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reasoningdaily · 1 year ago

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis was made on music, and since 1979 each June, the country celebrates our city’s contributions during Black Music Month.

Many of the most well-known Black musicians, singers, songwriters, and composers got their start in Soulsville with Stax Records. And in this 5 Star Story, we celebrate the past, present, and future of a sound as unique as the neighborhood that created it.

Since 2003, it has sat in the heart of Soulsville USA, at the corner of McLemore and College — the Stax Museum of American Soul Music.

And according to executive director Jeff Kollath, “The Stax Records story, the way we describe it, it could only happen in Memphis.”

The foundation for that story was laid in the Mississippi Delta, in churches built by former slaves and sharecroppers.

”Soul music, and frankly, American pop music as we know it, is rooted in the Black Church, and in the Black experience in the United States,” explained Kollath.

There’s the story of how white banker and fiddle player Jim Stewart and his sister Estelle Axton turned an old movie theater into Stax Recording Studio and Satellite Records in a then-segregated Black neighborhood in the South.

Stax Records became an integral part of the neighborhood and the city, providing opportunities where they were rare.

“And to have people like Rufus Thomas, who was such a well-known Dee Jay and, you know, had had some hit records before Stax. You know, being the first person through the door with his daughter, Carla Thomas, because he heard about it from his mailman,” said Kollath.

“You know, David Porter worked in the grocery store across the street, James Alexandar was born in the hospital here on McLemore Avenue, the Bar-Kays grew up in the neighborhood, Booker T. Jones grew up in this neighborhood, you could walk here, come in the front door, see Ms. Axton in the record store, you know, listen to music, talk to her, she finds out maybe you can sing a little bit, maybe you can play a little bit, you had a chance to do that here,” recounted Kollath.

Many of those artists went on to greatness, like Isaac Hayes, the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song with “Theme From Shaft,” whose 1972 custom Cadillac El Dorado is one of the museum’s biggest draws.

There’s also the story of Al Bell, who came to Memphis, became the majority owner of Stax, and turned it into one of the most successful Black-owned businesses in the country.

“It’s a story about, you know we talk about “grit and grind,” we talk about hustle here in Memphis, but there’s also serendipity and there’s luck, too,” Kollath said. “And I think it’s one of the things that makes this such a unique story, is that, at nearly every instance, Stax was able to capitalize on who came through the front door.”

The museum recounts how Bell enticed the Staple Singers to come to Memphis to record music that later became a soundtrack for the civil rights movement.

“They had captured people’s hearts and minds with their great gospel work that they’d done in Chicago, but to come to Stax, to take that gospel impulse, to add some secular messages to it, and to create their greatest work ever here, and how it sustained a community and sustained a message in a movement, you know, throughout the late ‘60s and early ‘70s,” Kollath regaled.

The museum’s Hall of Records showcases Stax’s prolific recording catalog, from Blues to R&B, folk & country, jazz, and rock ‘n’ roll.

“We’ve got about 920 or so of the 930-940 singles that Stax released, produced or distributed between 1957 and 1975,” explained Kollath.

And there’s the tale of those behind the music.

“... On down through the engineers in the control room, the songwriters, but also, you know, the studio musicians and the session musicians, too. And so many of those men and women are still in Memphis... I think it’s always very important to highlight the folks that are still with us, that are still in the community, that are still making music,” Kollath explained.

On Saturday, June 10, Stax Museum celebrates Family Day with free admission from 1 to 4 in the afternoon.

Legendary radio personalities Stan Bell and Bev Johnson from WDIA will broadcast LIVE, alongside food trucks, bouncy houses, balloon artists, and more!

#Black Music #Black Music Month #Stax Records #Soul #5 Star Stories: Stax Museum — celebrating Black musicians during Black Music Month

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ulkaralakbarova · 4 months ago

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Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might explode when her fascination with serial killers collides with her ever-so-proper code of ethics. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Beverly Sutphin: Kathleen Turner Eugene Sutphin: Sam Waterston Misty Sutphin: Ricki Lake Chip Sutphin: Matthew Lillard Detective Pike: Scott Morgan Detective Gracey: Walt MacPherson Scotty: Justin Whalin Birdie: Patricia Dunnock Carl: Lonnie Horsey Dottie Hinkle: Mink Stole Rosemary Ackerman: Mary Jo Catlett Mr. Stubbins: John Badila Betty Sterner: Kathy Fannon Ralph Sterner: Doug Roberts Carl’s Date: Traci Lords Marvin Pickles: Tim Caggiano Howell Hawkins: Jeff Mandon Father Boyce: Colgate Salsbury Mrs. Jenson: Patsy Grady Abrams Herbie Hebden: Richard Pilcher Timothy Nazlerod: Beau James Judge: Stan Brandorff Luann Hodges: Kim Swann Suzanne Somers: Suzanne Somers Gus: Bus Howard Sloppy: Alan J. Wendl Juror #8: Patricia Hearst Jury Forewoman: Nancy Robinette Rookie Cop: Peter Bucossi Policewoman: Loretto McNally Press A: Wilfred E. Williams Court TV Reporter: Joshua L. Shoemaker Court Groupie A: Rosemary Knower Court Groupie B: Susan Lowe Carl’s Brother: John Calvin Doyle Book Buyer: Mary Vivian Pearce Mean Lady: Brigid Berlin Police Officer: Jordan Brown Vendor: Anthony ‘Chip’ Brienza Flea Market Boy: Jeffrey Pratt Gordon Flea Market Girl: Shelbi Clarke Macho Man: Nat Benchley Dealer: Kyf Brewer Baby’s Mother: Teresa R. Pete Church Baby: Zachary S. Pete Doorman: Richard Pelzman Kid A: Chad Bankerd Kid B: Johnny Alonso Kid C: Robert Roser Joe Flowers: Mike Offenheiser Girl: Lee Hunsaker Burglar A: Michael S. Walter Burglar B: Mojo Gentry Mrs. Taplotter: Gwendolyn Briley-Strand Reporter: Jennifer Mendenhall Joan Rivers: Joan Rivers TV Serial Hag: Catherine Anne Hayes Lady C: Susan Duvall Press: Valerie Yarborough Kid: Jordan Young Camel Lips: Jennifer Finch Camel Lips: Suzi Gardner Camel Lips: Demetra Plakas Camel Lips: Donita Sparks Husband A: John A. Schneider Court Clerk: Lyrica Montague Eugene Sutphin’s Nurse (uncredited): Bess Armstrong Birdie’s Father (uncredited): Greg Coale Video Store Customer (uncredited): David L. Marston Stage Diver (uncredited): Kim McGuire Cop (uncredited): John Poague Club Kid (uncredited): Al Sotto Ted Bundy (voice) (uncredited): John Waters Film Crew: Art Direction: David J. Bomba Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Mark Berger Executive Producer: Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr. Thanks: Paul Reubens Original Music Composer: Basil Poledouris Writer: John Waters Production Design: Vincent Peranio Editor: Janice Hampton Producer: Mark Tarlov Supervising Sound Editor: John Nutt Thanks: Don Knotts Editor: Erica Huggins Director of Photography: Robert M. Stevens Associate Producer: Pat Moran Costume Design: Van Smith First Assistant Director: Robert Rooy Property Master: Brook Yeaton Art Department Production Assistant: Jeffrey Pratt Gordon Carpenter: Thomas Turnbull Thanks: Harry H. Novak Set Decoration: Susan Kessel On Set Dresser: Lianne Williamson Sound Editor: Ernie Fosselius Thanks: Arthur Machen Utility Stunts: G. A. Aguilar Sound Mixer: Rick Angelella First Assistant Director: Mary Ellen Woods Sound Editor: Frank E. Eulner Casting: Paula Herold Set Dresser: Michael Sabo Second Unit Director: Steve M. Davison Sound Editor: Robert Shoup Hairstylist: Kathryn Blondell Sound Re-Recording Mixer: David Parker Stunt Double: Cheryl Wheeler Duncan Assistant Makeup Artist: Janice Kinigopoulos Makeup Artist: Debi Young Makeup Artist: E. Thomas Case Post Production Supervisor: John Currin Assistant Property Master: R. Vincent Smith Music Supervisor: Bones Howe Draughtsman: Rob Simons Additional Hairstylist: Howard ‘Hep’ Preston Assistant Makeup Artist: Barbara Lacy Art Department Coordinator: Sarah Stollman Utility Stunts: Michael Runyard Unit Production Manager: Margaret Hilliard Hairstylist: Ardis Cohen Assistant Production Design: John Lindsey McCormick Makeup Artist: Betty Beebe Sound Recordist: Philip Rogers Producer: John Fiedler Secon...

