The term African American was advanced in the 1980s, but today it might be perceived as carrying a self-conscious political correctness. In informal speech and writing, black is often preferred. Perhaps because I attended college in the 80s, I feel that African American is more respectful—but the 10% percent of blacks who are first- and second-generation immigrants may not consider themselves African American. There is significant history behind each name describing the black community, but when my exceptionally gifted African American son was young, I used the term brown. After all, he had never met a person with black skin, but was surrounded by people with various shades of brown. When I want to put a white person (none of whom look white) at ease discussing racial topics, I sometimes joke about our various names—just don't call me late for dinner. But the question of what name we should use underscores an important concern: the power of belonging.
Frank C. Worrell and Dante D. Dixson report that after twenty years of study, the achievement and excellence gap between Blacks/Latinx and Whites/Asians is still not fully understood (Worrell & Dixson, 2018). Even when they are selected, Blacks, Latinx and students from low-income households must make an affirmative choice to participate in gifted programs where few students look like them, a problem not experienced by whites and Asian American students. (Worrell & Dixson, 2018; Erwin & Worrell, 2012). In their article, "Recruiting and Retaining Underrepresented Gifted Students," Worrell and Dixson touch upon the importance of creating a school environment where the underrepresented feel like they belong. (Worrell & Dixson, 2018).
Worrell and Dixson recommend recruiting underrepresented students in groups rather than as individuals. (Worrell & Dixson, 2018). Dr. Edray Goins, one of about a dozen tenured black mathematicians among nearly 2,000 tenured faculty members in the nation's top 50 math departments, recently quit his position at Perdue because of the loneliness of being black in a profession marked by extraordinary racial imbalance. (Harmon, 2019). Goins, who has been the only black in the mathematics department at most of the universities he has attended and worked, wrote in a blog post: "To say that I feel isolated, is an understatement." (Goins, 2017). Goins is an example of gifted talent lost due to the weight of not belonging.
Gifted black students can experience feelings of isolation when their white and Asian American friends are unable to relate to how they feel after experiencing the unavoidable ignorance or bigotry from a peer, often unintended micro-aggression from a teacher, and sad news of yet another black male killed. Even attending school with students raised to purportedly be colorblind can be a double-edged sword when you are called a reverse racist for describing "white privilege"—a phrase coined in the late 80's by Peggy McIntosh, a white professor at Wellesley College who also described "male privilege," and "heterosexual privilege." (Rothman, 2014). With no gifted peers who can relate to the depth of sadness over micro-aggressions, being the only one has at times created a profound sense of loneliness in my son.
The good news is that culturally relevant teaching and appropriate teacher training can increase the engagement and motivation of underrepresented gifted students; Underrepresented individuals are more likely to join and remain in gifted programs in which they see themselves. (Worrell & Dixson, 2018). At The Grayson School (for gifted youth), my son's English, social studies and music teachers have put together and presented rigorous and robust culturally relevant curriculums throughout the year (not just for Black History Month). When my son discusses what he has learned in these classes, he is excited and passionate. My son appreciates that his projects teacher regularly discusses famous women, which has included African Americans. This year's school production is the Lion King which takes place in Africa. Culturally relevant material embedded into the curriculum creates a strong sense of belonging. (Worrell & Dixson, 2018).
But it will backfire if you try to motivate underrepresented gifted students with cultural superficiality. Once, a substitute teacher played a podcast indicating that African Americans and girls suffer from stereotype threat (performing poorly on standardized tests due to test anxiety arising from negative stereotypes). There was no follow-up discussion, even after the sole female student complained about her discomfort in listening to this podcast. My exceptionally gifted son, the only African American in the class, decided to listen to the second half of the podcast at home. He discovered that the main point of the podcast was in the second half (which had not been played for the class): There had been a replication-crises calling the concept of stereotype threat into question. Former researchers concede that while stereotype threat was relevant when discovered in 1997 and for a decade thereafter, recent research has been unable to replicate the threat and it might no longer be relevant. My son was deeply disturbed by the loneliness and sense of not belonging generated by the entire experience: he has never experienced test anxiety, but now his white classmates think he might; and they didn't even get to hear that maybe it's no longer a thing.
When trying to culturally connect, keep in mind that Blacks belong to numerous socio-economic subgroups. Before using a popular hip-hop term, give your students a survey; you might be surprised to learn you have Queen fans. Don't comment on a cultural topic that you know little to nothing about; tell your students you plan to look in to it. Then follow through and follow up—they will respect you for it.
An African American male teacher of gifted math students recognizes it's inevitable that cultural mistakes will occur with underrepresented gifted students. When it happens to him, the key he reports, is to address the mistake head-on: apologize quickly and unequivocally. Don't beat around the bush by testing the waters to see if offense was taken. If you screwed up, just admit it: "Sorry. I was having a bad day. I wasn't quite on my game. I didn't do enough research. I should have looked further into the situation before addressing it." And if the mistake was public, the apology should be too. He reports that for underrepresented students, respect is a big thing. If you lose it because you made a public mistake, the fix must be commensurate with the error. A private apology just won't cut it.
My gifted son's first passions were math and coding where he breezed past his talented white and Asian American counterparts. Before we found The Grayson School, instead of being provided accelerated instruction, he was relegated to peer teaching which dampened his enthusiasm. Since then, I've had to convince each new math and coding teacher of the need to challenge him. In this effort, I've found myself explaining that my son's great-grandfather rebuilt computers for fun; my son's grandfather excelled in math right up to when a middle school math teacher offered to pass him with a C if he never returned to class; my son's uncle is a math teacher of gifted students; I took honors math and considered majoring in computer science. But often, half the year is wasted before they recognize the full extent of what my son does in math and coding when inspired. Worrell and Dixson recommend what I instinctively knew: Because these students are more susceptible to teacher expectation effects (Worrell & Dixson, 2018; Jussim & Harber, 2005), gifted teachers need to communicate high expectations to underrepresented students (Worrell & Dixson). Worrell reports that teachers should "be aware that youth from diverse backgrounds may be particularly sensitive to teacher talk and behaviors that suggest lowered expectations." (Worrell, 2015). Provide these students with "wise feedback," a form of feedback that: (a) invokes high standards, and (b) assures the student that the teacher believes they can meet the standards. (Worrell & Dixson, 2018).
At The Grayson School, I have seen early passions rekindled as my son considers various programs to learn app coding and passionately describes when he was the only student in his school one day who solved the second stage of The Pancake Challenge (mathematicians have yet to solve a later stage). Worrell explains that "teachers may need to work with gaining the trust of youth from diverse backgrounds before these youth are willing to showcase their talents." (Worrell, 2015). One way to try to gain this trust relates back to cultural relevance: Throughout the year try highlighting contributions by underrepresented groups. A quick google search provides links to "Famous black Mathematicians Whom the World Can't Thank Enough," "10 Black Women in Computer Science who are Changing the World," and "15 Famous Black Scientists." Try bringing in professors and graduate/college students from underrepresented groups to convey their passions in these areas. Successful role models and mentors from underrepresented groups can counter manufactured disinterest and stereotypes. (Worrell & Dixson, 2018).
Worrell and Dixson recommend that educators consider the belief systems of their underrepresented students. The belief system for many African Americans is that 50 years of affirmative action was the equivalent of placing a band-aid on a gunshot wound to address the comparatively recent ending of 500 years of physical, emotional and psychological torture. Jim Crow ended officially (but not unofficially) in 1968. We are still trying to recover from 400 years of race-based slavery (where African Americans were beaten and killed for trying to read and write) and 100 years of Jim Crow (where African Americans were beaten and killed for trying to rise above their station). We are survivors of trauma. These 500 years of tortured existence also harmed whites: it ingrained self-replicating intrinsic biases that plague even the most conscientious and caring, and established unearned white privileges that most don't know they are experiencing . . . like the privilege of belonging. Many African Americans believe the fact that today's whites didn't create this problem is insignificant: the legacy persists. Disproportionately punished for school offenses in current times (Gregory, Skiba & Mediratta, 2017), many minority and disadvantaged groups just don't trust that the education system will fairly reward their hard work. (McWhorter, 2001; Ogbu & Simons, 1998).
In Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates describes the brain power and energy blacks sacrifice under the weight of not belonging. Written as a letter to his adolescent son, Coates discloses his most intimate parental concerns and offers a powerful new framework for understanding what it's like to inhabit a black body. There is an inescapable robbery of time because we can never recover the moments we spend readying the mask, or readying ourselves to navigate microaggressions. The need to always be on guard takes up an unmeasured expenditure of thought and energy: "A siphoning of the essence." (p. 91). We fear "not just the violence in this world but the rules designed to protect you from it, the rules that would have you contort your body to address the block, contort again to be taken seriously by colleagues and contort again so as not to give the police a reason." (p.90). These belief systems can impact your relationships with black students and parents.
In addition to the amazing education that my exceptionally gifted African American son has received for four years, The Grayson School has actively supported and encouraged my son's quest to shape his ethnic and racial identity. Like many parents who come from traditional schools, I was initially skeptical of their nontraditional curriculum. What was invaluable in gaining my trust as an African American parent was my accessibility to the school founder who repeatedly and clearly stated how important it was to her to keep my son enrolled. During the first two years, I struggled with whether the financial commitment was worth it: after all, we pay taxes to an excellent school district. But the founder was relentless in reaffirming my son's importance to the school. This, more than anything, kept me onboard long enough to see the amazing results that attending The Grayson School has produced in my son. Despite my anxiety, introversion and general discomfort arising from a lifetime of micro-aggressions, I dedicate time to active school participation and interaction because the school founder has genuinely made me feel like we belong.
Worrell suggests that parents of adolescents from diverse backgrounds try to promote "dual identities" by emphasizing their family's cultural background, while also communicating that these youth are legitimate members of the larger society. (Worrell, 2015). A study suggests that students with dual identities (a strong sense of belonging to both one's ethnic group and mainstream culture) are higher achievers than those with single identities. (Oyserman, Kemmelmeier, Fryberg, Brosh & Hart-Johnson, 2003). Parents should be sensitive to their adolescent's identity struggles and work actively and in partnership with educators to reconcile conflicts that arise between sociocultural and academic identities.
As enrollment increased from 12 to 90, The Grayson School brought in an academic dean. There have been only a handful of white women with whom I've felt 100% at ease in discussing black issues; She is one of them. Her cultural competency is extraordinary. Because I have been able to culturally connect with the academic dean, together she and I have navigated the occasional classroom or peer cultural challenge. When I sit in a room with her, I feel like I belong. The need to create dual identities by implanting the feeling of belonging in our gifted black children cannot be over-emphasized.
Two Stanford psychology professors, Gregory Walton and Geoffrey Cohen, tested this proposition among college freshmen — and show outcomes that close equity gaps in achievement and health.
I often think about an African American CPA, a formerly exceptionally gifted student, who worked for an accounting firm for eight years. He completed elementary school in the second grade and spent his remaining three years bored. When he began middle school, he learned that if he took an A- instead of an A+ and kept his mouth shut, his peers wouldn't hate him as much. By high school, he learned alcohol and marijuana helped. Each day after leaving his job, when he pulled onto the street where he lived, he would begin to fully breathe again. He was the only African American CPA at his level in a multinational accounting firm with no African American partners; his breathing shallowed every day on his way to work where he had no sense of belonging. He stayed because his colleagues established a pool identifying him as someone who wouldn't last a year. After eight years, tired, he relinquished his career as a CPA.
I began elementary school as a happy extravert scoring the highest in my class until a move brought us to a school district where white use of the "N" word occurred daily. Hurt and confused, I disengaged from academics for five years despite parental anger over poor grades. Another move returned us to my original school district in the ninth grade. I reengaged, obtained mostly A's, took honors courses at a college preparatory high school, and graduated at the top of my class. Despite excellent grades at a top five college and a law degree from a top five law school, I never fully shook those missing five years.
Soon, I will step down from my specialized field of federal capital habeas corpus law dominated by white men: few African Americans make it past the third year, but I will have done it for seventeen. A thread of anxiety permeates my interactions with even the most progressive white strangers and acquaintances. A dedicated part of my brain siphons energy to filter micro-aggressions which reinforce my lack of belonging. These micro-aggressions reside in a dark room permeated with sadness and loss kept barricaded by a survivor, not a victim. My dream is that my son will never need such a room.
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George Walker (1872 o 1873 - 1911) fue un actor de vodevil y productor teatral estadounidense. En 1893, en San Francisco, Walker a la edad de 20 años conoció a Bert Williams, que era un año menor. Los dos jóvenes se convirtieron en compañeros de actuación. Walker y Williams aparecieron en The Gold Bug (1895), Clorindy (1898), The Policy Player (1899), Sons of Ham (1900), In Dahomey (1903), Abyssinia (1906) y Bandanna Land (1907). Walker se casó con la bailarina Ada Overton, quien más tarde también fue coreógrafa.

