Message to My Readers 062720

A little under two weeks ago, I uploaded an update to this blog.  What an eventful two weeks it has been. 

 

Regarding the pandemic, there have been about 1.9 million new cases of COVID-19 in the world (24% increase), with about 60,000 (15% increase) new COVID-19 deaths in the world.  There have been about 360,000 (18% increase) new cases of COVID-19 in the USA, with about 9,300 (9% increase) new deaths in the USA.  There have been about 5,500 (7% increase) new cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania, with about 340 (6% increase) new deaths in Pennsylvania.  There have been about 1,300 (6% increase) new cases of COVID-19 in Philadelphia, with about 85 (6% increase) new deaths in Philadelphia.  By comparison, there have been about 1,900 (12% increase) new cases of COVID-19 in Nebraska, with about 45 (21% increase) new deaths in Nebraska. There have been about 200 (15% increase) new cases of COVID-19 in Lancaster County, Nebraska, with 0 (0% increase) in new deaths in Lancaster County, Nebraska.  At this rate (average of 715 deaths per day in the USA), we can expect to suffer another 261,000 deaths over the next 12 months, at which time there may be a safe and effective vaccine available to all Americans or therapeutic available for those with the worst infections.  Infection rates appear to be increasing in about half the states in the nation, with the fastest increases in those states that reopened very aggressively 4-8 weeks ago.

 

People are still trying to make clear to all citizens that black lives matter and criminal justice reform is urgently needed.  More killings of unarmed black men by police continue to come to our attention.

It is no longer sufficient to be passively non-Racist; it is necessary for all humans of good conscience to be actively anti-Racist.  To be anti-Fascist is to be anti-Racist.  It is time for the citizens to reform their local police departments.  It is time for economic justice and racial justice.

 

It has sometimes been difficult to classify the items in this blog according to subject matter.  That is because many issues are so inextricably interrelated.  I have tried to organize the articles/information/links into the following categories: 

             Veterans – info on former military members, the consequences of their service, etc.

Criminal Justice and Racism and Ageism and other discrimination – info on dehumanization, etc.

Economics and Coronavirus – info on the pandemic, its economic impacts, etc.

Economics and Corruption and Healthcare and Education – info on capitalism vs. socialism, etc.

Ecology and Pollution – info on climate change (greatest existential threat to life on earth), etc.

Politics and Coronavirus – info on how the political structure is responding to the pandemic, etc.

Politics – info on power struggles between parties and special interests, etc.

Terrorism – info on the middle east, other geopolitical topics, etc.

Military – info on DoD, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, National Guard, etc.

General and Miscellaneous – info on spirituality, music videos, etc.

 

I hope you find the material in this update to be informative and of interest.  If you do, please share the link for this blog with your friends through social media and through email.  There is no financial benefit to me to produce this blog; it is a labor of love for the biosphere, including all humanity.  Thanks for reading and sharing.

 

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With love and respect to all,

Larry Holman

Veterans related links 062720

And on the 19th Day - Tha Body Count Continues to Grow!!

https://www.blogtalkradio.com/wcsteelerfan/2020/06/16/and-on-the-19th-day--tha-body-count-continues-to-grow

 

Veteran missing for one month found dead at Massachusetts VA facility where he lived

https://www.foxnews.com/us/missing-veteran-found-dead-at-massachusetts-va-hospital-a-month-after-disappeareance?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_source=NEWSLETTER&utm_medium=email&utm_medium=EMAIL&utm_campaign=EBB%2006.15.20&utm_campaign=GENERAL&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief&utm_term=GENERIC&linkId=90900925&fbclid=IwAR3egVKKjTMI9TDETeZ6u32NbCyTN_ESnJeL-tuu93PGbj1acS_0XSyqdOU

 

A Better Health Care System?  Despite glitches during the pandemic, the VA provides a model for the nation.

https://progressive.org/magazine/a-better-health-care-system-jaffe/

 

Make them pay: Jon Stewart wants ‘war profiteers’ to pay for burn pit exposures

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2020/06/16/make-them-pay-jon-stewart-wants-war-profiteers-to-pay-for-burn-pit-exposures/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2006.17.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

In an era of fostering inclusivity, the Department of Veterans Affairs fails again

https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2020/06/17/in-an-era-of-fostering-inclusivity-the-department-of-veterans-affairs-fails-again/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2006.17.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

IS VETERANS’ PREFERENCE BAD FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY WORKFORCE?

https://warontherocks.com/2020/06/is-veterans-preference-bad-for-the-national-security-workforce/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2006.17.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Lawmakers turn up the heat on the VA to explain how it’ll reduce its 125,000 claim backlog

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/va-compensation-and-pension-exam-backlog?mc_cid=468ea0e729&mc_eid=cd21695bb9

 

H.R.6800 - The Heroes Act – Passed in the House on May 15 and sitting in the Senate since May 20.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6800

 

H.R.6322 - Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 – became law April 28.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6322?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.R.+6322%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1

 

H.R.6590 - To defer action regarding certain debts arising from benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a period of time including the COVID-19 emergency period.   Last action: 04/21/2020 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6590?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr+6590%22%5D%7D&s=3&r=1

 

H.R.7010 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020.  Last Action: 6/05/2020 Became Public Law No: 116-142.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7010?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr+7010%22%5D%7D&s=5&r=1

 

H.R.7105 - To provide flexibility for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in caring for homeless veterans during a covered public health emergency, and for other purposes.  Last Action: 06/04/2020 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7105?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22h.r.+7105%22%5D%7D&s=7&r=1

 

H.R.7111 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans, and for other purposes.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7111?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.R.+7111%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1

 

S.3899 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans, and for other purposes.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3899?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s.+3899%22%5D%7D&s=3&r=1

 

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE CO-AUTHORS OF THE INDEPENDENT BUDGET: DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS; PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA; VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, BEFORE the

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS, UNITED STATES SENATE, WITH RESPECT TO

“U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2021, Advance Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2022 and the Fiscal Year 2022 Supplemental Funding Under P.L. 116-136, the CARES Act”

On JUNE 3, 2020

https://www.dav.org/wp-content/uploads/Testimony20200603.pdf

 

STATEMENT OF JOY J. ILEM, NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, DAV, before the COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on June 11, 2020

https://www.dav.org/wp-content/uploads/Ilem20200611.pdf

 

STATEMENT OF MARQUIS BAREFIELD, ASSISTANT NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, DAV, Before the COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS, SUBCOMIITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION and SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on June 23, 2020

https://www.dav.org/wp-content/uploads/Barefield20200623.pdf

 

