theroot--2020-09-09--Denver Has a Program That Sends Mental Health Professionals on Certain 911 Calls Instead of Police

A lot of people would mock the idea of sending social workers or mental health professionals to do a police officer ’ s job .
For example , people who share memes like this : Or people who , without making any effort to do any kind of research on what ’ s actually being proposed , automatically imagine the worst possible scenario where 911 dispatch is sending social workers into violent situations and so they scoff at the idea in its entirety and post dismissive nonsense like this : But what if I was to tell you that not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by law enforcement ?
What if I told you that there already exists a program that has found efficacy in sending mental health professionals and paramedics on certain calls instead of the police ?
Because that program does exist in Denver , Colorado .
The Denver Post reports that on June 1 , Denver launched its new Support Team Assistance Response program .
The goal of the program is to “ connect people who pose no danger with services and resources while freeing up police to respond to other calls , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about homeless people who aren ’ t doing anything violent but may present a safety risk to themselves or others .
Or maybe someone displaying erratic but not life-threatening behavior .
( Imagine if this program was in place in Aurora , Colo. , when a 911 call was made on Elijah McClain . )
Or this example reported by the Post : A concerned passerby dialed 911 to report a sobbing woman sitting alone on a curb in downtown Denver .
Instead of a police officer , dispatchers sent Carleigh Sailon , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ penchant for wearing Phish T-shirts , to see what was going on .
The woman , who was unhoused , was overwhelmed and scared .
She ’ d ended up in an unfamiliar part of town .
It was blazing hot and she didn ’ t know where to go .
Sailon gave the woman a snack and some water and asked how she could help .
Could she drive her somewhere ?
The woman was pleasantly surprised .
“ She was like , ‘ Who are you guys ?
And what is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recounting the call .
So instead of being subjected to invasive and often insensitive questioning by police officers—not to mention the possibility of being arrested for simply existing or worse—a STAR van showed up to help the woman in any way she needed .
In fact , the Post reports that the STAR van has responded to more than 350 calls , and not on even one of those calls have responders—who are not armed—had to call for police backup , according to Sailon .
“ We ’ re really trying to create @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jails , ” Vinnie Cervantes with Denver Alliance for Street Health Response , one of the organizations that helped start the program , told the Post .
“ It really kind of proves that we ’ ve been working for the right thing and that these ideas are getting the recognition they should.
” Chris Richardson , who along with Sailon is a professional from the Mental Health Center of Denver who works out of the STAR van , said they have also responded to an indecent exposure call that turned out to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alley because she was homeless and had no other private place to go .
“ It ’ s amazing how much stuff comes across 911 as the general , ‘ I don ’ t know what to do , I guess I ’ ll call 911 , ’ ” Richardson said .
“ Someone sets up a tent ?
911 .
I can ’ t find someone ?
911.
” Even Denver police Chief Paul Pazen has praised the program as being “ the future of law enforcement , taking a public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to meet people where they are and address those needs and address those needs outside of the criminal justice system , ” Pazen said .
More from the Post : Pazen doesn ’ t think an expanded program would reduce the number of police officers needed by the city but it would allow them to focus on other priorities , such as violent crime and traffic fatalities .
The STAR van handles a small fraction of the department ’ s annual 600,000 calls , but the department is tracking calls across the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handled by the STAR team if it were to expand .
The department has seen an increase in the number of mental health related calls over the last few years , he said , and data collected by the state shows that about a third of the people in Denver ’ s jails are unhoused .
“ Instead of putting people in handcuffs we ’ re trying to meet their needs , ” Pazen said .
It ’ s interesting how people who would oppose programs like STAR can imagine unarmed social workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing no one is suggesting ) , but ignore actual reports of 911 calls on mentally disabled people turning deadly .
Sometimes we really just don ’ t need cops .

A lot of people would mock the idea of sending social workers or mental health professionals to do a police officer’s job. For example, people who share memes like this:
Or people who, without making any effort to do any kind of research on what’s actually being proposed, automatically imagine the worst possible scenario where 911 dispatch is sending social workers into violent situations and so they scoff at the idea in its entirety and post dismissive nonsense like this:
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But what if I was to tell you that not every 911 call needs to be answered by law enforcement? What if I told you that there already exists a program that has found efficacy in sending mental health professionals and paramedics on certain calls instead of the police? Because that program does exist in Denver, Colorado.
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The Denver Post reports that on June 1, Denver launched its new Support Team Assistance Response program. The goal of the program is to “connect people who pose no danger with services and resources while freeing up police to respond to other calls,” the Post reports. We’re talking about homeless people who aren’t doing anything violent but may present a safety risk to themselves or others. Or maybe someone displaying erratic but not life-threatening behavior. (Imagine if this program was in place in Aurora, Colo., when a 911 call was made on Elijah McClain.)
Or this example reported by the Post:
A concerned passerby dialed 911 to report a sobbing woman sitting alone on a curb in downtown Denver. Instead of a police officer, dispatchers sent Carleigh Sailon, a seasoned mental health professional with a penchant for wearing Phish T-shirts, to see what was going on. The woman, who was unhoused, was overwhelmed and scared. She’d ended up in an unfamiliar part of town. It was blazing hot and she didn’t know where to go. Sailon gave the woman a snack and some water and asked how she could help. Could she drive her somewhere? The woman was pleasantly surprised. “She was like, ‘Who are you guys? And what is this?’” Sailon said, recounting the call.
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So instead of being subjected to invasive and often insensitive questioning by police officers—not to mention the possibility of being arrested for simply existing or worse—a STAR van showed up to help the woman in any way she needed. In fact, the Post reports that the STAR van has responded to more than 350 calls, and not on even one of those calls have responders—who are not armed—had to call for police backup, according to Sailon.
“We’re really trying to create true alternatives to us using police and jails,” Vinnie Cervantes with Denver Alliance for Street Health Response, one of the organizations that helped start the program, told the Post. “It really kind of proves that we’ve been working for the right thing and that these ideas are getting the recognition they should.”
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Chris Richardson, who along with Sailon is a professional from the Mental Health Center of Denver who works out of the STAR van, said they have also responded to an indecent exposure call that turned out to be a woman changing clothes in an alley because she was homeless and had no other private place to go.
“It’s amazing how much stuff comes across 911 as the general, ‘I don’t know what to do, I guess I’ll call 911,’” Richardson said. “Someone sets up a tent? 911. I can’t find someone? 911.”
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Even Denver police Chief Paul Pazen has praised the program as being “the future of law enforcement, taking a public health view on public safety.”
“We want to meet people where they are and address those needs and address those needs outside of the criminal justice system,” Pazen said.
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More from the Post:
Pazen doesn’t think an expanded program would reduce the number of police officers needed by the city but it would allow them to focus on other priorities, such as violent crime and traffic fatalities. The STAR van handles a small fraction of the department’s annual 600,000 calls, but the department is tracking calls across the city to see how many could be handled by the STAR team if it were to expand. The department has seen an increase in the number of mental health related calls over the last few years, he said, and data collected by the state shows that about a third of the people in Denver’s jails are unhoused. “Instead of putting people in handcuffs we’re trying to meet their needs,” Pazen said.
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It’s interesting how people who would oppose programs like STAR can imagine unarmed social workers being sent into violent situations (a thing no one is suggesting), but ignore actual reports of 911 calls on mentally disabled people turning deadly. Sometimes we really just don’t need cops.


theroot--2020-09-09--30 Questions About Dr. Umar Johnson's Claim That Black Americans Spend $19 Million a Year on Grits

In an Instagram post on Labor Day , Dr. Umar Johnson lamented that he would be able to build multiple schools for Black boys if we gave our annual grit money to him instead .
1 .
Where did he find that number ?
2 .
Is there a secret registry of grain-specific stats that only hotep doctors have access to ?
3 .
Like how American Airlines has the Admiral ’ s Club ?
4 .
Where you accumulate hotep points for amenities ?
5 .
Like maybe you get 15 rewards points for aggressive ankle ash ?
6 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
7 .
Where you roll up to some door , give a secure code ( “ straws are the gay agenda ” ) , and they take you to the grit stat room ?
8 .
Is the grit stat room like a strip club champagne room , except with kufis and grit stats instead of dancers and Mo ’ ?
9 .
Can you get a lap dance from a grit stat ?
10 .
Or maybe did he find the grit stats on the back of a bottle of Dr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Castile Soap ?
11 .
Does he also have stats for Cream of Wheat ?
13 .
Do they still sell Ralston in stores ?
14 .
Wait , have y ’ all even heard of Ralston ?
15 .
If we do decide to donate our annual grit funds to his schools , how will he honor this sacrifice ?
16 .
A bronzed plague of a box of Quaker Oats outside of each building ?
18 .
Or maybe a grit mascot , which would be creepy af—a grit with arms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me nightmares—but original ?
19 .
What if Umar is just obsessed with grits ?
20 .
Like how Sonny the Cuckoo Bird goes cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs ?
21 .
And he wants us to stop buying grits so he can horde them ?
22 .
And the school is a Trojan horse for his gritophile proclivities ?
23 .
Maybe that ’ s why it hasn ’ t been built yet ?
25 .
So he can just stay home and eat grits ?
26 .
Maybe that ’ s why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 27 .
Because it ’ s not actual hair—it ’ s grits with Bigen ?
29 .
I think I ’ m much much interested in funding his grit beard upkeep than his schools ?
30 .
Where do I sign up ?

