#lacie crenshaw

[aspiringpolymath]

Mid Year Reading Check In

I compiled this at the end of June, so it's not up to the minute accurate, but a good indication of how my reading year has gone so far. I tweaked the questions a bit to suit my reading style. If anyone sees this and wants to answer them PLEASE tag me so I can see what you are reading!

Mid Year Book Check In Questions:

Did you set a reading challenge; if so, how’s it going? (AKA How many books have you read?)

Best book(s) you’ve read so far?

Best sequel or book in a series you've read so far?

New release you haven't read yet, but want to?

Most anticipated release for the second half of the year?

Biggest disappointment?

Biggest surprise?

Favorite new author? (Debut or new to you)

Newest favorite character (for whatever reason)?

Book that made you cry or saddest book you’ve read?

Book that made you happy?

Favorite review you've written this year? (Can be glowing or a takedown)

Favorite cover for a book you've read this year?

What books are your priority to read by the end of the year?

Answers:

According to GR, I’ve read 239 books (tho I prefer ‘title’ since some are pretty short. I read a mix of novels, novellas, shorts and manga/comics.) My GR goal is 365, so I’m ahead of schedule!

Bests

Manga - Restart After . . . duology by Cocomi

Graphic novel - Mamo by Sass Milledge (ff ya)

Non LGBTQ+ romance book - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (still casually queer)

Short book - Bisclavret by K.L. Noone

Standalone mm romance book (there are not a lot of these, lol) - We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian (I didn’t want it to be over, so I really took my time.)

3. Three way tie between The Missing Page by Cat Sebastian, Malibu by Emmy Sanders, and Out of the Wild Night by Marina Vivancos. Oh, and Muscle Cub by Slade James!

4. Loads, but I still haven’t read The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles and I really need to get on that.

5. I’m looking forward to the next volume of Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide by Mone Sorai. Oh, and Gentle Chaos by Tyler Gaga (ghosthoney on IG and TikTok)

6. I was most recently disappointed by How To Say I Do by Tal Bauer - not hugely, just wasn’t what I was hoping for.

7. I was really pleasantly surprised by Show Me How to Trust by Ray Celar. I didn’t have high hopes after book 2, but this one really took the time it needed to with the characters. Not a perfect book, but really lovely.

8. I’ve read a couple of short things by her in the past, but this year Crystal Lacy has become a new go-to author.

9. Sal from The Demon’s Mate by Delaney Rain, and maybe Collin from Off-Ice Behavior by Hannah Henry.

10. Some I’ve already mentioned made me cry, but I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain by Will Walton made me cry no fewer than five times. It’s a weird prose poem YA book about grief and generational addiction, I thought it was so well done. A book that made me cry mostly happy tears was Keep Me by HJ Welch.

11. The audiobook of Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green made me legitimately lol.

12. Well, the one that has gotten the most likes on GR is my 1 star of The Right Wrong Number by Katie Warren, but I did like my pithy review for So These Rude Grumpy Arrogant Jerks Fall In Love and It’s Gross by TJ Land. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5353619286

13. The Roger Crenshaw books by Taylor Titmouse have amazing covers, and illustrations inside, too.

Also, Haunt, Heart, Havoc by Freydís Moon has a super striking cover.

14. I’d like to get back to In Memoriam by Alice Winn. I started it, but there were holds and I knew it was going to get very sad. Oh, and this probably should have been listed above, but I also want to get to Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly soon.

#mid year book tag #mid year book freak out tag

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Breaking the Monolith

Culture Defines South Central: Geography limits that characterization, a puzzle explored.

By Louis White

The area is flanked to the north by downtown Los Angeles as Washington Boulevard marks the invisible limit between the two, and by Vernon Avenue to the south, the Harbor Freeway to the west and historic Central Avenue to the east. Tom’s Market, a brown-brick building with a green roof stands one-story high, steps away from the intersection of Florence and Normandie Avenues. The building is located at the epicenter of the infamous 1992 unrest caused by the verdict in the Rodney King trial. It sits within the imaginary border of cultural South Central, but it is outside of the 2.55 miles that define historic South Central geographically. 

Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw-Leimert neighborhoods are also located outside of that perimeter. The city council changed the name of South Central to South Los Angeles in 2003, according to a KCET report. The perception of South Los Angeles as a haven for something “less” crossed the ocean. The British press did not make the distinction between the historical and geographical South L.A. In an article published by the Daily Mail in Sept. 2016, titled “(Almost) Straight out of Compton,” reporter Ruth Styles wrote about the area where Meghan Markle’s mother lived. “Plagued by crime and riddled with street gangs, the troubled Los Angeles neighborhood that Doria Ragland, 60, calls home couldn’t be more different to London’s leafy Kensington.” 