AQ96-Interim Final Rule-Home Visits in Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers during COVID-19 National Emergency

https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=VA-2020-VHA-0014-0001

 

230,000 veterans’ disability ratings are stuck in limbo due to COVID-19

https://taskandpurpose.com/veterans-benefits/veteran-disability-benefit-exam-coronavirus

 

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran James Day Merle Holmes

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/73531/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-james-day-merle-holmes/

 

June is National Lightning Safety Awareness month: Stay safe this summer with tips from VA's Office of Emergency Management & Resilience

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/76021/june-national-lightning-safety-awareness-month/

 

#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Jason Freiwald

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/74141/veteranoftheday-navy-veteran-jason-freiwald/

 

Prescription for Better Messaging

https://www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/web/myhealthevet/ss20200616-secure-messaging

 

Police: Army Vet Empties Gun at Woman's SUV in Dick's Sporting Goods Parking Lot

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/21/police-army-vet-empties-gun-womans-suv-dicks-sporting-goods-parking-lot.html?ESRC=eb_200622.nl

 

Air Force Probing Use of RC-26 Spy Plane in US Cities

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/19/air-force-probing-use-of-rc-26-spy-plane-us-cities.html?ESRC=eb_200622.nl

 

'Enough Is Enough': Former VA Employee and Navy Vet Alleges Racial Discrimination

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/19/enough-enough-former-va-employee-and-navy-vet-alleges-racial-discrimination.html?ESRC=eb_200622.nl

 

Lawsuit Filed over Erie Veteran's Neglect Death

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/19/lawsuit-filed-over-erie-veterans-neglect-death.html?ESRC=eb_200622.nl

 

Army veteran charged with shooting at vehicle during Georgia road rage incident

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/06/21/army-veteran-charged-with-shooting-at-vehicle-during-georgia-road-rage-incident/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2006.22.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment service signals transformation through readiness

https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5473

 

COVID-19 Patient: VA Telehealth “Saved My Life”

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/76108/covid-19-patient-va-telehealth-saved-life/

 

Veterans compete in National Veterans Golden Age Games at Home edition: Opening ceremonies online June 22

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/76038/veterans-compete-national-veterans-golden-age-games-home-edition/

 

Borne the Battle #200: Air Force Veteran Aerial Johnson, AEW Wrestler: AKA Big Swole

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/76077/borne-battle-200-air-force-veteran-aerial-hull-aew-wrestler/

 

Army Veteran earns her college degree at 62: VR&E let her “pursue her dream”

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/76074/army-veteran-earns-college-degree-62/

 

#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Robert Hendriks

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/74312/veteranoftheday-marine-veteran-robert-hendriks/

 

Do-it-yourself dialysis for Pittsburgh CLC Veterans: Kidney dialysis patients no longer need to risk COVID-19 exposure

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/76070/dialysis-pittsburgh-clc-veterans/

 

Connie Schultz: Annie Glenn, American hero

https://www.joplinglobe.com/opinion/columns/connie-schultz-annie-glenn-american-hero/article_fe5822dd-e8ba-5ac9-8095-60db08b2ed73.html

 

Overtime Use in the Office of Community Care to Process Non-VA Care Claims Not Effectively Monitored

https://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-18-06292-117.pdf

 

New technology to increase comfort with prostheses: Testing technology to absorb moisture and increase comfort

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/76095/new-technology-increase-comfort-prostheses/

 

Bhaskar Patel Sentenced in Kickback and Bribery Scheme in Connection with Government Contracts

https://www.justice.gov/usao-vt/pr/bhaskar-patel-sentenced-kickback-and-bribery-scheme-connection-government-contracts

 

VA Nurses Share Stories About Fighting COVID-19

https://www.wilmington.va.gov/WILMINGTON/features/Veterans_Affairs_Nurses_Share_Front_Line_Stories_A.asp

 

Controls Appear to Have Addressed Prior Overpayments of Post-9/11 GI Bill Monthly Housing Allowance

https://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-19-08728-166.pdf

 

PTSD Awareness Pledge Form

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/awareness/awareness_pledge_form.asp

 

VA SEEKS TO SERVE FEMALE VETERANS

https://www.ausa.org/articles/va-seeks-serve-female-veterans

 

GI Bill 76th anniversary school tour reaches thousands

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/76157/gi-bill-76th-anniversary-school-tour-reaches-thousands/

 

VA Voluntary Services strikes big with Bowlers to Veterans Link donation

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/76201/va-voluntary-services-strikes-big-bowlers-veterans-link-donation/

 

VA Renews Partnership with Boulder Crest Foundation

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/76124/va-renews-partnership-boulder-crest-foundation/

 

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran John Lansford McCullough

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/73382/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-john-lansford-mccullough/

 

Alleged Misconduct by Employees of the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Addressed by VA

https://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-18-02164-156.pdf

 

Improper Pay to Fee-Basis Providers Adequately Addressed by VA San Diego Healthcare System

https://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-18-02929-157.pdf

 

VA holds first virtual Women Veterans Forum

https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5474

 

Fayetteville Man Pleads Guilty to Obtaining VA Benefits through Fraud

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdnc/pr/fayetteville-man-pleads-guilty-obtaining-va-benefits-through-fraud

 

#STILLSERVING IS GOING STRONG WITH VETERANS ON A NEW FRONT LINE

https://todaysvfw.org/stillserving-is-going-strong-with-veterans-on-a-new-front-line/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=lead

 

ALSTON (still serving)

https://todaysvfw.org/stories/alston/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alston

 

KIMBERLY (still serving)

https://todaysvfw.org/stories/kimberly/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=kimberly

 

EDIE (still serving)

https://todaysvfw.org/stories/edie/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=edie

 

New campaign focuses on veterans who are 'Still Serving'

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/new-campaign-focuses-on-veterans-who-are-still-serving?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=kshb

 

VFW's #StillServing campaign highlights continued service of veterans

https://www.abc12.com/content/news/VFWs-StillServing-campaign-highlights-continued-service-of-veterans-568589011.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=abc12

 

Edith White, World War II 'Code Girl,' Dies at 96

https://www.military.com/off-duty/2020/06/15/edith-white-world-war-ii-code-girl-dies-96.html?ESRC=navy-a_200624.nl

 

Better Hearing for Veterans, remotely: VHA IE delivers remote audiology care to Veterans

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/76188/better-hearing-veterans-remotely/

 

Military Child Education Coalition: free resources for Veteran families

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/76115/military-child-education-coalition-free-resources-veteran-families/

 

#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Michael P. Flores

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/70049/veteranoftheday-air-force-veteran-michael-p-flores/

 

Navy Veteran going home after 30 days with the virus: “It took a lot of specialists.”

