Today is Saturday, August 26. It is Women’s Equality Day. This is the anniversary of women in the United States gaining the right to vote in 1920. Today also marks the 60th anniversary of the March on Washingto for Jobs and Freedom with a recreation of the march in Washington, D.C.. Tuesday, August 29 is Hijiri, the beginning of the Islamic lunar calendar or Islamic New Year. Thursday, August 31 is Ganesh Chaturthi. This Hindu Festival celebrates Lord Ganesha’s birth.
Quote of the Week:
“Now, if you want me to get out of the world, you had better get the women votin’ soon. I shan’t go till I can do that.”, Sojourner Truth, American abolitionist and activist for African American rights, women’s rights aand alcohol temperance, born into slavery early 1800’s and died November 26, 1883.
Who was Sojourner Truth? See information below.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/sojourner-truth
EVENTS:
Here is what is going on in the Rochester area:
1. 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
2. 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:
3. March on Washington turns 60 with miles to go.
https://apple.news/A94daM7MUS5qyVL9anEQj6w
4. Jerome Underwood, President and CEO of Action for Better Community Rochester receives pretigious award. Jerome Underwood was awarded the National Drum Major for Justice Award from the National Community Action Partnership at their Annual Convention in Atlanta on Thursday, August 24, 2023.
5. Bill Wynne, author of ‘Understanding and Combating Racism’ and a consistent contributor to our Weekly Sharing has shared a community anti-violence program that he is supporting and asking ERG alumni and participants to consider its support. See link below. If anyone has an interest in aiding or actually meeting Alvin, please work with Bill by contacting him directly ( wewynne1@gmail.com ) to arrange so we do not distract or interfere in the great work Alvin’s doing at Cobbs Hill.
6. Here is information on an important collabortation betweed the Rochester Area Community Foundation and Goodwill to support those that those appearing in court that require basic social services
7. Richard Glaser shares a NY Times Opinion piece relating a top charting Country song with the history for the Virgina Readjusters.
8. Here is a piece from the Pink Elephant Newsletter by Dr. Janice Gassam Asare; “What The ‘Blind Side’ Lawsuit Teaches Us About Allyship And White Saviorism”
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-pink-elephant-newsletter-6761846236518641664
9. Dr. Frederick Jefferson shares a information on an important equity issue from Mary Frances Winters; “Why is being a Black women-owned business so important to us?”.
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b. Also, a book by Mary Frances Winter on the same topic.
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10. George Yeodan shares 2 items;
a. WashingtonPost: OpEd – This is how the Smithsonian will reckon with our dark inheritance
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/20/smithsonian-secretary-lonnie-bunch-human-remains/
b. Report of comparison between 1963 statistics to today from the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA)
March-on-Washington-2023.pdf (fpwa.org)
11. One article is provided below from this week’s Beacon; “City to Increase Supply of Affordable Homes”.
Developed by the Rochester Housing Authority, the project will add 53 new affordable homes in the Beechwood neighborhood.https://rochesterbeacon.com/2023/08/18/city-to-increase-supply-of-affordable-homes/
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):
“Florida’s new standards on Black history curriculum are creating outrage”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/17/us/florida-black-history-backlash-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. Mayors willing to pay to help families (Investment in people may have a better payback than investing in corportions).
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=017fbc7cc_134acc8
b. ‘SHE LOVED ON A DIFFERENT SPIRITUAL LEVEL’ (Story of the generous, positive spirit shared despite being wrongly imprisoned)
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=060f601f7_134acc9
c. NYCLU blasts state police on discipline (Many complaints, few disciplines, little information available to public).
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=160f601f7_134acc9
d. Address sharing for enrollment can be illegal (Should this be an illegal practice or is it another barrier to education equity?).
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=248711be1_134accb
e. Mo. teen who was shot begins his senior year (Rather than a tragedy, a future, hopefully a community lesson learned).
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=4913d72cb_134accd
f. Diverse picture books face pushback (Who does censorship really harm?).
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=0ceb7aee6_134acce
g. Descendants of slave owner in Guyana apologize for crimes (Establishes reparations and urges governments and other slave holders to do the same).
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=198f23a7e_134acce
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. Need some new eyeware? Check out Urban Eyez!
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.