Markle’s mother lived in the Crenshaw neighborhood of View Park, where houses list from $800,000 to $2 million. The homes are mainly mid century gems with oddly shaped swimming pools and sweeping views of the downtown L.A skyline. The majority of the homeowners there are Black. Race Trumps Location, Geography Crenshaw Boulevard stretches 23-miles long. Cars travel the boulevard from Mid-Wilshire near the affluent Hancock Park area to the north through Central Los Angeles. It passes the Crenshaw district that includes View Park and Windsor Hills ending in the affluent Rolling Hills area in Palos Verdes. 

Crenshaw is a boulevard crossing a cluster of neighborhoods, not a city. In other words, most anywhere there are African Americans east of the Interstate 405 is regarded as “South Los Angeles” culturally and often with a derogatory connotation. Compton, Inglewood and Long Beach all border cities with similar demographics and similar stories. Geographically, they are not South Central. Some people in these places live mundane, ordinary lives. Others have interesting and even extraordinary lives that have nothing to do with the popularized imagery of movies, music or even real life events like the 1992 unrest.

Travis Lacy is a writer and doctoral candidate of African American music and culture. “South Los Angeles is not unlike many other L.A. neighborhoods,” Lacy said. “There are multiple types of people … that hold all sorts of employment positions from simple retail positions to management, hospital staff, nurses.” South L.A. properties with mortgages account for 76 percent of homes. 

The median value of a home with a mortgage there is $467,350, according to Point2Homes.com, an Internet real estate site. Lacy says South Los Angeles is working class, and it is not so different from other L.A. neighborhoods. “It has its collection of well known people as well, Ray Charles, lived not too far from here, in the Baldwin Hills-View Park area,” he said. “Tina Turner and her husband [Ike Turner], Stevie Wonder had a house up there too … it burned in a fire.” “Culture Cures” is the title of the mural painted on the wall of a brick pre-World War II building that pays homage to the Black Panther party at 41st Street and Central Avenue in historic SouthCentral Los Angeles. 

SPRING 2022 Collegian Times 19 However, there is crime, and there are street gangs, illicit drugs and violence. African Americans are the image of “who” lives in South Central Los Angeles, but they make up a mere 10.1 percent of the population of the historic core South Central Los Angeles, according to the 2000 U.S. census. Latinos are at the top with 87.2 percent. South Central Los Angeles has never been “ghetto,” by definition. The “Black Beverly Hills” as it has been called in the past, Baldwin HillsCrenshaw District along with Leimert Park are the only areas in the city that are predominately African American. Windsor Hills, Baldwin Hills and Ladera Heights are the most affluent African American areas on the West Coast. 

However, African Americans’ place in South L.A. continues to disappear. James W. Johnson has been a resident of South Los Angeles for almost seven decades. He and his family migrated to South Los Angeles from a small town in Texas in 1955. “That’s the biggest problem the Black community is having right now, getting [their] parents’ leftovers, and selling them, ” Johnson said. “I had a buddy of mine, he sold his [grandma’s house], a duplex. He was living in one of ‘em rent-free for years. For years, but his grandmother passed away. He sold the house and moved to Moreno Valley.” History and Culture Live in South L.A. The Crenshaw District became home for many Japanese families after race-based housing covenants were ruled unconstitutional and A mid-century home sits atop a breezy quiet hill in the picturesque Windsor Hills-View Park neighborhood in South Los Angeles. 

In striking contrast to popular imagery, this South Los Angeles area is the largest most affluent African American neighborhood on the West Coast. unenforceable. Not illegal, just unenforceable. Pre-WWII South Central Los Angeles was diverse, very much like the farther eastern neighborhood of Boyle Heights. Blacks, Japanese, Italians, Mexicans, Chinese and Jews all lived together, as they were not allowed to live in the whites-only areas of the city. Lacy grew up in South Los Angeles and in the unincorporated area called Lennox, south of Inglewood near LAX. Lacy, his wife and baby daughter moved into their 1922 Spanish revival bungalow in South Los Angeles near the Los Angeles and Inglewood border in 2005. 