Damon Young on Very Smart Brothas, shared by Damon Young to The Root

In an Instagram post on Labor Day, Dr. Umar Johnson lamented that he would be able to build multiple schools for Black boys if we gave our annual grit money to him instead.
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I have questions.
1. Where did he find that number?
2. Is there a secret registry of grain-specific stats that only hotep doctors have access to?
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3. Like how American Airlines has the Admiral’s Club?
4. Where you accumulate hotep points for amenities?
5. Like maybe you get 15 rewards points for aggressive ankle ash?
6. Or it is like a speakeasy?
7. Where you roll up to some door, give a secure code (“straws are the gay agenda”), and they take you to the grit stat room?
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8. Is the grit stat room like a strip club champagne room, except with kufis and grit stats instead of dancers and Mo’?
9. Can you get a lap dance from a grit stat?
10. Or maybe did he find the grit stats on the back of a bottle of Dr. Bronner’s 18-In-1 Hemp Baby Pure Castile Soap?
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11. Does he also have stats for Cream of Wheat?
12. Ralston?
13. Do they still sell Ralston in stores?
14. Wait, have y’all even heard of Ralston?
15. If we do decide to donate our annual grit funds to his schools, how will he honor this sacrifice?
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16. A bronzed plague of a box of Quaker Oats outside of each building?
17. An annual Grit Day fest?
18. Or maybe a grit mascot, which would be creepy af—a grit with arms, legs, and teeth would give me nightmares—but original?
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19. What if Umar is just obsessed with grits?
20. Like how Sonny the Cuckoo Bird goes cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs?
21. And he wants us to stop buying grits so he can horde them?
22. And the school is a Trojan horse for his gritophile proclivities?
23. Maybe that’s why it hasn’t been built yet?
24. Because he’s raising funds to buy grits?
25. So he can just stay home and eat grits?
26. Maybe that’s why his beard’s so full?
27. Because it’s not actual hair—it’s grits with Bigen?
28. This nigga has a grit beard?
29. I think I’m much much interested in funding his grit beard upkeep than his schools?
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30. Where do I sign up?


theroot--2020-09-10--Where White People Are Scarier Than Monsters: The Hidden Black History of Lovecraft Country

On Sept. 16 , 1968 , 51 years before HBO aired the first episode of its groundbreaking horror series , Carol Jenkins found herself in Lovecraft Country .
Jenkins , a 21-year-old door-to-door encyclopedia saleswoman , sprinted away from a pack of bloodthirsty monsters chasing her through the tiny streets of Martinsville , Ind .
She ran for the first home she could find and banged on the door .
A white couple answered the door and called the police .
When officers arrived , they assured Carol that there was nothing to worry about ; there were no monsters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of relief , Carol decided to walk the few blocks where her fellow encyclopedia salesmen would meet her and take her home .
One of the beasts held her arms , while another pierced her heart with a screwdriver .
Police found Carol ’ s body but wouldn ’ t bother to arrest Carol ’ s killer for four decades , despite the Jenkins family ’ s pleading with the Martinsville Police Department to enlist the FBI in their search for the monster .
Thirty-four years later , Carol Jenkins ’ family would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a longtime Martinsville resident with ties to the Ku Klux Klan .
The alleged culprit was Kenneth C. Richmond , a man with a history of “ bizarre behavior ” who lived on a sprawling farm just outside the town .
According to Richmond ’ s daughter , who later admitted to witnessing the brutal murder , Richmond said Jenkins “ got what she deserved.
” Richmond was later declared “ mentally incompetent ” and never faced a trial .
His accomplice was never identified .
Carol Jenkins died in a sundown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scarier than monsters .
One of the most striking themes of HBO ’ s genre-hopscotching series Lovecraft Country is the juxtaposition of the existential threat posed by racism in a world where actual monsters exist .
In the first four episodes , the protagonists manage to vanquish poltergeists , vampire blobs , zombies and other assorted supernatural horrors with logic , intelligence and research .
But white supremacy is the inescapable , ever-present ghoul that haunts the show .
The show ’ s not-so-subtle subtext is that trauma inflicted by white people is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we can imagine .
While the monsters in Lovecraft Country are reportedly based on racist writer H.P .
Lovecraft ’ s science fiction novels , many viewers aren ’ t aware of how the show references real history to illustrate the horrors of white supremacy ( A character named “ Bobo ” makes cameos in two episodes , a reference to Emmett Till , who would have been a 12-year-old living in Chicago during this time ) .
Here are some of the other true stories that were subtly referenced in the show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travels across the country documenting which places are safe for Black travelers .
George ’ s Safe Negro Travel Guide is a fictionalized version of the Negro Motorist Green Book .
While George traveled the country himself to create the Safe Negro Travel Guide , the Green Book was cultivated by reports from Black postal workers around the country .
No one really knows where the real Ardham is located but , according to the book Sundown Towns : A Hidden Dimension of Racism , by the end of the 1960s , more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their city limits after dark , including Glendale , Calif. , and Warren , Mich. Over half the incorporated towns in Illinois were “ sundown towns ” like Anna , Ill. , which expelled its entire Black population in 1909 and had the unofficial slogan “ Ain ’ t no niggers allowed.
” In 1973 , residents of Ashby , Mass .
voted 148-79 against inviting racial minorities into their town .
It is still 96.8 percent white and .06 percent Black , according to census data , which is still higher than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is only 0.3 percent African American .
In 1970 , nearly 95 percent of Westwood ’ s citizens held negative views of Black people , including not wanting them in their town , according to researchers .
Westwood was originally part of a larger town where a millionaire built an exquisite mansion after his original home mysteriously burned down .
The mansion is located in Dedham , Mass .
The third episode of Lovecraft Country features the ghost of Hiram Epstein , a fictional medical doctor at the University of Chicago who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The journals of Dr. Robert Jones in Petersburg , Va. , described how he poured boiling water on slaves to cure them of typhoid fever .
Children in Black communities , mental facilities and orphanages have served as unknowing or non-consenting subjects in medical experiments since the 17th century .
Todd L. Savitt wrote in the Journal of Southern History : But this practice outlasted slavery .
American medical research is replete with stories of medical experimentation on Black bodies .
Beginning in 1948 , the U.S. government paid researchers at Johns Hopkins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adenoidectomy .
The doctors were actually inserting radioactive rods in the children ’ s noses .
From 1960 until 1971 , 88 poor Black cancer patients at the University of Chicago were exposed to whole-body radiation treatments without their knowledge or consent , according to the book America ’ s Nuclear Legacy .
But the real Hiram Epstein is undoubtedly J. Marion Sims .
Between 1845 and 1849 , Sims performed experimental backyard surgery on at least 12 enslaved Black women with no anesthesia .
Aside from having a hospital named after him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alabama , New York and South Carolina , Sims earned a distinct title for his unethical practices : The racist neighbors ’ attack on Leticia Dandridge ’ s new house mirrors several incidents from Chicago ’ s past .
The writers ’ decision to have Atticus protecting the house in his military uniform has an important historical significance .
In 1946 , white mobs attacked temporary veterans housing located in Chicago ’ s West Lawn and West Edelson neighborhoods , according to Arnold Hirsch ’ s Making the Second Ghetto : Race and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ August 13 , 1947 to August 16 , 1947 , between 500 and 5,000 angry white people rioted and attacked Black veterans and their families moving into the Fernwood neighborhood of Chicago .
Historians estimate that 10,000 people rioted when white homeowners thought that Black union workers attending a meeting in the Englewood area of the city were looking to buy a house .
But the scene outside of Leticia ’ s house party is eerily reminiscent of the night of July 11 , 1951 .
When Harvey E. Clarke , a Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ graduate , moved into an apartment in the Chicago suburb of Cicero , Ill. , police officers were waiting for his moving van and put a gun to his landlord ’ s back .
Twenty more officers dragged Clarke into an alley and beat him to a bloody pulp .
A crowd of more than 6,000 took care of Clarke ’ s family .
Atticus , the protagonist in Lovecraft Country , is saved in the second episode by the ghost of his ancestor , an enslaved woman named Hannah .
The history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many stories of arson that “ burning the master ’ s house ” has evolved as a metaphor for black rebellion in the face of white supremacy .
On March 8 , 17 41 , someone set fire to New York Gov .
George Clark ’ s Manhattan mansion .
The fire eventually enveloped the entire city and when they spotted a black man named Cuffy running away from a fire , the residents blamed the blaze on a conspiracy between slaves and poor whites .
Nearly 100 people were arrested and hanged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Salem Witch Trials look like an episode of Judge Judy .
Marie-Joseph Angélique was tortured , hanged and then burned at the stake for starting a 1734 fire that burned down the entire merchants ’ quarter in Montreal , Quebec .
Angélique has since become an international symbol of rebellion and freedom .
According to local legend , people walking the streets of Old Montreal will sometimes spot a figure in all-white clothes with an “ Arsonist ” sign around her neck .
It is supposedly the ghost of Marie-Joseph Angelique , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ de Gualdape , Spanish explorer Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón brought 300 people , including captive Africans , to build the first European settlement in the continental United States .
Located in present-day South Carolina , the settlement contained a church , homes and a community farming area .
In November 1526 , less than four months after the gold-seeking colonizers arrived , Black prisoners joined with indigenous natives and burned the entire town to the ground .
Ayllón immediately hightailed it back to Spain , but no one knows what happened to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with their Native American co-conspirators but one thing is for sure : The first American slave revolt happened nearly a century before the White Lion ’ s arrival in 1619 .
In the show , the Sons of Adam is a group of powerful white men who practices a weird mix of politics , magic and racism .
This part of the story is pure fiction .
But not really .
Yale ’ s Skull and Bones ( pdf ) has operated since 1832 .
Its list of members boasts some of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including three presidents .
And interestingly , “ The Order ” owns a secret island and an actual underground tomb .
One of the items reportedly kept in the secret society ’ s tomb is a historical artifact that closely resembles the contents of t he hidden lair in the fourth episode of Lovecraft Country—the skeleton of indigenous medicine man Geronimo .
A few years ago , a couple discovered a satchel buried on a California farm .
When they opened it , they were shocked to discover $ 10 million in gold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the buried treasure belonged to a secret society of white supremacists that secretly plotted a civil war .
In the mid-1800s , a doctor and “ adventurer ” organized the Knights of the Golden Circle , a group of influential Americans whose goal was to create a white supremacist empire that would extend slavery into Mexico and Central America .
The secret society built its own army and formed chapters called “ castles ” across the country .
Members were willing to do anything for the cause and included Jesse James , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Morris .
KOGC operated by a coded secret ritual with 100 “ degrees ” and temporarily ruled over an entire state in 1861 when they forced the Union Army to surrender in New Mexico .
After the Civil War , many of the Knights of the Golden Circle moved to Brazil and established a community that still honors the Confederate flag .
They were forced to leave the country because of the actions of one of their most famous members : Arguably , Booth is not the Knights ’ most influential member .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ based his new organization around the Knights of the Golden Circle—the Ku Klux Klan .
Or , as I call them :