Los dos hombres establecieron una agencia, The Williams and Walker Company, para apoyar a los actores afroamericanos y otros artistas, crear redes y producir nuevas obras.

Primeros años de vida
George W. Walker nació en 1873 en Lawrence, Kansas. Comenzó su carrera como artista infantil, haciendo giras en espectáculos de minstrel negros y medicine shows.

George Walker y Bert Williams

Walker y Bert Williams se convirtieron en dos de las figuras más destacadas de la época dorada del minstrel y en un dúo famoso. Se conocieron en 1893 en San Francisco y formaron un acto de vodevil cuando Walker tenía 20 años. Bert Williams había llegado a los Estados Unidos cuando era niño con sus padres desde las Bahamas y se convirtió en artista de vodevil en la adolescencia.

Los dos decidieron subvertir los estereotipos del vodevil y jugar en contra de su apariencia. Con una piel más clara que insinúa cierta ascendencia europea y una buena voz, según las expectativas de la época, Williams habría actuado como el "hombre serio" en las rutinas de comedia. Williams tenía mucho talento y tocaba muy bien todos los instrumentos. Walker tenía la piel más oscura y era un gran comediante y bailarín. Se esperaría que hiciera del tonto. Pero los dos se dieron cuenta de que eran mucho más divertidos cuando invertían sus papeles, así que ". . . Walker se convirtió en el hombre serio y recto, vestido con un estilo demasiado elegante y gastando todo el dinero que podía pedir prestado o engañar al perezoso, descuidado y desafortunado Williams, y Williams se convirtió en el tonto, triste, cómico a pesar de todo- chivo expiatorio".

Las primeras ambiciones de Bert Williams habían sido asistir a la Universidad Stanford y convertirse en ingeniero. Como no podía permitirse el lujo de ir, había trabajado como camarero cantante en hoteles de San Francisco. George Walker había actuado desde niño en medicine shows ambulantes antes de terminar en San Francisco y unirse a Williams. Una vez que se organizaron, necesitaban darse a conocer en el mundo teatral. Su acto se hizo popular en los teatros de la costa oeste, donde los espectáculos de minstrel se incluían como vodevil.

Por entonces, los dúos cómicos de blancos se anunciaban a sí mismos como "coons" (literalmente, "mapaches"; en la época, un término despectivo para referirse a los negros) y actuaban en el vodevil con la cara pintada de negro. Williams y Walker decidieron promocionarse como los "dos verdaderos coons". En 1896, aparecieron en una producción de la ciudad de Nueva York llamada The Gold Bug en el Casino Theatre. Fue una tirada corta y la producción no recibió buenas críticas, pero fueron contratados por otro teatro por una tirada récord de veintiocho semanas. Durante ese tiempo, popularizaron el cakewalk. Este baile se hizo muy popular entre la alta sociedad de la ciudad de Nueva York y se extendió entre los blancos a todas las clases sociales. Su siguiente proyecto fue The Sons of Ham. Williams y Alex Rogers escribieron una canción llamada "I'm a Jonah Man", y la canción se convirtió en marca registrada de Williams. Participaron en un evento a "Beneficio de los pobres de Nueva York" que tuvo lugar el 9 de febrero de 1897 en la Metropolitan Opera House, su única aparición en ese teatro.

Cuando Williams y Walker comenzaron a actuar juntos, querían cambiar la dinámica cómica teatral. Pero también tenían que satisfacer la demanda de la audiencia, y la audiencia era predominantemente blanca. Comenzaron presentando el tradicional cakewalk, un baile de la época de la esclavitud. Se sabe que se basaba en las danzas festivas de África Occidental que se realizan comúnmente durante las fiestas de la cosecha. En las plantaciones, las parejas formaban un círculo, paseaban, hacían cabriolas con cubos de agua sobre la cabeza al sonido de los banjos y aplaudía. La pareja ganadora recibía un pastel (de ahí el nombre).

Cuando Williams y Walker adoptaron el cakewalk, "el baile tenía muchas variaciones y algunas, aparentemente, eran una parodia cómica ligeramente velada de las posturas pretenciosas y las actitudes altivas de sus amos". Después de que Williams y Walker introdujeron este baile en su acto, el cakewalk comenzó a bailarse en espectáculos, exhibiciones, concursos y salas de baile. Estos estaban abiertos solo a las comunidades blancas, con diferentes lugares que atraían desde la clase trabajadora hasta la clase alta. Con el tiempo se extendió por los Estados Unidos y luego a Europa.

