Bobby & Liz Fouther, shown in the same spot 60 years apart

The Portland Development Commission demolished their home at 3222 N Gantenbein Ave. Emanuel hospital built a parking lot in its place

Then Now

Bobby and Liz Fouther's childhood home

Their land and home was valued at $6,500 in 1969

Had the Portland Development Commission not demolished their home, it is estimated their property would be worth $508,876 today

Gloria Cash says her childhood home was taken through predatory real estate practices for only $10 in the early 1960s

Records show Emanuel Hospital purchased the property for $4,322 in 1965 and paid a contractor $612 to demolish the home

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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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