. Pouissant was one of the few blacks and he encountered racism often. In addition to racist acts against him, he had to deal with losing his mother during high school.

After high school, Poussaint attended Columbia University, where he continued to experience racism. At Columbia, the social scene was particularly disappointing for Poussaint, with him saying, “Social situations were awkward, there being a prevalent feeling among whites that blacks shouldn't come to social events.” In 1956, he graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor's degree in pharmacology. He immediately enrolled in medical school at Cornell Medical School, and he was the only African American admitted during that year. Experiences with racism fueled his career areas of work which focused on the mental health of African Americans and their encounters with racial bias. He became chief resident at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. However, in 1965 he left UCLA to become the Southern Field Director of the Medical Committee for Human Rights in Jackson, Mississippi. Poussaint believed that racism was the major mental health problem of the black community. He believed helping desegregate the South, especially with medical facilities would be more helpful than doing research at the time.

He stayed in Mississippi for 2 years before going to Tufts University Medical program where he was the faculty director of psychiatry. In 1969, he left Tufts and began his long time journey at Harvard Medical School. He was the associate dean of student affairs. At Harvard he felt a great passion for the affirmative action program and through that he helped 16 African- American student succeed at Harvard. All while working at Harvard, Poussaint never let his passion for the Civil Rights Movement fade. He became close friends with Jesse Jackson. He was even the co-chairman for Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign. At this time, in 1973 Poussaint married his first wife, Ann Ashmore. They had one son together. Their marriage lasted until 1988.

In the 1980s, Poussaint became very well known for his work as a media consultant on scripts and storylines for many black sitcoms, such as The Cosby Show and A Different World. He became close friends with Bill Cosby to ensure that the show promoted a positive healthy and realistic image of black families. In this role he had, Poussaint addressed negative racial stereotypes thought the media. The entertainment industrial complex was not the only sector that called for Poussaint and his skills. The FBI, the White House and the Department of Health all summoned him for counsel. He continued his interest in media and founded the Media Center of the Judge Baker's Children's Center in 1994. In addition, he was the co- executive producer of Willoughby's Wonders. The children's show won a New England Emmy Award in 1997 and was praised for showing an urban soccer team that showed skills that children should exhibit like teamwork and inclusion. During this highlight of his career, Poussaint married Tina Young. The two had a daughter in 1999. Poussaint, currently, continues to work at Harvard Medical School and continues his research. On multiple occasions he has been heavily awarded for his contributions to psychology and a multitude of disciplines.

Work interest

Alvin F. Poussaint is well known in psychology regarding race relations. Much of his work deconstructs theories of race models by white psychologist previously in the field. Through his research he addresses blatant and subtle forms of racism. This is why Poussaint insist that blacks instill self-esteem and black pride into children growing up in this society. In his controversial book, Why Blacks Kill Blacks, he turns the theory or racial self-hatred on its head. He developed his "aggression-rage" theory to show the psychological issues that may plague African Americans. In his book he states, " [The theory of racial self-hatred] allows whites to feel that [blacks] are psychologically deranged while [whites are] posing as models of mental health. In fact, it must be whites who are insecure and filled with self-hatred, since they are the ones who need to oppress blacks in order to cope with life." Another interest of Poussaint is media consulting. He wants to use media to construct positive role models for children.

Black Power: A Failure for Integration within the Civil Rights Movement (1968)

In Alvin Poussaint's article, "Black Power: A Failure for Integration within the Civil Rights Movement" he discusses how the concept of BLACK POWER emerged. Poussaint discusses how Blacks had a complicated relationship with Whites regarding Whites trying to integrate themselves in the Civil Rights Movement. He argues that blacks had a distrust in whites and even had jealousy of them. He observed that Blacks believed Whites had a superiority complex even while being involved in the movement. Poussaint questioned whether this was because Blacks felt inadequate. During the civil rights movement sexual relations between Blacks and White began to form, and so he says from 1964 to 1965 many of the projects "disintegrated" because of these feelings each race had towards one another. Eventually, BLACK POWER came to be as a "psycho-socio-political" concept that removed whites from working in the black community.

The Stresses of the White Female Worker in the Civil Rights Movement in the South (1966)

While working as the Southern Field Director of the Medical Committee for Human Rights in Jackson, Mississippi Poussaint was very observant of those around him. In his article, "The Stresses of the White Female Worker in the Civil Rights Movement in the South" he looks at the social and psychological stressors that white women could possibly encounter in their work and social life during the Civil Rights Movement. The stress that white women could encounter come from two fronts - the white community and the blacks whom they work around. Poussaint describes how white women helping in the civil rights movements appears like a rejection that they have of their own communities. So, white communities may label them as "white trash." The black community did not want white female workers to help in the first place because they believed them being there would cause inherent problems. Many white women were not greeted or welcomed by most blacks there because they did not want their help because of the feeling that whites were trying to take over their movement. Some white female workers coped with this, but a majority went back home because they couldn't handle the stress.