Los dos hombres estaban interesados en incorporar temas y personajes africanos en los espectáculos estadounidenses. Esa oportunidad llegó con la producción de In Dahomey. Williams y Walker se asociaron con el compositor Will Marion Cook, el libretista Jesse Ship y el poeta/letrista Paul Laurence Dunbar para producir la comedia musical In Dahomey, el primer musical de larga duración que se estrenó en Broadway escrito e interpretado íntegramente por negros.  Esta comedia musical tenía toda la música original y fue apoyada por escenografía y utilería. A diferencia de los espectáculos de vodevil, tenía una historia completa de principio a fin, aunque las canciones a menudo estaban vagamente relacionadas con ella.

Algunos críticos han sugerido que las tramas de las películas de comedia posteriores de Bing Crosby y Bob Hope eran similares. "Las películas de Crosby/Hope bien pueden haberse inspirado en programas de Williams y Walker como 'In Dahomey'". Este espectáculo tuvo tanto éxito que recibió excelentes críticas en Londres y estuvo de gira por todo el Reino Unido y Estados Unidos.

Williams y Walker trabajaron muy duro para producir teatro de calidad. Querían que sus decorados y vestuarios fueran tan cuidados y extravagantes como los de los teatros blancos. También tenían una gran iluminación y accesorios elaborados. Walker era el más experto en negocios de los dos y manejaba la mayoría de las responsabilidades de gestión de sus producciones. El objetivo de Walker era elevar la profesionalidad en el teatro negro. Para 1906, Williams y Walker estaban activos en la organización de un sindicato de actores afroamericanos llamado The Negro's Society.

En 1908, Walker fundó The Frogs, una organización para artistas profesionales afroamericanos. Era un lugar para que los artistas negros se reunieran y socializaran para conocerse y crear una base de apoyo. Su organización realizó eventos que incluyeron actos de vodevil negros, cenas y bailes. Alentaron a los jóvenes artistas a lograr un estándar de excelencia en su trabajo escénico.

El equipo produjo y protagonizó dos obras de teatro muy exitosas, In Abyssinia y su espectáculo final, Bandanna Land (1907). Pero Walker enfermó y se vio obligado a retirarse del mundo del espectáculo a mediados de la temporada 1908-1909.

Muerte
Mientras estaba de gira con Bandanna Land en 1909, Walker comenzó a tartamudear y a sufrir pérdida de memoria. Eran los síntomas de sífilis terminal. Murió el 8 de enero de 1911 y fue enterrado en el cementerio de Oak Hill, en su ciudad natal de Lawrence, Kansas.

Los últimos años de Williams
Después de la muerte de Walker, Williams tuvo dificultades para mantener su empresa en funcionamiento. Florenz Ziegfeld se acercó a él para que actuara en sus follies. Williams estuvo de acuerdo y firmó un contrato de tres años. Los actores blancos amenazaron con irse porque no querían la competencia de un actor negro, pero cambiaron de opinión cuando Ziegfeld dijo que podía reemplazar a cualquiera de ellos excepto a Williams, porque era único y talentoso. Después de que terminó su contrato, Williams actuó durante otros tres años con las Follies debido a su éxito.

En 1913, Williams logró el éxito como estrella discográfica. Protagonizó dos cortometrajes mudos, Fish y Natural Born Gamblers, en 1916.

En 1920, apareció en Broadway Brevities of 1920, seguido de Shuffle Along, en 1921. Esto pareció reabrir Broadway a los musicales negros. Produjo un espectáculo completamente negro llamado Under the Bamboo Tree, que no fue un gran éxito. Su salud comenzó a fallar y  murió el 4 de marzo de 1922.

Contribuciones
Walker se convirtió en más que un animador y fue considerado un líder. Hizo muchas contribuciones significativas a través de sus espectáculos y la gestión de The Williams and Walker Company.

Aportes como artista
Como artistas de vodevil, Walker y Williams alcanzaron la cima del teatro nacional actuando en Broadway y más allá. El vodevil era conocido por las actuaciones de sus intérpretes para el público, creando un aire de intimidad que normalmente no existe en el teatro serio.  Walker y Williams trajeron algo de esta intimidad a In Dahomey (1903) y Bandanna Land (1907-1909). Lucharon contra el racismo y desafiaron los estereotipos, además de enseñar a las audiencias blancas sobre la cultura afroamericana.

In Dahomey (1903) fue la primera comedia musical de temática africana de larga duración. Dirigido por Bert Williams y George Walker, rompió los estereotipos de color en Broadway. El musical cuenta la historia de un grupo de afroamericanos que encuentran una olla de oro y se mudan a África para convertirse en gobernantes de Dahomey. La canción de la obra "Swing Along" capturó la mentalidad de los artistas negros. En esta canción, el habla en dialecto alentó a las audiencias negras a "levantar la cabeza en alto, con el orgullo y la alegría brillando en sus ojos", alentó a la gente a "balancearse" a pesar de la omnipresente mirada blanca, a "columpiarse a pesar de los horrores y la deshumanización de la vida bajo las leyes Jim Crow".

Bandanna Land  (1907-1909)

La historia trata sobre unos agentes inmobiliarios afroamericanos que se burlan de los blancos. Aprovechando los temores de los blancos de un espacio público propiedad de negros y controlado por negros, la corporación de bienes raíces abre un parque de diversiones afroamericano y "organiza un gran y ruidoso jubileo de negros para levantar tal Hades que la gente los compró" a un precio inflado. Una vez más, Williams y Walker abordaron el espacio público segregado, los estereotipos racistas de los blancos y la explotación de los estereotipos por parte de los afroamericanos con fines económicos. Según Sotiropoulos, aunque la mayoría de los críticos blancos comentaron sobre el "sabor negro" del programa o elogiaron su "pintoresco paisaje rural" y su "naturalidad", no entendieron que la broma más grande era que se aprovechaban de los blancos debido a su racismo.

El éxito de The Williams and Walker Company dependía de ir más allá de los estereotipos, pero solo hasta donde el público blanco pudiera aceptar. El límite entre empujar los límites y sentirse ofendido tenía que ser manipulado cuidadosamente en el escenario por los artistas. Esto fue algo que los críticos negros apreciaron plenamente.

Aportes como dueño de un negocio
"Pensamos que como parecía haber una gran demanda de caras negras en el escenario, haríamos todo lo posible para obtener lo que sentíamos que nos pertenecía por ley de la naturaleza". -George Walker

Como líder de The William and Walker Company, Walker proporcionó un lugar para que artistas de color talentosos se reunieran y se comunicaran, lo que alentó la presencia de los artistas afroamericanos en el escenario.

Proporcionar un espacio de encuentro para artistas negros.
Una vez que Williams y Walker tuvieron éxito por primera vez en Nueva York con su acto de vodevil de 1896, su "primer paso fue alquilar un apartamento en la calle 53, amueblarlo y abrir la puerta a todos los hombres de color que poseían habilidades teatrales y musicales y ambición."  Querían proporcionar un espacio donde "todas las personas profesionales de color pudieran reunirse e intercambiar puntos de vista y sentirse como en casa", y su propio apartamento se convirtió en "la sede de todos los jóvenes artistas de nuestra raza".  Walker explicó, "al tener a estos hombres cerca", él y Williams "tuvieron la oportunidad de estudiar la habilidad musical y teatral de los miembros más talentosos de nuestra raza". (Theater Magazine, agosto de 1906). Más tarde, este lugar fue conocido como el área negra más "culturalmente elegante" de la ciudad, se convirtió en el centro del mundo teatral negro fuera del escenario y más tarde se lo denominó "Black Broadway" y "Black Bohemia".

Empleos para artistas negros
Además de ofrecer una salida creativa a artistas afroamericanos, The William and Walker Company apoyó a sus artistas con una paga. Pusieron una gran parte de sus ganancias en su empresa, apoyando a los actores, escritores, músicos, tramoyistas y el resto del personal que hizo que su empresa fuera tan exitosa.

Como dijo Walker, "Averigüe cuántas familias apoyaría eso. Luego mire el talento multifacético que estamos empleando y fomentando. Ahora, ¿nos ve a la luz de una institución racial?"  The New York Age lo elogió por crear "condiciones que proporcionaron puestos para escritores, compositores e intérpretes de color, puestos que pagaban grandes salarios", y lo declaró "el comandante en jefe de las fuerzas teatrales de color".

Referencias

Bibliografía

 Biography Resource Center. Gale Group Inc. Noviembre de 2002. 27 de marzo de 2004
 St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Gale Group Inc. 2002. 27 de marzo de 2004
 Haskins, James (1982). Black Theatre in America. New York: Harper Collins.
 Watkins, Mel (1999). On the Real Side: A history of African American Comedy from Slavery to Chris Rock. Chicago: Lawrence Hill Books.
 Forbes, Caille F. (2008). Introducing Bert Williams: Burnt Cork, Broadway, and the Story of America's First Black Star. Basic Books. ISBN 9780786722358.
 Sotiropoulos, Karen (2006). "Staging Race: Black Performers in Turn of the Century America". Harvard University Press.

