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Feb 1

• Born In Slavery •
Laura Smalley Interview Excerpt
Hampstead, Texas, 1941

Formerly enslaved Laura Smalley discusses some of the songs they used to sing on the plantations during slavery and sings a somber song about "thunderballs rattlin"
#BlackHistoryMonth

Although these are "firsthand" accounts I think its important to keep in mind the condition of Black Americans and the conditions under which these recordings were produced

Excerpt from Scenes of Subjection by Saidiya Hartman on the subject

One theme that emerges listening to these recordings is that white people have always been fascinated by "Negro music" and often try to compel ex-slaves to perform for them 😒

Excerpt from The Half That's Never Been Told by Edward Baptist

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Feb 1

Aaron Douglas
Into Bondage, 1936
#BlackHistoryMonth

Aaron Douglas
Aspiration, 1936 #BlackHistoryMonth

Aaron Douglas
Building More Stately Mansions, 1944
#BlackArt #BHM

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Jan 31

Epigenetics and the Embodiment of Race: Developmental Origins of US Racial Disparities in Cardiovascular Health 🧵1/13
researchgate.net/publication/52…

"It is now broadly known that an African American man in Harlem is less likely than a man in Bangladesh to survive to the age of 65."

"..cardiovascular diseases (CVD's) and their precursor conditions...hypertenstion, diabetes, and obesity, contribute heavily to this disparity."

"Hypertension rates are roughly 1.5-2 times higher in African Americans compared to whites and are especially high in certain regions, such as the so-called stroke belt of the American South."

"..nearly half of all African Americans adults develop some form of CVD"

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Jan 29

Unhealthy assimilation: Why do immigrants converge to American health status levels? 🧵1/8
semanticscholar.org/paper/Unhealth…

"A key stylized fact that is generally supported in the literature is that upon arrival in the United States immigrants are healthier than their native counterparts, but that over time this health advantage dissipates. This phenomenon is often called the Healthy Immigrant Effect”

"First, immigrants are positively selected and are hence in better health either by choice or due to the U.S. immigration screening process. Second, unhealthy immigrants may be more likely to return to their home country."

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Jan 29

The Immigrant Health Differential in the Context of Racial and Ethnic Disparities: The Case of Diabetes 🧵1/9
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

"The unadjusted prevalence of diabetes is higher among Native American (15.1%), Asian (8.0%), non-Hispanic Black (12.7%) and
Hispanic (12.1%) adults than among non-Hispanic whites (7.4%)"

30.2 million adults have diabetes and an additional 84.1 million have pre-diabetes

"Diabetes ranks as the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, and it substantially increases the risk of blindness, cardiovascular disease, end stage renal disease, hypertension, stroke, neuropathy, lower limb amputations, and premature death"

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Jan 27

https://twitter.com/eihtbeezy/status/1486479480197718023

Black Males, Trauma, and Mental Health Service Use: A Systematic Review

"Trauma has been identified as a major public health and medical issue, and Black males ages 18 and older are at a noticeably high risk for trauma exposure." 🧵 1/8

https://twitter.com/eihtbeezy/status/1486479480197718023

"Studies examining trauma exposure among community samples of Black males show that approximately 62% have directly experienced a traumatic event in their lifetime, 72% witnessed a traumatic event, and 59% have learned of a traumatic event involving a friend or family member."

"Empirical research has documented an association between trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and violence perpetration."

"Black males are [] half as likely as their White counterparts to use professional mental health services"

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