Editorial boards

The Black Scholar (1970)

Psychotherapy: Theory and Research and Practice (1972)

Journal of Afro-American Issues (1972-1980)

Harvard Medical School Mental Health Newsletter (1983-1988)

Journal of African American Male Studies (1991)

Nurture: The Magazine for Raising Positive Children of Color (1994)

Awards and honors

Doctor of Humane Letters, Virginia State University, Petersburg, MA (2007)

Doctor of Humane Letters, Alfred University, Alfred, New York (2005)

New England Emmy award for Outstanding Children's Special as co-executive producer of Willoughby's Wonders (1997)

Medgar Evers Medal of Honor, Johnson Publishing Company (1988)

John Jay Award for distinguished professional achievement (1987)

American Black Achievement Award in Business and the Professions (1986)

Honorary degree from Wilberforce University (1972)

Who's Who in America (1969)

Michael Schwerner Award for contribution to Cause of Civil Rights, New York, NY (1968)

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thefederalistfreestyle · 6 years ago

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Teens tell America’s story with help from ‘Hamilton’ (Idaho Statesman) [x]:

Kaycee Hailey got hooked on "Hamilton" when she watched the 2016 Tony awards with a friend. Not only did Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical sweep the theater awards, but the African American teen from Charlotte saw a parade of performers who looked like her.

Fast forward two years. "Hamilton" had come to Charlotte, where some tickets sold for more than $400.

Hailey, now a senior at West Charlotte High, had fallen hard for Miranda's catchy tunes, witty lyrics and fresh telling of America's story through the eyes of Alexander Hamilton. She had listened to "Satisfied," her favorite song, maybe 100 times.

On Nov. 1, Hailey and two friends, Kaliyah Landrum and Shazaria Hoover, walked into the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center — not through the lobby but through the stage door. They passed dressing rooms where costumes were laid out for the upcoming matinee.

Violin case in hand, Hailey looked out at the towering brick backdrop where she would soon see "Hamilton" come to life.

But first, the trio of 17-year-olds would have to deliver their own performance, an original poem about Sally Hemings' life set to music. And they'd have to do it in a theater packed four layers deep with teens.

Despite her nerves, Hailey says, she felt a surge of power. In their telling, Hemings wouldn't just be the slave and mistress of President Thomas Jefferson. She would be a black woman whose pain, sacrifice and courage are the story of America.

Hailey struck up an original tune in a minor key. By the time Hoover and Landrum recited their final lines — "For Lady Liberty to stand tall / So many black women had to fall" — the audience was applauding wildly.

[. . .]

During a class in early October, [history teacher Ayanna] Perry had students listen to "Helpless" and "Satisfied," songs about the complex relationship between Hamilton and sisters Eliza and Angelica Schuyler. In the musical, the sisters are both single and smitten, with Angelica yielding to let her sister become Hamilton's bride.

In reality, Perry told the class, Angelica was already married by the time the sisters met Hamilton.

The students talked about how the scenes remind them of relationship drama in their own lives. A female student mentioned "the girl code" against moving on someone else's boyfriend. A male classmate responded that "Hamilton started it."

"Everybody's a gossip," another student said. "How do you know what was true?"

If EduHam could be boiled down to one question, that would be it. The goal is to teach students how to find and interpret original documents and understand how history is filtered through the voice of the teller.

[. . .]

In order to attend the show, each EduHam student has to create a two-minute presentation based on a figure or episode from the period of history encompassed in "Hamilton."

For some, it was little more than a traditional oral report. Others turned to music, poetry, rap and drama.

The West Charlotte trio brought a mix of skills to their project. Landrum and Hoover are both visual artists. Hoover also likes to write.

Hailey is a violinist and writer whose opinion pieces about education have been published in the Observer and EdNC, an online education newsletter. And she had been fascinated by Annette Gordon-Reed's book "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family." The three decided to tackle Hemings' story, relying partly on an 1873 account written by Madison Hemings about his parents, Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings.

At first they just worked on a poem. But when Hailey attended an event that included a spoken word performance set to music they expanded their vision.

The result was a poem that opens with Landrum and Hoover, dressed in black, reciting in the voice of Madison Hemings, "If my mother's life were a song I'd play it in a minor key / With accidental majors thrown in she / Kept singing along for dear life / Her time and her skin only brought her strife." Hailey accompanies with a haunting violin melody.

[. . .]

As the young performers arrived they were greeted by "Hamilton" ensemble cast member Tyler McKenzie, who graduated from Central Academy of Technology & Arts in Union County.

Backstage, McKenzie led the students in breathing exercises and gave them a pep talk, Hailey recalls. McKenzie also served as emcee for the student performances, urging the audience to be "mindfully lit" and making sure every act got an enthusiastic welcome.

Donovan Moonie from Hunter Huss High in Gastonia delivered a powerful rap on the slave experience.

Dorrian Perkins and Mason Gumbs from North Forsyth High used a ukulele to accompany their song about the Boston Tea Party. Students were dancing in their seats and cheering as the duo chanted their chorus of "Dump the tea, dump the tea, dump the tea — Dump it!"

There was a pair wearing colonial garb above the waist and jeans and sneakers below, acting out the duel between Hamilton and Aaron Burr. There were historic lyrics set to tunes ranging from Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" to Nicki Minaj's "Chun-Li."

Finally it was time for West Charlotte. As they took the stage Hailey thought she was calm, though she saw her fingers shaking as she placed them on her violin. Then she played a few notes and "it felt like it was me and my friends.” [. . .]

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Meghan once opened up about her own issues throughout education

February 17, 2019 – 15:10 GMT Hollie Richardson Meghan Markle has a very personal connection to her current big campaign, which aims to tackle sexism and racism in education.