Enlaces externos

Afroestadounidenses del siglo XX
Fallecidos por sífilis
Actores masculinos de Estados Unidos del siglo XX
Actores afroamericanos
Intérpretes de Vodevil

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Oh yeahhhhhh! I am so stoked to read this book! And so so proud of you! I'm totally going to go back to Creeds every day next week just to sit in the spot where that file-folder sat and make that guy's week miserable. "But she's in my office, Mom!"
Thanks Emily! I hope the day is not too far away when I'll feel comfortable having it read.


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Parliamentary panel raps MHA, says just 22 per cent funds from PM's package for Jammu and Kashmir released
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New Delhi: Only 22 per cent of the Prime Minister's Rs 80,000 crore development package for Jammu and Kashmir has been released to the state government so far, a parliamentary committee has said in a scathing report underlining the "little outcome achieved" under it.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, headed by senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, in a report tabled in the Rajya Sabha recently, said the progress on implementing the Prime Minister's development package had been slow and a "poor outcome" had been achieved in the past 12 months.
The committee found that out of the Rs 80,068-crore Prime Minister's Development Package for Jammu and Kashmir, projects of Rs 67,046 crore have been sanctioned and Rs 17,913 crore have been released to the state government, according to the report.
The committee noted that most of the projects – including that for creation of jobs, transit accommodations, one-time settlement of 36,384 families from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Chhamb displaced persons, and raising of India Reserve Battalions – were still under progress and "little outcome was achieved".
"Observing this pattern of poor outcome in the past twelve months, the committee recommends that the Ministry of Home Affairs should intensify its efforts to achieve measurable outcome under the PM's Development Package by speeding up the work in the upcoming fiscal and implement all the projects at the earliest," the panel said in its report.
The committee also desires that the ministry may apprise it about the details of expenditure incurred under various heads out of Rs 80,000 crore and the actual physical and financial achievements against the set targets under this package, the report read.
There are seven projects which are at different stages of implementation.
"In that regard, the Committee would like to be informed about the total amount disbursed so far for payment of honorarium to the Special Police Officers at the enhanced rate of Rs 6,000 per month, and the number of beneficiaries, further progress made in raising of the 5 India Reserve Battalions.
"Status of projects amounting to Rs 255.30 crore already sanctioned and remaining proposals of Rs 245 crore pertaining to the security and law and order in Jammu and Kashmir, progress achieved with regard to construction of 6,000 transit accommodation in the Kashmir Valley, implementation status of the project on creation of 3,000 jobs identified by the state government in 18 different departments," the panel said.
It also asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to inform it about the latest status of the implementation of the rehabilitation package for one-time settlement of 36,384 families from PoK, Chhamb displaced persons.
"The Committee recommends that the Ministry of Home Affairs, in tandem with the state government of Jammu and Kashmir should ensure timely implementation of undertaken projects of Rs 80,068 crore under the PM's Development Package for the J-K," the report read.PTI
Parliamentary panel raps MHA, says just 22 per cent funds from PM's package for Jammu and Kashmir released added by Guest on 4:42 pm March 29, 2018

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Too little too late: why an unconditional basic income is impossible
Михаил Чернышев
In conditions of limited natural resources - that is, in real conditions - an unconditional basic income is impossible, and in conditions of unlimited resources, there will simply be no one to receive an unconditional basic income
Mikhail Chernyshov, economist
As you know, economic theory tells us that an unconditional basic income (UBI) is not a salvation for humanity, but its death (at least in a figurative sense). However, attempts to justify the usefulness of an unconditional basic income do not stop.
Recently, supporters of an unconditional basic income have used a completely unexpected device in their argument. They offered to imagine that we do not have any resource constraints (there is enough for everyone), and asked to prove that under such conditions, an unconditional basic income will not work.
The proponents of an unconditional basic income, of course, assumed that they had cornered their opponents. But, in fact, they simply showed their complete ignorance in economic matters.
What's wrong with the proposal by the proponents of an unconditional basic income to consider an unconditional basic income with unlimited resources?
First, our world - the world in which humanity lives - is a world of limited economic resources and unlimited human needs. And this cannot be changed. Because all this is determined by the very nature of man. In other words, humanity has never faced and never will face the absence of a shortage of resources. It turns out that the supporters of an unconditional basic income intend to justify the usefulness of an unconditional basic income not for people, but for aliens. But in this case, they should have such discussions not with people, but with aliens - proving to aliens the usefulness of an unconditional basic income for them.
Secondly, if the proponents of an unconditional basic income admit that their economic concept can only work in conditions of unlimited resources, then they thereby admit that nothing good can be obtained from the introduction of an unconditional basic income. Because, as we have already said, for humanity the state of unlimited resources is in principle unattainable, since this contradicts the very nature of man. In other words, the necessary (according to UBI supporters) conditions for the "operability" of an unconditional basic income will never arise on earth.
Thirdly. It is important to note that even if unlimited resources could be achieved (although this is impossible), then even in this case, no unconditional basic income would be earned. Because, despite the apparent attractiveness, the state of unlimited resources is death for humanity. The fact is that a person lives, i.e. constantly makes this or that choice and takes these or those actions only because it seeks to get rid of some of its worries and dissatisfaction, which are caused precisely by limited resources. If there is no lack of resources, then people will not have any worries and dissatisfaction. So there will be no human activity. And an inactive person is a dead person (in the truest sense of the word).
Thus, in conditions of limited resources - that is, in real conditions - an unconditional basic income is impossible (as its supporters admitted), and in conditions of unlimited resources - i.e. in conditions whose existence is impossible - there will be no one to receive an unconditional basic income (there will be no people).
As you can see, the attempt of supporters of an unconditional basic income to rely on economic science did not help them in any way. On the contrary, the untenability of the concept of an unconditional basic income has become even more obvious.
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Suzy Muscovy is a chocolate and white Muscovy duck. She is smaller than the other females and half the size of the drake, but is very quiet and pretty. The Muscovy duck breed hails from South America, so they need more protection in the winter than the Mallard derived breeds from North America. A draft free building with a lot of straw on the ground so the bitter cold does not come through is absolutely necessary. Drakes have large red caruncles or outcroppings on their noses and eyes and they are prone to freezing, like the large combs of a chicken. Female Muscovy ducks can be as heavy as eight pounds and males as much as ten, though that is the top side for them. They lay less eggs than other duck breeds, but are excellent mothers and will set on a clutch as many as three times a year, hatching their own little ones. When small, the ducklings require protection for arial predators, such as hawks and ravens and from cats and dogs, foxes, coyotes, weasels and whatever other predators are in the area, so they are best kept in an enclosure until they are half grown. The mother duck is very protective of her babies, but she cannot keep them safe from those predators all the time.
Muscovy ducks do not quack, but instead, whisper as though they have laryngitis. They make great city ducks for that reason, because they won't disturb the neighbours, however; they are good flyers. Wings can be clipped to keep them on the ground, though if they are well fed and have enough space they will always come home and not stray far. Suzy sat on eggs with another Muscovy for a long time last summer. The two ducks fought over the nest and often pushed the eggs out, which caused them to get cold and none hatched. Jemimah duck sat on eggs and did not hatch any either, but her sister hatched a couple of babies. The drake that is here is the only survivor. This year, I will take the babies when they are hatched and put them in a covered shelter until they are bigger, so they have an excellent chance of growing up. Muscovies can be quite friendly if they are treated well and the handler frequently is among them. Most do not like to be picked up and they do have long claws and a sharp tip on their beaks, plus extremely strong wings, so they can do some real damage to human skin if they feel threatened. Muscovy eggs are larger than any of the other duck breed eggs, though they lay fewer in a season. The meat of a Muscovy is all dark and not fatty at all, even on the dry side. There is twice as much breast meat than on a standard North American meat duck breed, such as a Pekin, but they take twice as long to raise to slaughter age. Muscovy ducks make the best pest control squad too, eating their weight in flies and bugs if given a chance. They do like vegetables too, so they can quickly eat the tender plants in a garden and are best kept out until the garden is well matured. The Fat Ewe Farm has three ducks and one drake of the Muscovy breed and hopes to have little ones for sale this summer if the mammas do the hatching. They are a great addition to a homestead, whether it is a city lot or a farm, those wonderful Muscovies!
A Saxony hen on the left and Khaki Campbell on the right vying for the hot tub.
I absolutely LOVE the ducks! For hours on end, I can stand and watch them conversing with each other, scolding, picking, fighting, waddling and bathing. Bathing in winter is particularly interesting. I do not give them much water when it is cold, only a bucket in which they can dip their whole heads in to clear their eyes, which is mandatory, and a small, shallow pan, which was supposed to be for the chickens. The geese and ducks will go to the bucket and dip their heads in, flapping their wings as though they were in a shallow pool, and spread the water by throwing it onto their feathers. Of course, in these frigid temperatures, the water freezes instantly. This is not bad though. The ducks and geese will then spend an hour preening, that is spreading the oil from a gland through their feathers, which further waterproofs and weatherproofs them. They are well insulated and can lay on the ice and snow if they tuck their feet up into their feathers, which they do. The feet of the waterfowl are more sensitive to the cold, it seems, than the chickens, though neither like the very cold weather.
The Fat Ewe Farm has some interesting rare breeds of ducks. Of 11 ducklings purchased in the summer, only one female Ancona remains. The Ancona is a black and white duck, somewhat flighty and crazy, but absolutely the best foraging duck on the farm. I would like to try a few Runner ducks, one of the breeds from which the Ancona was derived to compare their foraging abilities, but more so, I would like to find a mate for the Ancona duck and see if I can raise some of these amazing little critters.
There are three Saxony ducks but no drake there either. The Saxony is a pretty buff coloured duck with buff and white eye stripes. They lay eggs well from early spring to very late fall and are larger than many duck breeds, so make a nice table duck. I am searching for a non related Saxony drake for the spring.
The Rouen is coloured as the wild Mallard from which it is derived, though it is a very large duck. They lay a great deal of eggs and are good at feeding themselves if given the opportunity. There are three ducks and drake of the Rouen breed.
Khaki Campbell ducks were my first experience with waterfowl and I really loved them. They are crazy skitterish and will fall all over themselves to get away from me, but when I am not moving towards them, they will also come and see what I have and run all over my feet. They detest being picked up and so far, I have not tamed a single one. The second year, a duck got injured and was secluded. She nested and hatched 8 babies, and that is rare for Khaki Campbells. Maybe the secret is to sequester them away so they desire to set the nest rather than run and play. The Campbells were bred to lay eggs, and that they do extremely well.
There are some other ducks living at The Fat Ewe Farm, but they are crosses from the ducks here, mostly Rouen, Campbell crosses and only the females are here, about five of them. I would love to try the Dutch Hookbill, Blue Swedish, and Aylesbury, the finest table duck ever bred, along with some Runner ducks. That will be a project for the summer, to try to locate pairs of these.
Oh yeah, there are also four Muscovy ducks. These are large flighted ducks from South America originally, well, not these particular ones, but the breed is. They do not quack or make noise, but rather make a funny sound like a person with harsh laryngitis. They do not like the cold and do not far as well as the ducks descended from the Mallards, which is basically the rest of the ducks. There are three ducks and one summer baby that appears to be male. Muscovy ducks are constantly broody even at the sake of their own health. Last summer one duck spent three months under buildings trying to hatch ducklings. Finally, I tore up the nest and threw the eggs away, which were long overdue and bad, and she was locked up with the rest of the ducks. Muscovies will hatch the eggs of any duck or chicken though, so they are very valuable that way, plus they are supposedly tasty with very dark meat, but I have not eaten one.
Duck eggs are three times more nutritious than chicken eggs and when they are plentiful, I won't touch the chicken eggs. They just do not compare. The ducks are fed minimal grain in the summer and have the run of the farm yard to eat grass, which they a lot of, dandelions, their favourites and bugs, flies and even the odd young mouse of vole. I am looking into alternatives for not feeding grain to the birds at the Fat Ewe , but I am not sure yet how that will work. In the meantime, I love those duckies! They put a smile on my face every time.


