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Dec 30, 2021-Jan 12, 2022

If You Know 1619, Should You Know 2063?

At the center of the African Union's (AU) plans is Agenda 2063, Africa's master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse. The AU is organized around African people, with six regions, five on the continent and the sixth being the African diaspora. This successor organization of the Organization of African Unity is based in Addis Ababa. Agenda 2063 includes the creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
A Lesson on Critical Race Theory

Other things being equal, insurgents were much more likely to come from a county where the White share of the population was in decline. For every one-point drop in a county’s percentage of non-Hispanic Whites from 2015 to 2019, the likelihood of an insurgent hailing from that county increased by 25 percent. This was a strong link, and it held up in every state.
Six Black Women Who Want to Be a Governor in the USA

Today there are just nine female governors in the United States — six Democrats and three Republicans — despite women representing a slight majority of the population. None of the women are Black, but at least six of them hope to change this situation in 2022. The governorship is often a path to the presidency.
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Dec 16-Dec 29, 2021

HBCUGO.TV Expands Sports Programming to Include More HBCU Games

“We are committed to building on our already robust sports division by providing more HBCU games than any other network,” said HBCUGo.TV President Curtis Symonds. “Now HBCU fans and alumni all over the world can follow their favorite teams on HBCUGo.TV.”
Trump’s Next Coup Has Already Begun

Other things being equal, insurgents were much more likely to come from a county where the White share of the population was in decline. For every one-point drop in a county’s percentage of non-Hispanic Whites from 2015 to 2019, the likelihood of an insurgent hailing from that county increased by 25 percent. This was a strong link, and it held up in every state.
The Forgettable Life of Liam White - Online Movie

I enjoyed The Forgettable Life of Liam White not just because it was set and shot in my native Washington, DC, but because the acting was outstanding and the characters were relatable. Central to the story was Liam’s decision not to share his impending death with others and that allowed them, including his girlfriend, to not change their behavior towards him.
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Dec 2-Dec 15, 2021

Sulaymani Kante: Inventor of N’ko/Mandinka Alphabet

“Learning the N’ko script enables me to read and write in my mother tongue,” exclaimed Ahmad Cęęsay (ߊߤߵߡߊߘ ߛߌߛߋ߫), a Mandinka speaker in The Gambia. The N’ko advocate encourages all, particularly African Americans and others in the diaspora, to learn the script. He adds, “It will empower them, by giving them a script that represents who they are.”
Mosaic Theater Names New Artistic Director: Reginald L. Douglas

As one of the few Blacks at the helm of a theater company, Douglas will be responsible for what happens with the ship from raising money to hiring actors. Not only is his recent self-proclaimed “title bump” an anomaly, so is having Blacks in the dramaturg and many other off-stage positions - - even in shows with an all-Black cast.
Partner of Deceased Transgender Muslim Sues NYC After Having Miscarriage

Shawn Frederick was born female and Christian. He died male and Muslim. His partner is now suing New York City over the Muslim man’s advance directive about how to dispose of his remains. The suit alleges that the state’s failure to follow his directive caused her so much distress that she miscarried twins.
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Nov 18 – Dec 1, 2021

On A Bipolar Journey with Mom, Part 2

I have been counseled to not argue with people who are bipolar and manic. I won’t win the argument. They won’t win the argument. And it will make nothing better.
Critical Race Theory and The Apostles of Forgetfulness

This is actually a picture of what Critical Race Theory is intended to look like, a narrative that tells a more complete story of American history. In the words of Frederick Douglass; “If America is false to her past and false to her present, she will solemnly be false to her future.”
Activities

The contemporary art and design fair Also Known As Africa closed Nov 14 in Paris, but the digital platform remains open until Sun, Nov 21 (image by Faatimah Mohamed-Luke, Afrique du Sud). A Strange Loop opens at Woolly Mammoth in DC. The Black Harvest Film Festival is going on in Chicago. Giving Tuesday is Nov 29, Baba-C's and Ida Jones’ keepers of the culture projects are worth considering.
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Nov 04 – Nov 17, 2021

On A Bipolar Journey with Mom, Part 1

She is back on meds, but they take time to work because they have to be given to elderly patients very gradually. While I try to work remotely, she talks for hours on end to the white Amazon Echo in the kitchen, believing it is connecting her to a detective who worked on Grandma’s missing person case. She says she is in love with him, and he will be her fourth husband.
Frederick Douglass in Africa, Part 1

As much as we think we know about the best-known Black man in 19th century America, Frederick Douglass, many will still be quite surprised to learn that he did, indeed, visit the continent of his enslaved ancestors. Photo: CR Gibbs with bust of Frederick Douglass.
Should We All Be Ditching Our Gas Stoves in Favor Of Electric Models?

While gas furnaces and water heaters are big polluters no doubt, most of them are vented outdoors and are thus sending their CO and NOx emissions outside. But pollution from stoves and ovens are released indoors.
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