Their purchase is located one mile away from the epicenter of the 1992 Los Angeles uprising. He says his neighborhood is “pretty quiet” and most of his neighbors are elderly. “The neighborhood does not fit into what you might normally hear about in South Los Angeles, [as] far as drugs and violence or anything like that. It’s been pretty quiet,” Lacy said. “[The elder neighbors], they moved in here before the 1966 restrictive covenants were removed and have been here ever since.” South L.A. is home to more than 140 architecturally and historically important places, like the 80-year old Vision Theatre in Leimert Park. The Spanish style art deco movie palace was once operated by Fox West Coast Theaters, according to culturela.org. The Los Angeles Coliseum, site of the 1932 and 1984 Olympics, the Watts Towers—a group of 17 interconnected structures built by Italian immigrant Simon Rodia over a 30-year period, and the 1930s planned community of Baldwin Hills Village are all national historic landmarks. 

Christian Brake is a 16-year-old high school student studying software coding. He says people are surprised by the fact that emblematic institutions are located within the South Los Angeles area borders. “There is the Natural History Museum and really good universities like USC here,” he said as he swiveled in his gaming chair and commented on his neighbors. “They can be rough, I grew up with some of them, and some of them are nice. Some can be unsafe too.” The people of South Los Angeles are thought to be less than, and not worth caring about. It is emblematic of systemic marginalization. Politicians often run on platforms of being tough on crime, which usually means a heavy-handed approach where everyone is guilty and no one feels safe. Beneath the Mediterranean climate however, there is also abandonment of good neighborhood policies. There is a lack of ground level interest in the people and their needs by local policy makers. It is a disservice to just paint all of South Los Angeles and its inhabitants as bad people in a bad area. Bloods and Crips live in parts of these areas. So do anime nerds, doctoral candidates, teachers, students, celebrities, dentists and lawyers. There are families who struggle and families who are thriving. As Snoop Dogg says “you ain’t up on thangs” if you believe everyone in South Los Angeles is just someone to be avoided. They are not pillars of hopelessness, nor decay. 

[wlwmorganfyres]

i think this is the first time rachel has seen jake since... the incident....

#apparently it was power conserve day??? #or sumn weird eco lifestyle shit #they were eating christmas dinner in the dark #and i had to buy a separate plot of land to cook on cause i couldnt fucking use the oven #gen 2 #the sims 4 #rachel bunce #laurie bunce #oliver bunce #tiger bunce #jake crenshaw #noelle crenshaw #lacie crenshaw #vivian mcclair

[dailynewswebsite]

A record number of women will serve in the 117th Congress, including at least 51 women of color

Jahana Hayes (left) and Lauren Underwood have been reelected to the Home of Representatives. AP Photograph/J. Scott Applewhite

Ladies will acquire at the least 14 seats within the 117th Congress, setting a brand new file for feminine illustration.

In 2018, the nation elected 127 ladies – and 48 ladies of colour – to the Home and Senate. Subsequent Jan. 3, at the least 141 ladies, together with 51 ladies of colour shall be sworn in. Eight races involving ladies had but to be referred to as as of Nov. 16, which means this quantity may nonetheless develop.

Ladies shall be at the least 27% of the Home and 24% of the Senate. The Senate numbers don’t embrace Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, or Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia Republican concerned in a runoff that may happen after Congress is sworn in. Ladies make up 50.52% of the U.S. inhabitants.

A powerful exhibiting by Republican ladies helped drive this development, with at the least 36 serving within the subsequent Congress, in comparison with 22 presently.

All through my 20-plus yr profession as a political science professor, I’ve studied ladies’s illustration in mayoral, congressional, gubernatorial and presidential elections.

Right here’s my have a look at the feminine demographics of Congress following the 2020 elections.

In it to win it

It’s typically mentioned that “When ladies run, ladies win,” and 2020 additionally noticed file numbers of girls operating in congressional elections.

In whole, 643 ladies have been candidates in congressional major elections, together with a file variety of Asian or Pacific Islander, Latina, Center Japanese or North African and Native American ladies.

Black ladies additionally set a brand new file in 2020 with 117 coming into primaries for the Home and 13 for the U.S. Senate, based on the Middle for American Ladies and Politics.

Holding onto good points

Lots of the ladies first elected to Congress in 2018 retained their seats.

All 4 members of “the Squad” have been reelected. These ladies – Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib – are Democratic ladies of colour identified for his or her progressive insurance policies, together with the Inexperienced New Deal.

Additionally re-elected have been ladies first elected in 2018 like Illinois Democrat Lauren Underwood, winner in a predominantly white Republican district; Jahana Hayes, the primary Black girl to symbolize Connecticut; and Georgia’s Lucy McBath, Democratic winner in a district that had been held by Republicans for nearly 4 a long time. These re-elections show that their victories in 2018’s “pink wave” weren’t a fluke and that they’ve actual endurance in Congress.

In some 2020 congressional races, African American ladies ran towards one another – an indication of their sturdy participation. For instance, Florida’s Val Demings, Florida’s Frederica Wilson and Georgia’s Nikema Williams – who will succeed the late civil rights icon John Lewis – gained their congressional races after defeating different Black ladies.