On Sept. 16, 1968, 51 years before HBO aired the first episode of its groundbreaking horror series, Carol Jenkins found herself in Lovecraft Country.
Jenkins, a 21-year-old door-to-door encyclopedia saleswoman, sprinted away from a pack of bloodthirsty monsters chasing her through the tiny streets of Martinsville, Ind. She ran for the first home she could find and banged on the door. A white couple answered the door and called the police. When officers arrived, they assured Carol that there was nothing to worry about; there were no monsters in their town. Breathing a sigh of relief, Carol decided to walk the few blocks where her fellow encyclopedia salesmen would meet her and take her home.
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This time, the monsters caught Carol.
One of the beasts held her arms, while another pierced her heart with a screwdriver. Police found Carol’s body but wouldn’t bother to arrest Carol’s killer for four decades, despite the Jenkins family’s pleading with the Martinsville Police Department to enlist the FBI in their search for the monster.
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Thirty-four years later, Carol Jenkins’ family would discover that the monster’s name was a longtime Martinsville resident with ties to the Ku Klux Klan. The alleged culprit was Kenneth C. Richmond, a man with a history of “bizarre behavior” who lived on a sprawling farm just outside the town. According to Richmond’s daughter, who later admitted to witnessing the brutal murder, Richmond said Jenkins “got what she deserved.” Richmond was later declared “mentally incompetent” and never faced a trial. His accomplice was never identified.
Carol Jenkins died in a sundown town, where the white people are scarier than monsters.
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Yes, Lovecraft Country is a true story.
One of the most striking themes of HBO’s genre-hopscotching series Lovecraft Country is the juxtaposition of the existential threat posed by racism in a world where actual monsters exist.
Advertisement
In the first four episodes, the protagonists manage to vanquish poltergeists, vampire blobs, zombies, and other assorted supernatural horrors with logic, intelligence and research. But white supremacy is the inescapable, ever-present ghoul that haunts the show. The show’s not-so-subtle subtext is that trauma inflicted by white people is infinitely more dangerous than any metaphysical menace we can imagine.
While the monsters in Lovecraft Country are reportedly based on racist writer H.P. Lovecraft’s science fiction novels, many viewers aren’t aware of how the show references real history to illustrate the horrors of white supremacy (A character named “Bobo” makes cameos in two episodes, a reference to Emmett Till, who would have been a 12-year-old living in Chicago during this time).
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Here are some of the other true stories that were subtly referenced in the show:
The Negro Travelers Guide
In Lovecraft Country, George Berry travels across the country documenting which places are safe for Black travelers. George’s Safe Negro Travel Guide is a fictionalized version of the Negro Motorist Green Book.
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As The Root previously reported:
During the Jim Crow era, black travelers faced a number of concerns: Many hotels, inns and restaurants didn’t allow black customers. White-owned businesses in the South often refused to service vehicles driven by African Americans. Even stopping to use gas station restrooms was fraught with peril across the Southern United States. In 1956, only three hotels in the entire state of New Hampshire offered accommodations to black travelers... In 1937, a mail carrier named Victor Hugo Green published the Negro Motorist Green Book—a guide for New York of places that welcomed black travelers. He relied on information from fellow black postal carriers, and the book became so popular, many referred to it as “the bible for black travelers.” By the time the last edition of the Green Book was published in 1966-1967, it had expanded from a 15-page guide for New York to 99 pages of information indicating safe harbor for blacks traveling all over America and internationally.
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While George traveled the country himself to create the Safe Negro Travel Guide, the Green Book was cultivated by reports from Black postal workers around the country.
The Real Ardham, Mass.
No one really knows where the real Ardham is located but, according to the book Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of Racism, by the end of the 1960s, more than 10,000 towns forbade Blacks from entering their city limits after dark, including Glendale, Calif., and Warren, Mich. Over half the incorporated towns in Illinois were “sundown towns” like Anna, Ill., which expelled its entire Black population in 1909 and had the unofficial slogan “Ain’t no niggers allowed.”
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In 1973, residents of Ashby, Mass. voted 148-79 against inviting racial minorities into their town. It is still 96.8 percent white and .06 percent Black, according to census data, which is still higher than the population of Westwood, Mass., which is only 0.3 percent African American. In 1970, nearly 95 percent of Westwood’s citizens held negative views of Black people, including not wanting them in their town, according to researchers. Westwood was originally part of a larger town where a millionaire built an exquisite mansion after his original home mysteriously burned down.
The mansion is located in Dedham, Mass.
The Real Hiram Epsteins
The third episode of Lovecraft Country features the ghost of Hiram Epstein, a fictional medical doctor at the University of Chicago who performed medical experiments on Black children.
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This is a real thing.
The journals of Dr. Robert Jones in Petersburg, Va., described how he poured boiling water on slaves to cure them of typhoid fever. Children in Black communities, mental facilities and orphanages have served as unknowing or non-consenting subjects in medical experiments since the 17th century.
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Todd L. Savitt wrote in the Journal of Southern History:
Further investigation into this subject indicates that southern white medical educators and researchers relied greatly on the availability of Negro patients for various purposes. Black bodies often found their way to directing tables, operating amphitheaters, classroom or bedside demonstrations, and experimental facilities...But blacks were particularly easy targets, given their positions as voiceless slaves or ‘free persons of color’ in a society sensitive to and separated by race. This open and deliberate use of black for medical research and demonstrations well illustrates the racial attitudes of antebellum white southerners.
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But this practice outlasted slavery. American medical research is replete with stories of medical experimentation on Black bodies.
Beginning in 1948, the U.S. government paid researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital to give 582 Baltimore schoolchildren free adenoidectomy. The doctors were actually inserting radioactive rods in the children’s noses. From 1960 until 1971, 88 poor Black cancer patients at the University of Chicago were exposed to whole-body radiation treatments without their knowledge or consent, according to the book America’s Nuclear Legacy.
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But the real Hiram Epstein is undoubtedly J. Marion Sims. Between 1845 and 1849, Sims performed experimental backyard surgery on at least 12 enslaved Black women with no anesthesia. Aside from having a hospital named after him and monuments erected in his honor in Alabama, New York and South Carolina, Sims earned a distinct title for his unethical practices:
“The Father of Modern Gynecology.”
Leti’s New Neighbors
The racist neighbors’ attack on Leticia Dandridge’s new house mirrors several incidents from Chicago’s past. The writers’ decision to have Atticus protecting the house in his military uniform has an important historical significance.
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In 1946, white mobs attacked temporary veterans housing located in Chicago’s West Lawn and West Edelson neighborhoods, according to Arnold Hirsch’s Making the Second Ghetto: Race and Housing in Chicago. And, from August 13, 1947, to August 16, 1947, between 500 and 5,000 angry white people rioted and attacked Black veterans and their families moving into the Fernwood neighborhood of Chicago. Historians estimate that 10,000 people rioted when white homeowners thought that Black union workers attending a meeting in the Englewood area of the city were looking to buy a house.
But the scene outside of Leticia’s house party is eerily reminiscent of the night of July 11, 1951.
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When Harvey E. Clarke, a Black World War II veteran and Fisk University graduate, moved into an apartment in the Chicago suburb of Cicero, Ill., police officers were waiting for his moving van and put a gun to his landlord’s back. Twenty more officers dragged Clarke into an alley and beat him to a bloody pulp.
A crowd of more than 6,000 took care of Clarke’s family.
Burning Down the Master’s House
Atticus, the protagonist in Lovecraft Country, is saved in the second episode by the ghost of his ancestor, an enslaved woman named Hannah. The history of slave revolts in America contains so many stories of arson that “burning the master’s house” has evolved as a metaphor for black rebellion in the face of white supremacy.
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On March 8, 1741, someone set fire to New York Gov. George Clark’s Manhattan mansion. The fire eventually enveloped the entire city and when they spotted a black man named Cuffy running away from a fire, the residents blamed the blaze on a conspiracy between slaves and poor whites. Nearly 100 people were arrested and hanged in a farce of justice that made the Salem Witch Trials look like an episode of Judge Judy.
Marie-Joseph Angélique was tortured, hanged and then burned at the stake for starting a 1734 fire that burned down the entire merchants’ quarter in Montreal, Quebec. Angélique has since become an international symbol of rebellion and freedom. According to local legend, people walking the streets of Old Montreal will sometimes spot a figure in all-white clothes with an “Arsonist” sign around her neck.
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It is supposedly the ghost of Marie-Joseph Angelique, still seeking revenge.
At San Miguel de Gualdape, Spanish explorer Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón brought 300 people, including captive Africans, to build the first European settlement in the continental United States. Located in present-day South Carolina, the settlement contained a church, homes and a community farming area. In November 1526, less than four months after the gold-seeking colonizers arrived, Black prisoners joined with indigenous natives and burned the entire town to the ground. Ayllón immediately hightailed it back to Spain, but no one knows what happened to the Africans. Some speculate that they assimilated with their Native American co-conspirators but one thing is for sure:
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The first American slave revolt happened nearly a century before the White Lion’s arrival in 1619.
Sons of Adam
In the show, the Sons of Adam is a group of powerful white men who practices a weird mix of politics, magic and racism. This part of the story is pure fiction.
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But not really.
Yale’s Skull and Bones (pdf) has operated since 1832. Its list of members boasts some of the most powerful men in the world, including three presidents. And interestingly, “The Order” owns a secret island and an actual underground tomb.
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One of the items reportedly kept in the secret society’s tomb is a historical artifact that closely resembles the contents of the hidden lair in the fourth episode of Lovecraft Country—the skeleton of indigenous medicine man Geronimo.
A few years ago, a couple discovered a satchel buried on a California farm. When they opened it, they were shocked to discover $10 million in gold. Since then, some have speculated that the buried treasure belonged to a secret society of white supremacists that secretly plotted a civil war.
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In the mid-1800s, a doctor and “adventurer” organized the Knights of the Golden Circle, a group of influential Americans whose goal was to create a white supremacist empire that would extend slavery into Mexico and Central America. The secret society built its own army and formed chapters called “castles” across the country. Members were willing to do anything for the cause and included Jesse James, Jefferson Davis and Chicago Mayor Buckner Stith Morris. KOGC operated by a coded secret ritual with 100 “degrees” and temporarily ruled over an entire state in 1861 when they forced the Union Army to surrender in New Mexico.
After the Civil War, many of the Knights of the Golden Circle moved to Brazil and established a community that still honors the Confederate flag. They were forced to leave the country because of the actions of one of their most famous members:
John Wilkes Booth.
Arguably, Booth is not the Knights’ most influential member. Another member, Nathaniel Bedford Forrest, based his new organization around the Knights of the Golden Circle—the Ku Klux Klan.
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Or, as I call them:
Monsters.