The Duchess of Sussex has a very personal connection to an important campaign that she is currently supporting, which aims to help young people in education. The Duchess is backing a campaign to add more black and female thinkers and writers to the curriculum, in a move to confront racism and sexism in university campuses. During a visit to City University earlier this month, Meghan’s enthusiasm for supporting this was very clear. After being presented with a sheet of data showing that UK professors were overwhelmingly white men, she reportedly reacted by saying: “Oh my god!” This passionate reaction is likely down to Meghan’s own experiences while growing up, which she later addressed in an article…

READ: Royal family release online parenting guide – details

Meghan visiting City University earlier this month

Writing for Elle magazine in 2015, Meghan explained: “My dad is Caucasian and my mom is African American. I’m half black and half white.” Continuing to describe how her biraciality affected her during school, she continued: “There was a mandatory census I had to complete in my English class – you had to check one of the boxes to indicate your ethnicity: white, black, Hispanic or Asian. There I was (my curly hair, my freckled face, my pale skin, my mixed race) looking down at these boxes, not wanting to mess up, but not knowing what to do.” Meghan added: “My teacher told me to check the box for Caucasian. ‘Because that’s how you look, Meghan,’ she said. I put down my pen. Not as an act of defiance, but rather a symptom of my confusion. I couldn’t bring myself to do that, to picture the pit-in-her-belly sadness my mother would feel if she were to find out. So, I didn’t tick a box. I left my identity blank – a question mark, an absolute incomplete – much like how I felt.”

READ: Prince William and Prince Harry to split their royal household

Speaking to The Sunday Times this week, Dr Meera Sabaratnam – who delivered a speech in front of the Duchess during her visit to City University, said: “[It was] wonderful to see the Duchess standing up for female equality”, adding: “Many of the issues around racial equality are similar and it is great to see her embrace this. Change is long overdue.”

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The study says: if you poll registered voters, you’ll get a higher percentage of potential voters who rank environmental and climate issues toward the top of their concern. If you poll those likely to vote versus registered voters, the percentages drop. Meaning: a lot of people who care deeply about the environment just don’t vote.

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Stinnett and his team began using poll data to identify "super environmentalists," or registered voters who rank the environment as one of their two most important issues. It turns out there are a lot of them, and they're more diverse than many political consultants believe. In every state where EVP has polled voter priorities, for example, it found that Latino, Asian and African-American voters are significantly more likely than white voters to prioritize climate change and the environment.

That includes important swing states like Florida, where black voters represent nearly 14 percent of the electorate and, according to EVP data, are 18.4 percent more likely than white voters to list climate change and the environment as a top priority. In Nevada, where nearly one in five voters is Latino, EVP polling shows Latino voters are 10.3 percent more likely than white voters to care about the environment.

This fits with some recent national polls, like a 2014 survey in which most Hispanic (70 percent) and black (56 percent) respondents agreed with the science of human-induced climate change, compared with 44 percent of white respondents.

Other polls have also challenged stereotypes of environmentalists as wealthy. In a 2015 Pew Research Center survey, 49 percent of Americans who make less than $50,000 a year said climate change is a "very serious problem," while only 41 percent who make more than $50,000 agreed. That may reflect expectations of more severe effects for lower-income populations, as Stinnett has pointed out, noting the same survey found that Americans in the under-$50,000 group were almost twice as likely to be "very concerned" climate change will harm them personally.

Younger Americans are more likely to prioritize environmental issues overall, but EVP data show they have many allies in older age groups, too. Parents with 13- to 15-year-old children, for instance, are just as likely as 18- to 24-year-olds to care about climate change, and are followed closely in that regard by 55- to 65-year-old grandmothers.

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[SUNDAY EVENING SUMMARY-The couples have checked out of the hotel and are reunited with their children, Clarissa is preparing her lecture for the following day and working on a new podcast. After dinner, Malachi manages to get in contact via IM with a cousin from Louisiana, while Aundrea is thinking about the rough draft that she’s submitted for her Reading class. She’s got a tryout for volleyball while Malachi is going to try out for track. QJ has already asked if Justin came come over at some point, he enjoyed himself at the sleepover with his parents happen he made it back in one piece]

Monday morning is going relatively smooth for QJ, however in the middle of class during the afternoon, he’s called in to the office. “The guidance counselor wants to see you" the Principal said with no explanation. "Why?" a concerned QJ asked to which the principal responded "You'll find out when you go in". Reluctantly, he walked over to the office where he was greeted by an African American woman. She had a dark to medium brown complexion, one could describe as Coffee. She was in her mid 50’s and dressed as a pants suit.

“Elaine August” she said as she reached out to shake QJ’s hand.

“Quincy James Martin Jr, My friends call me QJ”

“The principal, from my understanding, wants you to see me for one per week for the next two weeks. AI figured if you visit with me today for 15 minutes with Friday off. I know it’s probably the last place you want to be at this point, however I want to make this as easy and as comfortable for you as possible. Nothing we talk about will be discussed without your consent.”

“Okay…….”

“So tell me about yourself”

“Well, my name is Quincy. I’m in the third grade. I’m named after my dad actually, but all my friends and family call me QJ. I have an older brother and sister, they’re both in the sixth grade. Twins. “

“How about your parents?”

“Well, my mom is a teacher and my dad recently retired from the Airforce.”

“Your mother is a teacher?”

“Yes ma’am, she teaches English and History. She’s also writing a book, it’s supposed to be out next summer.”

“About what?”

