A notable grad I'd like to highlight is @eunique. She has a goal of connecting new generations of Black Children to the knowledge and experiences of our ancestors. Her brand- Because of Them, We Can, has ensured that our children know the excellence of past.
Thank you!
Other grads you all may know: Singer- Toni Braxton
Rapper- Wale
Football played- Isaac Redmond
And lots of politicans, probably inspired by its proximity to Wash DC
Last night, as I taught my children about HBCUs, they asked - "can non-Black people go to an HBCU"
Well, another notable grad is Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher to go into space. She died on the mission with the Challenger.
Christa was White.
Bluefield State College in WV is noted as the Whitest Black College, with up to 90% of it's student body being White.
Y'all, I'm too psyched!
Everyday I do research on my HBCU pick, looking for fun facts & notable grads.
Well, today is Day 3 & the letter C. So of course today is gonna be all about my Alma Mater, @ClarkAtlanta
I nearly died when I saw my name listed as a notable grad!
So, let me tell you about MY SCHOOL!
CAU was founded in 1865, the first HBCU in the South. Our school motto has shaped my adult life
" I'll find a way or make one" and "Culture for service".
We were taught to never take no for an answer, just get a better pitch.
The school is unique, as it is a member of the Atlanta University Center, the oldest and largest contiguous consortium of African-American higher education institutions in the United States.
CAU is the only University that is part of the consortium.
The domestic terrorism that HBCUs are faced with needs to be discussed.
On this first day of #BlackHistoryMonth , my plans have shifted. I will teach my children about 28 of the 107 HBCUs in the US. We will learn their role in creating Black excellence. theguardian.com/education/2022…
Here are the 8 #HBCUs to choose from that start with the letter A. Today I will focus on Albany State and talk about the role it had in shaping a leading public health voice during this pandemic, Admiral Cedric Guyton, Assistant Surgeon General & Deputy Director of US Comm Corp.
@AlbanyStateUniv is a public HBCU in Albany Georgia founded in 1903.
They merged with Darton College in 2017, and are the largest HBCU in the state of Georgia.
The Albany community was one of many HBCUs to experience trauma yesterday in the form of a bomb threat.
Every time I hear the data about educational loss for children during the year of virtual learning, I ask a very simple question- was it because of virtual learning or because of the pandemic.
The most proximal thing always gets blamed.
My thoughts...
Could it be that children just dont learn well during a pandemic, no matter what mode education is delivered? If their caregivers are being hospitalized and/or dying, could that be to blame for the educational losses we are seeing?
Could the fact that 1 in 310 Black children, 1 in 168 Native children, and 1 in 412 Hispanic children, lost a caregiver compared to 1 in 753 White children, explain any of the racial gaps we saw in last year's educational loss data?
But COVID doesn't affect kids, they say.
An @EpiEllie tweet from a while ago is the inspiration for mine today.
The biggest thing I got wrong during the pandemic was public & political support. I just knew since the world finally understood epidemics & pandemics, they would also realize the importance of public health
I figured public health would be funded at levels necessary to actually protect the public's health. The nation would come together around the importance of universal Healthcare. We would understand that in a society, your health impacts my health.
I predicted we would have real conversations and possibly move the needle on paid sick leave and addressing social determinants of health.
I would have never guessed that instead we would have states legislating power away from public health departments DURING A PANDEMIC!
My sister & niece finally got vaxxed! My sis was the most vaccine hesitant person I know, and she makes the healthcare decisions for my niece.
My sis was afraid, not uneducated, not didn't care, and def didn't deserve death bc she had fear of medicine that never served her well.
She was cautious, created a buble with 1 family and never ventured outside of it without her N95 mask, face shield, gloves. She washed her hands often, and used contact free everything.
She bought at home Covid test as soon as they hit the market.
She knew covid was real...
but also knew medicine harms Black people, sometimes just for the heck of it.
History didnt need to teach her this (but it did), she had her own experiences. Like the nurse who called her miscarriage "a blessing" or the residents who had her pushing in active labor for 7 hrs...
Many of yall are awaking to a day off for a holiday you never celebrated before.
I've celebrate #Juneteenth#JubileeDay my entire life. I love the parades that many major cities have, but we also had personal family traditions too. Here's my family's approach.
We start by hanging two Juneteenth flags. First, the official Juneteenth flag is red, white, and blue with 1 star burting through. Second the variations flag that comes in red, black, and green, colors that remind us of Africa.
We talk about the colors both flags represent.
The traditional flag has the colors of America, because we are American. This country is prosperous because of 400 years of unpaid or underpaid labor from our ancestors. We are as American as it gets, and our contributions are what made America the force that it is.