Barb Benz

ADOS Reparations Framework: A Guide to Developing a Functional Reparations Program For generations, the call for reparations for American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) has been dismissed as radical and unrealistic. But as the racial wealth gap continues to widen, and the consequence...

ADOS Reparations Framework is out now!

www.amazon.com/ADOS-Reparat...

Remembering the legendary Prince who was born on this day in 1958.

@clairewillett honestly the best marketing scheme in history is men successfully getting away with calling women the "more emotional" gender for like, EONS, because they've successfully rebranded anger as Not An Emotion 6:00 PM • Aug 12, 2020

once again I must tap my own sign

He’s still here

What's in a name: Black American descendants of slavery and the quest for a distinct ethnic designation Dr. Patrick Rogers argues that "flat Blackness" is insufficient for socioeconomic analysis in America, and that it's imperative for descendants of slavery to speak out.

The class struggle has hundredaires feuding with thousadaires, while billionaires make off with trillions. Meanwhile, economists are still struggling to quantify how much wealth American descendants of slavery are truly owed.

African Americans literally created Memorial Day. Here's how it went down.Correction: At minute 01:46 in the above video, David W. Blight misstates the song ... The Black History of Memorial Day

The Black History of Memorial Day #ADOS #ADOSAF #MemorialDay youtube.com/watch?v=rGz4...

Charles B. Rangel, the former New York lawmaker whose trailblazing career saw the high school dropout represent Harlem for four decades in Congress, died on Monday. He was 94. cnn.it/4kdvm3e

I had the most wonderful flight home from Denver. I met the nicest young man who sat next to me. He offered to put my bag in the overhead compartment and helped me with my tray. He was always polite, saying "yes ma’am" or "no ma’am." Anyone would be proud to have him as a son or grandson—so polite. People walking by were saying congratulations, great job, or even taking pictures. I turned and asked him, “Who am I sitting next to?” I looked at his Jaguar pants, smiled, and asked, “Are you an athlete?” He smiled and said, “I’m Travis. Yes, I was drafted by the Jags.” I already told my sons I want his jersey. He’s so humble and down-to-earth—I would have never guessed he was a professional athlete. JACKSONVILLE JAGS, you did good! I will be buying tickets. United Airlines, thank you for my seat assignment!

This is too wholesome

Wanna see something cool?

At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is.

The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥

PurplePalozza. This morning on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago.

I have evolved. No longer do I care if my socks match. One black sock and one Chewbacca sock that I stole from my kid because it fits and I can’t find any others?

Let it be so.

We decided to watch “School of Rock” last night because it has “Minecraft Steve in it” (I know…It is what it is) and I decided to google a bit and, yall, the little singer girl just got married to the big security guard boy /in real life/. She’s a OBGYN sonographer and he’s a music industry lawyer.

Wild. I did not know this history of Ernest P. Worrell.

Slave trade database moving to Harvard — Harvard Gazette Publicly accessible digital tool compiles four decades of scholarship on more than 30,000 voyages and 200,000 people.

Slave trade database moving to Harvard — Harvard Gazette buff.ly/qbQzNBd

Food banks feel the pain from higher prices and cuts to government programs President Trump's tariffs mean Americans can expect to see even higher prices on items ranging from coffee to fruits and cheese. It comes at a time when food banks nationwide are reporting record…

Food banks feel the pain from higher prices and cuts to government programs | PBS News buff.ly/xIVXGmy

a cartoon of a union army soldier drinking a water machine jug of rebel tears, against a painting of union army troops marching past a burning atlanta

happy confederate surrender day to all

Why must they keep bothering these ppls eternal rest. They wouldn’t want anyone digging up their grandmother!!

A little Mount Rainier in the morning.

#mountrainier
#travel

Val Kilmer Shined Brightest When He Wasn’t the Leading Man Our huckleberry.

Val Kilmer was one of the best ever at giving supporting characters leading man heft. RIP, huckleberry. www.thebulwark.com/p/val-kilmer...

BREAKING: (Actually I just found this out) Did you know that APPLE shareholders voted to RETAIN the company's DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) policies, rejecting a proposal to end them? The ONLY tech company that did! Let's support APPLE w/their products and stock!

Sincere self reflection is a divine form of universal love.

Opinion | How Trump’s embrace of race science makes his Smithsonian EO so much worse The threat to museums such as The National Museum of African-American History and Culture is real.

This overlooked line in Trump's Smithsonian executive order is truly alarming www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to know Black women around the world spend hours at a time getting synthetic braids but are wondering if the convenience and fashion benefits are outweighed by potential health hazards.

Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to know | AP News buff.ly/kokstuF

The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.

He just sent my rep out JUST YESTERDAY…all on TV…to say they are going to vote No. I would be pipping hot!

Rep John Larson - Connecticut:

I don’t see the issue. ACC = Any Coast Conference.