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/76175/navy-veteran-going-home-30-days-virus/

 

PA Veterans Homes-Specific COVID-19 Updates

https://www.dmva.pa.gov/Pages/PAVeteransHomesSpecificCOVID19Updates.aspx

 

The Southeastern Veterans' Center in Spring City (Chester County) is hiring. Immediate positions are available for RNs, LPNs, nurse aides, custodial workers, and food service workers.

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/pabureau?location[0]=chester%20county&department[0]=Department%20of%20Military%20%26%20Veterans%20Affairs&sort=PositionTitle%7CAscending

 

At the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, we currently have immediate openings for rewarding careers in nursing across Pennsylvania.

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/pabureau?location[0]=allegheny%20county&location[1]=chester%20county&location[2]=erie%20county&location[3]=philadelphia%20county&location[4]=lackawanna%20county&location[5]=blair%20county&department[0]=Department%20of%20Military%20%26%20Veterans%20Affairs&category[0]=Nursing&sort=PositionTitle%7CAscending&fbclid=IwAR1EPi5RukbjVF--7SyCK8-fXWiltmUqLQrDr88rCUfMiHk4xzrNmrCYg5U

 

The Pennsylvania State Department is conducting a survey on veteran's employment and licensure until Nov. 11, 2020. The survey asks current service members, veterans and their families about their experience transferring occupational licensure from the military to the private sector.

https://csorsaintfrancisuniv.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8q2s7MgABDP9hGt

 

Continuing his commitment to small businesses (SBs) and small diverse businesses (SBDs), Governor Tom Wolf announced new procurement changes to improve opportunities for minority, women, LGBT, veteran and disabled-owned businesses to compete for state government contracts and succeed in the commonwealth's economy.

https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/pennsylvania-launches-new-policies-to-increase-diversity-among-state-contractors/

 

Ron Peters, Pennsylvania's new VFW State Commander, shared updates on current legislation under consideration and some goals he has for the state's VFW posts going forward.

http://www.bradfordera.com/news/local/pa-vfw-commander-peters-shares-goals-for-new-chapter-of-vfw-posts-statewide/article_c209bd5e-f59c-5ed4-9db0-79c86a72a745.html

 

VA's Million Veteran Program Seeking Female Veterans For Genetic-Based Studies

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/75603/va-million-veterans-program-seeking-female-veterans-genetic-based-studies/

 

President Trump releases PREVENTS roadmap, a nationwide plan for ending suicide among Veterans and all Americans

https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5469

 

VA reaches 1 million Veterans and family members through tele-town hall meetings

https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5470

 

VA enhances mental health treatment with measurement based care

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/75959/va-enhances-mental-health-treatment-measurement-based-care/

 

An easier way for diabetic Veterans to check their feet: Detect changes in feet and extremities to get treatment early

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/75977/easier-way-diabetic-veterans-check-feet/

 

VA educates women Veterans about Alzheimer’s disease: June is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/75395/va-educates-women-veterans-alzheimers-disease/

 

VA physician invents device to expand patient access to ventilators

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/75871/va-physician-invents-device-expand-patient-access-ventilators/

 

Zero to Three: free parenting resources.  Free resources to help Veteran and military families raising children

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/75825/zero-to-three-free-parenting-resources/

 

Gino J. Merli Veterans' Center Needs Medical Records Director

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/pabureau/jobs/2785119/medical-records-director?keywords=Medical%20Records%20Director&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

 

Veterans Experience Live (VetXL): Hiring Together – live Q&A with VA and partners now hiring Veterans and Spouses. What are your questions?

https://www.rallypoint.com/command-post/veterans-experience-live-vetxl-hiring-together-live-q-a-with-va-and-partners-now-hiring-veterans-and-spouses-what-are-your-questions

 

INTERMEDIATE CARE TECHNICIAN CAREERS AT VA

https://www.vacareers.va.gov/Careers/IntermediateCare

 

Four things you can expect in a post-military career at VA: Here’s what to expect if you come work at VA

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/75922/four-things-can-expect-post-military-career-va/

 

Translate your military skills and experience

https://www.pacareerlink.pa.gov/jponline/Admin/Common/VeteranService.aspx?dNDaPmaQ7FmL7CdEClzzSIQCwCVGnPY60qsV2@IKg1HeMIepiAX08xygFf@8zly2@ByRhHwIqZZ3tNyy8xckQiE2ssd4yEMNuQxHrZoBGGIoM@R1R2hk

 

Current Job Listings 77 Total .  Are you unexpectedly unemployed due to COVID-19?  As you consider your options, it might be a good time to pursue a new career.  One that would make you part of an essential workforce, making an impact in your community.  Community Services Group (CSG) assists people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and mental health (MH) diagnoses in many ways, including building independent lives and a connection to their community. 

https://csgonline.isolvedhire.com/jobs/

 

At PepsiCo, you get the best of both worlds: an entrepreneur’s mindset plus reach and resources. Our collaborative culture and worldwide presence generate a stream of new opportunities to define the future and propel your life’s work. Bring your unique perspective. Bring curiosity. Bring ingenuity, and drive. We’ll give you a platform to be daring on a global scale.

https://www.pepsicojobs.com/main%20%20

 

Here at Ricoh, we understand the sacrifices that current and former military have made on behalf of our country. When transitioning out of the military, many veterans realize adjusting to civilian life and finding their next career path can be difficult.

https://www.recruitacommunity.com/srctcb/RTI.home?t=539747

 

VBA seeks talent management executive: Help shape civilian personnel strategy as executive director of VBA's Office of Talent Management

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/75516/vba-seeks-talent-management-executive/

 

Allied Universal is hiring part time and full time security officers in various cities in Pennsylvania.  4778 JOBS FOUND

https://jobs.aus.com/search-jobs?fl=6252001,4566966,6251999,4796775

 

The United States Postal Service is looking to fill 100 open job positions in Pennsylvania.

https://about.usps.com/careers/career-opportunities/

 

Whether you have a disability, care for a loved-one, face discrimination, suffer from an illness or are dealing with grief, we are all facing obstacles that at times seem insurmountable.  But in the midst of a challenge, we must find opportunity. This is our opportunity to embrace our struggle and break through our barriers.  Presented by Wells Fargo, The No Barriers Summit invites you to lean into the discomfort, push past complacency and find your invincible self. While we can’t safely gather in person, we can come together virtually.