Activist Cori Bush will symbolize Missouri within the 117th Congress. AP Photograph/Jeff Roberson, File

Notable newcomers

The freshman class within the Home of Representatives will embrace at the least 26 ladies serving their first time period.

Cori Bush, a Black Lives Matter activist, turned Missouri’s first Black congresswoman. She represents a district that features the cities of St. Louis and Ferguson, the positioning of the police killing of African American teenager Michael Brown in 2014. Ferguson additionally elected its first Black and first feminine mayor this yr.

Bush defeated African American U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay. Clay and his father represented the district for over 50 years.

Different ladies of colour becoming a member of the Home for the primary time embrace former Telemundo journalist Maria Elvira Salazar, a Republican who unseated Donna Shalala in Florida, and lawyer Teresa Leger Fernandez, a Democrat from New Mexico.

Marilyn Strickland, the previous mayor of Tacoma, Washington, would be the first Korean American girl elected to Congress and the primary Black consultant from Washington State.

Some underdogs didn’t make it

So who misplaced?

Arkansas’ Joyce Elliott, a former trainer and veteran state legislator, got here up quick in her bid to turn into the primary African American congressional member from Arkansas.

Florida’s Pam Keith, a army veteran and lawyer, misplaced by a large margin to her Republican opponent.

Patricia Timmons-Goodson, the primary African American member of the North Carolina Supreme Court docket whose federal judicial nomination by Barack Obama was blocked by Republicans, didn’t win a seat in Congress.

Additionally developing quick was Tennessee’s Marquita Bradshaw, a single mom and environmental activist who would have been Tennessee’s first Black feminine congressional member if she had gained.

California’s Tamika Hamilton, Georgia’s Vivian Childs, Maryland’s Kimberly Klacik and Ohio’s Lavern Gore are all Republicans who ran in principally city Democratic districts, however none gained on election night time. All Black feminine congresswomen – except Utah’s Mia Love, who served two phrases within the Home – have been Democrats, suggesting that the trail to victory is very steep for Black Republican ladies.

Candace Valenzuela would have turn into the primary Afro Latina in Congress, however misplaced her race for Texas’ 24th congressional district to Republican Beth Van Duyne, a former Trump administration official.

Though they misplaced, their candidacies trace that extra ladies of colour will proceed to run for Congress as each Democrats and Republicans and could win subsequent time.

A white man’s authorities?

The caption of this 1868 cartoon learn, ‘This can be a white man’s authorities. We regard the Reconstruction Acts (so referred to as) of Congress as usurpations, and unconstitutional, revolutionary, and void – Democratic Platform.’ World Cat

For many of its historical past, the members of each Homes of Congress have been white males.

The monotony started to interrupt in 1916 when Montana’s Jeannette Rankin gained election as the primary feminine congresswoman. In 1964, Hawaii’s Patsy Mink turned the primary Asian American elected to congress. The primary Latina, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, was elected in 1989.

In 1968, the late Shirley Chisholm turned the primary Black girl to serve in Congress. 4 years later, two extra Black ladies arrived in Congress, Barbara Jordan of Texas and Yvonne Brathwaite-Burke of California.

Chisholm referred to as Black ladies “catalysts for change” in politics. Rep Maxine Waters, a Democrat from California, as soon as tweeted, “I can’t be intimidated and I’m not going wherever.”

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Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw’s principle of intersectionality suggests Black ladies are discriminated towards due to the “intersection” of their racial, gender and sophistication identities. One result’s that they encounter disadvantages when operating for workplace.

Among the ladies I’ve talked about confronted disadvantages associated to their race, gender or class when operating towards well-funded incumbents. But, my work within the discipline of girls and politics additionally means that the lengthy custom of Black feminine political management in America is gaining momentum. Regardless of some ladies’s losses, their illustration has, and can proceed to, improve in Congress.

Sharon Austin doesn’t work for, seek the advice of, personal shares in or obtain funding from any firm or group that may profit from this text, and has disclosed no related affiliations past their educational appointment.

from Growth News https://growthnews.in/a-record-number-of-women-will-serve-in-the-117th-congress-including-at-least-51-women-of-color/ via https://growthnews.in

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[baywav-blog]

Essentials/ 3.1.19

Music Bed:

Rejoicer - Cloud of Me - Energy Dreams

Playlist:

Terrace Martin Presents The Pollyseeds, Chachi - Intentions - Sounds of Crenshaw Vol. 1

Rome Fortune, Toro y Moi - Alright - Toro Y Rome Vol. 1

Allan Kingdom, Kevin Abstract - F My Enemies - LINES

Shay Lia - Feels - Single***

Snoh Aalegra - I Want You Around - Single

Rayana Jay - On Purpose - Single***

Eileen Sho Ji, Elujay - Show You - Single

Joyce Wrice - Blurred Lines - Single***

RUSSELL! - east end situation - LOVELY.