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deepspacedukat · 3 years ago

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Current Requests

These are the requests I have received and am currently working on. I’ll update this post as needed, so if there’s a question of whether tumblr ate your ask, please check here first. These are what I have currently, NOT NECESSARILY THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY WILL BE POSTED.

Last Updated: 4/18/24

Fic/Drabble Requests:

- Damar (ST:DS9): Smutty sequel to “Tiny Dancer.” (Anon request) - Preliminary Title “Warm Me Up”

- Kov (ST:ENT): Pon Farr smut. (Anon request) - Preliminary Title “Calm Veneer”

- Q (ST:TNG/DS9/VOY): Paris smut (Requested by android-boyfriends) - Preliminary Title “Paris or Bust”

- Malcolm Reed (ST:ENT): Request was for anything, so this will be a comfort fic (Anon request) - Preliminary Title “Restorative Properties”

- Keevan (ST:DS9): Artsy s/o (anon request) - Preliminary Title “Brushstrokes”

- Gul Madred (ST:TNG): Dark, kinky smut (horta-in-charge) - Preliminary Title “Interrogation”

- Dukat (ST:DS9): Female Vulcan!Reader smut (virtually-vulcan) - Preliminary Title “Armored Contradiction” (potentially more than one chapter, because brain)

- Weyoun (ST:DS9): Smut with glowing eyes (azorastarr) - Preliminary Title “From The Dark”

- Shran (ST:ENT): He tries to teach the reader some Andorian (Anon Request) - Title TBA

- Shran (ST:ENT): He tries to teach the reader Andorian customs (Anon Request) - Title TBA

- Colonel Lovok (ST:DS9): Corrupts Federation officer reader while the two are in Dominion prison (anon request) - Title TBA

- Romulan/Human headcanons: fluffy - I’m doing some general, and some more character-specific. (Anon Request)

- Picard (ST:TNG): His girl is a security officer who likes music/painting, etc. (Anon request) - Title TBA

- Milton Dammers (The Frighteners): Auditory-tactile synesthesia (Anon request) - Title TBA

- Koval (ST:DS9): “Trepidation” style riff but without the established relationship (bigblissandlove1) - Preliminary Title “Catch, Release, Repeat” (2 or 3 parts)

- Major Hayes (ST:ENT): Werewolf AU (horta-in-charge) - Preliminary Title “When All The Moons Are Full”

- Telepathic virus AU (horta-in-charge) - Title TBA

- Q starts an experiment house with multiple characters (bigblissandlove1) - Title TBA (and probably more than one chapter to get the proper effect)

- Shran x Reader x Weyoun - Sharing her for “diplomacy” 👀 (Anon request) - Preliminary Title “Temporary Alliance”

Mini Drabble/Ficlet Requests:

- Kov or Mestral smut (multiple numbers) - Title TBA

- Dukat + 98 +136 smut (Anon request) - Preliminary Title “Beneath”

Plot Bunny WIPs:

- “The Only One” Parts 8-11

- Brunt (ST:DS9): Smut - Don’t look at me like that/I blame Jeff. - Preliminary Title “Everyone Has Their Price”

- Hemmer (ST:SNW): Fluff based off a quote of his - Preliminary Title “To Fix What Is Broken”

- Weyoun (ST:DS9): Defector!Reader serves at Weyoun’s pleasure (smutty of course) - Preliminary Title “Serving”

- Dukat (ST:DS9): Fic based off “Natural” by Imagine Dragons - Preliminary Title “Natural”???