https://www.nobarriers.live/

 

Emerging Drugs Of Abuse And Current Trends Webinar:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kidspeace-clinical-cafe-series-emerging-drugs-of-abuse-registration-108916779018

 

VA supports Women Veterans, Now and Always: Tools, resources and information women Veterans need

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/75032/va-is-here-for-women-veterans-during-covid-19-and-beyond/

 

Center for Women Veterans (CWV)

https://www.va.gov/womenvet/index.asp

 

American Women Veterans

http://americanwomenveterans.org/home/

 

Women Veterans: Organizations & Sites

https://womenvetsusa.org/benefits-services/organizations/women-veterans.php

 

Women service members: learn about VA health care: Free online training for servicewomen and women Veterans

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/75731/women-service-members-learn-va-health-care/

 

VA supports Whole Health for Women Veterans: Focusing on wellness, not illness

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/75375/va-supports-whole-health-for-women-veterans/

 

US Returns Remains of 147 Soldiers in Largest-Ever Korean War Repatriation

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/24/us-returns-remains-of-147-soldiers-largest-ever-korean-war-repatriation.html?ESRC=eb_200625.nl

 

The VA Is Now Offering Remote Hearing Aid Adjustments

https://www.military.com/benefits/veterans-health-care/2020/06/24/va-now-offering-remote-hearing-aid-adjustments.html?ESRC=eb_200625.nl

 

Senate passes bill to give millions more veterans free lifetime entry to national parks

https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/senate-passes-bill-to-give-millions-more-veterans-free-lifetime-entry-to-national-parks-1.634933?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2006.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Attorney Misconduct, Inadequate Supervision, and Mismanagement in the Office of General Counsel

https://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-18-06501-158.pdf

 

That time Hunter S. Thompson wrote the greatest press release in military history

https://taskandpurpose.com/mandatory-fun/hunter-s-thompson-air-force-press-release?mc_cid=741465e3a9&mc_eid=cd21695bb9

 

Korean War: 70 Years Later 'Forgotten' Conflict Still Fresh for Veterans [Correction: The Korean War armistice was signed on 27 July 1953, not "July 1952."]

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/20/korean-war-70-years-later-forgotten-conflict-still-fresh-veterans.html?ESRC=navy_200623.nl

 

Summary of Fiscal Year 2019 Preaward Reviews of Healthcare Resources Proposals from Affiliates

https://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-20-00184-153.pdf

 

VA honored with ATA Champion Award for telehealth innovation

https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5475

 

PTSD breakthrough

https://www.dav.org/learn-more/news/2020/ptsd-breakthrough/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JunENL&s_src=2020juneENL&s_subsrc=member

 

Walking a familiar path

https://www.dav.org/learn-more/news/2020/walking-a-familiar-path/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JunENL&s_src=2020juneENL&s_subsrc=member

 

Body, mind and spirit

https://www.dav.org/learn-more/news/2020/body-mind-and-spirit/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JunENL&s_src=2020juneENL&s_subsrc=member

 

A Conversation with Grateful American, Gary Sinise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVSH1uO_vPs

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Atlanta officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks has been terminated

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/13/us/atlanta-police-shooting-wendys/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0RWxkAO-1IVi0RZuN17FgAY4b0HVsyBvYfZbKlJVtRNCNlDQO84Z7MGEk

 

10 most impressive words of Malcolm x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4uY8vCfwsA&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1JqCmbyFBV5EVOfUUb-M7RzlYN1jryN-lMM3h9mFbzLJiECzTbkCsIwe4

 

Let's talk about Atlanta, Wendy's, and the Constitution....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUufUvy9LZ4

 

Cornel West Moves Anderson Cooper To Tears

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkdRdrg3SsA

 

Cornel West: The Future Of America Depends On How We Respond | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkYJeMwlsto

 

Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses 'White Fragility'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ey4jgoxeU

 

Robin DiAngelo

https://robindiangelo.com/

 

How to be an Antiracist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzuOlyyQlug

 

As big corporations say, ‘black lives matter,’ their track records raise skepticism

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/13/after-years-marginalizing-black-employees-customers-corporate-america-says-black-lives-matter/?fbclid=IwAR2FCz9nmta2weiA_QL1m2p7jiPfeaXMP9OzUGP6-6-t6tfg5iLGHFqRybI

 

The Story of The Boy Who Touched Obama's Hair (HBO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x_2zyGcVZ8&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1hEqRj4d3x2DmH4hM6dE6bp5pB91J3pTZEqfzRYQhHGmilp55JXN4hYbo

 

Pelosi wants 11 Confederate statues removed from Capitol

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/06/pelosi-wants-11-confederate-statues-removed-from-capitol/?fbclid=IwAR3iQeYINIhusYAIrfhUDhe1ArIZDYI1aPL3zqg62OiX-_mMJcKLTt4QLBY

 

What too many white people still don’t understand about racism: Seeing racism as a relic of the past is a problem — a deadly problem. And it is a part of why we protest.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/09/magazine/what-too-many-white-people-still-dont-understand-about-racism/

 

People shot to death by U.S. police, by race 2017-2020: Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 5, 2020

https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/?fbclid=IwAR2XHASneDPE_phW1WIzPB6TaoRhCkrvViYBm197g-J3hTag82boY4YcMx4

 

An open letter to people of Georgia

https://www.ajc.com/news/opinion/open-letters-georgians/TLVIu4MnVW0EuOTTyyPmCN/?fbclid=IwAR1nIFQtVdGPMLpqielJOgAEMx5nMEw936DnzhSTOO2xd3s2KFgCEUFqusM

 

President John F. Kennedy's Civil Rights Address

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BEhKgoA86U

 

Donald Trump says he will not watch NFL and US Soccer if players kneel

https://www.bbc.com/sport/american-football/53040062?fbclid=IwAR1wrCcjW-trpJeAD6b7oN7ro3niqVWBqbPf3o28MgZTOaWL0uGxXNvmqQo

 

Former Temple employee wins $850K in age-discrimination suit

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/education/former-temple-employee-wins-850k-in-age-discrimination-suit-20180721.html?fbclid=IwAR0xHdz_3blsG6n08H3QhSUkRlyFrquUin1fKmLvvintXDN4mIkTOSQPwks

 

America’s Newsrooms Face a Reckoning on Race After Floyd Protests: Staffers at several media outlets are pressing for changes on diversity, coverage and pay transparency

https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-newsrooms-face-a-reckoning-on-race-after-floyd-protests-11592256570

 

I’m a Black Female Scientist. On My First Day of Work, a Colleague Threatened to Call the Cops on Me.

https://www.motherjones.com/anti-racism-police-protest/2020/06/blackintheivory-racism-academia-science-stem/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=naytev&utm_medium=social

 

H.R.40 - Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/40?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22h.r.+40%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1

 

S.1083 - H.R. 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1083?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s+1083%22%5D%7D&s=3&r=1

 

Editor’s letter: Every year in the United States about 1,100 people are killed by the police.

https://theweek.com/print/484218/119519/article

 

Police Reform Is Necessary. But How Do We Do It?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/13/magazine/police-reform.html

 

CityLab University: A Timeline of U.S. Police Protests.  The latest protests against police violence toward African Americans didn’t appear out of nowhere. They’re rooted in generations of injustice and systemic racism.