“Reconnecting with her Louisiana family. My grandma, her mom, is from Louisiana. She’s from a town called Lake Charles? She went down there this summer for the first time in like years. I’ve been once in my life, but I was a baby so I don’t remember anything”

“I know of Lake Charles, are you familiar with the singer. Nellie Lutcher?”

“No ma’am”

“Well, she’s a soul and jazz singer who is from Lake Charles who later on moved to Los Angeles. You know, it wasn’t unheard of for black people. Particularly black creoles to head out this way for a better life. Black people fled the south to escape Jim Crow.”

“My mom is actually creole, she’s an Arceneaux. My mom is fair skinned, but not to the point that I’d mistake her for white.”

“Right, but you’d be surprised at the ones who tried to pass….any way I digress..let’s get back to your family”

“My brother is the golden child. He almost never gets in trouble. He’s been an A student since preschool. I like school, don’t get me wrong and if you talked to my teachers, I would hope that they’d say good things. My sister…….let me say that she’s the one who likes it least. We all pass. Our mom being a teacher and an English teacher wouldn’t accept us not trying”

Elaine then looked at her watch. “We’ve been in here 20 minutes. I need to send you back to class”.

QJ went back to class where they were in the middle of the reading lesson. Not quite understanding the point of the meeting he agreed for the sake of avoiding a suspension. He pulled out his notebook and began copying the homework assignment down. Afterwards he pulled out his reading workbook to catch up with where the class was. Later that evening at dinner he brought up that he had to see the guidance counselor.

“I’d actually like to meet her” Deja said as she took a bit of stir fry. “Is she nice”

“Yes, she is. She actually asked about you”

“What did you tell her?”

“That you were a teacher and that dad was retired Military”

“I have my first job tomorrow” Quincy said. “I am going to be mystery shopping while I look for work”

A curious Deja asked “Is this one of those bogus wiring money schemes?”

“Nope though someone attempted to fool me with that. I went to Volition.com and then applied at a lot of companies. I have to do an automotive shop tomorrow.”

Malachi asked what he’d have to do. “Well, I have to go to a dealership tomorrow and pose as someone looking for a new vehicle”

“What about you Aundrea?”

“Well I got a B on the rough draft of my book report”

“Good job”

“Thanks”

After eating dinner, Malachi went to his room and wrote a new journal entry.

[TUESDAY MORNING-QJ KNEW HE’D MISS PART OF THE MORNING, HE HEADED DIRECT FOR THE COUNSELORS OFFICE]

While QJ was meeting with the guidance counselor, Deja was lecturing in an English class.

“Today we are going to look at several pieces of literature and analyze them. I am still grading essays. So far, you all have some interesting things to say. I am not grading these overly tough; however, the literature essay will not be as easy. Do not worry about it right now, that’s later in the year. Today we are going to identify certain things that you will be quizzed on at the end of the week.” They defined terms such as simile, personification, iambic pentameter, imagery, diction, allusion, epigraph, euphemism, foreshadowing, metaphor, point-of-view, and structure. During that time Deja received a text from Quincy “I’m about to go complete this, pray for me”

At the car dealership, he managed to get the attention of a salesman with the scenario that he was planning a vehicle purchase within the next month. He spotted a navy truck that he like. “Wanna test drive” the salesman asked.

“Yeah I do!”

They drove for 15 minutes, around the block. He went inside with the salesman and obtained a business card and signed up for the dealerships newsletter. He went home and completed the report. He managed the complete his first mystery shop. He also managed to secure three gas station shops later in the week. He was happy to be working again even if it wasn’t a conventional job. If he could obtain enough shops regularly in the competitive market of Los Angeles, he could earn as much as $100 extra per week.

Meanwhile, Malachi and Aundrea were leaving ELA when running into Brianna in the hallway. “Hey, this is my brother, Malachi”

“Hey” Malachi said.

“Hey. I hear you like to read”

“Yeah”

“It’s a form a stress relief for me”

“She’s coming over today, we’re gonna work on our final drafts for our book report”

“Cool”

Malachi then headed to his math class where the teacher announced that they would be learning to solve equations. “Turn your book to page 30” He looked down with a blank stare as his classmates groaned. . While going over the lesson, she assigned some practice problems for homework. It was getting close to the end of the day and for some reason the last couple of hours seemed to drag. When they got to the end of the day, their dad came and picked them up.

“Guys, I managed to pick up a little work. I’m going to be going to certain stores and stocking products. It’ll be during the day. Tonight, we’ll be having brinner”

[TO BE CONTINED WITH EPISODE 18]

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Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, generally known as diabetes, is a metabolic illness that causes high glucose. The chemical insulin moves sugar from the blood into your cells to be put away or utilized for energy. With diabetes, your body either doesn’t make sufficient insulin or can’t viably utilize the insulin it makes.

Untreated high glucose from diabetes can harm your nerves, eyes, kidneys, and different organs.

There are a couple of various kinds of Diabetes :

Type 1 diabetes is an immune system sickness. The invulnerable framework assaults and annihilates cells in the pancreas, where insulin is made. It’s hazy what causes this assault. Around 10% of individuals with diabetes have this sort.

Type 2 diabetes happens when your body gets impervious to insulin, and sugar develops in your blood.

Prediabetes happens when your glucose is higher than ordinary, yet it’s anything but sufficiently high for a conclusion of type 2 diabetes.

Gestational diabetes is high glucose during pregnancy. Insulin-hindering chemicals created by the placenta cause this kind of Diabetes .

