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Trump has gutted FEMA grants to build storm-resistant infrastructure in flood and hurricane-prone communities.
Two-thirds of counties that have lost funding voted for him in 2024.
Trump is even telling his own voters they're on their own. https://www.cbsnews.com/femagrantcuts/
This is a great piece on the harms to medical education created by SB 289, which would mandate that medical and other professional schools in Indiana adopt a "merit-based" grading system, rather than a pass-fail system
94% of med schools are pass-fail
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/03/05/b...
OK #HoosierSky so this is happening
Share amongst your peeps
Those who are in science
Those who like science
Those who have been helped by science
Those who value truth and facts
Come hang with the cool kids and say hi to some rad scientists
Photo of actor-musician Ethel Waters on a dark purple background with golden celestial decor. Text reads “Ethel Waters was a popular singer and a groundbreaking actress who succeeded on Broadway, in films, and on television. Waters was the second Black American woman nominated for an Academy Award, the first to star in her television show and the first to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.”
Today for #BlackMagicalHistory we celebrate Ethel Waters.
Who is a Black actor-musician who inspires you?
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26.02.2025 12:23 — 👍 253 🔁 80 💬 5 📌 14How does an audiologist check baby Yoda's ears? With a Yodascope!
23.02.2025 02:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Laverne also had a new TV Comedy about a trans woman returning home to her dad and small town in Alabama. Have you checked out Clean Slate?
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Photo of Dr Debi Thomas on a dark purple background with golden moons. Text reads “Two-time national champion, 1986 World Champion, and Olympic bronze medalist, Dr. Debi Thomas is not only the most famous Black American figure skater, she also graduated from medical school in 1997. In 2023, she competed in the World Figure and Fancy Skating Championships at the age of 56.”
Today for #BlackMagicalHistory we want to acknowledge Dr. Debi Thomas.
Who is a Black athlete that you believe deserves more recognition?
My student is studying AuD students' perspectives of DEI in their AuD programs.
Participants must be current AuD students OR have graduated in 2020 or later.
The link to the study is here: bit.ly/CMU-AUDDEI
Photo of actor and producer Issa Rae on a purple background. Text reads "Issa Rae first found success on YouTube with Awkward Black Girl and hasn’t stopped producing hit after hit. Her work reminds us that though Black people share similarities, our magic is in our diversity, and that it is more than fine to loudly and proudly proclaim to be rooting for everybody Black."
Today for #BlackMagicalHistory we uplift actor and producer, Issa Rae.
Which of Issa Rae’s protagonists is your favorite (or favorite to hate)?
Photo of poet Nikki Gionanni in a golden sunflower frame. The text reads "A world-renowned poet and pillar of the Black Arts Movement, Nikki Giovanni authored more than 30 books and reflected the beauty and complexities of Black queer womanhood. Also a distinguished professor Giovanni mentored and encouraged future generations of Black literary talent."
Today's SUPER figure in #BlackMagicalHistory is poet Nikki Giovanni. Who is a Black poet that has inspired you?
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For anyone curious about what "indirect" (Facilities and Administrative) costs related to government-sponsored research, this video is helpful
F&A are imperative to be able to perform research and a massive cut to this would jeopardize American science writ large
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxTD...
A photo of professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in a golden star frame on a dark purple background. The text reads "Henry Louis Gates, Jr is a professor and filmmaker whose work mostly focuses on the Black American experience. While Gates is most well known for combining genealogy and genetic DNA research in Finding Your Roots on PBS, he has published numerous books and produced several documentary programs that have chronicled the Black Church, Gospel music, and The Great Migration."
Today our #BlackMagicalHistory spotlight is pointed toward academia. Henry Louis Gates has made a career of bringing the contributions of Black America to the forefront. Have you been watching his @pbs.org The Great Migration docuseries?
What Black academic inspires you?
A picture of costume designer Ruth E. Carter holding an Academy Award in a gold celestial frame on a purple background. The text reads: "Ruth E. Carter is the only Black woman to win two Academy Awards for Best Costume Design for both Black Panther films. She has done masterful work throughout her 30+ year career, with projects spanning genres and including many Black classics like Do The Right Thing and Love and Basketball."
For day 5 of #BlackMagicalHistory, we honor Ruth E. Carter, the only Black woman to win two Academy Awards for her work on both Black Panther films. She has also worked on many of your favorite Black cinema classics.
What’s your favorite movie Carter has worked on?
This is where 2022 decided to store her coins.
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