Is Disenfranchisement of Marginalized Communities of Color the Rule, Even if Never Spoken Out Loud?
While making a business call, I reached the so-called self adulated gatekeeper, the customer service representative (operator). After posing my question in my proudly Midwestern dialect, they might have picked up something in my voice that convinced them they are speaking to an African American. They shot back in a rather loud and somewhat rude … Continue reading
Done Dying, Not To Be A Hidden Figure II
Going on record, Accord1 is pro-vaccine. Accord1 is nonpartisan. Vaccination is not a political issue; it is a health issue, and we are pro-health, especially in the face of so many historic racial health care disparities. In past posts, we have brought to the forefront former well-documented injustices, such as the Tuskegee experiment, the Henrietta Lacks … Continue reading
Phoenix Rising
See truly; look carefully—darkness blankets the earth; people all over are cloaked in darkness. But God will rise and shine on you; the Eternal’s bright glory will shine on you, a light for all to see. Isaiah 60:2 The Voice (VOICE) Amid dire circumstances and from out of the ashes, the Phoenix rises. Justice will always … Continue reading
The Day That Changed the World
“A year ago today, I witnessed a murder. The victim’s name was George Floyd. Although this wasn’t the first time I’ve seen a Black man get killed at the hands of the police, this is the first time I witnessed it happen in front of me…” “It changed me. I changed how I viewed life. … Continue reading
Not To Be a Hidden Figure
The highly acclaimed box office hit movie, Hidden Figures exposed America to three African American female heroines; Creola Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Johnson Vaughan, and Mary Jackson. In the 2016 movie, based on the same-titled nonfiction, the three women were portrayed by Taraji Penda Henson, Octavia Lenora Spencer, and Janelle Monáe Robinson. The three women made … Continue reading
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