Carolyn VanNewkirk

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Happy Pi Day y’all! This kid is amazing- she can recite 546 digits of pi!! youtu.be/lSS1t5POOCM

A trade war could hit these communities hardest More than 5 million Americans work in industries that could be impacted by retaliatory tariffs from China and Canada that went into effect over the past week, according to a new analysis of employment...

Interesting maps on the impact of the trade wars. So much winning for the MAGA crowd.
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I struggle with the same challenges. In addition to the above, sensors have dimmed, especially during boot up. Unintentional percussive maintenance has a clear negative effect

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One of the most horrendous elements of white supremacy was the use of lynching to terrorize Black and minority populations. Over 200 anti-lynching bills were introduced in Congress, but none passed until the Emmitt Till Act in 2022. Till was just 14 when he was murdered by a white mob in 1955.

Malcolm X was assassinated today in 1965 but I’d like to focus on Barbara Jordan, born today in 1936. Her 1974 speech on the articles of impeachment for Nixon is #13 on American Rhetoric’s top 100 speeches of the 20th century. I recommend you take a listen. www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/bar...

On 2/20/1956 officials issued arrest warrants for civil rights activists who organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott. 89 brave folks put their lives and livelihoods on the line to peacefully lead the fight for the belief that all men are created equal. May we all have such grit and grace under fire.

“…just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” -Toni Morrison, born February 18, 1931

It’s insane. I’m afraid that Trump will rehabilitate Chamberlain’s reputation just like he did for W. “Oh you think that was bad? Hold my Diet Coke.”

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On this day 1942, Huey Newton, one of the founders of the Black Panthers, was born. Newton was an illiterate high-school graduate who taught himself to read. He attended Merritt College and San Francisco School of Law. He went on to form the Black Panthers in 1966 in Oakland.

Happy birthday LeVar Burton and Ice T! They were both born on February 16th- LeVar in 1957 and Ice T in 1958. Our world is richer due to their contributions to acting, music, and best of all, reading.

(1849) Charles Sumner, “Equality Before the Law: Unconstitutionality of Separate Colored Schools in Massachusetts” • In 1848 Benjamin Roberts filed a lawsuit against the city of Boston on behalf of his five year old daughter, Sarah, who was denied admission to schools in her neighborhood and instead assigned to the ...

Roberts v. Boston was argued on Feb 15, 1848 and was the first case against segregated schools in America. Argued by Robert Morris, one of the first Black lawyers, and future Senator Charles Sumner, the case eventually led to a ban on all Massachusetts segregated schools in 1855. ai.blackfacts.com

Frederick Douglass was born on February 14th, which influenced the timing of Black History Month. Born into slavery in 1818, Douglass escaped and dedicated his life to fighting for justice and equality. Let us remember his extraordinary journey and be fortified by his example.

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On Feb. 11, 1644 a small group of enslaved people protested for their freedom in the New Netherlands. And in 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison where he had been held for 27 years for defying South Africa’s apartheid regime. Centuries of abuse and trauma.

Today I recognize the 101 HBCUs in the United States. These institutions produce 25% of all African American graduates with STEM majors and 20% of all African American college graduates. If you believe in academic advancement and excellence for all, supporting HBCUs is a great place to start.

Amid all of the chaos and division, there’s still Puppy Bowl.

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any" -Alice Walker, who was born on February 9, 1944. If you haven’t read her book, The Color Purple, you should.

On Feb. 8, 1986, Oprah Winfrey became the first Black woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show. encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn...

Do you like to bake? I am grateful that the very first mixing device was an egg beater patented by Willis Johnson on Feb. 5, 1884. Imagine beating egg whites for meringue by hand! Thank you to this Black inventor. www.themelaninproject.org/tmpblog/2020...

Happy Birthday Rosa Parks! She was born today in 1913.

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This Day in History-Black History Month Edition: February 3rd A big day for African Americans in baseball, and a big day for boxer Jack Johnson. All this and more in today’s special edition of, “This Day in History”.

February 3rd is a big day for baseball. On this day in 1920, The Negro Baseball League was founded and in 1989, former Saint Louis Cardinals first baseman Bill White was named the president of MLB’s National League. He was the first African-American to head a major sports league.

Today I recognize Ernest E. Just, an African American cell biologist who first recognized components and properties of cells and cell division. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1916, and became renowned in Europe as one of the best scientific minds of his era.

Langston Hughes was born today in 1901. I celebrate his words on this first day of BHM.

DREAMS
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.