RUSSELL! - EXOTIC - LOVELY. 

Tierra Whack - Only Child - Single***

Slimmy B - Don’t Lie to Me - Problem Child 

Homeshake - (Secret Track) - Helium 

Rey Pila - Fire Away - The Future Sugar 

Steve Lacy - Ryd - Steve Lacy’s Demo 

Thestand4rd - Tryna F/ No Reply - Thestand4rd

Kempeh - Comfortable - Single

Sango - Me De Amor - Da Rocinha 2

Nessly - Pretty Bracelet - Still Finessin 1.5

Sahbabii, T3 - Squidiculous - 3P***

Higher Brothers - We Talkin Bout - Five Stars***

Yhung T.O. - Slidin - Before the Fame 

Yung Bans - Lock Jaw - Yung Bans 

MANILA GREY - LAVA WALK - Single***

ALLBLACK, Kenny Beats - 2 Minute Drills - 2 Minute Drills 

Larry June - Organic Watermelon Juice - Very Peaceful how

Lee Fields & The Expressions - My World - My World

Xxyyxx - You Are Why I Am Invisible, Pt. 2 - Single***

Princess Nokia - ABCs of New York - 1992 Deluxe 

Lil B - Still Run It - Black Ken

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ELUJAY FEAT. JOYCE WRICE - WORTH IT (PRODUCED BY LACY MCGRADY)

Bay Area iz not only powerful hip-hop slaps as probably you’re used to experience, you know iAMSU! , E-40,P-Lo,Sage the Gemini,Love Rance and many others. There are some interesting artists able to cook brilliant and captivating hip-hop music with a soulful approach! If y’all purchase da supa-refined experimental project by Terrace Martin and Co. called Sounds of Crenshaw Vol.1 produced under the moniker The Pollyseeds maybe you stumbled upon an unusual performance of California rapper Problem which grabbed the mic under his alter-ego Chachi (taste the stunning Intentions). So today we scout out da Oakland streets to get familiar with Elujay. Elujay is definitely a well-rounded artist which earned his stripes with da compelling work titled Jentrify premiered by Noisey , after mesmerizing da homies at Pigeons and Plans and The Fader with his previous stuff! Inspired by icons like D’Angelo,Musiq,K-Dot,Kanye West and Kirk Franklin , the pied piper of “honest soulful music” recently unleashed a mellow piece called Worth It recruiting one of the most interesting r&b voice of da moment , Joyce Wrice. The song is a superb piece of art with a perfect and astonishing production wrapped by Elujay himself under da name Lacy Mcgrady.

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#Elujay #Joyce Wrice #Lacy Mcgrady #HIP HOP NEW SCHOOL

[wlwmorganfyres]

SHES LITERALLY A DEMON HOW TF DID SHE DISSAPEAR 

#im so scared of her stg #JAKES KIDS ARE SO WEIRD #lacies ok tho ig #gen 2 #noelle crenshaw #the sims 4 #the sims #ts4 #sims 4

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the half siblings

(jakes demons)

#noelle crenshaw #lacie crenshaw #bloopers #cas #sims 4 #the sims 4 #ts4 #the sims #sims cas #ts4 cas

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birthday girl!

#i actually like this one #i hate noelle but the other ones fine ig #lacie crenshaw #the sims 4 #gen 2 #the sims #sims 4 #ts #vivian mcclair #oliver bunce

[dailynewswebsite]

More women and more Black women than ever ran for Congress in 2020, but they still lost ground

Jahana Hayes (left) and Lauren Underwood had been reelected to the Home of Representatives. AP Picture/J. Scott Applewhite

In 2020, Black girls set a brand new document – 117 entered primaries for the Home and 13 for the U.S. Senate, in response to the Middle for American Girls and Politics.

In whole, 643 girls had been candidates in congressional major and basic elections, together with a document variety of Asian or Pacific Islander, Latina, Center Jap or North African and Native American girls.

Nonetheless, girls ended up dropping eight seats in Congress. In 2018, the nation elected 127 girls – and 48 girls of colour – to the Home and Senate. This 12 months, that dropped to 117 girls and 45 girls of colour.

All through my profession as a political science professor, I’ve studied girls’s illustration in mayoral, congressional, gubernatorial and presidential elections.