An uncommon condition called diabetes insipidus isn’t identified with diabetes mellitus, in spite of the fact that it’s anything but a comparative name. It’s an alternate condition where your kidneys eliminate an excess of liquid from your body.

Each kind of diabetes has extraordinary manifestations, causes, and medicines. Get familiar with how these sorts contrast from each other.

Manifestations of diabetes

Diabetes manifestations are brought about by rising glucose.

General indications

The overall indications of diabetes include:

expanded yearning

expanded thirst

weight reduction

successive pee

foggy vision

outrageous weakness

injuries that don’t recuperate

Manifestations in men

Notwithstanding the overall manifestations of Diabetes , men with diabetes may have a diminished sex drive, erectile brokenness (ED), and helpless muscle strength.

Side effects in ladies

Ladies with diabetes can likewise have side effects like urinary parcel contaminations, yeast diseases, and dry, irritated skin.

Type 1 diabetes

Indications of type 1 diabetes can include:

outrageous craving

expanded thirst

unexpected weight reduction

incessant pee

hazy vision

sluggishness

It might likewise bring about disposition changes.

Type 2 diabetes

Manifestations of type 2 diabetes can include:

expanded craving

expanded thirst

expanded pee

foggy vision

sleepiness

bruises that are delayed to mend

It might likewise cause repeating diseases. This is on the grounds that raised glucose levels make it harder for the body to recuperate.

Gestational Diabetes

Most ladies with gestational diabetes don’t have any manifestations. The condition is regularly recognized during a normal glucose test or oral glucose resilience test that is generally performed between the 24th and 28th long stretches of development.

In uncommon cases, a lady with gestational diabetes will likewise encounter expanded thirst or pee.

The main concern

Diabetes indications can be gentle to such an extent that they’re difficult to spot from the outset. Realize which signs should incite an outing to the specialist.

Reasons for diabetes

Various causes are related with each sort of diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes

Specialists don’t know precisely what causes type 1 diabetes. For reasons unknown, the insusceptible framework erroneously assaults and obliterates insulin-delivering beta cells in the pancreas.

Qualities may assume a part in certain individuals. It’s likewise conceivable that an infection sets off the insusceptible framework assault.

Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes comes from a mix of hereditary qualities and way of life factors. Being overweight or large expands your danger as well. Conveying additional weight, particularly in your midsection, makes your cells more impervious with the impacts of insulin on your glucose.

This condition runs in families. Relatives share qualities that make them bound to get type 2 diabetes and to be overweight.

Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes is the aftereffect of hormonal changes during pregnancy. The placenta produces chemicals that make a pregnant lady’s cells less delicate with the impacts of insulin. This can cause high glucose during pregnancy.

Ladies who are overweight when they get pregnant or who acquire an excessive amount of weight during their pregnancy are bound to get gestational diabetes.

The main concern

The two qualities and ecological variables assume a part in setting off diabetes. Get more data here on the reasons for diabetes.

Diabetes hazard factors

Certain variables increment your danger for diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes

You’re bound to get type 1 diabetes in case you’re a kid or teen, you have a parent or kin with the condition, or you convey certain qualities that are connected to the infection.

Type 2 diabetes

Your danger for type 2 diabetes increments in the event that you:

are overweight

are age 45 or more established

have a parent or kin with the condition

aren’t actually dynamic

have had gestational diabetes

have prediabetes

have hypertension, elevated cholesterol, or high fatty substances

have African American, Hispanic or Latino American, Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, American Indian, or Asian American parentage

Gestational diabetes

Your danger for gestational diabetes increments on the off chance that you:

are overweight

are over age 25

had gestational diabetes during a past pregnancy

have brought forth a child gauging in excess of 9 pounds

have a family background of type 2 diabetes

have polycystic ovary condition (PCOS)

The main concern

Your family, climate, and prior ailments would all be able to influence your chances of creating diabetes. Discover which hazards you can handle and which ones you can’t.

Diabetes complexities

High glucose harms organs and tissues all through your body. The higher your glucose is and the more you live with it, the more noteworthy your danger for confusions.

Confusions related with Diabetes include:

coronary illness, cardiovascular failure, and stroke

neuropathy

nephropathy

retinopathy and vision misfortune

hearing misfortune

foot harm, for example, diseases and bruises that don’t recuperate

skin conditions like bacterial and contagious contaminations

melancholy

dementia

Gestational Diabetes

Uncontrolled gestational diabetes can prompt issues that influence both the mother and child. Complexities influencing the child can include:

untimely birth

higher-than-ordinary load upon entering the world

expanded danger for type 2 diabetes sometime down the road

low glucose

jaundice

stillbirth

The mother can foster complexities, for example, hypertension (toxemia) or type 2 diabetes. She may likewise require cesarean conveyance, generally alluded to as a C-segment.

The mother’s danger of gestational diabetes in future pregnancies likewise increments.

The main concern

Diabetes can prompt genuine unexpected problems, yet you can deal with the condition with drugs and way of life changes. Keep away from the most widely recognized diabetes confusions with these supportive tips.

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Treatment of diabetes

Specialists treat diabetes with a couple of various prescriptions. A portion of these medications are taken by mouth, while others are accessible as infusions.

Type 1 Diabetes

Insulin is the fundamental treatment for type 1 diabetes. It replaces the chemical your body can’t deliver.

