History repeats itself. Historically, major political parties spend 97% of campaign expenditures with people who are non-Black. Black media owners are “inferior” and so are, Black printers, Black caterers, Black pollsters, Black fundraisers, Black videographers, Black photographers, Black copywriters, Black direct-mailers, and other professionals.
Month: May 2024
This reality should be sobering for US presidents who, whether Democrats or Republicans, have consistently given both countries full support: India, as a bulwark against China, and Israel, as a deterrent against Iran. But the challenge comes when democracy is receding in India and Israel, and human rights are under attack. The US has failed to meet the challenge, instead finding ways to justify what cannot be justified.
But universities are mostly wasting opportunities to fulfill that part of their mission centered upon dispassionate inquiry. Those Jewish and Palestinian college students shouting slogans that some of them might not even understand generate plenty of heat, but as to light—not so much.
A company that operates eight Florida hospitals filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, calling it a “necessary measure to allow the company to continue to provide necessary care to its patients in their communities without disruption.”
In 2017, the Harvard Business Review published a survey that highlighted an uncomfortable truth: 71% of respondents regard meetings as a sheer waste of time. An all-too-typical tale illustrates the absurdity. One meeting organizer routinely distributed slide decks for every subteam in a department to review in advance. When members dutifully showed up, she just walked them through the decks. Why waste everybody’s time so flagrantly? If you must drag workers away from their genuinely productive tasks, at least try to make the most of each occasion.
How do you salute a man who walked amongst the angels? You start by making sure that history accurately reflects his name. This is my modest contribution to the telling of his vital history and legacy.
One of the biggest challenges in communities of color are higher rates of asthma and respiratory related illnesses. I know this firsthand from growing up in the inner city of Buffalo. My family lived near NYS Route 33, the Kensington Expressway and so did my grandma, one of my uncles and at least one aunt. As a kid I snored really bad and at times, I experienced labored breathing. Of course, my physician said I had a mild case of asthma.
The syphilis rate among Indigenous people in the Great Plains is higher than at any point in 80 years of records. More than 3% of Native American babies born in South Dakota last year had the preventable and curable — but potentially fatal — disease.
Commissioner Kionne McGhee is dedicated to supporting small minority businesses in the local community, and Jazz in the Heights serves as a platform to showcase their talents and contributions. Since its inception, Jazz in the Heights has provided opportunities for 190 businesses to participate, including food trucks, party rentals, audiovisual services, nurseries, catering companies, clothing boutiques, jewelry shops, cosmetics retailers, public works firms, and artists.
SAN DIEGO VOICE AND VIEWPOINT — A decade after the water crisis began, health implications from ingesting the unsafe water as well as financial burdens continue to plague residents. Keyon Lovett, 34, a multi-disciplinary visual street artist, creatively known as The Art School Dropout, who moved back to Flint in 2021, says that while there is much rebuilding left to do, the community is also beaming with progress and hope — and that is, in part, due to Black artists in the city.