Right here’s my have a look at the feminine demographics of Congress following the 2020 elections.

Freshmen no extra

Most of the girls first elected to Congress in 2018 retained their seats.

All 4 members of “the Squad” had been reelected. These girls – Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib – are Democratic girls of colour identified for his or her progressive insurance policies, together with the Inexperienced New Deal.

Additionally reelected had been Illinois Democrat Lauren Underwood, winner of a predominantly white and Republican district in 2018; Jahana Hayes, the primary Black lady to signify Connecticut; and Georgia’s Lucy McBath, winner in a district that had been held by Republicans for nearly 4 a long time.

These reelections show that their victories in 2018’s “pink wave” weren’t a fluke and that they’ve actual endurance in Congress.

In a few of the 2020 congressional races, Black girls ran towards one another – an indication of their sturdy participation. For instance, Florida’s Val Demings, Florida’s Frederica Wilson and Georgia’s Nikema Williams – who will succeed the late civil rights icon John Lewis – gained their congressional races after defeating different Black females.

Activist Cori Bush will signify Missouri within the 117th Congress. AP Picture/Jeff Roberson, File

Notable newcomers

Some girls will likely be becoming a member of Congress for the primary time in January.

Cori Bush, a Black Lives Matter activist, grew to become Missouri’s first Black feminine congresswoman and represents a district that features the cities of St. Louis and Ferguson, the location of the police killing of African American teenager Michael Brown in 2014. Ferguson additionally elected its first Black feminine mayor this 12 months.

Bush defeated African American Congressman William Lacy Clay Jr.. Clay, Jr. and his father represented the district for over 50 years.

Different girls of colour becoming a member of Congress for the primary time embody Telemundo journalist Maria Elvira Salazar, a Republican who unseated Donna Shalala in Florida, and lawyer Teresa Fernandez, a Democrat from New Mexico.

Some underdogs didn’t make it

So who misplaced?

Arkansas’s Joyce Elliott, a instructor and veteran state legislator, got here up brief in her bid to grow to be the primary African American congressional member from Arkansas.

Florida’s Pam Keith, a army veteran and lawyer, misplaced by a large margin to her Republican opponent.

Patricia Timmons-Goodson, the primary African American member of the North Carolina Supreme Courtroom whose federal judicial nomination by Barack Obama was blocked by Republicans, didn’t win a seat in Congress.

Additionally arising brief was Tennessee’s Marquita Bradshaw, a single mom and environmental activist who would have been Tennessee’s first Black feminine congressional member if she had gained.

California’s Tamika Hamilton, Georgia’s Vivian Childs, Maryland’s Kimberly Klacik and Ohio’s Lavern Gore are all Republicans who ran in principally city Democratic districts, however none gained on election night time. All Black feminine congresswomen – except for Utah’s Mia Love, who served one time period within the Home – have been Democrats, suggesting that the trail to victory is very steep for Black Republican girls.

A white man’s authorities?

The caption of this 1868 cartoon learn, ‘This can be a white man’s authorities. We regard the Reconstruction Acts (so referred to as) of Congress as usurpations, and unconstitutional, revolutionary, and void – Democratic Platform.’ World Cat

For many of its historical past, the members of each Homes of Congress have been white males.

The monotony started to interrupt in 1917 when Montana’s Jeannette Rankin grew to become the primary feminine congresswoman. In 1964, Hawaii’s Patsy Mink grew to become the primary Asian American congresswoman. The primary Latina, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, was elected in 1989.

In 1968, the late Shirley Chisholm grew to become the primary Black lady to serve in Congress. 4 years later, two extra Black girls arrived in Congress, Barbara Jordan of Texas and Yvonne Braithwaite-Burke of California.

Chisholm referred to as Black girls “catalysts for change” in politics. U.S. Rep Maxine Waters, a Democrat from California, as soon as tweeted, “I can’t be intimidated and I’m not going anyplace.”

[Deep knowledge, daily. Sign up for The Conversation’s newsletter.]

Kimberlé Crenshaw’s idea of intersectionality suggests Black girls are deprived due to the “intersection” of their racial, gender and sophistication identities. One result’s that they encounter disadvantages when operating for workplace.

A few of these girls had been deprived by their race, gender or class when operating towards well-funded incumbents. But, my work within the area of ladies and politics additionally means that the lengthy custom of Black feminine political management in America is gaining momentum.