theroot--2020-09-10--Today Only, Lexar SD Cards Are Up to 40% off

The best tech deals from around the web , updated daily .

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Save up to 40% on Lexar SD Storage | Amazon Gold Box
If you aren’t already swimming in SD cards, Lexar is giving you the opportunity to st ock up on storage for cameras, computers, and smartphones, and gaming consoles like the Nintendo Switch. SD and microSD cards are up to 40% off at Amazon today only, including this 128GB UHS-II card that’s optimized for video for $46.
If you need to pack as much digital data as possible, there’s a 512GB bronze card that tops out at 95 megabytes per second for just $66, but if you’re working with 4K in a digital camera, you’ll probably want something like this 64GB UHS-II card with a V90 rating signifying up to 90 megabyes per second for uninterrupted 4K video recording and 300 megabytes per second read speeds. That one rings up at $64. Flash card readers are discounted, too.
Peep the full sale here.


theroot--2020-09-11--George Floyd’s Medical Data Breached Multiple Times by ‘a Number’ of Employees, Says Family

It wasn ’ t enough for Minneapolis police officers to kneel on George Floyd ’ s neck .
In the months since , Floyd ’ s character has been attacked by politicians , pundits and others invested in protecting police .
While some of this behavior is ( sadly ) expected , the violations against Floyd and his family appear to go even further than anticipated .
In a stunning revelation courtesy of Floyd ’ s family lawyer , workers at the hospital where Floyd was treated on the night he died violated his privacy by improperly accessing his medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed the 46-year-o ld ’ s medical data was breached multiple times since his death , reports CBS News .
Floyd was taken to the hospital after his fatal encounter with former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin , who knelt on his neck for more than 8 minutes as Floyd lay prone on the ground , pleading with officers that he couldn ’ t breathe .
Attorney Antonio Romanucci said Floyd ’ s family was contacted via letter by the hospital about the breaches .
“ The letter said there were breaches of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employees involved are ‘ no longer with the organization , ” said Romanucci .
The family doesn ’ t know what kind of records were accessed .
Kare 11 reports that the employees involved were fired for HIPAA violations .
“ A number ” of staff members were involved in improperly accessing Floyd ’ s medical records , reports the New York Daily News .
Though Floyd ’ s family hasn ’ t requested evidence or issues subpoenas related to the invasion of Floyd ’ s privacy , lawyers for the family are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with regard to the breach , said Romanucci .
“ When George Floyd was desperate for a breath , the city of Minneapolis pushed on his neck further , ” he said .
“ And even after death , he was abused and mistreated by the system.
” Romanucci elaborated to KARE 11 : “ [ The family feels ] it ’ s a continued assassination of George Floyd , his character.
” “ It ’ s a nonstop issue .
And they were very upset , very disturbed , disappointed that even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s character is being maligned by people that didn ’ t have any business looking at his private medical record.
” A Hennepin Healthcare spokeswoman told news outlets , “ Any breach of patient confidentiality is taken seriously and thoroughly investigated .
”

It wasn’t enough for Minneapolis police officers to kneel on George Floyd’s neck. In the months since, Floyd’s character has been attacked by politicians, pundits and others invested in protecting police. While some of this behavior is (sadly) expected, the violations against Floyd and his family appear to go even further than anticipated. In a stunning revelation courtesy of Floyd’s family lawyer, workers at the hospital where Floyd was treated on the night he died violated his privacy by improperly accessing his medical records.
The Hennepin County Medical Center confirmed the 46-year-o ld’s medical data was breached multiple times since his death, reports CBS News. Floyd was taken to the hospital after his fatal encounter with former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin, who knelt on his neck for more than 8 minutes as Floyd lay prone on the ground, pleading with officers that he couldn’t breathe.
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Attorney Antonio Romanucci said Floyd’s family was contacted via letter by the hospital about the breaches.
“The letter said there were breaches of his data over multiple dates and that the employees involved are ‘no longer with the organization,” said Romanucci.
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The family doesn’t know what kind of records were accessed. Kare 11 reports that the employees involved were fired for HIPAA violations. “A number” of staff members were involved in improperly accessing Floyd’s medical records, reports the New York Daily News.
Though Floyd’s family hasn’t requested evidence or issues subpoenas related to the invasion of Floyd’s privacy, lawyers for the family are currently “exploring all our remedies” with regard to the breach, said Romanucci.
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“When George Floyd was desperate for a breath, the city of Minneapolis pushed on his neck further,” he said. “And even after death, he was abused and mistreated by the system.”
Romanucci elaborated to KARE 11: “[The family feels] it’s a continued assassination of George Floyd, his character.”
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“It’s a nonstop issue. And they were very upset, very disturbed, disappointed that even in death, that George Floyd’s character is being maligned by people that didn’t have any business looking at his private medical record.”
A Hennepin Healthcare spokeswoman told news outlets, “Any breach of patient confidentiality is taken seriously and thoroughly investigated.”


