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America has a history of medically abusing Black people. No wonder many are wary of COVID-19 vaccines Javonte Anderson, USA TODAY Replay Video Sandra Lindsay sat calmly as the needle pierced her flesh.  She gazed straight ahead at the swarm of journalists and cameras eager to capture this historic moment: She was receiving the first COVID-19 vaccination in the nation.   As the director of critical care nursing at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and someone who has witnessed...

Its not just the Tuskegee syphilis study. Since slavery, America has had a troubling pattern of using Black bodies for medical experimentation.

Fine Books & Autographs at Swann Auction Galleries Feb25 NEW YORK, New York Subject Line Please provide verification code Email is invalid Frederick Douglass, Autograph Letter Signed, to Sallie Holley recruiting her for the Frederick Douglass Paper, 1851. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000. Swann Galleries on Thursday, February 25. The sale will offer a premier selection of manuscripts, documents, correspondence and more by significant figures throughout history and pop culture, as well as rare firs...

The link between the 1793 yellow fever epidemic and the coronavirus.

America is exceptional because of its Christian heritage Follow Us Question of the Day ANALYSIS/OPINION: We are now three weeks into the Biden/Harris administration. Donald Trump is gone. Frankly, he has no authority, and his voice is increasingly irrelevant in the political dialogue that will define our nation.  But despite the left’s success in exiling the “Orange-Man-Bad” to his own little isle of St. Helena, the hypnotic drumbeat of Never-Trumpism continues. Exhibit A of ...

While we all recognize the names of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King, Jr., from our studies of Black History Month, there are many other African American heroes who were important in the struggle for freedom and equality but whose names aren’t as widely known. These men and women are a vital part of our nation’s religious heritage, as well, and without their contributions, we might not even have had a Martin Luther King, Jr. So, I would like to highlight a few of th...

Citizens Commission on Human Rights Says American Psychiatric Association Apology for Supporting Racism is Incomplete January 28, 2021 “Father of American Psychiatry” Benjamin Rush was a slave owner Excerpt from CCHR article: “American Psychiatric Association Apology Fails To Fully Admit Psychiatry’s Racial Human Rights Abuses and Role In Creating Racism” WASHINGTON, DC, USA, January 28, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — The American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) recent apology for its ...

Douglas Andrews “Every agency will place equity at the core of their public engagement, their policy design, and program delivery to ensure that government resources are reaching Americans of color and all marginalized communities — rural, urban, disabled, LGBTQ+, religious minorities, and so many others.” So said White House Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice during a press briefing yesterday, lending further evidence to the Biden administration’s seemingly pathological fix...

Skooz OK, so its like this. This used to be a really nice profile page; pics galore, nice wallpapers, and if I say so my self, pretty cool. Then, Comcast deactivated the web pages of their subscribers, including me, and all the painstaking HTML was orphaned overnight. One of these days Ill get around to rebuilding this page. One of these days ... ungh!! "Will you raise or lower my taxes?" Until that question is answered, I do not hear a word they have to say. All Hail the Mighty Kansas C...

Today: Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Highs are forecast to gradually drop, with a chance of rain early in the new week. Red Flag Warning in effect from December 23, 08:00 AM PST until December 24, 12:00 PM PST Courtesy of HistoryNet: 1745 Birth of Benjamin Rush, American medical pioneer and signer of the Declaration of Independence. 1809 Birth of Christopher Kit Carson, one of the most famous mountain men and sc...