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2020/06/american-history-protest-police-brutality-black-lives-racism/612445/

 

Americans have taken to the streets — to express a rage born of despair

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/opinion/george-floyd-protest-police.html

 

Stand down, Mr. President: Trump didn’t start the fire. But he’s pouring gasoline on the flames.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/02/opinion/stand-down-mr-president/

 

Don’t Call in the Troops: The feds have better tools to pursue Antifa. But state and local officials need to restore public order.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-call-in-the-troops-11591054305

 

Op-Ed: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Don’t understand the protests? What you’re seeing is people pushed to the edge

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-05-30/dont-understand-the-protests-what-youre-seeing-is-people-pushed-to-the-edge

 

Trump’s anti-riot speech was terrible

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trumps-anti-riot-speech-was-terrible

 

America at the breaking point: The social upheaval of the 1960s meets the political polarization and institutional dysfunction of the present.

https://www.vox.com/2020/6/1/21275746/trump-protests-police-floyd-george-riots

 

Trump's Antifa Obsession Is an Unconstitutional Distraction: The president says the US will designate antifa a terrorist organization. Can he do that? Probably not.  [LDH comment: I wonder why this administration is so obsessed with protecting fascism, since “Antifa” means “anti-fascism”?]

https://www.wired.com/story/trump-antifa/

 

We Have Seen the ‘Outside Agitator’ and He Is Us

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/outside-agitators-george-floyd-riots-protests-police.html

 

All Weekend, All Over the Country, We Saw a Police Riot: Everything is in midair and could go in any direction.

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a32731993/police-riot-george-floyd-protests/

 

I’m an Iraq Veteran. The Cops Are Treating Citizens Like They’re Under Occupation.  I recognize the fear cops can feel. But I’m not seeing the discipline designed to stop soldiers from pouring gasoline on a fire.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/im-an-iraq-veteran-the-cops-are-treating-citizens-like-theyre-under-occupation

 

The Minneapolis Police Chief Promised Change. He Got a Disaster.  The department had successfully implemented greater transparency and accountability, but the latest crisis reveals more challenges

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-minneapolis-police-chief-promised-change-george-floyds-death-shows-hurdles-11590971860

 

Trump Killed Obama’s Police Reforms. Now He’s Getting What He Asked For.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/05/trumps-george-floyd-obama-protest-police-violence-kneeling.html

 

Justice Is About More Than the Killing of George Floyd: Police must take collective responsibility for the failings within their ranks.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/opinion/george-floyd-police-protests.html

 

Louisville demanded justice after police fatally shot Breonna Taylor. Instead, it lost another black life

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-06-08/protesters-louisville-police-killing-breonna-taylor-david-mcatee-george-floyd

 

'They died in the exact same way': George Floyd's killing puts spotlight on similar cases around the world

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/04/world/adama-traore-david-dungay-george-floyd-protests-gbr-intl/index.html

 

Killer Mike gives an emotional speech: “I’m tired of seeing black men die”

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/killer-mike-gives-an-emotional-speech-im-tired-of-seeing-black-men-die/

 

The Supreme Court turned away several cases seeking to rein in police violence: It looks like qualified immunity is here to stay.

https://www.vox.com/2020/6/16/21292102/supreme-court-qualified-immunity-police-violence-clarence-thomas?fbclid=IwAR2xtpkaNPbZkbCWNTyr0QwHmpBwP8JzhmSEpksp9bkDQZEIAEWLTcpCMx8

 

Supreme Court won't consider limiting police immunity from civil lawsuits

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/15/police-misconduct-supreme-court-wont-consider-eliminating-immunity/5282572002/?fbclid=IwAR3_6s5Dh1nFOzI2BMoY75EiWd-D_nedSClCc14b1ZmbItlG6fxocLebVEI

 

PIERS MORGAN: He failed to protect America from Covid-19 now a cowardly President fuels the fires and fiddles in his bunker as America burns with rage at George Floyd’s despicable murder by police – shame on you, Mr Trump

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8376469/PIERS-MORGAN-Trump-fiddles-bunker-America-burns-rage-George-Floyds-death.html

 

Piers Morgan rages at lawyer for one of four Minneapolis cops charged with George Floyd's murder and tells him: 'I would have said this guy is dying and I'm not going to be part of this'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8398037/Piers-Morgan-rages-lawyer-one-four-Minneapolis-cops-charged-George-Floyds-murder.html

 

Quelling protests with troops self-contradictory for US: Global Times editorial

https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1190337.shtml

 

I once passed a counterfeit note, just like George Floyd, but no one tried to squeeze the life out of me

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/columnists/malachi-odoherty/i-once-passed-a-counterfeit-note-just-like-george-floyd-but-no-one-tried-to-squeeze-the-life-out-of-me-39250737.html

 

Da 5 Bloods – Movie by Spike Lee

https://theweek.com/print/484218/119683/da-5-bloods

 

Is the economic recovery doomed to take a decade?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/03/is-economic-recovery-doomed-take-decade/

 

A letter to Roy. He’s the black guy in my pictures.

https://scotloyd.blog/2020/06/11/a-letter-to-roy-hes-the-black-guy-in-my-pictures/?fbclid=IwAR3bz91YdDYsebBejMxGTUkC-1-x-QZ8793joMpSe1MGP26WZTPAHB7DlTM

 

Senate Republicans’ narrow new police reform bill, explained: It overlaps some with Democrats’ proposal — but is much more focused on data collection.

https://www.vox.com/2020/6/17/21287995/senate-republicans-narrow-new-police-reform-bill-explained?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR066OwPkG-XeF5OgCQod0HWSg2OrhN1CELfPibC5kQCQrAkaSlO63NGORo

 

