Jun 16 – Jun 29, 2022
- Reparations Interim Report Released
The proposed remedies range from the specific to the vague. One specific remedy by would “prohibit for-profit prison companies from operating within the system (i.e. companies that control phone calls, emails, and other communications)” and another to “provide funding for free tuition to California colleges and universities.”
- A South African Liberator’s Story in His Own Language
Now in 2022, the 90th year since Plaatje died, the biography “Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje - Morata Baabo” by Modiri Molema is being published for the first time in the language in which it was written. Plaatje traveled in Europe and North America, and exchanged letters with WEB Du Bois and Tuskegee Institute's Robert Russa Moton.
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- International Conference on James Baldwin
La Maison Baldwin’s International Conference on James Baldwin proceedings will be recorded for the creation of a post-conference archive of contemporary thinking on James Baldwin, to be made available to the public by subscription and free to high schools and universities worldwide.
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Jun 2 – Jun 15, 2022
- Monkeypox Virus Disparities: Here We Go Again
Oyewale Tomori, a Nigerian virologist who sits on several WHO advisory boards, said releasing smallpox vaccines from the agency’s stockpile to stop monkeypox from becoming endemic in richer countries might be warranted, but he noted a discrepancy in WHO’s strategy. (Read why we used this image.)
- Heroine Nanny Helen Burroughs Celebrated
Colonel James Wyatt (pictured) was on his way to the historic Langston Golf Course, when the three-times a week golfer became quizzical upon “seeing a street named after a woman.” So, he asked his golfing buddies who was she. “The best answer they could give me was that she had started a school in Northeast DC.”
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- How to Save Money on Travel
Smart changes in how you book and travel can make getting away more affordable. Read on for 9 tips on how to travel for less.
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May 19 – Jun 1, 2022
- New Profile Pic’ App? Is it Safe to Use?
If you’ve seen new Facebook profile pictures that look like a painting or cartoon, then you’ve probably noticed they all appear to come from a website and app called “New Profile Pic.” The free app is currently No. 1 on the Apple Store and has exploded in popularity on social media this month.
- Obama Presidential Center to Have a Garden and honor Mrs. Robinson
The Obama Presidential Center released more details about the four-building campus being built in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side. The new details include a garden and exhibit honoring the former First Lady’s mother, Mrs. Robinson.
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- 2022 Allergy Capitals
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America released its annual Allergy Capitals report for 2022. The report identifies the most challenging cities for spring and fall allergies in the continental United States. The top 10 most challenging places to live with seasonal allergies are:
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May 5 – May 18, 2022
- From Cotton to Steel: A Life Well Lived
During The Great Black Migration, from about 1916 to about 1970, more than six million African Americans from the rural South relocated to cities in the Northeast, Midwest, and West. Louise, her husband Johnie, and their daughters, Grace and Willa, were four of the six million.
Maggie Louise Hearon Young, Friday, May 31, 1929 (Forrest City, AR) – Saturday, April 16, 2022 (Gary, IN).
- The Struggle for Black Education, Then and Now
Whitehouse, Leach, and others understood that the inherent promises of freedom – full citizenship, economic progress, and political power – could not be achieved without education. Yet, long after their passing, the struggle continues to find and dismantle several systemic laws and procedures that stymie equal educational opportunities..
- Five Things Burglars Don’t Want You to Know
As temperatures rise, so do burglary rates. The combination of lengthier days and pleasant weather means people will spend more time away from home, creating greater opportunity for the neighborhood prowler.
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April 21 – May 04, 2022
- How One Family Faced a Medical Crisis Across the Miles
Adjustments were made, but our first immediate family crisis (in circa 1998) tested our ability to handle problems across the miles.Well, it may have added 24 additional years to mom's life – 24 years to happily sit on her porch. Maggie Louise Hearon Young, Friday, May 31, 1929 (Forrest City, AR) – Saturday, April 16, 2022 (Gary, IN).
- The Incredible Quest to Preserve a Dying South African Language
The Nluu language was the only language that Queen Katrina Esau and her siblings understood and knew. It was their mother tongue. They tried to protest, but the farmer threatened to shoot them if they were caught speaking the language. Esau recalls the farmer telling them that their language sounded horrible and ugly and should never be spoken around White children on the farm..
- After Covid–19,Experts Say Watch for These Potential Heart And Brain Problems
Studies are spotting potential heart and brain problems up to a year after infection with SARS–CoV–2, even in people who had mild COVID–19.
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