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Watched the livestream presentation "A Celebration of Hazel Scott: Activism Through Music & Art" last night 7:00-8:30pm ET on Eventive and it was excellent!
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Friday, February 25, 2022
Thursday, February 24, 2022
⏳ #TBT Longwood Gardens
It's sleeting in Philly right now, so this personal reminder
from 8 years ago today that spring is coming was right on time!
from 8 years ago today that spring is coming was right on time!
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller
Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller is the first known African American psychiatrist whose work includes some of the earliest publications on dementia in America and his story is a remarkable one.
Born in Africa in 1872, Dr. Fuller was the grandson of enslaved people in Virginia who purchased their freedom and moved to Liberia. After moving to the United States in 1889 to complete his undergraduate degree, he graduated from the Boston University School of Medicine, a school open to all genders and racial-ethnic groups.
After completing medical school, Dr. Fuller did research in the lab of German psychiatrist Dr. Alois Alzheimer, doing anatomical preparations and examining the resulting brain samples. His work in the lab led to the discovery of traits for Alzheimer's disease in 1906.
Dr. Fuller made a huge contribution to our knowledge about Alzheimer’s dementia and his legacy lives on. It provides hope to African Americans and others that they can go on and make impactful contributions to science as well, especially dementia science.
Today’s researchers should continue to be inspired by Dr. Fuller and commit to diversity in their labs and trials to strive toward a common goal—to understand and ultimately end dementias among all populations.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Monday, February 21, 2022
💙 Attention Autism Community!
Please read this list carefully and I know it is intended to raise awareness in general. However, I will take it one step further by saying any one of these things could set the stage for our autistic children (depending on their individual abilities) to be vulnerable at the hands of over zealous police who choose to shoot first and ask questions later—in particular, after they become teens through adulthood. This is one more reason why we need police reform NOW! #RememberElijahMcClain
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Friday, February 18, 2022
⏳ #FBF Laugh Out Loud
Okay, this blast from the past is just to make you smile. Who remembers invisible dog leashes? Did you buy one for your invisible dog? Be honest. No harm was done and we won't tell anyone!
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Free Livestream Event: RSVP & Spread The Word
"Hazel Scott was a born improviser, driven to break the rules..." so wrote TIME Magazine of this most important civil rights advocate you may not know.
A true civil rights hero, Scott was known for her courageous testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee and her tireless fight against segregation. Few artists have used their public profile to combat racial injustice as valiantly as she did. In a career that spanned over four decades, Hazel Scott captivated audiences worldwide with her swing renditions of the classics. Born in Port-au-Spain, Trinidad and raised in Harlem, Scott used her influence to improve the representation of African Americans on-screen, and on her own television show, The Hazel Scott Show, in 1950.
This a free live event for everyone and it will air online Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 7:00pm ET. Produced by MOWFF cultural partner The Apollo Theater and narrated by Hazel Scott biographer Karen Chilton, this very special program includes performances by pianist Damien Sneed and saxophonist/vocalist Camille Thurman, and a virtual conversation about Hazel Scott with Mr. Sneed and MOWFF Artistic Director Isisara Bey. Click on the image or text link to RSVP. You need to register to livestream the event.
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