California inmate who died in restraints pleaded for help

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/502994-calif-inmate-who-died-in-restraints-was-denied-medical-aid-while?fbclid=IwAR2vOq_WYZdotZBkvX8fQCGnXOBwS_WZmuci9_hMSo81fAjDaPsbef8JnuQ

 

DOJ sets new execution dates set for federal inmates on death row

https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/doj-fbi/2020/06/16/doj-sets-new-execution-dates-set-for-federal-inmates-on-death-row/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2006.17.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Remembering the Groundbreaking Life of the First Black Astronaut: Robert Lawrence Jr.’s accomplishments are finally being recognized.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/first-black-astronaut?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=752049283f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-752049283f-68849085&mc_cid=752049283f&mc_eid=12cd70fff7

 

Trump says Obama didn't reform policing — but he did. Then the president ditched it.  Fact check: A look at the false claim that the previous administration was nowhere on an issue roiling the nation then and now.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-obama-didn-t-reform-policing-he-did-then-n1231200

 

McConnell rejects calls to 'scrub out' Confederate statues from Capitol: “What I do think is clearly a bridge too far is this nonsense that we need to airbrush the Capitol," he says.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/16/mcconnell-confederate-statues-capitol-323037

 

Let's talk about bias in today's discussions....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVlE0fu7E54

 

Let's talk about Lincoln, slavery, the Civil War, and cornerstones....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_34p9UwjZ4

 

Let's talk about police work stoppages, call outs, and "blue flu"....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2D85BrFGpw

 

The Fragility of Progress: Clint Smith and Robert Reich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ50QAkKyxg

 

Capitalism Hits Home: George Floyd and the Eruption of American Rage - Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xYwkkg4brg

 

‘They are babies!’ Bystanders plead with Georgia officers as they hold 5 black children at gunpoint

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/they-are-babies-bystanders-plead-with-georgia-officers-as-they-hold-5-black-children-at-gunpoint/

 

Former Air Force lawyer blasts ‘ridiculous’ two-month effort to investigate racial problems in the service

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/racism-in-us-air-force-justice-system?mc_cid=a9f6ac7a9b&mc_eid=cd21695bb9

 

The ‘Pedestrian’ Who Became One of America’s First Black Sports Stars

In 1880, Frank Hart wowed audiences at New York’s Madison Square Garden by walking 565 miles in six days.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/frank-hart-pedestrianism?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=28cd767dcf-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-28cd767dcf-68849085&mc_cid=28cd767dcf&mc_eid=12cd70fff7

 

Facebook removes Trump ads with symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/18/trump-campaign-runs-ads-with-marking-once-used-by-nazis-designate-political-prisoners/

 

Facebook removes Trump campaign ads with symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners

https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2020/06/18/facebook-removes-trump-campaign-ads-with-symbol-once-used-by-nazis-to-designate-political-prisoners/

 

Anti-LGBT+ evangelist Franklin Graham says the right to fire people for being LGBT+ is a ‘freedom our nation was founded on’

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/16/franklin-graham-supreme-court-lgbt-ruling-discrimination-titile-vii/?fbclid=IwAR0OykREJgYQycI6uG86mz5IUnjShpD3ygL9gsOOIN8-fr4BqD2cor4MCJw

 

Houston Protesters Begin to Fall Ill With Coronavirus After Marching for George Floyd

https://www.newsweek.com/houston-protesters-begin-fall-ill-coronavirus-after-marching-george-floyd-1511066?fbclid=IwAR1c6mMHA4TKL2wqXrMJRSF_39_cxAC2UnvG3tCbXzRin4K9BdJ482rFR2c

 

Former Atlanta Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged with Murder

https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/18/headlines/former_atlanta_police_officer_who_shot_rayshard_brooks_charged_with_murder?fbclid=IwAR1M8UsStzftZcFXc8ayDnMJ68qZTEWMDwYRVI1uKSrimf9wcq2yq4oC1nk

 

Virginia man filmed pointing rifle at black motorcyclists: report

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-west-virginia-man-black-bikers-20200618-k7ttoyarojcdfpa3d2i2cw4qfq-story.html?fbclid=IwAR0Dogc3OGeeepbxOo3MQMvLWrq0WDHlIjuwHY4zjKIhAEgoci_6wWw7RZ4

 

Ramsey County sheriff's correctional officer uses force on a restrained inmate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4dNFxconYw

 

Demands of Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival

https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/about/our-demands/

 

Shooting leaves one dead in Seattle's protest zone

https://www.axios.com/seattle-shooting-one-dead-protests-65903625-8eb7-4f8b-9ad3-c3721c3af9df.html?utm_campaign=organic&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0STbXDHZtazcH-232qkqUoyPO8Awje4v-MMFeKWq7U4zLsSiN1KjHmS_0

 

Celebrating Juneteenth, Labor Finds Its Voice for Racial Justice

http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/22614/juneteenth_labor_aflcio_ilwu_uaw_seiu_32bj_shutdown_rally_black_lives?fbclid=IwAR2ut6RY4k_GivqyzCM6HwHzsHUAMZa9MQC8hzQVtssWkvgGJxhkDHl7mms

 

SEE IT: Man blocks door of Brooklyn coffee shop demanding worker remove ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-man-blocks-coffee-shop-door-to-protest-blm-sign-20200619-yccjxaegjnf4fmhuwlqbcvo5vq-story.html?fbclid=IwAR2TEzCDmpphFDJKmp2NxCOVdfzUE-M5e7rB9Cq80K5JhgLfj8McKHtqBMM

 

Buffalo officials ask state to probe firing of Black officer who stopped white colleague's chokehold: "Now with so much attention being on the present and what some officers have done negatively, it is very difficult for some people to move forward if we have not repaired the past," the city council president said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/buffalo-officials-ask-state-probe-firing-black-officer-who-stopped-n1231016?fbclid=IwAR1rK6_m0IGfJnmXjVhYYS_DSzH-p4Y5Nec9dda143gkJKtwy0s3Jep33Bc

 

Who Speaks for Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W58N7HrcdgU

 

H.E.R. - I Can't Breathe (Official Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X7ssbBTSKM&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0x4Nc6f-JhJmXu22p-VWeB7ulhL7Y8hbVLEKErq3MDDce2fL8kmUYct5I

 

GOP Candidate Says Black Democratic Opponent Is ‘Not For All Virginians’: Republican state Sen. Amanda Chase cited state Sen. Jennifer McClellan’s membership in the Virginia Black Legislative Caucus as proof of her divisiveness.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amanda-chase-jennifer-mcclellan-virginia-governor-election_n_5eed0f62c5b6d30db98988e1?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003&fbclid=IwAR1KVJxKVyPslFA2IxOJDt3GnCyTKPGWgBE5m002-XO-a4USh6ejulXMCyo