There are four kinds of insulin that are most normally utilized. They’re separated by how rapidly they begin to function, and how long their belongings last:

Quick acting insulin begins to work inside 15 minutes and its belongings keep going for 3 to 4 hours.

Short-acting insulin begins to work inside 30 minutes and endures 6 to 8 hours.

Transitional acting insulin begins to work inside 1 to 2 hours and keeps going 12 to 18 hours.

Long-acting insulin begins to work a couple of hours after infusion and endures 24 hours or more.

Type 2 Diabetes

Diet and exercise can assist a few group with overseeing type 2 diabetes. In the event that way of life changes aren’t sufficient to bring down your glucose, you’ll need to take drug.

These medications bring down your glucose in an assortment of ways:

Kinds of drug How they work Example(s)

Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors Slow your body’s breakdown of sugars and boring foods Acarbose (Precose) and miglitol (Glyset)

Biguanides Reduce the measure of glucose your liver makes Metformin (Glucophage)

DPP-4 inhibitors Improve your glucose without making it drop too low Linagliptin (Tradjenta), saxagliptin (Onglyza), and sitagliptin (Januvia)

Glucagon-like peptides Change the manner in which your body produces insulin Dulaglutide (Trulicity), exenatide (Byetta), and liraglutide (Victoza)

Meglitinides Stimulate your pancreas to deliver more insulin Nateglinide (Starlix) and repaglinide (Prandin)

SGLT2 inhibitors Release more glucose into the urine Canagliflozin (Invokana) and dapagliflozin (Farxiga)

Sulfonylureas Stimulate your pancreas to deliver more insulin Glyburide (DiaBeta, Glynase), glipizide (Glucotrol), and glimepiride (Amaryl)

Thiazolidinediones Help insulin work better Pioglitazone (Actos) and rosiglitazone (Avandia)

You may have to take more than one of these medications. A few group with type 2 diabetes likewise take insulin.

Gestational diabetes

You’ll have to screen your glucose level a few times each day during pregnancy. In the event that it’s high, dietary changes and exercise could conceivably be sufficient to cut it down.

As indicated by the Mayo Clinic, around 10 to 20 percent of ladies with gestational diabetes will require insulin to bring down their glucose. Insulin is alright for the developing child.

The primary concern

The medication or blend of medications that your primary care physician recommends will rely upon the kind of diabetes you have — and its motivation. Look at this rundown of the different prescriptions that are accessible to treat diabetes.

Diabetes and diet

Smart dieting is a focal piece of overseeing Diabetes . Now and again, changing your eating routine might be sufficient to control the infection.

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Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, wherever you are listening, I am richard murray and the following is the Ashleigh Plumptre June 18th 2021 episode of my thoughts, In the Beginning I heard a setpiece... I quote Ashleigh Plumptre , a defender for Leicester City : " What it will mean for me as somebody who is British born but with Nigerian heritage is huge. People look at me and they think I’m tanned and that I’ve been on holiday, they don’t think that I’m Nigerian " What Plumptre is referring to is her desire to play for Nigeria. In the transcript to this post , which is adjacent to the audio you are hearing in its original posting. I will place more quotes from Plumptre as well as a link to the source of the quotes. For the remainder of my talk I will refer to her words within my points. I have three points. First, the Nigerian FA relationship to Plumptre. Second, lineage as a race in sport. Third, Plumptre's point about the choice of race. Plumptre started all but one game for Leicester City and the team ended the season first in the second tier, thus automatic promotion to the first tier. Plumptre has played in the USA. Plumptre: has international club experience, is a nailed on starter for her upwardly mobile club, shown public interest for playing for Nigeria, has nigerian lineage. What is stalling the Nigeria FA from connecting to the player. How many Nigerian defenders are doing better than her right now? If Rich is the head of the Nigerian Football association I am embarass that a report like this is out in a news outlet. A player of Plumptre's quality plus desires warrant the relevant football association to seek her out. Again, many football associations have let many opportunities slip in the womens half of the game; said F.A.'s did not and do not need F.I.F.A. or their confederation, like C.A.F. or U.E.F.A. to rear them into womens soccer; said F.A.'s need to value women more and if they don't then that is a problem beyond FIFA, beyond sport and to the essence of the human community that embody the governmental organizations called football associations. ...after the Platini led French side failed to do better in the world cup, the FFF chose a flag team composed mostly of players whose parents, if players, could only play in a football associaion in C.A.F. or the C.F.U. . In french media questions of this black team, this foreign team, this other team, this not french team, playing for France was large. Then the results came in? all of a sudden this black team, this african team, this foreign team, this other team, this not french team, had earned france success in the European Championship, and sooner success in the world cup and the rest was history. Now the french team in modernity or after, modernity meaning the last twenty years, will seem odd if it has a team composed of players whose grandparents or greatgrandparents could only play for france. Nigeria like all C.A.F. /A.F.C. countries is facing a reality slowly, or not so slowly, in sport. The countries of the oppresors: Europe/USA/Russia of the late 1800s or early 1900s had or have to learn how to handle being represented by the children or grandchildren of the oppressed of said time in Africa/Asia/Caribbean/South America/OCeania. But, the countries of the oppressed, have to learn how to handle being represented by the children born between the communities of the oprressed side oppressor. What is right or wrong? I don't know. What will happen? I don't know. I do know it is a challenge, and I know various countries of the oppressed will have varying results. But, I will speak on merit. Players like Plumptre merit consideration as players. ...When I was a boy , or still in many places today in the black community globally, Black folk will say to someone high yella/light skin/mullato that they look white. But the key is, is their heart black. Plumptre's main point culturally, is how one looks does not determine their heart, their soul, the culture they feel strongest. In the said lands of the oppressor this issue is paramount in the multiracial populaces. But, Plumptre is a small signal, one I think will grow, that in the countries of the oppressed their multiracial global populace is asking a similar question. To rephrase, a Black girl whose mother was hanged by the white community , led by the white mayor, of the town she lived in as a child can still want to represent the USA, and asks a question of what it means to be American, Statian. But, a mulatto girl who has been asked her whole life how she is nigerian by all or if her father is her father from many, can want to play in a country she was not raised in, and asks the question to Nigeria, what does it mean to be Nigerian? The answer to what it means to be of any community or country in a modern humanity full of miscegenation or immigration is being discussed.

