Black Women in the U.S. A report released recently by Black Women’s Roundtable Public Policy Network (BWR), Black Women in the U.S., 2015, found that significant progress has been made since key historical markers however, there are many areas that remain in need of dire national attention and urgent action. The report was released during a legislative briefing at the historic headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). “This report is a quick glimpse at where we are. We use this document as a roadmap during our BWR summit,” says Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO National Coalition and convener, BWR. ... Black Women in the U.S., 2015 Report
The groundbreaking report, Black Girls Matter: Pushed Out, Overpoliced and Underprotected, from the African American Policy Forum and thevCenter for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies at Columbia Law School, explores the disproportionate impact of zero tolerance policies on Black girls and other girls of color. “As public concern mounts for the needs of men and boys of color through initiatives like the White House’s My Brother’s Keeper, we must challenge the assumption that the lives of girls and women—who are often left out of the national conversation—are not also at risk,” said Kimberlé Crenshaw, the report’s lead author. This report is based on a new review of national data and personal interviews with young women in Boston and New York. Read a copy of that report here.
Of Nation | Post Date (5/18/2015)
Great Migration: The African-American Exodus North
Between 1915 and 1970, more than 6 million African-Americans moved out of the South to cities across the Northeast, Midwest and West.
This relocation — called the Great Migration — resulted in massive demographic shifts across the United States. Between 1910 and 1930, cities such as New York, Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland saw their African-American populations grow by about 40 percent, and the number of African-Americans employed in industrial jobs nearly doubled.
"[The Great Migration] had such an effect on almost every aspect of our lives — from the music that we listen to to the politics of our country to the ways the cities even look and feel, even today," says Isabel Wilkerson. "The suburbanization and the ghettos that were created as a result of the limits of where [African-Americans] could live in the North [still exist today.] And ... the South was forced to change, in part because they were losing such a large part of their workforce through the Great Migration."
Great Migration: The African-American Exodus North
Between 1915 and 1970, more than 6 million African-Americans moved out of the South to cities across the Northeast, Midwest and West.
This relocation — called the Great Migration — resulted in massive demographic shifts across the United States. Between 1910 and 1930, cities such as New York, Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland saw their African-American populations grow by about 40 percent, and the number of African-Americans employed in industrial jobs nearly doubled.
"[The Great Migration] had such an effect on almost every aspect of our lives — from the music that we listen to to the politics of our country to the ways the cities even look and feel, even today," says Isabel Wilkerson. "The suburbanization and the ghettos that were created as a result of the limits of where [African-Americans] could live in the North [still exist today.] And ... the South was forced to change, in part because they were losing such a large part of their workforce through the Great Migration."
Community-Society | Post Date (5/18/2015)
Another way to explain who we are:
The 15 types of communities that make up America
The United States is remaking itself in the 21st Century. Changes in technology and economics are redefining the social, political and cultural fault lines that make the country what it is. The American Communities Project exists to explore those changes with a massive data library and a demographic/geographic breakdown of communities that lets it understand where the country is going at the local level.
A combined political science/journalism effort based at American University, the ACP uses a vast array of data – from elections results and economic numbers to consumer survey and poling – to break communities into different types for analysis. The primary point: Even in the age of the Web, people in different places experience the world very differently.
Working with academics, the ACP used a wide range of different factors – everything from income to race and ethnicity to education to religious affiliation – and a clustering technique to identify 15 types of counties, everything from Big Cities to Aging Farmlands. It has mapped those types to show where the country’s political, socio-economic and cultural fissures are.
Another way to explain who we are:
The 15 types of communities that make up America
The United States is remaking itself in the 21st Century. Changes in technology and economics are redefining the social, political and cultural fault lines that make the country what it is. The American Communities Project exists to explore those changes with a massive data library and a demographic/geographic breakdown of communities that lets it understand where the country is going at the local level.
A combined political science/journalism effort based at American University, the ACP uses a vast array of data – from elections results and economic numbers to consumer survey and poling – to break communities into different types for analysis. The primary point: Even in the age of the Web, people in different places experience the world very differently.
Working with academics, the ACP used a wide range of different factors – everything from income to race and ethnicity to education to religious affiliation – and a clustering technique to identify 15 types of counties, everything from Big Cities to Aging Farmlands. It has mapped those types to show where the country’s political, socio-economic and cultural fissures are.
The Arts | Post Date (5/04/2015)
The Arts Defined
"The difference between science and the arts is not that they are different sides of the same coin even, or even different parts of the same continuum, but rather, they are manifestations of the same thing. The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity." ~ Mae Jemison
The arts represent an outlet of expression, that is usually influenced by culture and which in turn helps to change culture. As such, the arts are a physical manifestation of the internal creative impulse.