- Weyoun (ST:DS9) + Dukat (ST:DS9): Threesome imagined by some cursed part of my brain and inspired by tagthetrekkie - Preliminary Title “What We Do In The Dark”

- Pre-Surak Soval (ST:ENT): uh...don’t know how to describe this besides smut with mild plot - Preliminary Title “Enantiomers” (multi-chapter)

- Shran & Soval (ST:ENT): 3 way smut after the events of “Kir’shara” - Preliminary Title “Atonement”

- Shran (ST:ENT): Smut based around “Cease Fire” S2E15 - Preliminary Title “Amidst The Ruins”

- Shran (ST:ENT): Pon Farr style Andorian heat inspired by an anon ask - Preliminary Title “Heat”

- Shran (ST:ENT): Secret collab fic with android-boyfriends 👀🤫

- Milton Dammers (The Frighteners): General fluff - Preliminary Title “Special Agent”

- Sumner Cavic (Urgency): Smut - Preliminary Title “Hey, Neighbor”

- Admiral Savar (ST:TNG): Plot TBA - Preliminary Title “First And Foremost”

- Mirror!Shran (ST:ENT): Smut, a lil fluff, and a lot of emotions (3-ish chapters) - Preliminary Title “Mirror, Mirror On The Wall...”

- Letant (ST:DS9): Chin’toka continuation (multiple chapters) - Preliminary title “Romulus” (Ch. 1 Title “Temrhae (Beginning)“)

- Solok (ST:DS9): “Reluctantly Primal” sequel, ready room smut - Preliminary Title “Personal Report”

- “Praetor’s Pride” Part 6-12?

- Dukat (ST:DS9): Enemies to lovers, captive/captor (multiple chapters) - Preliminary Title “Captive”

- Letant, Koval, Vreenak, S’Talon: SMUTTY SMUT (inspired by bigblissandlove1) - Preliminary Title “Friendly Competition”

+ About 20 more plot bunny drafts I’m too lazy to add rn. They will be added in due course, but for now, surely this list has enough to keep your thoughts occupied...?

#deepspacedukat fic #current requests #wips

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thatesqcrush · 4 years ago

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Valentine’s B!ngo!!

To keep the merriment going after kink bingo & holiday bingo, I now present Valentine’s Bingo! Like all others, there will be a prize to someone who participates! Disclaimer: I will be choosing the winner of holiday bingo shortly, so stay tuned!

Still have your attention?! Wonderful, lets move along...rules under the cut!

PRIZE: A custom fic of your choosing!

Rules:

1. Start date: 2/1/21. End date: 2/28/21. No posting before 2/1 please!

2. Pick a square! Pick a row! Fill the whole card. Up to you. No pressure - this is supposed to be fun!

3. All works of art welcome. One shots, drabbles, moodboards, whatever your fancy. If your story is more than 500 words, you must use a keep reading. One square per fic (note: multi-chapters can use more than one square, but it must be one per chapter). Fics can be smutty; angsty/whump; fluff; whatever your heart desires. Just put appropriate warnings (i.e.: dubcon).

4. Wait - there’s a song listed - what am I supposed to do? The song is the prompt! I encourage you to listen to the song (obvs you do not have to). You must use 2-4 lines from the song into your fic. They need to be in bold so the reader can see what you used. Lines like, “oh, oh, oh....” or “la, la, la... “ do not count.

5. FREE SQUARE: You can do whatever you wish - but you must use a prompt or song from the honorable mentions list (below).

6. You must tag me in your story. Also you must send me a DM with the links to your stories. You must also use the hashtag: #thatesqcrushvdaybingo

7.Characters allowed (**can be reader insert or OC)**

Rafael Barba

Jackson Neill

Nevada Ramirez

Frederick Chilton

Jonas Nightingale

Kevin Mulrooney

Dennis DiPalma

Bryan Kneef

Sonny Carisi

Mike Dodds

Nick Amaro

Elliot Stabler

Odafin “Fin” Tutuola

Alex Cabot

Casey Novak

Olivia Benson

Kim Greylek

Amanda Rollins

Rita Calhoun

Kat Tamin

(If someone isn’t listed and you want to write them, just DM me).

8. No RPF/real-person fanfiction. No underage character (incl. reader/OC).

9. You do not have to participate but a signal boost is always nice!

HONORABLE MENTIONS LIST: I want to thank everyone who took the time to message me with suggested songs, whether on anon or off anon. But especially to: @tropes-and-tales @prurientpuddlejumper @delia26 @barbasimp @teamsladsandgents @the-baby-bookworm @beccabarba @itsjustmyfantasyroom @madamsnape921 @law-nerd105 @darkheart-brightsmile @madpanda75. You are all kick ass rockstars!

Songs/Prompts for FREE SQUARE

Prompts: pining; unrequited love; candy; flowers; soulmates; sex pollen.

Songs:

Undiscovered First - Feist

Bad Guy - Billie Eilish

FRIENDS - Marshmallo + Anne Marie

Love You to Death by Starset

Boop by Jeff and Casey Williams

Me w/o Us by Set it Off

Seventeen - heathers the musical

10,000 hours - Dan + Shay feat. Justin Bieber

From the Ground up - Dan + Shay

I heard Goodbye - Dan + Shay

Think of You - Chris Young and Cassadee Pope

Goodbye - Chris Young

Who I am with you - Chris Young

Tomorrow - Chris Young

I want Crazy - Hunter Hayes

Diane – Cam

Anachronism by Crywolf

Wild Horses by The Sundays

Never My Love by The Association

Your Song by Elton John

king of wishful thinking

All my life by K-Ci and Jo Jo

Unworthy of Your Love, ya know, from Assassins by the Stephen Fucking Sondheim

Sexy Lady by Shaggy

Q (Best One of Our Lives) by Evans Blue

Pour some Sugar on me - Def Leppard

Let's hear it for the boy - Deniece Williams

Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi

Marry Your Daughter - BRKN RBTZ

Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Follow You Into the Dark"

Bruce Springsteen's "I'm on Fire"

Young the Giant's "Silvertongue"

Fleetwood Mac's "Dream"

The Cars' "Just What I Needed"

Billy Joel's "Matter of Trust"

Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls

Stupid – Kacey Musgraves

Love Done Gone – Billy Currington

Down Today – Jonathan Coulton

You Ruined Everything – Jonathan Coulton

There’s a Fine, Fine Line – Avenue Q

Crazy - Patsy Cline

Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off – Fred Astaire

Something’s Gotta Give – Fred Astaire

Buttons - Pussycat Dolls

Against All Odds -Phil Collins

Come on Closer - Jem

Wish I Knew You - The Revivalists

Potential Breakup Song (Explicit) - Aly & AJ

Criminal - Fiona Apple

**newly added songs as of 2021-01-17**

Blue Jeans - Lana del Rey

Nice to Meet You - Niall Horan

I Think Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

Possession - Sarah McLachlan

Why Can’t I? - Liz Phair

Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

Let Me Love You Like A Woman - Lana del Rey

Undiscovered First - Feist

No Diggity - Chet Faker

Feelin’ Love - Paula Cole

Love You Like A Love Song - Selena Gomez & The Scene

Jar of Hearts - Christina Perri

I Wish I Was The Moon - Neko Case

Before I Ever Met You - Banks

Who Do You Love - Chainsmokers

Back at One - Brian McKnight

Easy - Emiliana Torrini

River - Bishop Briggs

Favorite Record - Fall About Boy

We’ve Got Tonight - Bob Seger

10. Any questions let me know. AGAIN HAVE FUN!

#thatesqcrushvdaybingo

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mostlysignssomeportents · 5 years ago

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Amazon fires tech workers for their warehouse worker solidarity

Earlier this year, 400 Amazon tech workers signed an open letter criticizing the company for its climate policies, from its hydrocarbon delivery vehicles to its customers in the fossil fuel industry.

https://medium.com/@amazonemployeesclimatejustice/amazon-employees-share-our-views-on-company-business-f5abcdea849

Amazon threatened to fire the leaders of the internal uprising.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/01/26/amazon-employees-plan-mass-defiance-company-communications-policy-support-colleagues/

10 days ago, leaks from a meeting of Amazon's top execs (including Jeff Bezos and general counsel David Zapolsky) revealed a plan to smear and discredit Christian Smalls, a warehouse worker who led a walkout over unsafe working conditions.

https://pluralistic.net/2020/04/03/socially-useless-parasite/#christian-smalls

Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa - two of the workers who were threatened for their role in organizing internal opposition to Amazon's climate misconduct - have now been fired for voicing their support for Smalls and other warehouse workers.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/14/21220353/amazon-covid-19-criticism-protest-fired-employees-cunningham-costa-climate-change

Chris Hayes, another Amazon tech worker, has been "asked not to return to work" and handed in his resignation after he circulated an invitation for Amazon tech workers to attend a videoconference with Amazon warehouse workers.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/business/stocks-today-coronavirus.html#link-b8bac86

"An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the employees were fired for 'repeatedly' violating policies. “We support every employee’s right to criticize their employer’s working conditions but that does not come with blanket immunity against any and all internal policies."

#pluralistic

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loudstrawberrycollectorme · 4 years ago

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Jeff Hayes Customs' Chevrolet Corvette C2 Restomode coupe was auctioned at $ 357,000 at Barrett-Jackson auction.

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fraudulentzodiacs · 6 years ago

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You Don’t Know What You Want (Til You See I’m Moving On)

Or, the one where Sarah listened to “You Broke Up With Me” by Walker Hayes and was inspired to write a fic where Alex is a Leather Jacket Hottie and it drives Michael crazy. Also inspired by several prompts that @allthehearteyes sent my way!

Michael and Maria’s relationship implodes spectacularly about five minutes after Maria learns about the existence of aliens. She’s bitter and resentful that everyone close to her kept secrets from her, even more so when she realizes that her family had been part of Project Shepherd for decades before her mother had walked away. Michael finds it ironic that the two people in his life that he’s fallen for were the descendants of those who had dedicated their lives to hunting down and eradicating his kind. Fitting, really, that he can’t get away from Alex - even when he tries.

It takes Maria weeks before any of them are allowed back in the Wild Pony. Enough time passes because of the ban that Michael is able to get some perspective on what he was looking for with Maria. He liked her, sure, and the sex was great. She was fun and new and she made Michael feel lighter. But, not matter how much he wanted it, he knew that it was never going to work. She was Alex’s best friend, and the spectre of wrongness hung over them whenever he thought about Alex. He thought that he had needed space, time, and something other than Alex Manes. But he had been so wrong, and by the time he realized it, Alex was nowhere to be found. He didn’t respond to Michael’s calls or texts, and when he finally broke down and drove out to the cabin, his SUV was missing. Liz assured him that Alex was still in town, but it was clear that he had been avoiding Michael and Liz refused to tell him anything else.

“Hey, DeLuca.” Michael greeted, setting up in his place at the bar.

“Are you testing me?” Maria asked, an eyebrow raised as she cleaned a glass.

“Aw, come on, I can’t still be banned!” Michael argued. “You let Liz back in last week!”

Maria studied him for a long moment before rolling her eyes and grabbing the bottle of whiskey, pouring him a glass.

“Fine, but only if you don’t cause trouble.”

“How would I cause trouble?” He asked innocently, and Maria nodded her head beyond Michael, forcing him to turn around and move his gaze to the pool tables. There, in all his glory, was Alex Manes. He was different, his hair artfully disheveled, facial hair growing in, and a leather jacket that made him look like sin made flesh. Michael couldn’t look away, until he watched Alex sidle up to his pool partner, leaning into the other man’s space with a flirtatious smile. The smile was returned, and the man slipped an arm around Alex’s waist as Michael felt his stomach twist.

“Who the hell is that?” Michael grumbled before turning back to the bar and Maria’s knowing gaze.

“That is Jeff, I believe.” Maria supplied.

“How long has Jeff been a thing?”

“They just met, I think. He was in here with a Mason last Saturday, Chase on Friday.”

“Hmm.” Michael grunted, downing the rest of his drink.

“You won’t get any sympathy from me.” Maria replied evenly.

“Not looking for it.”

“Sure you’re not.” Maria walked away to take care of another customer, so Michael turned back to watch Alex. He had moved away from Jeff to take his shot, and Michael had to take a deep breath to stop from cracking the glass in his hand as he watched the guy ogle Alex’s ass as he leaned over the table. Alex seemed aware that the guy was leering, as he turned his head over his shoulder and said something that made the other guy throw his head back in laughter.

Michael turned back to the bar, threw a couple of bills down, and headed straight for the exit.