To mark World Mental Health Day[i] on 10 October, this blog will look at how UK employers can use a range of solutions, including technology to overcome stigmas and better support staff suffering from mental health conditions.
Research from health insurer BHSF[ii] found that a fifth (42%) of UK employees call in sick citing a physical illness, when the real reason is a mental health issue. The report found that over half (56%) of employees admitted suffering from stress, a third (36%) from anxiety and a quarter from depression (25%). But, many workers suffer in silence. Only 15 per cent would tell their boss the truth about having a mental health issue.
Employers have a duty of care to look after their staff's mental wellbeing but too often they don't know where to start.
Technology can be used to track short and long-term absences and identify if someone is suffering from stress, anxiety or depression. If people are taking regular days off sick or more days off than usual, it could be a sign something more serious is going on. Absence management software highlights recurring patterns and provides insight for employers, so they can to talk to their staff gently and privately to discuss the real causes of sick days.
Open communication about mental health is also essential. People would rather be perceived as being lazy than having a mental health problem, so leaders must reassure people there are no stigmas around mental health. They could also promote mental health support services such as EAPs or counselling and use great events such as World Mental Health day to communicate positive mental health messages.
Talk about stress and mental health to get rid of any stigmas. Engage with stressed employees before they reach the stage where they need to take long term absence.
Line manager training is vital – they see employees every day. With the support of occupational health, they can be trained to spot the early signs of stress and depression.
Take short term absences seriously. If employees are off sick, ensure they complete a return to work form about the absence. Follow this up with a gentle return to work interview.
When conducting a return to work interview, interviewers need to see beyond the words. Communicate that mental health issues are as valid as physical illness and can be used as a reason for absence.
Ask if the employee needs support and let them know a) that you care and b) remind them of any support provisions within the company benefits package or within occupational health.
Once a mental health issue is identified, consider if flexible working arrangements or special adjustments would help. Could the employee work from home one day a week, or come to work later if, for example, their medication makes them sleepy first thing in the morning?
Mental health issues are a growing problem, but there is a lot more employers can do to recognise the signs, encourage a culture of openness and offer support where it's needed. Understanding your staff and getting to the root causes of absenteeism is a good place to start and can make a big difference to the outcome for both the business and the employee.