 

NYPD cops encouraged to ‘strike’ on July 4 to give city its ‘independence’

https://nypost.com/2020/06/18/nypd-cops-being-encouraged-to-strike-on-july-4/?fbclid=IwAR2N_6fnRgN7w1ERzaxuio2jdVBbu4ZDoa1FUi9WHsHgnz0wl-DAM_OSD3E

 

Let's talk about a lesson from the University of Florida for all of us....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN1m734i8ec

 

Let's talk about Gil Scott-Heron and it being televised....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-gy4BFvaUA

 

Editor’s letter from The Week

https://theweek.com/print/484219/119859/editors-letter

 

Albany bans use of police chokeholds, orders other reforms: Council asked Mayor Kathy Sheehan to issue executive order

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Albany-bans-use-of-police-chokeholds-orders-15324972.php

 

The dirty secret behind qualified immunity for police: We should stop indemnifying police officers with taxpayer money and instead require them to carry mandatory individual liability insurance

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/10/opinion/dirty-secret-behind-qualified-immunity-police/

 

The Police Are Rioting. We Need to Talk About It.  It is an attack on civil society and democratic accountability

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/opinion/sunday/police-riots.html

 

To Overturn Trump, We Need to Overturn White Supremacy

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/sunday/floyd-protests-white-supremacy.html

 

Defund the police? Here's what that really means.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/07/defund-police-heres-what-that-really-means/

 

What Does It Mean to Be a “Good Cop”?  Reforms that target “bad apples” are missing the point.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/good-police-bad-apples.html

 

Peaceful protests are changing minds: Shows of solidarity for George Floyd have the power to lead to needed systemic reforms.

https://www.startribune.com/peaceful-protests-are-changing-minds/571115362/

 

Op-Ed: Trump can follow Nixon’s fear-driven playbook. But history says it won’t work in 2020

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-06-07/donald-trump-law-order-nixon-strategy-1968

 

Why Most Americans Support the Protests: Never before in the history of modern polling has the country expressed such widespread agreement on racism’s pervasiveness in policing, and in society at large.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/us/politics/polling-george-floyd-protests-racism.html

 

The Black Lives Matter protests about George Floyd are spreading in white small-town America

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/06/floyd-protests-are-broadest-us-history-are-spreading-white-small-town-america/

 

Why the Security Establishment is Revolting Against Trump Now

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/mattis-trump-protests-military-generals-george-floyd-lafayette-park.html

 

Trump Was Wrong to Deploy Troops. Will the Military Push Back?  An apolitical army is central to American democracy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/opinion/trump-army-insurrection-act.html

 

Trump’s Public-Relations Army: Will the military allow the President to use it for political advantage?

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/trumps-public-relations-army

 

America’s top brass break with Donald Trump: The president’s threat to send the troops into American cities alarms commanders

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/06/07/americas-top-brass-break-with-donald-trump

 

Ahmaud Arbery’s mom to Muir: ‘We can make a change if we stand together’

https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/ahmaud-arberys-mom-muir-make-change-stand-71164353

 

How 2 Lives Collided in Central Park, Rattling the Nation

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/14/nyregion/central-park-amy-cooper-christian-racism.html

 

Michael Jordan pledged $100 million to improve social justice

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/06/07/michael-jordan-pledged-100-million-improve-social-justice-because-this-is-tipping-point/

 

I’m sick and tired of systemic racism.  Think about it: Racism starts with 1 millimeter of skin, writes a USF vice president.

https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2020/06/04/im-sick-and-tired-of-systemic-racism-column/

 

A Trump-loving security guard just gunned down an unarmed black man in Tulsa before Trump's rally

https://www.sourcepolitics.com/a-trump-loving-security-guard-just-gunned-down-a-black-man-in-tulsa-before-trumps-rally/?fbclid=IwAR0DAbtwG7C-FZbsWdBn-HrGutCWmFVGrTfujipTIQk9GOFfWMl9XUR8gHQ

 

A woman was just arrested and dragged out of Trump's rally for wearing a 'I Can't Breathe' shirt (VIDEO)

https://sourcepolitics.com/a-woman-was-just-arrested-and-dragged-out-of-trump/?fbclid=IwAR3NcMYF-kvoAuvdNcYgYlPyrVmMrF5BnkBOB_m-iLEZrv2LiBPmCwx_-w4

 

The racism that killed George Floyd was built in Britain: This is not just ‘horrible stuff that happens in America’. Black people know we need to dismantle the same system here

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/03/racism-george-floyd-britain-america-uk-black-people

 

When police attack news crews, I fear something is broken in America

https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/when-police-attack-news-crews-i-fear-something-is-broken-in-america-20200604-p54zjr.html

 

Opinion: Neil Mackay: Why American racism demands Scotland reflects on its own shameful past of white supremacy

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18495243.opinion-neil-mackay-american-racism-demands-scotland-reflects-shameful-past-white-supremacy/

 

Opinion: Neil Mackay: It's time to stand up for journalism

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18501211.neil-mackay-time-stand-journalism/

 

Public health pits covid against protest

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/protest-vs-public-health-as-a-doctor-Im-conflicted/2020/06/04/6aafb864-a66d-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html

 

The Protesters Deserve the Truth About the Coronavirus: Public-health experts should strive to provide a neutral accounting of risk.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/protests-carry-risk-even-when-theyre-justified/612652/

 

What if there were no George Floyd video?  Even when racism doesn’t go viral, it is still deadly.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/06/opinion/sunday/george-floyd-structural-racism.html

 

Leonard Pitts: We don’t have a few bad apples. We have a rotten tree.

https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2020/06/04/leonard-pitts-we-dont/

 

The partisan chasm over 'systemic racism' is on full display

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/08/politics/2020-election-racism-partisan-view/index.html

 

Bakari Sellers' Invisible Black America

https://www.theroot.com/bakari-sellers-invisible-black-america-1843526958

 

Interview With The Author Of 'My Vanishing Country'

https://www.npr.org/2020/05/31/866426156/interview-with-the-author-of-my-vanishing-country

 

Austin anti-police brutality protests unleash violence ?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/in-liberal-austin-protests-unleash-violence--then-an-identity-crisis/2020/06/05/6f6c158c-a762-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html

 