theroot--2020-09-10--All the Face Washes That Do and Don't Work for Acne, According to Experts

If you ’ re anything like Brittney Powell , a skincare blogger at The Blushing Bliss , you ’ ve tried many different face washes for your acne to no avail .
You have to wash your face , but how do you find something that doesn ’ t dry it out , that doesn ’ t make your acne worse , or cost an arm and a leg ?
“ Previous cleansers I ’ ve tried that didn ’ t work [ include ] Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash , Murad Acne Cleanser , Cetaphil , Cerave , Kate Sommerville @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clear , and Clean & Clear Continuous Control , ” Powell tells me .
“ Depending on how specific you break it down , there are either 4 types of skin or up to 16 ( made popular by Dr. Leslie Baumann , a trusted Derm in the space ) , but at the end of the day , I ’ m a believer in 4 types : dry , oily , combination , or normal skin , ” says Todd Minars , MD , a board-certified dermatologist and an Assistant Clinical Professor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Medicine .
“ One thing to keep in mind is that there are A LOT of skin types and some of them do require different approaches , which is why I like to recommend acne suffers at least consult with a board-certified dermatologist.
” At the end of the day , there will be some trial and error , but luckily you have some budget-friendly options to consider before heading over to the more expensive side of skincare .
“ One of my favorites that I use , whenever I ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Clean & Clear acne wash .
It has a 2 % dose of salicylic acid which after about a week of day and night use keeps the pimples and grease at bay , ” says Rhea Henry , a content strategist with Rank-It.ca “ However , ” Henry continues , “ it is a bit harsh when I ’ m not having an active breakout so I find I generally don ’ t use it as often outside of summer when I tend to have most of my breakouts ; I just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moisturizer if I find that my face feels a little dry.
” Powell has active acne outbreaks and has tried a number of different cleansers over the years , spending time and money but not finding the right one for her .
She says , “ I have found that the best cleansers for acne are very gentle and mild cleansers , verses something harsh and drying like many traditional acne cleansers are .
This is because traditional acne cleansers have harsh ingredients like sulfates , menthol , and alcohol that dry out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and breakouts.
” Once she switched to gentler cleaners , her skin cleared up .
One of her top two favorites is Neutrogena Ultra Gentle in both the foaming and creamy formulas .
“ The foaming formula being better for those with oilier skin types , but both are super gentle and hydrating without stripping your skin or leaving a gross film of moisture , ” Powell elaborates .
What Does the Dermatologist Recommend ?
“ My go-to recommendations for nearly all patients looking to improve the appearance of their skin or help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Vanicream ( the original versions for each brand ) , ” Dr. Minars tells me .
Dr. Minars explains that these products are non-drying , and since dryness contributes to skin issues , that ’ s a big benefit .
There are also no dyes or fragrances .
“ Having your products free from colors and fragrances are particularly important for those patients with sensitive skin types , as those elements can irritate and flare up their issues.
” Here ’ s What Else You Should Know “ It ’ s interesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had patients declare they have sensitive skin , and the reality is that they ’ re having sensitivity issues because they ’ re overwhelming their systems with wrong products or too aggressive regiment , ” Dr. Minars cautions .
“ Be mindful of overwashing your face , as it can be irritating and actually create a sort of negative feedback loop that strips your face of natural oils.
” You also do not need to wash your face more any once a day , says Dr. Minars .
“ I suggest that patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the mornings outside of their normal routine .
If you have very specific issues that require attention in the morning you ’ re fine to proceed , but by and large , I see more benefits when patients wash upon their return home each day.
” When it comes to products that are designed to offer a “ deep clean ” like the Luna , “ I wouldn ’ t recommend using it daily , as your face doesn ’ t need that level of frequency with such a device .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their skin far more than they would have without using one at all , ” Dr. Minars explains , “ Now don ’ t get me wrong , they can be great for many of us , just be mindful and limit your sessions to two times per week .
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Chaya M Milchtein on Roundups, shared by Gabe Carey to The Root

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Even if you’re not out and about as much, as usual, these days, you don’t want your coworkers to be distracted by your breakout on the next Zoom call. We know that it can be a struggle to find the best face wash for your skin type without drying out your wallet.
Brittney Powell, a skincare blogger at The Blushing Bliss, knows that routine well and has tried many different acne-targeting face washes to no avail.
“Previous cleansers I’ve tried that didn’t work [include] Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash, Murad Acne Cleanser, Cetaphil, Cerave, Kate Sommerville Eradikate Cleanser, Clean & Clear Triple Clear, and Clean & Clear Continuous Control,” Powell tells me.
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“Depending on how specific you break it down, there are either 4 types of skin or up to 16 (a belief made popular by Dr. Leslie Baumann, a trusted dermatologist in the beauty space), but at the end of the day, I’m a believer in 4 types: dry, oily, combination, or normal skin,” says Todd Minars, MD, a board-certified dermatologist and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, University of Miami School of Medicine. “One thing to keep in mind is that there are A LOT of skin types and some of them do require different approaches, which is why I like to recommend acne sufferers at least consult with a board-certified dermatologist.”
While you surely won’t avoid trial-and-error entirely, given that your skin is unique, there are thankfully some budget-friendly options to check out before considering a larger spend.
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This story was originally published by Chaya Milchtein on 09/10/2020 and updated by Juliana Clark with new information on 09/03/2021.


theroot--2020-09-10--Jessica Krug, Professor Who Lied About Being Black, Resigns From George Washington University

Jessica Krug , the George Washington University professor who lied about being Black , has resigned from her position .
According to CNN , the move comes only a week after the university announced she wouldn ’ t be teaching classes this semester .
“ Dr .
Krug has resigned her position , effective immediately .
Her classes for this semester will be taught by other faculty members , and students in those courses will receive additional information this week , ” the university wrote in a statement .
“ We hope that with this update our community can begin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week , Krug posted an essay on Medium revealing that she had effectively been cosplaying as North African , African American , and in “ Caribbean rooted Bronx Blackness , ” for years .
In actuality , Krug is a white , Jewish woman from Kansas City , Ks .
A student at GWU who took one of Krug ’ s classes told CNN that the aca demic ’ s racial identity of choice at the school was an Afro-Latina from the Bronx .
Krug was a history professor who specialized in African @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only way she could teach such subjects was to literally embody them .
In her essay , Krug apologized for her “ continued appropriation of a Black Caribbean identity.
” She went on to write that she is “ not a culture vulture , ” but instead “ a culture leech.
” I personally don ’ t understand the difference but go off , I guess .
I ’ m really at a loss for this trend of white women pretending to be Black .
I don ’ t know what white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can help the cause without being a total Kardashian about it .
So please , stop doing this .
Now if you ’ ll excuse me , I ’ m going to continue sitting here in stunned disbelief that a white woman from Kansas managed to convincingly pass as Black for years .

Jessica Krug, the George Washington University professor who lied about being Black, has resigned from her position.
According to CNN, the move comes only a week after the university announced she wouldn’t be teaching classes this semester. “Dr. Krug has resigned her position, effective immediately. Her classes for this semester will be taught by other faculty members, and students in those courses will receive additional information this week,” the university wrote in a statement. “We hope that with this update our community can begin to heal and move forward.”
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Last week, Krug posted an essay on Medium revealing that she had effectively been cosplaying as North African, African American, and in “ Caribbean rooted Bronx Blackness,” for years. In actuality, Krug is a white, Jewish woman from Kansas City, Ks .
Whew, chile. I need a moment.
A student at GWU who took one of Krug’s classes told CNN that the aca demic’s racial identity of choice at the school was an Afro-Latina from the Bronx. Krug was a history professor who specialized in African and Latin American history. Apparently, the only way she could teach such subjects was to literally embody them.
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In her essay, Krug apologized for her “continued appropriation of a Black Caribbean identity.” She went on to write that she is “not a culture vulture,” but instead “a culture leech.”
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I personally don’t understand the difference but go off, I guess.
I’m really at a loss for this trend of white women pretending to be Black. I don’t know what white woman needs to hear this but you can help the cause without being a total Kardashian about it. So please, stop doing this.
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Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to continue sitting here in stunned disbelief that a white woman from Kansas managed to convincingly pass as Black for years.


theroot--2020-09-10--Pennsylvania Breakfast Diner Apologizes for Clearly Racist Sign They Claim They Didn't Know Was Raci

Pennsylvania Breakfast Diner Apologizes for Clearly Racist Sign They Claim They Didn't Know Was Racist...But They Knew. They Always Know