Sharon Austin doesn’t work for, seek the advice of, personal shares in or obtain funding from any firm or group that will profit from this text, and has disclosed no related affiliations past their tutorial appointment.

from Growth News https://growthnews.in/more-women-and-more-black-women-than-ever-ran-for-congress-in-2020-but-they-still-lost-ground/ via https://growthnews.in

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SCRATCHTHEBLOCK PRESENTS: ROOTS (A TRIP INTO NEO-SOUL WONDERLAND)

We grew up with a steady diet of great great music performed by D’Angelo, Jill Scott, India Arie, Leela James, Calvin Richardson,Maxwell,Dwele,Brian McKnight,Amell Larrieux,Lauryn Hill,N’Dambi,Eric Roberson and the list goes on & on! 

In terms of sonorities we love to define this kind of music as neo-soul , u know da groove , da warm rhodes notes and the feel-good vibrations..

Roots is a trip into neo-soul wonderland packed with the most impressive joints imbued with a sound that gravitates towards nu-soul melodies.

THABO – MORE OF THAT (PRODUCED BY ARON KYNE)

Let’s get the ball rolling with a goose-bump inducing neo-soul piece performed by Thabo Mkwananzi. Originally from Zimbabwe , the talented singer/songwriter/producer earned notoriety with his band The Real Deal ( Aron Kyne on Rhodes piano, Emmanuel Allert on acoustic guitar and Ali Mac on percussion) sharing the stage with well-known neo-soul artists such Avery Sunshine (check out her last effort Twenty Sixty Four), Eric Roberson,Dwele among others. The U.K based performer will literally seduce your ears and your soul with a superb and succulent downtempo song called More Of That wisely produced by musician/producer Aron Kyne . 

MOONCHILD – EVERY PART (FOR LINDA)

Los Angeles group Moonchild represents a rare example of musical project able to wrap three masterpieces in a mere five years! Infact through the superlative Be Free , Please Rewind and the new Voyager, Amber Navran, Max Bryk, and Andris Mattson have proven themself to be a staple amongst the jazz/neo-soul scene becoming an in-demand group for dope collaborations with artists such as Rapsody (appearing on her sumptuous Crown EP) and  Tall Black Guy (Let’s Take A Trip). Today we continue to celebrate Moonchild art selecting another brilliant piece from their recent majestic opus Voyager. The track is called Every Part (For Linda) and now sit back,relax and contemplate something that stands for quality.

THE PLAYLIST FEAT. GLENN LEWIS – SUPERMAN And now we can define Jeff Townes aka DJ Jazzy Jeff not only as a gifted turntablist/record producer/disk jokey but also as a “patron of the arts”. The Playlist is the brainchild of the Philly veteran hip-hop artist, described as

   an intimate gathering of progressive artists for the purpose of inspiration, motivation and collaboration

In accordance with the principles of making good music through collabo between musicians,producers as well as singers and rappers Jeff invited a fleet of superlative acts to his mansion in order to give them the opportunity to work on a project which led to the amazing Chasing Goosebumps featuring the brilliant neo-soul canadian singer Glenn Lewis (the underexposed genius behind the neo-soul classic masterpiece World Outside My Window)

We purchased the outstanding album and one of our favorite track is da supa-dupa-mellow Superman. Superman is definitely a tasteful cocktail, whose ingredients are blended together to create a perfect balance between melodies,harmonies and vocals. These ingredients go by the name of the most impressive artists of the international urban scene! Oh yeah, we got Eric Roberson,Maimouna Youssef & Muhsinah as background vocals ,we got Stro Elliot & Steve McKie on drums,we got James Poyser, Kaidi Tatham and  Daniel Crawford on keys and Jeff Bradshaw, Matt Cappy, Rick Tate on the horns! 

  PJ MORTON FEAT. PELL – CLAUSTROPHOBIC

Genuine, raw,organic and pure ! PJ Morton got an abundance of skills which have made him a great in-demand musician/composer/singer/songwriter but also a mature triple-threat able to wrap compelling albums. During his career PJ had the pleasure to work with a plethora of renowned artists such as Robert Glasper Experiment,India Arie,Anthony David,Jeff Bradshaw,Jagged Edge,Faith Evans,Monica,Lil Wayne and many others. This year the New Orleans-bred artist launched his fourth album entitled Gumbo under his own imprint Morton Records.Let us serve you up the smooth Claustrophobic featuring New Orleans rapper/singer Pell

STEVE LACY – C U GIRL

Los Angeles grammy nominated  guitarist/producer/singer/songwriter and member of The Internet , Steve Lacy has welcomed the huge international success of his band but he’s smart enough to use this success as launching pad for his solo career (just like his bandmates). In parallel with a series of fruitful collabo along side Kali Uchis, Big Sean,GoldLink and last but not least Kendrick Lamar (he worked on Pride from the acclaimed Damn) , Steve had time to drop Steve Lacy’s Demo , a set of pieces released as solo artist that served as little tasteful appetizer for his fans. Scratchtheblock crew really loves Lacy eclectic and experimental approach so allow us to recommend the dope C U Girl.