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Supreme Court To Set Guidelines For Trump Treatment Of Non-Citizens
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Lawrence Hurley February 17, 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court will decide three cases in coming months that could help or hinder President Donald Trump's efforts to ramp up border security and accelerate deportations of those in the country illegally.
The three cases, which reached the court before Democratic President Barack Obama left office, all deal broadly with the degree to which non-citizens can assert rights under the U.S. Constitution. They come at a time when the court is one justice short and divided along ideological lines, with four conservatives and four liberals.
The justices will issue rulings before the end of June against the backdrop of high-profile litigation challenging the lawfulness of Trump's controversial travel ban on people traveling from seven predominantly Muslim countries.
The most pertinent of the three cases in terms of Republican Trump administration priorities involves whether immigrants in custody for deportation proceedings have the right to a hearing to request their release when their cases are not promptly adjudicated.
The long-running class action litigation, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of thousands of immigrants detained for more than six months, includes both immigrants apprehended at the border when seeking illegal entry into the United States and legal permanent residents in deportation proceedings because they were convicted of crimes. The case also could affect long-term U.S. residents who entered the country illegally and have subsequently been detained.
The Trump administration has said it wants to end the release of immigrants facing deportation and speed up the process for ejecting them from the country. A decision in the case requiring additional court hearings could have very direct implications for the administration's plans, said ACLU lawyer Ahilan Arulananthan, especially since immigration courts currently have a backlog of more than 500,000 cases.
The ACLU estimates that up to 8,000 immigrants nationwide at any given time have been held for at least six months. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official was unable to immediately confirm data on length of detention, but said that in fiscal year 2016 the average daily count of detainees was just under 35,000.
"If Trump wants to put more people in deportation but does not increase the number of immigration judges, then people are going to have to wait longer and longer to get a hearing," said Stephen Yale-Loehr, an immigration law professor at Cornell Law School.
The Trump administration has pledged to sharply curtail illegal immigration, with initiatives such as building a wall along the U.S-Mexican border and hiring thousands of federal agents to police the border in order to arrest and deport immigrants who live in the United States but entered the country illegally. Trump has also threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called "sanctuary cities" that offer protections to immigrants who could face deportation.
CROSS-BORDER SHOOTING
The other immigration cases to be decided concern whether U.S. government officials can be sued over mistreatment of non-citizens in two separate contexts.
One will decide whether the family of 15-year-old Mexican teenager Sergio Hernandez, who was killed while on Mexican soil by a U.S. agent firing from across the border in Texas, can sue under the U.S. Constitution.
It is a scenario that the lawyers for Hernandez's family say could become more frequent if the Trump administration acts on its proposal to increase the number of border guards by 5,000, raising the prospect of similar confrontations. The court hears arguments in that case on Feb. 21.
The second is a civil lawsuit brought by immigrants, mainly Muslims, who were detained in New York after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and claim they were mistreated.
The group of Muslim, Arab, and South Asian non-U.S. citizens say they were held as terrorism suspects based on race, religion, ethnicity, and immigration status, and abused in detention before being deported.
The long-running case focuses on whether senior officials in the administration of Republican President George W. Bush can be sued for their role in directing the action.
The Obama administration argued that the court should be wary of extending liability to the actions of senior officials, especially when it implicates national security and immigration.
Based on the skepticism of the justices during the Jan. 18 oral argument, the court seems likely to rule against the detainees. Chief Justice John Roberts expressed concern that permitting such lawsuits against senior U.S. officials would become "a way of challenging national policy" through litigation seeking monetary damages against the individuals who implemented the policy.
The three cases are separate from litigation over the legality of Trump's travel ban, which could also ultimately be decided by the high court. The key case on that front is now pending before an appeals court in San Francisco after a three-judge panel upheld a lower court decision to put the ban on hold.
Language in the upcoming rulings that address the rights of non-citizens and analyzes how courts should review government action on immigration and national security could have relevance in that case, legal experts say.
Anil Kalhan, an immigration law professor at Drexel University's Kline School of Law, said the furor over the treatment of non-U.S. citizens affected by the travel ban could bleed over into how the court approaches the cases.
"It might be the atmospherics of what's going on now might lead to a closer look from the justices," he said.
(Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Sue Horton and Jonathan Oatis)
IMAGE: The Supreme Court stands in Washington May 18, 2015. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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Does Trump speak it?
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No….he only rants, raves, and blames everyone else for his problems. Have you noticed that 45 NEVER blames himself for anything!! It's amazing how he NEVER does anything wrong or says anything that isn't totally true, isn't it?
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Belgrade, July 28, 2016 – This year's local Slush competition, offering Serbia's startups a unique opportunity to showcase their work to a global audience at the Slush Conference in Helsinki, will be held in Belgrade on September 1, at the premises of the Innovation Fund, 11 am to 4 pm.
Serbia is one of 20 countries around the world that will organize local Slush competitions during the summer. Same as in 2015, this year's competition will be organized by the Innovation Fund in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland.
Ideal candidates will have a vision to solve pressing challenges globally (there are no limitations in terms of sector or geographical focus ); potential to scale; skills and drive to succeed; a business idea that has gained some traction, but can still be in an early phase, and at least a working prototype.
Best teams will be selected to pitch at the local competition. Three best teams to be shortlisted to the Final Selection Committee in Helsinki and all the shortlisted teams will be invited for the interviews with representatives from the Final Selection Committee. The winner will be included in the "Global Impact Accelerator" Nov. 22-Dec. 2 and will attend the Slush Conference.
Last year's winner and Serbia's representative in Slush 2015 was Neopix, a young digital creative agency with offices in Niš and Belgrade, whose focus is primarily on web and mobile technologies. With video game for mobile platforms "They Mean Well", they were among 14 startup companies that took part in the local competition for Slush 2015.
Application form can be downloaded at https://goo.gl/forms/cf7XA0GnokZ9arqU2. Closing date for applications is August 29, 2016. All queries about the Competition are welcome at slush@inovacionifond.rs.
What is Global Impact Accelerator?
Slush Global Impact Accelerator is a program created in collaboration with the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and multiple partners globally. The purpose is to create a leading global program to support startups that are looking to solve some of the most pressing global challenges and contributing to the discussion on impact investing.
What will the Global Impact Accelerator participants receive?
Access to side events, such as Founders Day, organized during the Slush week.
Transportation, accommodation and other program related costs will be covered by Slush.


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In order to make this session happen, we had to meet up at 8 am in Corbin, KY. This groom surprised his bride with tickets to her favorite band's concert in Nashville, TN that day and they were driving over as soon as we finished. Plus, the best lighting is either 1-2 hours before sunset or 1-2 hours after sunrise. So PJ drove in the night before from GA, I drove up the morning of from Knoxville, and we got the most perfect lighting we could have possibly gotten during our time at Cumberland Falls.
So a little background as to the locations that they chose because as you scroll you notice they're pretty unique! First, the couple met at a church that meets in the Corbin movie theater. This is also the place that PJ proposed to Haley. So naturally, this is a great spot to document engagement photos. They know the guy who owns the movie theater, so we got behind the scenes treatment when the doors were unlocked at 8 am for us, the popcorn machine was turned on, and the theater itself had its' doors open! If you know anything about these two, you know they are super fun and always competitive… so when the arcade was lit up, it was also an obvious spot to compliment their personalities.
After the theater, we headed to Cumberland Falls. None of us had been here in years, so after some roaming around on the roads a little bit, we finally found it, and it was the most perfect sunlight I've EVER gotten from a morning shoot. Not to mention, the beach setting lent itself perfectly for the outfits they wore.
Finally, we ended on the football field and basketball court on the campus of University of the Cumberlands, where these two really root deep into their history. I think that some of the reasons they love each other most, comes from their athletic background. Being an athlete, especially college athlete, you have certain personality traits that come with that, and for them, they literally fit like a glove. It was so much fun seeing them in their element doing their thing with their sport.
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Mitch McConnell Tears Biden Filibuster Speech
Senate Republican Politician Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) talks to press reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., September 28, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) tore into President Biden's speech promoting a suspension of filibuster guidelines, in remarks on the Senate flooring on Wednesday.
"The president's rant—rant—yesterday was incoherent, incorrect, and beneath his office," McConnell stated.
Biden offered a speech at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Tuesday in an effort to attract assistance for suspending filibuster guidelines in order to pass voting legislation. McConnell blasted the speech as a demagogic effort to cast Republican politicians as racists over their opposition to federalizing elections.
"The president repeatedly invoked the January 6th riot while himself using irresponsible, delegitimizing rhetoric that undermines our democracy," McConnell continued. "The sitting president of the United States compared American states to totalitarian states….So the world saw our commander-in-chief propagandize against his own country to a degree that would have made Pravda blush."
McConnell decried Biden's rhetoric as painting countless citizens and a bulk of the Senate as "racist."
"A president shouting that 52 senators and millions of Americans are racist unless he gets whatever he wants is proving exactly why the Framers built the Senate to check his power," McConnell stated. "This whole display is the best possible argument for preserving the Senate rules that extend deliberation, force bipartisan compromise, and let cooler heads prevail."
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This Little Love was launched by husband and wife Shane and Hayley Neal in May 2014, with the hope of filling a large gap in their local regional market for style savvy and design loving parents. A carefully curated online store, stocking some of the most loved kids brands as well as our own children's bed range, This Little Love cemented it's place as one of the leading in Children's Decor and Design market here in Australia.
After a few short months of operating online, we realised that we were at maximum capacity running out of our parents house and decided to make the leap into our very own studio, right here in the Illawarra. Affectionately named This Little Studio, it is a multi-use creative space where we come to work everyday to brainstorm new ideas and meet with design clients. Our studio is also large enough to store inventory and serve as a fully functioning photographic studio. It was this move at the beginning of 2015 that enabled us to start experimenting with materials and take our house beds to the next level – we had to keep up with the interest and attention our designs were getting!
2017 has been a big year for us here at TLL, with a necessary move into a bigger warehouse + workshop (maybe we should call this This BIG warehouse?!) and bringing back an old favourite. 2017 also saw TLL's first collaboration! After working closely with Belinda Kurtz of Petite Interior Co, the world's largest Children's Design Studio, a one-of-a-kind children's desk with our signature house shape was created – The Asher Desk!
We can't wait to see where 2018 and beyond takes us, and we can only hope you'll come along for the ride. If you would like to know more about This Little Love, the people behind it, or any of our fabulous products, please drop us a line at contact@thislittlelove.com.au.


