Historian details Donald Trump’s 6 weird tricks for authoritarian rule Fact-checking seems antiquated in the face of a president who’s closing in on 20,000 false or misleading statements and a press corps that remains hopelessly befuddled in how to respond. But there is another way [people] can cut through the blizzard of disinformation. That’s explained in a forthcoming book…
Read More Trump’s 6 tricks for authoritarian rulePodcasts for those who want to listen to talk about black culture, race, and identity 1619 chronicles the 400-year history of slavery in America, starting in the English colonies; put out by journalists at the NY Times. The Stoop covers stories from the Black diaspora Noire Histoir is a daily dose of black history Small…
Read More Race and culture related PodcastsJuly 12 is pecan pie day King Arthur Flour Lyle’s Golden Pecan Pie This slight twist on pecan pie is more subtly flavored than those made with dark corn syrup. I made a few small changes. This is a great hurry-up pie, as it takes very little time to put together, and it can bake…
Read More Pecan PieAt the end of May, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture launched Talking About Race, a new online portal designed to help individuals, families, and communities talk about racism, racial identity and the way these forces shape every aspect of society, from the economy and politics to the broader American culture. The online portal provides digital tools, online exercises, video instructions, scholarly articles, and more…
Read More Portal Helps People Explore Issues Of Race, Racism And Racial IdentityToday in History – June 10 On June 10, 1898, U.S. Marines landed at Guantánamo Bay. For the next month, American troops fought a land war in Cuba that resulted in the end of Spanish colonial rule in the Western Hemisphere. In the Treaty of Paris of 1898, the United States gained sovereignty over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the…
Read More How Did We End Up With Puerto Rico?Do you know Jazzmenia Horn? Jazzmeia Horn is an American jazz singer and songwriter. She won the Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition in 2015. Horn’s repertoire includes jazz standards and covers of songs from other genres and artists such as Stevie Wonder. She has been compared to jazz vocalists such as Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan, and Nancy Wilson.
Read More Jazzmenia HornIntroducing Shabaka Hutchings Born in London and raised in Barbados, 35-year-old Hutchings is an award-winning multi-reed player who can alternate between saxophone and clarinet. He leads the bands Sons of Kemet and Shabaka and the Ancestors. He is also a member of The Comet Is Coming, performing under the stage name King Shabaka.
Read More Shabaka HutchingsAfter Serena Williams gave birth to her first child, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., via emergency C-section on September 1, she joined a growing number of women, primarily Black women and women of color, who are facing death after ushering in a new life. In the February issue of Vogue, Williams recounts how she discovered blood clots on…
Read More Infant Mortality and African AmericansMay 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…
Read More 1921 Tulsa MassacreTrevor 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…
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