Month: March 2019

The Choctaw Nation’s Gift to the Irish | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of the American Indian | Smithsonian

In 1847, only 14 years after their long, sad march along the Trail of Tears ended, Choctaw people in Oklahoma learned of the Irish famine. With great empathy, Choctaw individuals made donations totaling $170, the equivalent of several thousand dollars today, for the relief of the Irish poor. Here Judy Allen, historic projects office of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, describes “an act that shaped tribal culture

Source: The Choctaw Nation’s Gift to the Irish | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of the American Indian | Smithsonian

Flint water crisis turns skin condition into daily pain for resident – Photo Gallery – MLive.com

“I can’t trust them because to me they knew what was going on,” said Gerry Woodberry, 50, of losing his trust in government after the Flint water crisis. “A little shortcut to save them money, while you’re destroying people’s lives… I can’t regain my trust. I really can’t. I feel like this situation with me trying to get help, they don’t really care, they just don’t care. It’s not them that’s affected, so why should they care. That’s how I feel.” Woodberry who deals with the effects of lichen planus, a disease that causes the body to mistakenly attack its own skin cells, said his condition has been made worse by the water situation to the point where his skin aches at times. “Before this water changed, when I would take my showers, it would soothe my skin,” he said. “When I get out now, it’s the total opposite. It’s like I’m very irritated, like I’m very dry. It’s constantly hurting. Some days I can’t even put my socks on or my shoes.” Jake May | MLive.com

Source: Flint water crisis turns skin condition into daily pain for resident – Photo Gallery – MLive.com

The untold story of an illegally enslaved girl in the Gold Coast who took her black master to court in 1876 – Face2Face Africa

After the abolishing of slave trade throughout the British empire in 1833, the law slowly extended to the Gold Coast, present-day Ghana, where slavery was continued by the wealthy and well-to-do locals due to the law’s ineffectiveness. Slaves were captured and sold after wars to work in other settlements within the Gold Coast. These slaves worked…

Source: The untold story of an illegally enslaved girl in the Gold Coast who took her black master to court in 1876 – Face2Face Africa

Ex-Cop Who Refused To Shoot Young Black Man Sues City Over His Firing | HuffPost

A former West Virginia police officer who witnessed the fatal police shooting of a young black man last year is now suing the city where he was employed, saying he was fired for not shooting the man himself.

Source: Ex-Cop Who Refused To Shoot Young Black Man Sues City Over His Firing | HuffPost