If there is one wypipo practice that I can ’ t stand , it ’ s when they say or post blatantly racist shit that plays on well-known racial stereotypes but doesn ’ t specifically mention race so they get to fall back and say , “ I didn ’ t realize the connotation.
” Because it ’ s almost certainly a copout and a lie .
You didn ’ t realize the connotation ?
WHITE PEOPLE CREATED THE CONNOTATION !
!
!
The owners of some breakfast place in New Hope , Penn.
, are apologizing after recently coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their restaurant ’ s wall that displays a joke regarding people on welfare .
It ’ s racist as fuck .
Whoever wrote the joke knows it ’ s racist as fuck and I have a hard time believing the person who decided to place it on the wall of the restaurant for patrons to see didn ’ t know it was racist as fuck .
The sign read as follows : “ This morning I went to sign my dogs up for welfare .
At first , the lady said , ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ Then I explained to her that my dogs were mixed in color , unemployed , can ’ t speak English and have no clue who their daddies are .
They expect me to feed them , provide them with housing , medical care and feel guilty because they are dogs .
So she looked in her policy book to see what it takes to qualify .
My dogs get their first checks Friday .
So here we have Black stereotypes , immigrant stereotypes and a clear reference to non-whiteness all wrapped up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whatever you would call the comparing of welfare recipients to dogs ) .
How could anyone have possibly been offended by that , am I right ?
After the Bucks County chapter of the NAACP posted a photo of the sign to their Facebook page , the outrage began to flood and Fred ’ s Breakfast Club was forced to issue a weak-ass non-apology .
After an image of the sign was posted on Facebook , the restaurant that promotes a “ dog themed and lighthearted atmosphere ” through its decor and marketing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The restaurant ’ s theme is the “ sole lens through which we viewed the content of the application , which has been removed from our wall , ” according to the statement .
“ Our restaurant succeeds solely on the basis of valuable contributions from a diverse team , and all of us work hard shoulder to shoulder , ” the statement read .
“ We unequivocally reject racism .
To every person of any color , gender , orientation , and those affected by hate who feel demeaned or unwelcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are deeply sorry .
It was never our intention .
Please accept our sincerest apology.
” So there you have it , folks .
The proprietors of this fine establishment didn ’ t mean to be racist , they just didn ’ t realize their sign had anything to do with race at all .
Guess there ’ s nothing more to report on here .
Time to pack it up and call it a day , I suppose .
But , you know , while I ’ m here , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the good people at Fred ’ s : If you didn ’ t know it was about race , what did you think the joke was ?
Why would dogs not being able to speak English be funny to you if you didn ’ t understand the reference to non-English speaking immigrants ?
Why would dogs having “ no clue who their daddies are ” be humorous unless you are aware of the fatherless Black people stereotype ?
And what could you possibly have thought was meant by “ mixed in color @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with race in your minds ?
( And I won ’ t even bother going into the fact that , in reality , most welfare recipients are whiter than the whitest white whoever whited in the history of Whitesville .
I ’ ll just leave that alone . )
If you ’ re going to be racist , at least stand by it .
Don ’ t plead ignorance .
Don ’ t hide behind “ Oh , I didn ’ t know.
” We know you know .

If there is one wypipo practice that I can’t stand, it’s when they say or post blatantly racist shit that plays on well-known racial stereotypes but doesn’t specifically mention race so they get to fall back and say, “I didn’t realize the connotation.” Because it’s almost certainly a copout and a lie. You didn’t realize the connotation? WHITE PEOPLE CREATED THE CONNOTATION!!!
The owners of some breakfast place in New Hope, Penn., are apologizing after recently coming under fire for having a sign on their restaurant’s wall that displays a joke regarding people on welfare. It’s racist as fuck. Whoever wrote the joke knows it’s racist as fuck and I have a hard time believing the person who decided to place it on the wall of the restaurant for patrons to see didn’t know it was racist as fuck.
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The sign read as follows:
“This morning I went to sign my dogs up for welfare. At first, the lady said, ‘Dogs are not eligible to draw welfare.’ Then I explained to her that my dogs were mixed in color, unemployed, can’t speak English and have no clue who their daddies are. They expect me to feed them, provide them with housing, medical care and feel guilty because they are dogs. So she looked in her policy book to see what it takes to qualify. My dogs get their first checks Friday. Damn this is a great country!”
So here we have Black stereotypes, immigrant stereotypes and a clear reference to non-whiteness all wrapped up in a bow of classism (or whatever you would call the comparing of welfare recipients to dogs). How could anyone have possibly been offended by that, am I right?
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After the Bucks County chapter of the NAACP posted a photo of the sign to their Facebook page, the outrage began to flood and Fred’s Breakfast Club was forced to issue a weak-ass non-apology.
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From Bucks County Courier Times:
After an image of the sign was posted on Facebook, the restaurant that promotes a “dog themed and lighthearted atmosphere” through its decor and marketing issued a statement apologizing for the sign. The restaurant’s theme is the “sole lens through which we viewed the content of the application, which has been removed from our wall,” according to the statement. “Our restaurant succeeds solely on the basis of valuable contributions from a diverse team, and all of us work hard shoulder to shoulder,” the statement read. “We unequivocally reject racism. To every person of any color, gender, orientation, and those affected by hate who feel demeaned or unwelcome by the content of the application, we are deeply sorry. It was never our intention. Please accept our sincerest apology.”
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So there you have it, folks. The proprietors of this fine establishment didn’t mean to be racist, they just didn’t realize their sign had anything to do with race at all. Guess there’s nothing more to report on here. Time to pack it up and call it a day, I suppose.
But, you know, while I’m here, I might as well ask a quick question to the good people at Fred’s: If you didn’t know it was about race, what did you think the joke was?
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Why would dogs not being able to speak English be funny to you if you didn’t understand the reference to non-English speaking immigrants? Why would dogs having “no clue who their daddies are” be humorous unless you are aware of the fatherless Black people stereotype? And what could you possibly have thought was meant by “mixed in color” if this had nothing to do with race in your minds? (And I won’t even bother going into the fact that, in reality, most welfare recipients are whiter than the whitest white whoever whited in the history of Whitesville. I’ll just leave that alone.)
If you’re going to be racist, at least stand by it. Don’t plead ignorance. Don’t hide behind “Oh, I didn’t know.” We know you know.


theroot--2020-09-10--South Carolina School Reels After 28-Year-Old Teacher Dies From COVID-19 Just One Week After Classes

South Carolina School Reels After 28-Year-Old Teacher Dies From COVID-19 Just One Week After Classes Began

A 28-year-old elementary school teacher in South Carolina has died of COVID-19 just a week after the start of classes .
Demetria Bannister , who taught third grade at Windsor Elementary School in Columbia , was diagnosed last Friday and died on Monday , reports CNN .
Affectionately known as “ Windsor ’ s songbird ” by her colleagues , Bannister ’ s love for music set her apart , said Windsor Elementary Principal Denise Quickel .
Bannister was active in the school beyond her classroom , working with the school choir and hosting a student club for aspiring singers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ event promoting class attendance last year , Bannister wrote a song to the tune of Lil Nas X ’ s hit “ Old Town Road.
” The song and its accompanying video made an impression on students , parents and her fellow teachers , said Quickel .
“ [ Bannister ] never missed an opportunity to advocate for students and public education , ” she added .
It ’ s unclear , at this point , how Bannister contracted the virus .
She was last at the school on August 28 to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was teaching remotely the week that she got sick .
Baron Davis , superintendent for Richland District Two , told The Root the district is currently in the first phase of a three-part process to fully re-open .
Because there had been more than 200 cases of coronavirus in the district within the last two weeks , all classes are being taught remotely .
However , teachers have the option to go to school buildings to do prep work or to deliver video lessons from their brick-and-mortar classrooms .
The approach was developed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health .
Davis said the district followed procedures for disinfecting , contact tracing and notification of close contacts .
He also said that , while school administrators are still working from campus buildings , Bannister was alone in her classroom on Aug. 28 , and no one has been in her classroom since .
“ It ’ s so unfortunate .
She was so young and very talented and very gifted , and will be sorely missed by her school community , ” said Davis .
“ We all mourn this loss.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begun in many parts of the country , at least six teachers have already died thus far from coronavirus complications after their schools reopened , reports the Washington Post .
Among them is Nacoma James , a 42-year-old football coach in Oxford , Miss.
, who died in August just one week after the campus reopened for students .
The beloved Lafayette High School special teams coach fell ill with what he thought was a sinus infection around July 30 , according to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal .
He self-quarantined and reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the emergency room days later .
James died on Aug. 6 .
“ He just had a way about him , ” Fair said .
“ He was always happy , brought a great attitude to the field house every day and to this school .
… Hard worker , very loyal to me and to this program , ” said head coach Michael Fair .
“ Just everything that you would want a coach to be up here influencing these children.
” The school district ’ s superintendent told Mississippi Today that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” during football workouts .
After a brief break , pre-season football practices at Lafayette resumed on Aug. 17 , reports the Daily Journal .