Major constituents of the arts include literature – including poetry, novels and short stories, and epics; performing arts – among them music, dance, and theatre; culinary arts such as baking, chocolatiering, and winemaking; media arts like photography and cinematography, and visual arts – including drawing, painting, and sculpting. Some art forms combine a visual element with performance (e.g. film) and the written word (e.g. comics).
The Arts Defined
"The difference between science and the arts is not that they are different sides of the same coin even, or even different parts of the same continuum, but rather, they are manifestations of the same thing. The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity." ~ Mae Jemison
The arts represent an outlet of expression, that is usually influenced by culture and which in turn helps to change culture. As such, the arts are a physical manifestation of the internal creative impulse.
Major constituents of the arts include literature – including poetry, novels and short stories, and epics; performing arts – among them music, dance, and theatre; culinary arts such as baking, chocolatiering, and winemaking; media arts like photography and cinematography, and visual arts – including drawing, painting, and sculpting. Some art forms combine a visual element with performance (e.g. film) and the written word (e.g. comics).
Of Nature | Post Date (5/18/2015)
Why do we need WILD Cities?
There is a clear and rapid demographic shift to cities worldwide, where human connections to wild nature often erode and nature becomes an abstraction. In this process, people are quickly losing their understanding of the role of wild nature and its many benefits to human as well as other species we value. A commitment to protecting unseen wild places is more challenging to sustain without cultivating a connection to nature where the majority of people live.
We need to establish wild nature as a central part of urban life by protecting and restoring it, evolving a balanced relationship between people and nature that is healthy for both. There are many “champions” of wild nature in urban areas, including civic groups, government agencies, NGOs, and businesses, but they often operate in isolation and under capacity. Facilitating collaboration among these champions is needed to galvanize coordinated, informed and more impactful work towards wilder cities.
Why do we need WILD Cities?
There is a clear and rapid demographic shift to cities worldwide, where human connections to wild nature often erode and nature becomes an abstraction. In this process, people are quickly losing their understanding of the role of wild nature and its many benefits to human as well as other species we value. A commitment to protecting unseen wild places is more challenging to sustain without cultivating a connection to nature where the majority of people live.
We need to establish wild nature as a central part of urban life by protecting and restoring it, evolving a balanced relationship between people and nature that is healthy for both. There are many “champions” of wild nature in urban areas, including civic groups, government agencies, NGOs, and businesses, but they often operate in isolation and under capacity. Facilitating collaboration among these champions is needed to galvanize coordinated, informed and more impactful work towards wilder cities.
Non-Material Review | Post Date (5/05/2015)
Butterfly Power - Symbol of Change
Butterfly is the power of air, the ability to float upon a breeze. It is known for its darting flight; thus, it represents the mind and our ability to change it when necessary. Butterfly represents the never-ending cycle of life; therefore, its medicine bestows not only the ability, but the clarity of mind needed before self-transformation.
Butterfly is the symbol of change, the soul, creativity, freedom, joy and color. Their power is transformation, shape shifting and soul evolution. They represent the element of air, quickly changing and always on the move gracefully. Butterflies are messengers of the moment and come in a wide array of colors. It reminds us not to take things too seriously and to get up and move. They teach us that growth and transformation does not have to be a traumatic experience. It can be joyous.
Butterflies possess the ability to grow and change, leaving the safety of their cocoon to discover a new world in a new form without fear, trusting their untested wings to fly without a doubt in their minds. They work through many important stages to become the beautiful creature they are. Similar to the butterfly, we too are always moving through different stages, each equally as vital. It is no good rushing to a particular stage, nor is it good getting stuck at a stage and becoming stagnant.
Butterfly Power - Symbol of Change
Butterfly is the power of air, the ability to float upon a breeze. It is known for its darting flight; thus, it represents the mind and our ability to change it when necessary. Butterfly represents the never-ending cycle of life; therefore, its medicine bestows not only the ability, but the clarity of mind needed before self-transformation.
Butterfly is the symbol of change, the soul, creativity, freedom, joy and color. Their power is transformation, shape shifting and soul evolution. They represent the element of air, quickly changing and always on the move gracefully. Butterflies are messengers of the moment and come in a wide array of colors. It reminds us not to take things too seriously and to get up and move. They teach us that growth and transformation does not have to be a traumatic experience. It can be joyous.
Butterflies possess the ability to grow and change, leaving the safety of their cocoon to discover a new world in a new form without fear, trusting their untested wings to fly without a doubt in their minds. They work through many important stages to become the beautiful creature they are. Similar to the butterfly, we too are always moving through different stages, each equally as vital. It is no good rushing to a particular stage, nor is it good getting stuck at a stage and becoming stagnant.
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