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Michael doesn’t brave the Wild Pony again for a week. When Isobel and Rosa finally drag him in, Michael nearly bolts when he spots Alex talking to Maria at the bar. By the time he and the girls have grabbed a booth, Alex and Maria had been interrupted by a guy leaning onto the bar next to Alex, drawing his attention away from Maria. Michael watched as the guy chatted Alex up, tugging on the lapel of Alex’s leather jacket. Alex smiled, taking the drink that Maria offered before raising it to the guy in thanks.

“This is new.” Rosa interrupted Michael’s thoughts, pulling his attention away from the bar.

“What is?” He asked, and Rosa smirked.

“You have a thing for Alex.”

“Oh, that is not new, not by a long shot.” Isobel corrected, patting Rosa’s arm.

“Why don’t you just ask him out then?”

“It’s...complicated.” Michael replied. “We have a history.”

“It’s not that complicated.” Isobel rolled her eyes. “They’ve been in love for years, they broke up, Michael had a fling with Maria, and now Alex is flirting his way through the male population of Roswell.”

“You’re the one who told me to stop living in the past!” Michael snapped, and Isobel sighed.

“Yes, but I didn’t mean leave the love of your life so he could become the eye candy of the Wild Pony.”

“I’m getting a drink.” Michael slid out of the booth and made a beeline for the bar, stepping up on the other side of Alex as he continued talking to the other guy.

“Can I get a whiskey, DeLuca?”

Alex turned to look at him at the sound of his voice, and up close Michael felt the breath punch its way out of his chest at just how beautiful Alex looked. He seemed lighter, despite the dark clothes and leather jacket.

He looked...happier.

“Hey.” Alex breathed, and Michael gave him the best smile he could muster.

“Hey.” He replied, gesturing at Alex with a nod of his head. “Who did this?”

“Trying to be me.” Alex replied, and Michael chuckled.

“It looks good on you.”

“Thanks.”

Before Michael could reply, Maria set his drink down in front of him, the look on her face telling him clearly to back off of Alex. She glared at him until she was called away by one of the other bartenders, and Michael watched her until he heard Alex chuckle.

“If looks could kill.” He muttered, and Michael nodded. “Still, I’m gay and even I thought that was kind of hot.”

“Scary DeLuca is not sexy, it’s terrifying.”

“You’re the one who dated her.”

“Can I buy you a drink?” Michael offered, and Alex shook his head as he raised his half-full glass.

“I’m good.”

“I miss you.” Michael admitted, and the words hung heavy in the air until Alex shook his head.

“You left.” Alex replied. “You ended things. You don’t get to say things like that.” Michael watched out of the corner of his eye as the other guy moved away, obviously overhearing their conversation.

“I’m sorry, I was wrong.”

“You told me you wanted to talk and then you left me waiting for hours while you were sleeping with my best friend. You can’t expect me to just be here waiting to be your consolation prize because Maria dumped you.”

“That’s not...you’re never my consolation prize, ever.”

“You’re right.” Alex agreed, pushing away from the bar. “And I’m not yours anymore, either.”

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When Michael saw Alex at the Pony three weeks later, Kyle fucking Valenti’s arm slung casually over his shoulders, Michael snapped. He slammed his glass down on the bartop, earning a glare from Maria as he stomped across the bar to the table where the other men were sitting.

“Valenti? Really, Alex?”

“Can we help you, Guerin?” Kyle looked so smug that Michael really wanted punch him in the face just to make that look disappear.

“Can we talk?” Michael ignored Kyle in favor of Alex, who looked up at him with trepidation.

“Yeah.” Alex finally admitted, shrugging off Kyle’s arm.

“You sure?” Kyle asked, and Alex nodded as he stood.

“Let’s go.” Alex moved toward the exit and Michael followed, both of them silent as Alex crossed the parking lot to Michael’s truck, leaning against it as he waiting for Michael to unlock the cab and let him in. The ride to the junkyard was tense, and it wasn’t until they were near Michael’s home that Alex finally spoke.

“I’m not dating Kyle.” He admitted. “We’re just friends.”

“Valenti sure is friendly.”

“He’s tactile, he’s like that with everyone.”

“He’s not the only one you’ve been...tactile with.”

“You don’t get to judge me for that.” Alex snapped.

“I’m not judging you, Alex, shit. I just don’t…”

“What?”

Michael was silent until the truck pulled to a stop in front of the Airstream, throwing the door open and practically stomping over to the passenger side. He grabbed Alex by the lapels of his leather jacket, hauling him in close and gently pushing him against the truck.

“I don’t like...I can’t stand watching you, looking like that, like you’re straight out of my goddamn dreams, and watching other people touch you. It drives me crazy, you make me feel crazy.”

“You didn’t want me.” Alex argued, and Michael shook his head.

“I always want you, Alex. I didn’t think I could get past all the bad shit that’s happened between us. I thought I needed a fresh start, but I don’t. I don’t need a fresh start, I just need a new beginning with you. I can’t...Alex, I can’t do this anymore. Watching you move on is killing me, and I’m so sorry if I made you feel even a fraction of what I’m feeling right now.”

Alex opened his mouth to speak, but he just stared at Michael with tears burning in his eyes.

“I made a mistake with Maria. My head wasn’t right, and I was desperate to feel something good, to feel something that didn’t remind me of my mom and all the pain and trauma and shit in my life. It’s not an excuse, but I should never have left you behind. You’re my past, but you’re my future too. It’s always going to be you.”

Michael stepped away, giving Alex space to breathe as they stared at one another. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, Alex sagged as if his strings had been cut.

“Are you sure?” Alex asked. ‘Are you ready for this? I know I did it to you over and over, but I don’t think I could survive it if you walked away again.”

Michael surged forward again, crashing his lips onto Alex’s. Alex responded immediately, wrapping his arms around Michael’s waist and pulling him in until their chests were flush. The kiss was messy and desperate and so perfectly them that Michael felt like his heart was finally back where it belonged. He pulled away, peppering kisses along Alex’s jaw and down his neck, tugging on the leather jacket with a frustrated grunt.

“The jacket is really hot, but I need it off.” Michael ordered. “Now.”

“So bossy.” Alex replied, joy clear in his voice as he shrugged out of the jacket. “You taking me to bed or not?”

Michael did.

