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Author: Prof Patty

  • Prof Patty
  • November 3, 2020

Why Are Some Young Black Men Supporting Trump?

According to the BBC, “Mr Trump won just 8% of the African American vote in the 2016 presidential election and critics accuse him of stoking racial tensions.” “Many Black Americans who a

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

This is why the Supreme Court is so important…

Kavanaugh’s Opinion in Wisconsin Voting Case Raises Alarms Among Democrats By Jim Rutenberg and Nick Corasaniti October 27, 2020 The Supreme Court decision on Monday barring t

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

Civil Rights Leader Rev. Dr. William Barber, II to Keynote Facing Race: A National Virtual Conference

It is with diligence and a sense of urgency recognizing this moment in our racial justice history, that we announced civil rights leader, the Reverend Doctor William Barber, II will be delivering a

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 31, 2020

7 Things Medicare Doesn’t Cover

by Dena Bunis, AARP, October 1, 2020 Opticians and eye exams Hearing aids Dental work Podiatry Read article HERE. Remember, this is sign up period for changes in your medicare advant

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 31, 2020

Fact check: ‘Living under minority rule’ post contains 6 true facts on Trump, Barrett

Camille Caldera USA TODAY Oct. 21, 2020 A post on Instagram by Betches Sup — the politics and news hub of the feminist website — states six claims to back up

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 31, 2020

The Latino gender gap

According to the New York times, it’s not just the public polls. Recent private polls conducted by political campaigns are filled with bad news for President Trump. He is doing eight to 10 percen

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

I volunteered for a COVID-19 vaccine trial in New Jersey: Here’s what it’s been like since the shot

Lindy Washburn, NorthJersey.com  10/14/2020 On the afternoon of Sept. 22, I became a data point in the search for a vaccine to prevent COVID-19. That’s when I received the fir

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 31, 2020

Ruby Hamad’s essay about White women’s tears went viral. ‘White Tears/Brown Scars’ delves deeper into performative victimhood.

By Rosa Boshier Oct. 16, 2020 at 7:26 p.m. EDT “How is it that we have been so conditioned to privilege the emotional comfort of white people?” Ruby Hamad asks in the introduction to

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  • October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

5 Brilliant Wardrobe Hacks for When Your Weight Is Changing

By Patrice J. Williams  October 16, 2020 [This article was speaking directly to me. I was just in my closet today. SIGH] Embrace your shape“Body shape is more important than size,

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  • October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

Lagniappe

How Old Are Your Members of Congress? Today the average American is 20 years younger than their representative in Congress. In 1981, the average age of a Representative was 49 and th

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 31, 2020

Effective Flu Shots

4 Things You Can Do to Make Your Flu Shot More Effective Get vaccinated by the end of October for it to be most effective, according to the CDC A study in International Journal of Be

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

Is There More to Tea than Sweet Tea?

When I moved back to the South, I rediscovered sweet tea. Now y’all know I’m diabetic, so sweet tea shouldn’t be on my radar, let alone on my dinner table. In spite of that, I have lots of bl

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

Grants for Black-Owned Businesses

BeyGOOD & NAACP Grants for Black-Owned Businesses Amid COVID-19 BeyGOOD is on a mission to spread hope. Beyonce and her philanthropic company, BeyGOOD Foundation, and the NAACP have joined toge

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 27, 2020

How Death Doula Alua Arthur Gets It Done

By Charlotte Cowles@charlottecowles Illustration: Lauren Tamaki In 2012, Alua Arthur quit her legal career to become a death doula. The problem was that she had no idea such a job existed. “

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  • October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

Jacob Lawrence Painting, Missing for Decades, Is Found by Met Visitor

The panel by the renowned Black artist, part of his “Struggle” series, was last seen in 1960. But someone had a hunch where it was. Read article HERE.

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Dance Theater of Harlem

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RSS feed: NY Times NY Times

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  • What Democrats Can Do Now to Lower Costs
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  • Late Night Finds Trump Supporters Jumping Ship

Samara Joy

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  • This week in science: mysterious X-rays, movement and learning, and memory formation
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  • When an invasive fish is also tasty, Maryland schoolkids can help 'eat the problem'
  • How AI is transforming hurricane forecasts

Sneak Peak

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  • In Delhi, Indians Confront the Cost of Dissent
  • A Joyous Election in Michigan
  • We Need More Mentor Teachers of Color
  • GOP Targets Unhoused People; Local Governments Problem Solve
  • On the House

Jon Batiste

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  • In Kansas, Both Sides Twist the Facts in Accusations of Protecting Pedophiles
  • Talarico Ad Omits Details of Crystal Mason’s Illegal Voting Case
  • Explaining the Case of the Two Dan Sullivans on Alaska’s Ballot

Club Shay Shay

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  • Can Democrats effectively abolish Electoral College after midterm wins?
  • Does photo show Trump being carried by Secret Service agents after fainting over GOP midterm losses?
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  • Washington voters approved measure that could force girls in sports to undergo genital inspections

Billy Porter and India.Irie

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  • Reimagining the Future of Health Research After Sweeping Cuts
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Marcus D Wiley

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  • Not Moving the Needle, Anywhere
  • Free and Fair Elections
  • Signs of MAGA Collapse
  • Manipulating the Media
  • Erratic and Corrupt
  • Momentum

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