TA’RAACH & THE LOVELUTION FEAT. JOY JONES – LIBERATIONS LULLABYE

Terrell McMathis better known as Ta’Raach is a multi-faceted producer/rapper,grew up in Detroit ,  whose brilliant mind graced us with majestic pieces such as Gone Baby, Don’t Be Long by Erykah Badu.  J.Dilla, Blu & Exile,Waajeed,Platinum Pied Pipers,SA-RA Creative Partners,Samon Kawamura are just few names of the artists which collaborated with Ta’Raach . In 2006 , Ta’Raach released the excellent opus The Fevers  written, produced, and mixed entirely by himself and packed with some interesting artists like Big Tone,Amp Fiddler and los angeleno rapper Blu among others. We selected the extra-refined neo-soul cut called Liberations Lullabye featuring the incredible voice of East LA experimental vocalist Joy Jones (which delighted us with her project Godchild, an exquisite blend of future soul,postmodern funk and intergalactic grooves ). This year in February Ta’Raach composed and arranged a compilation to pay tribute to Detroit sound: The Unseen – A Detroit Beat Tape Soundtrack

ALFA MIST & EMMAVIE – EASILY, I FORGET

The next track is a masterpiece finely wrapped by two dope artists from U.K: Alfa Mist and Emmavie. Alfa is young and talented self-taught pianist/producer from Newham,East London. His production skills unveil a penchant for jazz sonorities and hip-hop music and his signature sound is imbued with dark/contemplative beats intertwined with soul and jazzy elements. Emmavie is definitely one of our fav artists from U.K! Her intoxicating style, her incredible vocal prowess,her creative and intelligent approach behind the boards as producer make her a genuine,extraordinary international talent! In 2014 Alfa Mist and Emmavie joined their forces to record an impressive collaborative project entitled Epoch from which we chose the soulful Easily, I Forget. The joint will provide intense goosebumps,your brain will flush with dopamine and a tingly chill will whisk down your back!

SAMNELLY – LIKE THAT (PRODUCED BY BLUNTEDBEATZ)

Oh yes…the young New York singer Samantha Nelsen aka Samnelly  is a rookie but as you know the most important thing in music , is the ability to instill emotions and damn…with her track called Like That she literally knocked we out! Taking advantage of the mellow jazzy beat designed by Hamburg based beatmakers Dave White and Dr.Slice known by the stage name Blunted Beatz , Samnelly bewitched us with her soothing vocals.

    TAY WALKER – A CRAZY THING CALLED LOVE

We live in New York, Flatbush to be exact but damn…we have to admit the Los Angeles area is cranking out a lot of quality music.Recently great projects poured down on us , exciting our senses …so we can sing the praises of Ill Camille and her Heirloom , Terrace Martin is almost ready to release Sounds Of Crenshaw Vol.1 with his side project The Pollyseeds , Iman Omari warmed up his fans with Move Too Fast from the forthcoming  IHY LP , Matt Martians dropped a solo project called The Drum Chord Theory and we can go on again n again……Today we’re happy to listen to a brand new single written,produced and performed by Tay Walker.Try to define the talent of Mr.Walker without falling into the trap of banality is not easy !The Inglewood multi-talented artist is known for his collaborations along side The Internet (playing the keys on Purple Naked Ladies and working on the masterpiece Feel Good as composer, featured Artist, keyboardist as well as producer) but we prefer to focus our attention on his individual skills.In 2015 Tay Walker released his debut project entitled 25Hours A Day giving to the world a taste of his boundless potential and seducing with pieces like Karma.During a little conversation Tay told us he’s currently working on a new project called OWSTN (One Way Street No Nowhere ) and we want to share with you the sublime song titled A Crazy Thing Called Love.It’s a slow burning track that will enrapture your senses and will take you to the clouds above!Make sure you to check out the official music video which hosts young los angeleno artist Kleva GTD.

LENA CHANEL – NO MORE (PRODUCED BY MARCUS YATES)

Washington, D.C singer/songwriter/producer Lena Chanel invites us to experience da refreshing old-school-esque sound of her single No More. Inspired by iconic artists like Lauryn Hill, Aaliyah, Janelle Monae,Erykah Badu,Stevie Wonder and Sade , this beautiful and talented artist delighted our ears with an astonishing song masterfully produced by Kansas City rapper/producer and cousin of veteran underground hip-hop artist Tech N9ne , Marcus Yates.

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