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Chevrolet Corvette Custom Split-Window Coupe 1963 en Subasta

El Corvette de ventana dividida de Chevrolet ya es uno de los vehículos más buscados en el planeta, pero de vez en cuando, un espécimen demasiado inmaculado llega al mercado.

Hasta 2019, se mantuvo en condiciones moderadas y rara vez se manejó, pero una vez que cayó en manos de Jeff Hayes Customs, se convirtió en un proyecto apasionante para los talentosos artesanos de la tienda.

Este cupé personalizado de 1963 es una de esas variantes: un modelo bellamente restaurado que se encuentra entre los mejores que hemos visto y un testimonio de la naturaleza iconoclasta del codiciado clásico.

Debajo de su capó, un monstruoso motor GM LS3 V8 de 540 caballos de fuerza da vida a la ventana dividida.

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Thousands of country music fans flock to P.E.I. for 2019 Cavendish Beach Music Festival

It’s the weekend country music fans have been waiting for all year.

The 2019 Cavendish Beach Music Festival presented by Bell kicked off Friday night with thousands of fans making their way to the grounds.

This year, headliners for the festival include country music superstars Hunter Hayes, Carrie Underwood, and Eric Church.

This is the 11th year for the concert and organizers are once again anticipating a very large crowd.

“The first time we’ve seen the glorious sunshine this summer, I think people are excited to start summer 2019 and what better way to do it then the Cavendish Beach Music Festival,” said Whitecap Entertainment president and CEO, Jeff Squires.

Prince Edward Island native, Ben Chase, was the first performer to take the stage, kicking off the weekend full of local and international talent. In the crowd, his family is cheering him on, including his grandfather who helped shape his path to success.

“I knew he was a performer when he was 2-years-old. He got up on the pulpit at church and he done Our Father with the whole congregation, so, I knew from then on he would be an entertainer,” said Ben Chase’s grandfather.

Local motels and cottages to the festival grounds are sold out, and nearby stores have their shelves stocked and extra staff on hand.

“We are all booked today, and we have a very busy week,” said nearby motel front desk employee, Leo Liu. “Lots of people from Nova Scotia, from New Brunswick, and some of them are come back customers.”

“It’s definitely the busiest weekend of the summer because there are just so many people coming from everywhere,” said Elizabeth Mulligan, Cows Cavendish supervisor.

Friday night’s headliner on the Bell main stage were Canadians High Valley, American artist Frankie Ballard, country music star Hunter Hayes.

Headliners set to hit the stage on Saturday include Carrie Underwood, Russell Dickerson, and Chad Brownlee.

For a complete schedule of the festival weekend, you can visit www.cavendishbeachmusic.com

With files from CTV Atlantic’s Suzette Belliveau.

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The U.S. lost track of 1,475 immigrant children last year. Here’s why people are outraged now.

By Amy B Wang, Washington Post, May 27, 2018

Reports of federal authorities losing track of nearly 1,500 immigrant children in their custody. Scathing criticism over children being taken from their migrant parents at the border. Proposed rallies. In the past week, outrage about treatment of children taken into U.S. custody at the Southwest border has reached a fever pitch, exploding in a barrage of tweets and calls to action with the hashtags #WhereAreTheChildren and #MissingChildren.

Did the United States really lose track of 1,475 immigrant kids? In short, yes. During a Senate committee hearing late last month, Steven Wagner, an official with the Department of Health and Human Services, testified that the federal agency had lost track of 1,475 children who had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border on their own (that is, unaccompanied by adults) and subsequently were placed with adult sponsors in the United States. As the Associated Press reported, the number was based on a survey of more than 7,000 children:

From October to December 2017, HHS called 7,635 children the agency had placed with sponsors, and found 6,075 of the children were still living with their sponsors, 28 had run away, five had been deported and 52 were living with someone else. The rest were missing, said Steven Wagner, acting assistant secretary at HHS.

Health and Human Services officials have argued it is not the department’s legal responsibility to find those children after they are released from the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which falls under HHS’s Administration for Children and Families. And some have pointed out that adult sponsors are sometimes relatives who already were living in the United States and who intentionally may not be responding to contact attempts by HHS.

However, neither of those arguments has done much to quell outrage surrounding the testimony by Wagner, a principal deputy at HHS who oversees the Administration for Children and Families.

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), chairman of the Senate subcommittee, has repeatedly argued that it was a matter of humanity, not simply legal responsibility, citing a case in which federal officials had turned over eight immigrant children to human traffickers.

Portman reiterated his stance in an April 24 PBS “Frontline” special called “Trafficked in America,” which documented the plight of the eight children who were forced to work on an egg farm in Ohio.

“We’ve got these kids. They’re here. They’re living on our soil,” he told PBS. “And for us to just, you know, assume someone else is going to take care of them and throw them to the wolves, which is what HHS was doing, is flat-out wrong. I don’t care what you think about immigration policy, it’s wrong.”

In a written statement to The Washington Post, DHS stated that approximately 85 percent of sponsors who ultimately acquire custody of unaccompanied minors are parents or close family members.

Were these 1,475 children separated from their parents at the border? No. The children unaccounted for in last year’s HHS survey all arrived at the Southwest border alone. The government refers to these children as “unaccompanied alien children,” or UACs.

Are children being taken from their parents after they cross the border into the United States? Yes. On May 7, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Justice Department would begin prosecuting every person who crossed the Southwest border illegally--or at least attempt to prosecute “100 percent”--even if some of them could or should be treated as asylum seekers, as the American Civil Liberties Union has argued.

Although Sessions said he understood that some people were fleeing violence or other dangerous situations, he has also stated that the United States “cannot take everyone on this planet who is in a difficult situation.”

“If you cross the border unlawfully … then we will prosecute you,” he said in a pair of speeches in Scottsdale, Ariz., and San Diego. “If you smuggle an illegal alien across the border, then we’ll prosecute you. … If you’re smuggling a child, then we’re going to prosecute you, and that child will be separated from you, probably, as required by law. If you don’t want your child separated, then don’t bring them across the border illegally. It’s not our fault that somebody does that.”