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Cali Stackz - "Wordaroundtown2" [Review]
July 05, 2017 by Yung Miss in Music, Rap, Mixtape
"Time for another review! This time I'll be listening to Ontario native Cali Stackz New project Wordaroundtown2 ! Let's get it started!
The project starts with an intro in which Cali Stackz pulls up to an event, invites a chick to his dressing room and has to dismiss her quickly after her boyfriend pops up. Entertaining! Let's get to this music tho!
The first music you hear is actually Cali Stackz single "Whoa". For those who remember I reviewed the music video for this track not too long ago! Make sure you go check that out to get my opinion on it!. Let's move on...
Next we have "Buddies", a track with a hook implying that all the girls that Cali Stackz pulls are friends! Hey! Nothing wrong with that! You know what they say, "It ain't no fun if the homies can't have none". But anyway solid verse on the track , introducing listeners more to the vocal style they can expect from Cali Stackz, a mix of based type swag and braggadocios lyrics. The tracks features Lil Map and after hearing him for the first time he seems to also have a swag based style ... Heard him reference the ocean. I was around when that movement got off the ground so always nice to hear upcoming rappers still making the waves move.
"Birthday" follows as the next track! This track is another popular single from Cali Stackz. I had the pleasure of being a fly on the wall during the video shoot for this joint. Still looking forward to seeing the visuals. Not gon lie, I had this song on repeat on my birthday just to hype myself up to have a good day! And it definitely worked! Worth the listen.
To be honest when I saw "Ugh Ugh" ft. Lil Jeff on the tracklist I was a little surprised. I didn't expect a collab between these two artist. Always seemed like they were artist on rival crews but things change and I'm here for it! I enjoy music from both artist and Lil Jeff definitely brought his talent for his appearance on this track!
"Left Right" starts with an infamous skit from Friday, highlighting Ms. Parker and her neighbors love for her assets. As far as the concept for the song that follows, I have heard it done a handful of times including on a track I produced for "someone" not too far out the local circle so I kind of wish the track was a little more creative but let's move on..
"2k" features Myagi and Gucci Pints. Not sure who is who but I will say that it seems like Cali Stackz is the feature on this joint instead of the other way around. Always cool to collaborate with names you feel are on the come up tho.
"Waseem Speaks" provides a brief interlude where popular but now incarcerated artist Waseem literally "speaks" on his feelings about Stackz progress in the game after all he has been through including being shot. Always nice to hear from the homies and feel supported.
"How Could You" is a new type of style for Cali Stackz and shows more of his melodic vocal style. Who knew that he had vocals tho?! I see you! The topic of the track focuses on how Stackz is done wrong by a female and as a result retaliates by doing things like fucking on her friends. Its a dog eat dog world out here!
"Other Bitch" immediately caught my attention because of the R&B production and once again Cali Stackz hits listeners with the vocals! I wish the two melodic tracks were spread apart so that his singing could have more of a highlight on it but I definitely impressed by the switch up in style from one type of swag to another.
"Buster" brings back a more aggressive flow from Cali Stackz tho! He is sporting really hard on this track! Would love to see him do this LIVE. I can only imagine the energy he would put out! After seeing him perform a handful of times, I definitely enjoy feeling connected to him and watching him throroughly enjoy what he is doing when he rocks!
"Yuh!" sounds sorta like "Woah!".... I think it should have been used on a different project or maybe for an exclusive release on a blog or something. Track still has that dope vibe to it tho.
"Feeling Good" has a vibe that reminds me of Lil Yatchy's popular song "One Night" because of the piano and the lightheartedness in the production ...
And that's it! Overall, what I enjoyed most about the project was Cali Stackz diversity. His sound surprised me at times because I expected him to come with a handful of turn up tracks. It seems like he is tryna focus in on his style which is a great thing. Once he finds it and is able to add something to it that is exclusive to him I think it is a matter of time before his name starts to ring even more bells than it already has. I look forward to seeing some visuals from this project and seeing Cali Stackz perform LIVE at DIY FEST on September 3rd.
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Scientists have dropped all assumptions they had about the temperature of the Universe
ASTRONOMERS have been forced to change their minds on integral questions surrounding the Universe as new measurements on temperature show it to be much hotter than first imagined.
By Sean Martin
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According to experts, the temperature of the Universe is around two million degrees Celsius. However, there are still massive inconsistencies which experts need to overcome when measuring the temperature of the Universe. Scientists look at four key elements when examining the cosmos's heat.
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They are; the speed of the expansion of the Universe today, the magnitude of matter density variations within the Universe, and the temperature variations and trajectory of the primordial light of the Universe.
However, researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, believe they should no longer fix the temperature of primordial light - the first light in the history of the Universe - nor the curvature of the cosmos.
According to UNIGE, we live in a part of the Universe which is less dense than other parts, which distorts the calculations of light and curvature.
Several inconsistencies arise when comparing data between their computational results and satellite measurements in regards to the Universe's temperature.
Universe could be much hotter than expected - study (Image: GETTY)
How hot is the Universe? (Image: GETTY)
Benjamin Bose, a researcher in the Department of Theoretical Physics in the Faculty of Science at the UNIGE, said: "We can measure this speed either through supernovae – stars that implode at the end of their lives – or through the light of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) – the electromagnetic radiation that is observed throughout the Universe."
However, the measurements offer up results which differ by more than 10 percent which cannot be explained by observational errors.
Another inconsistency occurs when comparing computational results and satellite measurements of the density of matter in the cosmos - by around eight percent.
UNIGE said: "Finally, the last two inconsistencies are statistical features of the temperature variations and light path of the CMB."
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Scientists are still trying to solve all these inconsistencies, one problem at a time.
But UNIGE experts believe they can resolve them with one theory.
To do so, the team chose to analyse the observational data without assuming a particular temperature of the CMB - which was considered fixed - as well as the curvature of the Universe.
Mr Bose said: "By removing these two assumptions, not only do the inconsistencies in the temperature variations of the CMB and its trajectory decrease, but those linked to the speed of the expansion of the Universe today and the spatial differences in the density of matter disappear, with measurements that are in statistical agreement!"
"We show here that we do not need new physics to solve the scientific problems we face." (Image: GETTY)
The anomalies could be explained by Earth being in a region of low density within the Universe.
Lucas Lombriser, a professor in the Department of Theoretical Physics at the UNIGE, said: "This is why the measurements we make are slightly off, with the temperature of the cosmic microwave background being somewhat higher than the temperature we observe locally."
According to the team's cosmological theory, the temperature of light would therefore be higher than anything measured with scientific equipment, which could affect the final outcome in regards to the heat of the cosmos.
The UNIGE team will redo their analysis taking into consideration that Earth is in a low density spot in the Universe.
Mr Bose said: "We show here that we do not need new physics to solve the scientific problems we face. It may just be a matter of taking a new point of view."
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with a flame emission spectroscope.
indicum, for the Indian dye.
Indium has a low melting point.
Indium tin oxide is in LCD screens.
and would not play again.
Isaac Newton identified indigo as the color between blue and violet, one of the seven colors in the spectrum and related to the seven notes of the major scale.


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Parking dispute sends SUV into busy Garland bakery
GARLAND, Texas - A popular Garland bakery and ten of its customers are paying the price for one impatient driver who slammed into the business.
The driver slammed into Panaderia Guatemalteca during the Sunday morning rush when the store was busy with customers. Amazingly, no one was killed. However, ten people were injured.
Seeing the destruction inside the store, it's hard for employees to believe the injuries weren't worse. The store owner's son says the crash happened because of one driver's rush to get a parking spot.
It was a busy Sunday morning at the popular Guatemalan bakery on South First Street in Garland. Surveillance video captured the normal Sunday rush inside the store with families and their children picking out their items.
Outside, surveillance video captured a slight conflict when two cars seemingly tried to get into the same parking spot right in front of the store.
"It was the chaos of a car barreling into people unexpected," said Armando Gelista, the owner's son. "Once he came in, he maybe didn't step on the brake all the way or got confused."
The driver of the white SUV over punched the gas, sending the vehicle flying into the busy shop and unsuspecting customers.
"There were shelves. Our middle unit was thrown. There were soda cans. There was glass everywhere," Gelista said.
As bad as it looks, no one was killed. Video shows a little boy in a green shirt who disappeared between the counter and shelving units. He was pulled out safely by the man he was with.
Workers say another child was also pulled to safety from under a knocked-over shelving.
"It really makes you wonder how nothing more could've happened because the impact of such a large vehicle, glass everywhere," Gelista said. "You're surprised nothing worse happened."
The store owner's son credits the sturdy fridges and outer window bars for taking the brunt of the force of the impact and saving lives.
"I think if none of that would've been there, that car could've come in and just kept on going all the way to the back," Gelista said.
Garland police say of the ten people injured, and most were treated on scene. One person had to be taken to the hospital. Police say no charges were filed against the driver who was able to drive his vehicle home.
Despite being closed for a few days, Gelista says they've been in business for 25 years and are confident they'll bounce back.
"I think we're going to come out of it and I think we're going to get stronger after this," he said.
Store owners are waiting to see if insurance will cover the majority of the damage. The store has been closed since the crash, but the owners hope to have it back open by Wednesday.


Although Introduction to Inquiry is NOT a prerequisite for the other two courses, it does provide a foundation for them. This class requires the same two books as are needed to complete the first class in the series. The two books are Inquiry and Innovation in the Classroom by A.J. Juliani and Rx for the Common Core: Toolkit for Implementing Inquiry Learning by Mary Boyd Ratzer and Paige Jaeger. These books are available for purchase at www.amazon.com.
In the class Engagement, Implementation, and Assessment EDUO 9751 you will learn how to set up an inquiry-based classroom. You will also learn how inquiry can promote student engagement and how assessments can be used as a learning tool.
For the first assignment, you will be reflecting on the current level of engagement of your students and your current practices on how to foster their engagement. In addition, you will be demonstrating your knowledge of how to use inquiry and student ownership to encourage student engagement.
In completing assignment two, you will be reflecting on ideas from the text and what you can envision implementing in your classroom. Furthermore, you will display your ability to implement inquiry in your classroom by altering a unit you currently teach.
In this section you will demonstrate your ability to create assessments that not only evaluate progress but also enhance learning.