A 28-year-old elementary school teacher in South Carolina has died of COVID-19 just a week after the start of classes.
Demetria Bannister, who taught third grade at Windsor Elementary School in Columbia, was diagnosed last Friday and died on Monday, reports CNN. Affectionately known as “Windsor’s songbird” by her colleagues, Bannister’s love for music set her apart, said Windsor Elementary Principal Denise Quickel.
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Bannister was active in the school beyond her classroom, working with the school choir and hosting a student club for aspiring singers, writes CNN. During a school event promoting class attendance last year, Bannister wrote a song to the tune of Lil Nas X’s hit “Old Town Road.” The song and its accompanying video made an impression on students, parents and her fellow teachers, said Quickel.
“[Bannister] never missed an opportunity to advocate for students and public education,” she added.
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It’s unclear, at this point, how Bannister contracted the virus. She was last at the school on August 28 to do some prep work for her classes but was teaching remotely the week that she got sick.
Baron Davis, superintendent for Richland District Two, told The Root the district is currently in the first phase of a three-part process to fully re-open. Because there had been more than 200 cases of coronavirus in the district within the last two weeks, all classes are being taught remotely. However, teachers have the option to go to school buildings to do prep work or to deliver video lessons from their brick-and-mortar classrooms. The approach was developed by South Carolina’s Department of Health.
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Davis said the district followed procedures for disinfecting, contact tracing and notification of close contacts. He also said that, while school administrators are still working from campus buildings, Bannister was alone in her classroom on Aug. 28, and no one has been in her classroom since.
“It’s so unfortunate. She was so young and very talented and very gifted, and will be sorely missed by her school community,” said Davis. “We all mourn this loss.”
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Even though the academic year has just begun in many parts of the country, at least six teachers have already died thus far from coronavirus complications after their schools reopened, reports the Washington Post.
Among them is Nacoma James, a 42-year-old football coach in Oxford, Miss., who died in August just one week after the campus reopened for students. The beloved Lafayette High School special teams coach fell ill with what he thought was a sinus infection around July 30, according to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. He self-quarantined and reported feeling better, but was rushed to the emergency room days later. James died on Aug. 6.
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“He just had a way about him,” Fair said. “He was always happy, brought a great attitude to the field house every day and to this school. … Hard worker, very loyal to me and to this program,” said head coach Michael Fair. “Just everything that you would want a coach to be up here influencing these children.”
The school district’s superintendent told Mississippi Today that James was with students “all summer” during football workouts. After a brief break, pre-season football practices at Lafayette resumed on Aug. 17, reports the Daily Journal.


theroot--2020-09-10--Save 40% off New Fall Apparel at Anthropologie

The best Anthropologie sales for September 2020 have arrived .
Anthropologie is rolling out its new fall collection with big savings : up to 40 % off hundreds of items , including shirts , pants , dresses , bags , and more .
The promotion only lasts through the weekend , so be sure to hit the link and scope out everything available .
We ’ ve picked a few favorites from the sale below , along with other big discounts from across the Anthropologie catalog .
Available in this Wine red and also Dark Turquoise , the Evelin Maxi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number that ’ s perfect for autumn nights .
It ’ s $ 79 off the list price right now .
The leather Quinn Tote Bag has a snake print all over , and is available in a variety of fall-friendly colors : Dark Turquoise , Yellow , Dark Orange , and Pink .
They ’ re all $ 39 off at Anthropologie this weekend .
This extended cardigan comes with an eye-catching graphic that rolls across the fabric , with a leopard whose head and tail greet people from the front and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Save $ 60 on this one during the sale .
Summer ’ s days may be few , but Eri + Ali ’ s fitted Janesse ribbed tank is an ideal staple for your pre-fall wardrobe , not to mention a bargain worth snagging ahead of next summer .
It ’ s marked down from $ 39 right now and available in a few different colors .
This beautiful silk floral dress is more than half off the list price right now at Anthropologie .
It ’ s tunic-style with lace trim and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ massive savings off of the $ 228 tag , you ’ ll want to jump on this bargain while it lasts .
Save nearly half off the standard price on this Lise turquoise pendant necklace , which pairs the pendant itself with quartz , acrylic pearls , glass stones , cubic zirconia , and agate .
It ’ s usually $ 58 , but is on sale and sees the extra 25 % bonus savings right now .
Celebrate Pride anytime with this Brad Montague Hometown Pride t-shirt , which is available for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York , Chicago , New Orleans , and more .
It ’ s marked down from $ 58 right now , regardless of city selection .
These are some seriously cozy-looking cargo pants made of cotton and elastane , complete with side slant pockets and front and back button flap pockets .
They ’ re marked down hugely from the $ 128 list price right now thanks to the extra 25 % off savings .
Camouflage is usually supposed to help you blend in , but we bet these cute shorts will help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These utility shorts have side slant pockets , a front button flap pocket , and back flap pockets , and are currently $ 51 off during the summer sale .
Well , this looks cozy as heck .
This Saturday/Sunday Jovie textured mini dress is an incredibly soft-looking polyester , cotton , and rayon that ostensibly is designed for you to toss on and head out , but this looks like it ’ d be just as great around the house .
It ’ s more than half-off the $ 98 list price @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cream has your favorite letter or initial on it ?
No , probably not .
Is it kind of cute ?
Sure .
Is that even more appealing when it ’ s a few bucks off the regular price ?
Yep , definitely .
Anthropologie has several letters still in stock as of this writing , each one marked down from $ 12 .

Sheilah Villari and Andrew Hayward on Roundups, shared by Gabe Carey to The Root

Featured Deal: Aleksi Faux Fur Throw Blanket | $90
Anthropologie has announced a great list of deals for September 2021!
The bohemian retailer is clearing through its products with bonus savings right now. For a limited time, shoppers can also get free shipping and returns, and free express shipping on app orders over $150.
At Kinja Deals, we have selected a few of our favorite items that we think you should cash in on sooner, rather than later.
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The season of getting cozy on the sofa is fast approaching and what better way to do that than with a new blanket. This luxurious faux fur throw comes in 6 colors to vibe with your decor. It’s super soft to make sure your next binge session or football Sunday is the comfiest.
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Don’t you want to say goodbye to dark circles once and for all? Then, try the Patchology Served Chilled Rose Eye Gels. They’re made with antioxidants from strawberry extract and grape-sourced resveratrol to soothe your skin. Plus, it has a dash of hyaluronic acid for a bit of hydration.
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The online exclusive Pointelle Wide-Leg Pants are a great, breezy addition to your summer wardrobe. Available in clay and blue, this garment is made with a cool, super stylish fabric that can be paired with a cami or bralette. Aside from standard sizing, it also comes in petite.
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Look cute as can be with this rose-colored smocked cami. This garment will evoke nostalgia for lazy days and can be easily be layered as fall approaches. Plus, the adjustable shoulder bow ties make for an extra sweet accessory. Note that it is recommended to hand wash this cami to ensure it lasts as long as possible.
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Who doesn’t love a good picnic? The Business & Pleasure Co. Cooler Bag can be easily taken to the park on a warm fall afternoon. It is made from leftover premium canvas, so it’s super eco-friendly. Note that this bag comes in four different color options, so you have plenty to choose from.
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The Pilcro Breezy Split-Back Tee is a beautiful, effortless shirt available in this brilliant yellow color. It comes with words embroidered in the fabric with multi-colored stitching as a whimsical touch. This piece is part of Anthropologie’s exclusive Pilcro label, known for offering versatile style in ultra-flattering silhouettes.
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Even in fall, you need a good pair of sneakers and even better if they are colorful. These beautiful platform sneakers from LA-based designer Jeff Campbell definitely fit the bill. There are still plenty of warm days and cools nights to rock a sweet pair of flowery kicks.
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It’s time to look dainty! Get the Let Me Be Lace Peplum Tank to add a little bit of lace mystery to your life. This silhouette is timeless with classic, feminine details added as the frosting on top. It has a scalloped, peplum hem for a breezy, romantic feel that can be dressed up or dressed down. And let’s not forget about that beadwork!
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Pilcro really does offer some of the best denim products at Anthropologie. This brand delivers versatile and comfy items, crafted from premium denim. This pair of jeans is no exception. Style it with a boho blouse, or a breezy button-down. And, let’s not even get started on that ultra-flattering fit!
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The Ruffled Floral Maxi Dress comes in a gorgeous, rich green fabric with a flower pattern stitched along the bottom half. Its botanical flourish is a great outfit to wear to the mall, beach, or outdoor dinner. Stylists recommend pairing it with a pair of oversized sunglasses and a silk headband for an ultra retro look.
This story was originally published by Sheilah Villari on 03/24/2020 and updated with new information by her on 09/13/2021.


theroot--2020-09-10--After Arrest of Black Teenager, 1 Lousiana Officer Placed on Leave and 2 Others Removed From Duty