The consequence of this new “100 percent” policy is that children will be separated from their parents as the adults are charged with a crime, even if the adults are seeking asylum and present themselves at official ports of entry. Under federal rules, Immigration and Customs Enforcement transfers unaccompanied minors, and now children of detained adults, to Health and Human Service’s Office of Refugee Resettlement within 48 hours of their crossing the border, according to the AP.

Are child-parent separations being used as a tool to deter border crossings? That would appear to be the case. As The Washington Post’s Sari Horwitz and Maria Sacchetti reported, internal discussions about separating families at the border suggested that it was to dissuade people from attempting to cross the border:

Senior immigration and border officials called for the increased prosecutions [in April] in a confidential memo to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. They said filing criminal charges against migrants, including parents traveling with children, would be the “most effective” way to tamp down on illegal border crossings.

The “zero-tolerance” measure announced Monday could split up thousands of families because children are not allowed in criminal jails. Until now, most families apprehended crossing the border illegally have been released to await civil deportation hearings.

In a May 11 interview with NPR’s John Burnett, White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly referred to family separation as something that would be a “tough deterrent” to migrant parents who may be thinking of bringing their children to the border.

“Let me step back and tell you that the vast majority of the people that move illegally into United States are not bad people,” Kelly told Burnett. “But they’re also not people that would easily assimilate into the United States into our modern society. They’re overwhelmingly rural people in the countries they come from--fourth-, fifth-, sixth-grade educations are kind of the norm. … They’re coming here for a reason. And I sympathize with the reason. But the laws are the laws. But a big name of the game is deterrence.”

What are some of the issues that these children face during separation? For months, stories have abounded of families separated by immigration authorities at the border: Three children were separated from their mother as they fled a gang in El Salvador; a 7-year-old was taken from her Congolese mother who was seeking asylum; and so on, in reportedly hundreds of cases. In almost every case, the families have described heart-wrenching goodbyes and agonizing uncertainty about whether they would be reunited.

According to the Florence Project, an Arizona nonprofit organization that provides legal and social services to detained immigrants, there have been more than 200 cases of parents being separated from their children since the beginning of the year in the state alone.

“The type of devastation that we’re talking about … where a separated mother doesn’t know where her child is for four days, that’s entirely common right now in this administration,” Laura St. John, the group’s legal director, told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes. “Children and parents who are separated sometimes don’t have any way to communicate with each other for days, for weeks--I’ve seen months where a parent had no idea where their child was after the U.S. government took their child away.”

St. John noted her group also was seeing increasingly younger children being taken into custody by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, as opposed to the migrant teenagers who had previously crossed the border themselves.

“Just last week we saw a 53-week-old infant in court without a parent,” St. John told Hayes. “What we’re seeing now is that, because the government is separating the children from the parents, the government is actually rendering these children as unaccompanied minors and bringing them to the shelters.”

On the same program, Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU’s immigrants’ rights project, told Hayes that the number of separations his group has seen was “unprecedented.”

“This is the worst thing I’ve seen in 25-plus years of doing this civil rights work,” Gelernt said. “I am talking to these mothers and they are describing their kids screaming, ‘Mommy, Mommy, don’t let them take me away!’ … The medical evidence is overwhelming that we may be doing permanent trauma to these kids, and yet the government is finding every way they can to try and justify it.”

The Office of Refugee Resettlement reported that children spent an average of 34 days in their custody during the 2015 fiscal year.

What has the government’s response been? In his May 11 NPR interview, the White House chief of staff danced around a question about whether it was “cruel and heartless” for U.S. border officials to take an immigrant child away from his or her mother.

“I wouldn’t put it quite that way,” Kelly told Burnett. “The children will be taken care of--put into foster care or whatever. But the big point is they elected to come illegally into the United States and this is a technique that no one hopes will be used extensively or for very long.”

Many members of Congress have expressed concern about family separations. In February, 71 Democratic lawmakers signed a letter to Nielsen stating that they were “deeply disturbed” by the increasing practice, which “suggests a lack of understanding about the violence many families are fleeing in their home countries.”

On May 16, Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) questioned Nielsen about the “immoral” policy and asked whether she had been directed to separate families to deter future border crossing attempts. Nielsen denied that the new policy was an act of deterrence.

“What purpose have you been given for separating parents from their children?” Harris asked.

“So my decision has been that anyone who breaks the law will be prosecuted,” Nielsen said. “If you’re a parent or you’re a single person or you happen to have a family, if you cross between the ports of entry, we will refer you for prosecution. You’ve broken U.S. law.”

Nielsen also tried to recast questions that characterized children being removed from their parents’ custody as family separations. When Harris demanded to know whether or how Border Patrol agents were trained to take children from their parents, Nielsen interrupted.

“No, what we’ll be doing is prosecuting parents who have broken the law, just as we do every day in the United States of America,” she said.

“I can appreciate that,” Harris continued, “but if that parent has a 4-year-old child, what do you plan on doing with that child?”

“The child, under law, goes to HHS for care and custody,” Nielsen said.

“They will be separated from their parents,” Harris said, slowly. “My question then is, when you are separating children from their parents, do you have a protocol in place about how that should be done and are you training the people who will actually remove a child from their parent on how to do that in the last traumatic way? I would hope you do train on how to do that.”

Nielsen said she would provide that information to Harris later.

Although the hearing took place two weeks ago, Harris tweeted footage from it on Saturday afternoon, calling Nielsen’s responses “beyond insufficient.”

Why are we hearing about these issues now? As mentioned, reports of the 1,475 children HHS could not account for first emerged in April, and proposals to crack down on migrant families crossing the border were discussed as early as last year.

Nevertheless, the story snowballed this past week, with thousands expressing outrage online about both family separations or the HHS survey from last year. Why? As with other topics that mushroom inexplicably on social media, it’s unclear.

Friday also happened to be International Missing Children’s Day, producing what some called an ill-timed tweet from the recruiting arm of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Although ICE is not the agency that is responsible for migrant children, it has since President Trump took office cracked down on deporting undocumented immigrants who previously would not have been a priority.

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A record number of women will serve in the 117th Congress, including at least 51 women of color

Jahana Hayes (left) and Lauren Underwood have been reelected to the Home of Representatives. AP Photograph/J. Scott Applewhite

Ladies will acquire at the least 14 seats within the 117th Congress, setting a brand new file for feminine illustration.

