Today is Saturday, August 19. No significant events this week but looking ahead to next Saturday, we have Women’s Equality Day. That day will mark the anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in the U.S. in the year 1920.
Quote of the Week:
“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.” James Arthur Baldwin; American essayist, novelist and playwright; August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987.
Who was James Baldwin? See information below.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Baldwin
EVENTS:
Here is what is going on in the Rochester area:
1.Clarissa Street Reunion, Saturday, August 19
25th Clarissa Street Reunion, Saturday 8/19, 10am-8pm, back down on Clarissa Street (see link below). More information in the “News, History, and Information” section within the Beacon’s Clarissa Street Legacy piece.
2. Women of Color New York 2nd Anniversary Celebration: 8/19/23; 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Women of Color New York is celebrating 2 years in business! Let’s celebrate the women of color doing business together at their location at 539 South Avenue. Women of Color is a co-operative, a collaboration of 10 women of color doing business under one umbrella.
3. Rochester Summer Soul Music Festival: 8/18 – 8/19/23, 27th Annual ROC Summer Soul Fest Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop, 5:00 – 11:00 PM.
Parcel 5, 285 E. Main St., Rochester, NY 14605.
4. The Urban League’s annual Interrupt Racism Symposium should be on your calendar for September 19 & 20, 2023. Tickets are on sale . See below:
https://www.urbanleagueroc.org/summit
5. Bill Wynne shares information on a Boston University hybrid program, Friday, September 22, 8:00 AM – 6:45 PM”Black Media: Reflecting on the Past and Reimagining the Future”
NEWS, HISTORY & RESOURCES:
6. Bill Wynne shares a report from the Institute of Policy Studies and National Community Reinvestment Coalition: “Still a Dream: Over 500 Years to Black Economic Equality” released on the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Still-A-Dream-report.pdf (ncrc.org)
7. Richard Glaser advises of a new book and Netflix film on “Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest and Politics”
Book highlights legacy of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin – Futurity
8. Here is a piece from the Pink Elephant Newsletter by Dr. Janice Gassam Asare; “What is Black August and Why is it Such a Significant Time?”
(24) What Is Black August And Why Is It Such A Significant Time? | LinkedIn
9. Dr. Frederick Jefferson shares a program from Mary Frances Winters; “DEI Strategy Academy”.
10. Laurie Mahoney shares the report and newscast on the City of Rochester’s “Town Meeting on Renters Concerns on Housing Quality”.
11. One article is provided below from this week’s Beacon; Clarissa Street Legacy (Why the Clarissa St. Reunion is important to attend. Program line-up and times included).
https://www.clarissastreetlegacy.com/
12. We are sharing just 1 item from the latest edition of the CNN Newsletter Race Deconstructed this week (there are 2 more, go to racedeconstructed@newsletters.cnn.com):
“Arkansas education officials say AP African American Studies program won’ count toward graduation.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/15/us/arkansas-ap-black-history-reaj/index.html
13. Here are 7 of articles that deal with Race, Hate or Intolerance found in D&C over the past week. We list in order of appearance:
a. Riverfront brawl in Ala. sparks cultural moment (Not unexpected in a community that was once a vital for enslavement market).
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=193192cb1_134acc3
b. Nicosia files lawsuit over racist party claims (There is always an alternative side to each story, are we willing to listen to it?).
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=19c9dc5b0_134acc0
c. Deal could restore district dominated by Black voters (In Florida, where Blacks have been on the losing end of several battles, a victory?).
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=01544c240_134acc4
d. Oklahoma declines to discuss settlement in Tulsa lawsuit (Is it indifference or solid constitutional basis that causes the state to not do the morally right thing?).
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=2e7f340b3_134acc4
e. NY schools must be inclusive, AG insists (Does this eliminate local school board battles over the same issues?).
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=1bb9e36a7_134acc5
f. 10 current, former Calif. officers charged in case (There are bad cops out there).
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=045ac6444_134acc6
g. Looking back, and also ahead (There are many good cops trying to serve, protect and make a difference).
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=23079b726_134acc7
OPPORTUNITIES:
14. Here is an opportunity to give to help support the asylum seekers. The Western NY Coalition of Farmworker Serving Agencies and Ibero American Action League have organized a donation drive. Please see below.
Please share any opportunities for employment, assistance, grants, etc. that you are aware of with the community by sending them to “tcmitch1951@gmail.com”.
SUPPORT BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES:
15. Support the Black Community by supporting their businesses. Please share Black businesses you support and value. A good resource is “Black Owned in Rochester”
Black Owned Businesses Rochester NY Black-Owned In Rochester (blackownedinrochester.com)
a. Having a party, special event or promotion? You got to have balloons! Check out Nothin’ But Air.
https://www.nothinbutairroc.com/
That is all for this week!
If you have an item to include in the week’s sharing we need to have it by noon Fridays.