In Louisiana , an investigation has been launched into three officers involved in the arrest of two Black teenagers outside of a Lafayette bowling alley .
CNN reports that last Saturday , 16-year-old twins Jabari and Gerard Celestine were waiting outside to enter the Arcadia Lanes bowling alley when three Lafayette police officers , responding to a call about someone who had a gun nearby , arrived .
Ron Haley Jr. , an attorney for the family , told CNN that neither boy had a gun on them .
According to Haley , the officers approached Jabari , read him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handcuffs when they arrived .
Multiple videos of the incident went viral on social media , with one showing Gerard approaching the officers as they arrest his brother .
Another video shows the officers pushing Gerard against a wall and an officer repeatedly punching him once he ’ s on the ground .
While Jabari was released without being charged , Gerard was arrested on charges of interference , resisting arrest and battery of a police officer .
Interim Police Chief Scott Morgan has launched an investigation into the arrest and placed one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The other officers have been removed from regular duty , pending the results of the investigation .
The Lafayette Police Department has not released the names of the officers involved or said why they were at the bowling alley .
Man .
They , allegedly , really tried to arrest Jabari just because he was Black .
Like it ’ s blatantly obvious , y ’ all .
The fact they just showed up , read his rights , and cuffed him without even asking questions or seeing if he had a gun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the latest incident involving the Lafayette Police Department as last month , the department faced outrage following the shooting death of Trayford Pellerin , a 31-year-old Black man .
Haley , who also represents Pellerin ’ s family , said that the arrest only spotlights how necessary it is for police to address systemic racism .
“ First you have to be transparent , ” Haley told CNN .
“ If you are a law enforcement officer , you have one of the only jobs in the country where it is legal in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s life , liberty and property .
With that power , there must be transparency .
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In Louisiana, an investigation has been launched into three officers involved in the arrest of two Black teenagers outside of a Lafayette bowling alley.
CNN reports that last Saturday, 16-year-old twins Jabari and Gerard Celestine were waiting outside to enter the Arcadia Lanes bowling alley when three Lafayette police officers, responding to a call about someone who had a gun nearby, arrived . Ron Haley Jr., an attorney for the family, told CNN that neither boy had a gun on them. According to Haley, the officers approached Jabari, read him his rights and then placed him in handcuffs when they arrived.
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Multiple videos of the incident went viral on social media, with one showing Gerard approaching the officers as they arrest his brother. Another video shows the officers pushing Gerard against a wall and an officer repeatedly punching him once he’s on the ground.
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While Jabari was released without being charged, Gerard was arrested on charges of interference, resisting arrest and battery of a police officer. Interim Police Chief Scott Morgan has launched an investigation into the arrest and placed one of the officers on administrative leave. The other officers have been removed from regular duty, pending the results of the investigation. The Lafayette Police Department has not released the names of the officers involved or said why they were at the bowling alley.
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Man. They, allegedly, really tried to arrest Jabari just because he was Black. Like it’s blatantly obvious, y’all. The fact they just showed up, read his rights, and cuffed him without even asking questions or seeing if he had a gun says it all.
This is only the latest incident involving the Lafayette Police Department as last month, the department faced outrage following the shooting death of Trayford Pellerin, a 31-year-old Black man. Haley, who also represents Pellerin’s family, said that the arrest only spotlights how necessary it is for police to address systemic racism.
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“First you have to be transparent,” Haley told CNN. “If you are a law enforcement officer, you have one of the only jobs in the country where it is legal in your job description to take away someone’s life, liberty and property. With that power, there must be transparency.”


theroot--2020-09-10--TV Show That Has Historically Taken Forever to Premiere New Season Delayed Again Due to Thing That’s

TV Show That Has Historically Taken Forever to Premiere New Season Delayed Again Due to Thing That’s Delaying Everything Else

We ’ ve said it countless times—our sense of time has been completely warped in 2020 .
For example , this week is a short week due to the recent Labor Day holiday and yet it still feels like it should ’ ve been Friday three days ago .
( Editor ’ s Note : Seriously , how is it only Thursday ?
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And yet , I still have a very clear view of just how fucking long we ’ ve been waiting for a new season of Atlanta !
As a reminder , we ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 .
But like , multiply that by 50-11 because of 2020 ’ s time warp .
Well , according to Variety , the previous delay of the acclaimed FX TV series ’ new seasons has been extended to an even further delay due to none other than the coronavirus pandemic .
FX Networks and FX Productions chairman John Landgraf confirmed during a fall lineup press conference that the network has plans to begin production in early 2021 and debut the third season later in the year .
Previously , the plan was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2021 with the fourth season premiering later that fall .
The third and fourth seasons of “ Atlanta ” were written together and will be shot that way as well .
( Landgraf did say that “ Donald Glover and his intrepid team ” were able to finish writing over the last few months . )
One season is set and will primarily be shot in Atlanta , Ga. , as per usual , but the other takes place in Europe .
But the “ availability ” of the seasons were being pushed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the show could resume production safely , as well as due to the scheduling of the cast to resume working on the longer stretch of production that is two seasons at once .
Landgraf shared that cast and crew safety was the “ No .
1 priority ” and that includes not only new practices and procedures , such as testing , social distancing and contract tracing , but also simply giving them access to doctors and epidemiologists .
First off , I ’ d also rather the cast and crew ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entertainment and curiosity about the series ’ evolution .
Also , since I ’ ve already had to reconcile with the fact that we have to wait so long between new seasons anyway , I have gotten used to the… “ limbo ” of it all at this point .
Maybe that ’ s because living through 2020 means that we ’ ve all gotten used to a general sense of purgatory ?
What will this damn year throw at us next ?
Who the hell knows ... To be honest , since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( whether good , bad , alarming , sad , or plain wild ) , the true 2020-esque moment would be if show creator Donald Glover just randomly dropped both seasons simultaneously , like a modern Beyoncé album .

Tonja Renée Stidhum on The Grapevine, shared by Tonja Renée Stidhum to The Root

We’ve said it countless times—our sense of time has been completely warped in 2020. For example, this week is a short week due to the recent Labor Day holiday and yet it still feels like it should’ve been Friday three days ago. (Editor’s Note: Seriously, how is it only Thursday???)
And yet, I still have a very clear view of just how fucking long we’ve been waiting for a new season of Atlanta! As a reminder, we’ve been waiting for some new heat since 2018. But like, multiply that by 50-11 because of 2020’s time warp.
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Well, according to Variety, the previous delay of the acclaimed FX TV series’ new seasons has been extended to an even further delay due to none other than the coronavirus pandemic.
FX Networks and FX Productions chairman John Landgraf confirmed during a fall lineup press conference that the network has plans to begin production in early 2021 and debut the third season later in the year. Previously, the plan was to release the third season in January 2021 with the fourth season premiering later that fall.
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Deadline gives more background:
The third and fourth seasons of “Atlanta” were written together and will be shot that way as well. (Landgraf did say that “Donald Glover and his intrepid team” were able to finish writing over the last few months.) One season is set and will primarily be shot in Atlanta, Ga., as per usual, but the other takes place in Europe. But the “availability” of the seasons were being pushed back, in part because of when the show could resume production safely, as well as due to the scheduling of the cast to resume working on the longer stretch of production that is two seasons at once. Landgraf shared that cast and crew safety was the “No. 1 priority” and that includes not only new practices and procedures, such as testing, social distancing and contract tracing, but also simply giving them access to doctors and epidemiologists.
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First off, I’d also rather the cast and crew’s safety take priority over my desire for entertainment and curiosity about the series’ evolution. Also, since I’ve already had to reconcile with the fact that we have to wait so long between new seasons anyway, I have gotten used to the…“limbo” of it all at this point. Maybe that’s because living through 2020 means that we’ve all gotten used to a general sense of purgatory? What will this damn year throw at us next? Who the hell knows...
To be honest, since 2020 has been full of unexpected surprises (whether good, bad, alarming, sad, or plain wild), the true 2020-esque moment would be if show creator Donald Glover just randomly dropped both seasons simultaneously, like a modern Beyoncé album.


theroot--2020-09-10--Grab 52% off an Instant Pot Duo Nova at Macy's

Make cooking 10 times easier with a 6-quart Instant Pot Duo Nova , made specifically for Macy ’ s .
@ @ @ @ @ 60 , which is 52 % off the original list price .
It has 14 @ @ @ @ @ ’ d wan na cook including rice , ribs , soups , and more .
@ @ @ @ @ does it for you ?
The Instant Pot is also dishwasher-safe and can cook for @ @ @ @ @ Upgrade your cooking game and get one .

Ignacia on Kinja Deals, shared by Gabe Carey to The Root

Instant Pot Duo Nova | $60 | Macy’s
Make cooking 10 times easier with a 6-quart Instant Pot Duo Nova, made specifically for Macy’s. It’s only $60, which is 52% off the original list price. It has 14 smart programs for anything you’d wanna cook including rice, ribs, soups, and more. Why guesstimate when this baby does it for you? The Instant Pot is also dishwasher-safe and can cook for up to eight people. Upgrade your cooking game and get one.


theroot--2020-09-10--A List of Reasons Why It's Necessary for Black People to Have Conversations and Photo Ops With White

A List of Reasons Why It's Necessary for Black People to Have Conversations and Photo Ops With White Racists

I am just here for all The Bernie Bros , Dems Are Corporate Shills and Kamala is Cop frauds who @ @ @ @ @ ass of D-Listers like Shiller I mean Killer Mike .
Congrats your man met with @ @ @ @ @ 300,000 voters from the Georgia rolls and stole an election .
Feel free to eat @ @ @ @ @ Mike can you and Ice Cube take your “ earn my vote ” bullshit and @ @ @ @

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