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The Mayor announce major upgrades in West Monroe
The Marina, Alley Park, and underground utilities are getting updates(KNOE)
Published: Jun. 24, 2022 at 10:13 PM CDT
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - A big announcement happened in West Monroe earlier today. The Mayor showed off renderings of downtown improvements that are on the way. They include a marina, updates at Alley Park, a gateway sign, and underground utilities and she says the money has already been raised.
"These are special projects, it's a marina, it's maybe pedestrian paths, gateway signage into Downtown West Monroe. The marina will be constructed very soon were just waiting on the river to get down to 22 feet and that's been paid for 100% through private contributions through the "Picture This, Our Time Is Now Campaign," said Staci Mitchell the West Monroe Mayor.
Following today's big announcement State Farm donated $10,000 to the projects during its 100th birthday celebration in Alley Park.


I recently got my retrode 2.0 in the mail, and attempted to follow the firmware update instructions. The first time I selected the usb subfolder using FLIP it installed a usb driver, changing the name of the device to AT90USB64. I then went to FLIP and selected AT90USB646 and tried to open the USB driver. It kept telling me cannot open, so i attempted to eject the device and replug it back in. Once i did that it has gone back to an Unknown device and if I try to update the drivers it states my device already has the best drivers for it. In properties under device status it says "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" Doing searches on the internet for that error I have tried uninstalling drivers, rescanning for the device, turning off my computer for a few minutes, and trying different USB ports but still get the same error. Appreciate any help if anyone knows what to do. Thanks!
In which mode (DFU mode entered using HWB and Reset buttons, or normal mode) of the Retrode do the errors appear?
What does a different computer say?
I'm using Windows 7 64 bit, and the second I plug it back in it shows that error. It still appears in the device list but it has a little ! in a yellow triangle. If i try putting it in DFU mode it doesnt seem to change anything on windows. I tried on a different computer and right when I plugged it in same thing, unknown device with the yellow error triangle and error code 43.
The more detailed info you provide, the easier it will be to understand and fix your problem.
Weird, never seen anything like this. So everything was normal until you tried to update the firmware?
Everything seemed normal yes. I plugged in the device, it popped up as unknown device (without the error). I switched its mode, then told the driver to update from the USB subfolder in FLIP. The device name on device manager switched to say AT90USB64. I opened up flip, selected the AT90USB646, and then tried to open the usb port. When i did this it says can not open usb, tried a couple more times, still wouldnt open. Tried to eject the device, and plug it back in, came up with unknown device once more with the error, and hasn't let me do anything since.
I had issues with my retrode at work not detecting either way correctly. I solved that issue by reloading the USB 2.0 drivers for Windows. That might help you in this instance. Not entirely sure.
What was weird all my other USB devices worked fine except my retrode. Then I reloaded the drivers now everything works.
Any news on this problem? Please let us know if you found a solution; otherwise, please contact me personally to arrange replacement/return.
Well, in this case, I know what the error is.
We are updating the Retrodes to the latest firmware version before we ship it.
Unfortunately, I didn't realize that until some customers reported that, so there are at least 10 units that had been shipped out without a firmware.
We got some back and fixed them with reflashing, some customers did it themselves and that also fixed the units.
So to fix them, you can either send it back (we'll cover the shipping) or try to flash it yourself.
1. Install FLIP software. Inside the directory where it was installed, you can find the USB drivers.
2. Press BOTH buttons on the Retrode, plug it into the PC. Then let go of the back button, then of the front button. Tell Windows to use the FLIP drivers for the USB connection.
3. Run the FLIP software, load the firmware (you can get that from the homepage as well, I suggest to use the latest one), open the USB connection and Flash the firmware.
When it's done, unplug and replug it and it should work fine.
I'm sorry for the issues!
Have you uninstalled and re-installed the Jungo driver just in case something went wrong the first time? (device manager - uninstall device; delete driver). I've done a quick web search, and some people seem to successfully fix this kind of error by updating the USB hub driver too.
yup, i completely removed the jungo driver, but it didnt help. After i completely remove the driver, and try to make the Retrode ready to Flash again (via HW+RESET Button) it only gets recognized as unknown hardware. Installing the jungo AT90... driver on it works, but stil results in the FLIP error message shown above (could not open USB device).
EDIT: Just tried it on another pc (laptop with Win10) and it isnt working either. i even cant install the Jungo drivers as it has problems recognizing the device at all after using HW+Reset Button. Seems like a Win 10 problem then.


I'm linking up with Lisa to say hello!
Hello to deciding I'm going to like beer by the end of the summer. I don't drink very often but I'd like to be able to enjoy a cold beer on a hot day.
Hello, homework. I finished a few assignments this weekend but it feels like I hardly put a dent in everything I need to do.
Hello to spending time outside. The weather was fantastic this weekend and I tried to take advantage of it.
Hello, spending time with Meredith. We ate supper at the Lunar Rogue (outside, of course!), got ice cream cones, and hung out downtown. It was a fantastic Saturday.
Hello, banana muffins! I baked some yesterday and they're delicious! The recipe will be posted soon.
Hello to my dear friend, Cara, who ran the Vermont City Marathon yesterday!
Hello to new art, framed last night. I'll try and find a spot for it today. It's a card I bought in Montréal, a print I bought in Vermont, and a postcard from You Can't Be Serious.
What a lovely idea for a post! I'm saying hello to lovely new blogs like yours.


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MSU quarterback Nick Fitzgerald is one of the hopefuls for this year's Conerly Trophy.
JACKSON — Last season, University of Mississippi tight end Evan Engram took home the 2016 Conerly Trophy as best college football player in our state. Engram has moved on to the NFL, and that means this year's race should be as wide open as ever.
Each year, I try to put together a list of preseason players to watch as favorites for the Conerly. Some years, a player on the list wins the award, and sometimes it is someone completely different.
This year, I have three quarterbacks, two defensive linemen and one running back as my preseason picks. That doesn't mean any of these players will win, and I don't have a vote for the award at the end of the season.
Patterson got a limited look last season after starter Chad Kelly went down due to injury. The highly recruited quarterback showed flashes of superstar potential during his three-game showing.
Patterson threw for 880 yards on 72 completions with six touchdowns and three interceptions. He ran for 169 yards on 41 attempts. This year, the youngster should put up video game-like numbers if the Rebels' season doesn't fall apart.
defended, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one interception.
The standout defensive end stuffs running backs and stat sheets. It would not be a surprise to see him win the award with another outstanding season.
No player in the state had a tougher job last season than Fitzgerald. He had to take over at quarterback after, Dak Prescott, arguably the best player in school history, left for the NFL.
Fitzgerald had early struggles, but as the season went along, he found his groove for the Bulldogs. He threw for 2,423 yards on 196 completions with 21 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
The MSU quarterback was just as dangerous on the ground rushing for 1,375 yards on 195 carries. If Fitzgerald can become a better passer, he could lead the Bulldogs to Prescott levels of success and a Conerly Trophy for himself.
Injuries derailed Footman's 2016 season since he only played in seven games. He still posted strong numbers with 1,134 yards on 84 completions with six touchdowns and interceptions.
He wasn't as dangerous a runner with just 378 yards on 68 carries with seven touchdowns. In 2015, the quarterback posted 1,000 yards rushing and passing, with 25 total touchdowns passing and rushing.
A healthy Footman could deliver Alcorn State its first Conerly winner. If he can stay healthy, he will have the team around him to put up huge numbers.
Anderson can play defensive end or defensive tackle for Jackson State. He is a versatile piece of the defensive line, and the offense has to account for him on every play.
Last season, he led the nation at the FCS level in tackles for a loss with 25.5 to go along with his 55 total tackles, 31 solo tackles and nine sacks. It might take massive numbers for a defensive player from the SWAC to win the Conerly since no player from the conference has taken home the award.
No disrespect to Evan Engram, but Ito Smith should have won last year's Conerly Trophy. Engram might have had more NFL potential than Smith but no player meant more to their team than Ito.
Smith rushed for more than 100 yards eight times last season. He scored in every game but one: Southern Miss v. Louisiana Tech. When quarterback Nick Mullens got injured, Smith carried most of the offensive load.
Last season, the running back ran for 1,459 yards on 265 yards with 17 touchdowns. He made 43 catches for 459 yards and two touchdowns.
Smith has already rushed for more than 3,000 yards during his career. He might have to rush for 2,000 yards this season to take home the Conerly.
There you have it. Those are my preseason favorites for the 2017 Conerly Trophy. Did I miss a player that should be on the list? Is there a player you think will win? Let me know just how wrong I am on Twitter at @JFPSports.