Author: Prof Patty

May 31, 1921: Tulsa Massacre From May 31 through June 1, deputized whites killed more than 300 African Americans. They looted and burned to the ground 40 square blocks of 1,265 African American homes, including hospitals, schools, and churches, and destroyed 150 businesses. White deputies and members of the National Guard arrested and detained 6,000…

Trevor Noah Is Paying Daily Show Crew Furloughed by COVID-19 Out of His Own Pocket by Ishena Robinson Trevor Noah reminds me of Barack Obama in a lot of ways. He’s written a successful memoir about his upbringing and mixed identity, he’s extremely well-spoken and handsome with slightly protruding ears that somehow manage to make him…

Summer Favorite – Peach Cobbler (Anytime favorite but best with fresh peaches) I mix my spices (cinnamon and nutmeg) with the sugar before adding it to the peaches. I add a little cornstarch, about 1/4 cup, to the sugar also. I don’t precook my filling, I just pour it into the crust. I use a bottom…

Black and Brown People Have Been Protesting for Centuries. It’s White People Who Are Responsible for What Happens Next. BY SAVALA TREPCZYNSKI  JUNE 1, 2020 1:32 PM EDT In this country, we have thousands of white people who consider themselves aware of the pain racism can cause, and who could never imagine themselves inflicting it—but then…

Arthur Ashe Statue in Virginia Vandalized With ‘White Lives Matter’ By Sandra E. Garcia Published June 17, 2020 Updated June 18, 2020, 12:25 a.m. ET A monument to the black tennis legend Arthur Ashe in Richmond, Va., was vandalized with spray paint that read “WLM” and “White Lives Matter” on Wednesday. Passers-by said they saw a man in a blue…

By Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Derrick Bryson Taylor June 5, 2020 While the death last week of George Floyd in Minneapolis has unleashed a wave of protests across the country, fury over the killing of an African-American medical worker in Louisville, Ky., by the police has also been growing, driving tense demonstrations in that city. Shortly after midnight on March 13, Louisville…

BabyNames.com changes home page to honor slain black Americans: They were ‘somebody’s baby’ BY MARINA PITOFSKY – 06/09/20 11:44 AM EDT Each one of these names was somebody’s baby. EMMETT TILL – ERIC GARNER – JOHN CRAWFORD III – MICHAEL BROWN – EZELL FORD – DANTE PARKER – MICHELLE CUSSEAUX – LAQUAN MCDONALD – TANISHA ANDERSON – AKAI GURLEY…

Protests That Changed America: The March on Washington June 10, 2020 by Neely Tucker The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was one of the most significant protests in American history, bringing more than 250,000 marchers from across the nation to state an unforgettable claim for racial and economic equality. With its written-in-lightning keystone moment…

I am so glad to see my people out in the streets, demonstrating that they have reached the end of their patience. With. This. Bullshit. Perhaps King was right when he said that the moral arc of the universe bends toward justice. I am much more of a pessimist. In spite of the somber walks,…

Evangelical scholars sign statement condemning racism as ‘contrary to Scripture’ According to the Christian Post Today, ywo dozen evangelical scholars have released a joint statement condemning racism as “contrary to the evangelical Gospel” and acknowledging the realities of racism that existed throughout evangelical history.  The new “Evangelical Statement on the Gospel and Racism” was released Monday…

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the first Pride march, which was held in New York City on June 28, 1970. Read more HERE and HERE.

Philanthropists Patty Quillin and Reed Hastings, chief executive of Netflix, are donating $40 million each to Spelman College, Morehouse College, and the UNCF, which advocates for the success and financial stability of HBCUs and their students. The philanthropists have been donating millions of dollars to impact issues of educational equity for 20 years. The gift…

On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, thousands of enslaved African Americans were informed that they were free. Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that they were now free. Enslaved Texans represented the last remaining enslaved African Americans in…

Success Strategies for Working Remotely The 10 Success Strategies for Working Remotely webinar is ideal for anyone working remotely. This webinar is for: Professionals usually working in the company office every day who now have found themselves working from home Unemployed job seekers working from home who would like to be more effective in conducting…

Reflections from a token black friend Ramesh A. Nagarajah 6.19.20 I am regularly the only black kid in the photo. I have mastered the well-timed black joke, fit to induce a guilty “you thought it but couldn’t say it” laugh from my white peers. I am a token black friend. The black one in the group of…