REMAINING QUOTES FROM Plumptre I don’t think that should be significant in saying whether somebody is Nigerian or not because it’s in your blood, it’s not about what you look like. My sister, she looks African because she has an Afro and her skin tone is darker than mine, with that obviously, she’s had different experiences in school than I have had. I think with football being my platform, I am using that as something bigger than me. As much as I can resonate with my Nigerian heritage. I feel like I can hopefully inspire someone like my sister or other kids like her maybe in this country or other countries to look at me and be like you know what? It doesn’t matter what your skin tone looks like. If you can resonate with your heritage and it means something to you, it means you can represent something bigger than you, then that’s what it comes down to. I think people too often look at the surface of this rather than try to find out inside what our drives and passions are, and what means a lot to us. ARTICLE Referral < https://www.kick442.com/leicester-citys-plumptre-fancies-playing-for-super-falcons/> This ends this episode, be safe Blog (remember to sign in to the newsletter) http://rmfantasysetpieces1.over-blog.com/

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blackchildrensbooksandauthors · 6 years ago

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Black History Picture Book

Mae Among the Stars

When Little Mae was a child, she dreamed of dancing in space. She imagined herself surrounded by billions of stars, floating, gliding, and discovering.

She wanted to be an astronaut.

Her mom told her, "If you believe it, and work hard for it, anything is possible.”

This book will inspire other young girls to reach for the stars, to aspire for the impossible, and to persist with childlike imagination.

Roda Ahmed | Stasia Burrington | HarperCollins, 2018

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Alvin F. Poussaint

Alvin Francis Poussaint, M. D. (born May 15, 1934) is an American psychiatrist well known for his research on racisms' effect in the black community. He is a noted author, public- speaker, and television consultant, and Dean of Students at Harvard Medical School. His work in psychiatry is influenced greatly by the civil rights movement in the South, which he joined in 1965. While living in the south, Pouissant learned much about the racial dynamics. He soon delved into his first book, Why Blacks Kill Blacks, which looks at the effects of racism on the psychological development of blacks. Most of Pouissant’s work focuses on the mental health of African Americans.

Biography

Alvin Francis Poussaint was born on May 15, 1934 in East Harlem, New York to immigrants from Haiti. He is the seventh child of eight children born to the parents of Harriet and Christopher Poussaint. At the young age of nine, he became ill with rheumatic fever. While being hospitalized, he became very interested in reading and it soon became a passion of his. He carried this passion with him when he attended the science based high school in New York called Stuyvesant. Stuyvesant was a predominately white institution. Pouissant was one of the few blacks and he encountered racism often. In addition to racist acts against him, he had to deal with losing his mother during high school.

After high school, Poussaint attended Columbia University, where he continued to experience racism. At Columbia, the social scene was particularly disappointing for Poussaint, with him saying, “Social situations were awkward, there being a prevalent feeling among whites that blacks shouldn't come to social events.” In 1956, he graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor’s degree in pharmacology. He immediately enrolled in medical school at Cornell Medical School, and he was the only African American admitted during that year. Experiences with racism fueled his career areas of work which focused on the mental health of African Americans and their encounters with racial bias. He became chief resident at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute. However, in 1965 he left UCLA to become the Southern Field Director of the Medical Committee for Human Rights in Jackson, Mississippi. Poussant believed that racism was the major mental health problem of the black community. He believed helping desegregate the South, especially with medical facilities would be more helpful than doing research at the time.

He stayed in Mississippi for 2 years before going to Tufts University Medical program where he was the faculty director of psychiatry. In 1969, he left Tufts and began his long time journey at Harvard Medical School. He was the associate dean of student affairs. At Harvard he felt a great passion for the affirmative action program and through that he helped 16 African- American student succeed at Harvard. All while working at Harvard, Poussaint never let his passion for the Civil Rights Movement fade. He became close friends with Jesse Jackson. He was even the co-chairman for Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign. At this time, in 1973 Poussaint got married to his first wife, Ann Ashmore. They had one son together. Unfortunately their marriage lasted until 1988.

In the 1980s, Poussaint became very well known. He began to work as a media consultant on scripts and storylines for many black sitcoms, such as The Cosby Show and A Different World. He became close friends with Bill Cosby to ensure that the show promoted a positive healthy and realistic image of black families. In this role he had, Poussaint addressed negative racial stereotypes thought the media. The entertainment industrial complex was not the only sector that called for Poussaint and his skills. The FBI, the White House and the Department of Health all summoned him for counsel. He continued his interest in media and founded the Media Center of the Judge Baker’s Children’s Center in 1994. In addition, he was the co- executive producer of Willoughby’s Wonders. The children's show won a New England Emmy Award in 1997 and was praised for showing an urban soccer team that showed skills that children should exhibit like teamwork and inclusion. During this highlight of his career, Poussaint married Tina Young. The two had a daughter in 1999. Poussaint, currently, continues to work at Harvard Medical School and continue his research. On multiple occasions he is heavily awarded for his contributions to psychology and a multitude of disciplines.