In 2018, the nation elected 127 ladies – and 48 ladies of colour – to the Home and Senate. Subsequent Jan. 3, at the least 141 ladies, together with 51 ladies of colour shall be sworn in. Eight races involving ladies had but to be referred to as as of Nov. 16, which means this quantity may nonetheless develop.

Ladies shall be at the least 27% of the Home and 24% of the Senate. The Senate numbers don’t embrace Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, or Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia Republican concerned in a runoff that may happen after Congress is sworn in. Ladies make up 50.52% of the U.S. inhabitants.

A powerful exhibiting by Republican ladies helped drive this development, with at the least 36 serving within the subsequent Congress, in comparison with 22 presently.

All through my 20-plus yr profession as a political science professor, I’ve studied ladies’s illustration in mayoral, congressional, gubernatorial and presidential elections.

Right here’s my have a look at the feminine demographics of Congress following the 2020 elections.

In it to win it

It’s typically mentioned that “When ladies run, ladies win,” and 2020 additionally noticed file numbers of girls operating in congressional elections.

In whole, 643 ladies have been candidates in congressional major elections, together with a file variety of Asian or Pacific Islander, Latina, Center Japanese or North African and Native American ladies.

Black ladies additionally set a brand new file in 2020 with 117 coming into primaries for the Home and 13 for the U.S. Senate, based on the Middle for American Ladies and Politics.

Holding onto good points

Lots of the ladies first elected to Congress in 2018 retained their seats.

All 4 members of “the Squad” have been reelected. These ladies – Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib – are Democratic ladies of colour identified for his or her progressive insurance policies, together with the Inexperienced New Deal.

Additionally re-elected have been ladies first elected in 2018 like Illinois Democrat Lauren Underwood, winner in a predominantly white Republican district; Jahana Hayes, the primary Black girl to symbolize Connecticut; and Georgia’s Lucy McBath, Democratic winner in a district that had been held by Republicans for nearly 4 a long time. These re-elections show that their victories in 2018’s “pink wave” weren’t a fluke and that they’ve actual endurance in Congress.

In some 2020 congressional races, African American ladies ran towards one another – an indication of their sturdy participation. For instance, Florida’s Val Demings, Florida’s Frederica Wilson and Georgia’s Nikema Williams – who will succeed the late civil rights icon John Lewis – gained their congressional races after defeating different Black ladies.

Activist Cori Bush will symbolize Missouri within the 117th Congress. AP Photograph/Jeff Roberson, File

Notable newcomers

The freshman class within the Home of Representatives will embrace at the least 26 ladies serving their first time period.

Cori Bush, a Black Lives Matter activist, turned Missouri’s first Black congresswoman. She represents a district that features the cities of St. Louis and Ferguson, the positioning of the police killing of African American teenager Michael Brown in 2014. Ferguson additionally elected its first Black and first feminine mayor this yr.

Bush defeated African American U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay. Clay and his father represented the district for over 50 years.

Different ladies of colour becoming a member of the Home for the primary time embrace former Telemundo journalist Maria Elvira Salazar, a Republican who unseated Donna Shalala in Florida, and lawyer Teresa Leger Fernandez, a Democrat from New Mexico.

Marilyn Strickland, the previous mayor of Tacoma, Washington, would be the first Korean American girl elected to Congress and the primary Black consultant from Washington State.

Some underdogs didn’t make it

So who misplaced?

Arkansas’ Joyce Elliott, a former trainer and veteran state legislator, got here up quick in her bid to turn into the primary African American congressional member from Arkansas.

Florida’s Pam Keith, a army veteran and lawyer, misplaced by a large margin to her Republican opponent.

Patricia Timmons-Goodson, the primary African American member of the North Carolina Supreme Court docket whose federal judicial nomination by Barack Obama was blocked by Republicans, didn’t win a seat in Congress.

Additionally developing quick was Tennessee’s Marquita Bradshaw, a single mom and environmental activist who would have been Tennessee’s first Black feminine congressional member if she had gained.

California’s Tamika Hamilton, Georgia’s Vivian Childs, Maryland’s Kimberly Klacik and Ohio’s Lavern Gore are all Republicans who ran in principally city Democratic districts, however none gained on election night time. All Black feminine congresswomen – except Utah’s Mia Love, who served two phrases within the Home – have been Democrats, suggesting that the trail to victory is very steep for Black Republican ladies.

Candace Valenzuela would have turn into the primary Afro Latina in Congress, however misplaced her race for Texas’ 24th congressional district to Republican Beth Van Duyne, a former Trump administration official.

Though they misplaced, their candidacies trace that extra ladies of colour will proceed to run for Congress as each Democrats and Republicans and could win subsequent time.

A white man’s authorities?

The caption of this 1868 cartoon learn, ‘This can be a white man’s authorities. We regard the Reconstruction Acts (so referred to as) of Congress as usurpations, and unconstitutional, revolutionary, and void – Democratic Platform.’ World Cat

For many of its historical past, the members of each Homes of Congress have been white males.

The monotony started to interrupt in 1916 when Montana’s Jeannette Rankin gained election as the primary feminine congresswoman. In 1964, Hawaii’s Patsy Mink turned the primary Asian American elected to congress. The primary Latina, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, was elected in 1989.

In 1968, the late Shirley Chisholm turned the primary Black girl to serve in Congress. 4 years later, two extra Black ladies arrived in Congress, Barbara Jordan of Texas and Yvonne Brathwaite-Burke of California.

Chisholm referred to as Black ladies “catalysts for change” in politics. Rep Maxine Waters, a Democrat from California, as soon as tweeted, “I can’t be intimidated and I’m not going wherever.”

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Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw’s principle of intersectionality suggests Black ladies are discriminated towards due to the “intersection” of their racial, gender and sophistication identities. One result’s that they encounter disadvantages when operating for workplace.

Among the ladies I’ve talked about confronted disadvantages associated to their race, gender or class when operating towards well-funded incumbents. But, my work within the discipline of girls and politics additionally means that the lengthy custom of Black feminine political management in America is gaining momentum. Regardless of some ladies’s losses, their illustration has, and can proceed to, improve in Congress.

Sharon Austin doesn’t work for, seek the advice of, personal shares in or obtain funding from any firm or group that may profit from this text, and has disclosed no related affiliations past their educational appointment.

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