Month: May 2019

One of the most popular U.S. Presidents among Brazilians, Barack Obama, will give a lecture Thursday morning, 11.30 AM (May 30th) at the São Paulo Expo Pavillion, located in the city’s south zone.

Source: Barack Obama to Lecture Thursday Morning in São Paulo | The Rio Times

When he was a grad student at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro a few years ago, Kamal Bell researched food deserts. And his work led him to vow that, after graduating from the school, which he also attended as an undergraduate, he’d try to do something about these low-income urban areas where residents can’t buy fresh, high-quality food—a problem, he realized, that was deeply rooted and systemic. “Instead of complaining about the issue, I wanted to give back, to help people alleviate the problem,” he says.

Source: A Farm That Teaches Low-Income Kids About Food Deserts — And Self-Sufficiency

Augusta Savage started sculpting as a child in the 1900s using what she could get her hands on: the clay that was part of the natural landscape in her hometown of Green Cove Springs, Florida. Eventually her talents took her far from the clay pits of the South. She joined the burgeoning arts scene of the Harlem Renaissance when her talents led her to New York.

Source: The most important black woman sculptor of the 20th century deserves more recognition

Azellia White may be 105 years old, but she clearly remembers becoming the first African-American woman to receive her Texas pilot’s license.

Source: The First Female Black Pilot in Texas Turns 105: Azellia White’s Will to Fly

Janine Phillips Africa and Janet Holloway Africa released after being convicted of killing police officer James Ramp, a crime they say they did not commit

Source: Move 9 women freed after 40 years in jail over Philadelphia police siege | US news | The Guardian

AUSTIN, Texas — Although he works to keep the border secure, Customs officer Robert Mosqueda says a law that deported his military veteran father and kept him out until his death is “completely wrong.”

Mosqueda’s father, Carlos Torres, died last month in Mexico, where he was born. His family brought his body back and Torres, a Vietnam era veteran, was buried on U.S. soil with military funeral honors.

Source: After deported veteran’s death, a renewed push to end removals of former military

A well-known African American neighborhood in Durham has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The College Heights Historic District makes up 12 city blocks in southeast Durham. One reason for its name – the neighborhood is bordered by North Carolina Central University – a historically black institution.

Source: Black Neighborhood In Durham Added To National Register Of Historic Places | WUNC

After a cluster of local teen suicides, stay-at-home dad Colby Wallace launched the “You Matter” campaign to strengthen mental health.

On May 12th, Wallace, the 42-year-old father in Queen Anne, Seattle, heard about four teen suicides in King County. “These were local high school students and no one was really talking about it,” Wallace tells Yahoo Lifestyle.

A friend told Wallace about the Don’t Give Up Movement, started in 2017 by Amy Wolff, a mom in Newberg, Oregon who, affected by the suicide rates in her community, started distributing motivational signs. Now, she runs a non-profit that sells signs, wall decals, and wristbands with encouraging phrases.

Source: Dad posts ‘Don’t Give Up’ sign to lower suicide rates

A new study shows that stenographers frequently fail at correctly understanding and transcribing African American English, which can have devastating consequences for Black people in court.

Source: Court Reporters May Be Writing Down Black People’s Testimonies Wrong – VICE