Work interest

Alvin F. Poussaint is well known in psychology regarding race relations. Much of his work deconstructs theories of race models by white psychologist previously in the field. Through his research he addresses blatant and subtle forms of racism. This is why Poussaint insist that blacks instill self esteem and black pride into children growing up in this society. In his controversial book, Why Blacks Kill Blacks, he turns the theory or racial self-hatred on its head. He developed his "aggression-rage" theory to show the psychological issues that may plague African Americans. In his book he states, " [The theory of racial self-hatred] allows whites to feel that [blacks] are psychologically deranged while [whites are] posing as models of mental health. In fact, it must be whites who are insecure and filled with self-hatred, since they are the ones who need to oppress blacks in order to cope with life." Another interest of Poussaint is media consulting. He wants to use media to construct positive role models for children.

Black Power: A Failure for Integration within the Civil Rights Movement (1968)

The Stresses of the White Female Worker in the Civil Rights Movement in the South (1966)

Editorial boards

The Black Scholar (1970)

Psychotherapy: Theory and Research and Practice (1972)

Journal of Afro-American Issues (1972-1980)

Harvard Medical School Mental Health Newsletter (1983-1988)

Journal of African American Male Studies (1991)

Nurture: The Magazine for Raising Positive Children of Color (1994)

Awards and Honors

Doctor of Humane Letters, Virginia State University, Petersburg, MA (2007)

Doctor of Humane Letters, Alfred University, Alfred, New York (2005)

New England Emmy award for Outstanding Children's Special as co-executive producer of Willoughby's Wonders (1997)

Medgar Evers Medal of Honor, Johnson Publishing Company (1988)

John Jay Award for distinguished professional achievement (1987)

American Black Achievement Award in Business and the Professions (1986)

Honorary degree from Wilberforce University (1972)

Who’s Who in America (1969)

Michael Schwerner Award for contribution to Cause of Civil Rights, New York, NY (1968)

Publications

Books

Why Blacks kill Blacks (1972), (introduction by Rev. Jesse Jackson) Emerson Hall Publishers, Inc.; 1st edition

Raising Black Children, (originally titled Black Child Care (1975)) co-author with James P. Come, Plume: New York, 1992

Lay My Burden Down: Suicide and the mental health crisis among African-Americans, by Alvin F. Poussaint, MD and Amy Alexander, Beacon: Boston, 2000.

Come On, People: On the path from victims to victors, by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint, MD, Thomas Nelson: Nashville, 2007.

Articles

Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Amyloid Polyneuropathy by T. L. Munsat and A. F. Poussaint (Neurology, Minneapolis, 1962; 12(6):413-422)

A Controlled Study of Imipramine (Tofranil) in the Treatment of Childhood Enuresis by A. F. Poussaint and K. S. Ditman (J Pediatry, 1965; 67(6):283-290)

The Effect of the Physician's Smoking on the Treatment of Smokers by A. F. Poussaint, S. H. Bergman, and E. Lichtenstein (Diseases of the Nervous System, 1966; 27:539-543.)

The Stresses of the White Female Worker in the Civil Rights Movement in the South (Am J Psychiatry, 1966; 123(4):401-407)

A Negro Psychiatrist Explains the Negro Psyche by The New York Times Sunday Magazine, August 20, 1967:52+

Black Power: A Failure for Integration within the Civil Rights Movement A. F. Poussaint and J. Ladner (Arch Gen Psychiatry, 1968; 18(4):385-391)

The Black Administrator in the White University (Black Scholar, September 1974:8-14)

Black Suicide (Textbook of Black-Related Diseases, ed. R. A. Williams, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975)

Interracial Relations and Prejudice (Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry/III, third edition, eds. H. I. Kaplan, A. M. Freedman and B. J. Sadock, Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1980:3155-3161)

Black on Black Homicide: A Psychological-Political Perspective (International J Victimology, 1983; 8(3,4):161-169)

An Honest Look at Blacks Gays and Lesbians (Ebony, September 1990:124-131)

Black Children: Coping in a Racist Society (Voices of Multicultural America: Notable Speeches Delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic and Native Americans, 1790-1995, ed. Deborah Gillan Straub, Detroit: Gale Research, 1996)

Psychology and Psychiatry (Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, vol. 4, eds. Deborah Gillan Straub, J. Salzman, D. L. Smith, C. West New York: MacMillan Library Reference USA, 1996)

Sexuality (eds. J. Salzman, D. L. Smith, C. West,Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, vol. 5, New York: MacMillan Library Reference USA, 1996)

Prostate Cancer: Male Killer Hits Famous & Not-So-Famous (Ebony, April 1997, 116-120+)

Racial Issues in Medicine: A Psychosocial Perspective (Humane Medicine: A New Paradigm in Medical Education and Health Care Delivery, vol. II, ed. R. A. Williams, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Healthcare, 2001; 33-40)

Is Extreme Racism a Mental Illness? Point-Counterpoint (Western Journal of Medicine, 2002; 176: 4)

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