Lawsuit alleges Minnesota jail only allowed white officers to guard Derek Chauvin

https://www.axios.com/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-jail-lawsuit-379643ea-9d9d-4093-a3c8-d4b4a0e2ad82.html?utm_campaign=organic&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2OxWcloY5mM1Ujpp1XIEQ1P1mbT-pOSxrUixnF6wYPPSk6iWI8S1gRJvo

 

Bureau Of Prisons Approves Humanist Chaplains

https://www.au.org/church-state/june-2020-church-state-magazine/au-bulletin/bureau-of-prisons-approves-humanist

 

Alaska School Board Removes Classic Books

https://www.au.org/church-state/june-2020-church-state-magazine/au-bulletin/alaska-school-board-removes-classic-books

 

Israeli Court Says Printing Shop Can’t Discriminate

https://www.au.org/church-state/june-2020-church-state-magazine/au-bulletin/israeli-court-says-printing-shop-cant

 

Nigerian Humanist Imprisoned For Criticizing Islam

https://www.au.org/church-state/june-2020-church-state-magazine/au-bulletin/nigerian-humanist-imprisoned-for

 

‘State-sanctioned violence’: US police fail to meet basic human rights standards.  Report finds not one police department in the 20 largest American cities are compliant with international rights laws

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/22/us-police-human-rights-standards-report?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=fb_us&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3sREauV9Yzpdz4U68YtpwqMPR8Pzuesnar-onxGKaPyytec7BJXOuTE_0#Echobox=1592821377

 

What happens When Black Cop Gets  pulled Over by Police

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACc64j0XukY&fbclid=IwAR2mNiTXrsV_k-30WUgt9qrsG-ggDN3lpSzvfMQFw72mlrcGUm969YmBKGs

 

Struggle Theater: Don’t Let Theatrics Shroud the Reality of Systemic Oppression.  America’s power brokers are hoping murals, kente cloth, and a series of half-baked legislative reforms will appease activists into giving up the fight for real change.

https://www.mintpressnews.com/black-lives-matter-dont-let-theatrics-undermine-police-reform/268605/

 

How Red Food and Drink Joined the Juneteenth Feast: The story behind red snacks and beverages at Black American June 19 celebrations dates back to well before slavery.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-juneteenth?utm_source=Gastro+Obscura+Weekly+E-mail&utm_campaign=680981d7e2-GASTRO_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2418498528-680981d7e2-68767469&mc_cid=680981d7e2&mc_eid=12cd70fff74

 

West Va. city debuts former Marine Corps Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle amid policing debate

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2020/06/19/west-va-city-debuts-former-marine-corps-mine-resistant-ambush-protected-vehicle-amid-policing-debate/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2006.22.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Army veteran and congressional candidate: Proposal to make Juneteenth federal holiday 'a step in the right direction'

https://www.foxnews.com/media/us-army-veteran-running-congress-juneteenth-federal-holiday?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2006.22.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

There are certain moments in US history when Confederate monuments go up

https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/16/us/confederate-monuments-backlash-chart-trnd/index.html

 

A Robert E. Lee Statue and the Legacy of White Supremacy

https://eji.org/news/robert-e-lee-statue-and-the-legacy-of-white-supremacy/

 

Why Are NYPD Cruisers Playing the Ice Cream Truck Jingle?  The melody occupies a niche space at the intersection of ice cream, entertainment, and Black history.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/nypd-ice-cream-truck-jingle?utm_source=Gastro+Obscura+Weekly+E-mail&utm_campaign=680981d7e2-GASTRO_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2418498528-680981d7e2-68767469&mc_cid=680981d7e2&mc_eid=12cd70fff7

 

African-American Civil War Memorial, Washington, D.C.: The first memorial dedicated solely to the African-American troops who fought for the Union.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/african-american-civil-war-memorial?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=aee384bf7e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-aee384bf7e-68849085&mc_cid=aee384bf7e&mc_eid=12cd70fff7

 

Global protests reveal that white supremacy is a problem everywhere: Why Black Lives Matter protests spread across the world this year.

https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/6/23/21299054/black-lives-matter-george-floyd-protests-white-supremacy?fbclid=IwAR1BMmemYkSIvvho1Bo8EU9uSrX6sK4jYByuNqkAz0WEhvp8dZ_XGpeWF78

 

Idris Elba, Viola Davis and over 300 stars call on Hollywood to divest from police: A letter aimed at the entertainment industry calls for more investment in black talent and less glorification of police violence

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jun/23/idris-elba-viola-davis-hollywood-divest-police-letter?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR1bc3tj74w003WGsoTmTTg6-GID6KB7f4ADMJh9oe1l8_bHSbHQ2c9dbi8

 

MEET BRENDA E. ROBINSON,THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE PILOT IN US NAVY HISTORY

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https://blackculturenews.com/2020/02/meet-brenda-e-robinsonthe-first-african-american-female-pilot-in-us-navy-history?fbclid=IwAR2Lmj1l94O_VOzZt7LnrV_qsyFuPFbltyGsRr8IudyjcZsEiquLsQVYIcg

 

We Cannot Stay Silent About George Floyd | Patriot Act Digital Exclusive | Netflix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_FE78X-qdY

 

The first U.S. general to call Trump a bigot

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/ricardo-sanchez-general-racism-military-trump/613279/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share&fbclid=IwAR2pHCTKpJ-SOYzJmQlHPvSLKBANKD2fI5WR5nGZ-doRD_LBGiqVXyqxyX4

 

Lawyer who spat on Black teen at George Floyd protest charged with hate crime and felony

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/06/12/george-floyd-protest-hate-crime-charge-woman-who-spat-teen/3175965001/?fbclid=IwAR0DXRxrlZeBBEy7OefkLqnMz2BjPby4PMQsybgcf2iux_2Nj4PH0qfhZKg

 

Missouri GOP candidate claims George Floyd died in 2016 — and video showing him choked was a ‘deep fake’

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/missouri-gop-candidate-claims-george-floyd-died-in-2016-and-video-showing-him-choked-was-a-deep-fake/?fbclid=IwAR3E-LFfwYM66laBc7O5hH61H9JRQiIjAj23H0A-z81NKBu0tD5Wn7-2Hbk#.XvLLRBlbIKQ.facebook

 

Malcolm X Breaks Down Freedom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSSoDYcCMtE

 

Let's talk about a police reform bill blocked by Senate Dems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2AnEd-ky9k

 

Let's talk about Trump, flags, and fire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhyuXhJ5WNM

 

Facing Down Bigotry — and a Pandemic: Against harassment and bigotry, Asian-American officials are finding ways to care for their communities through this crisis.

https://www.populist.com/26.11.li.html

 

Jesse Jackson: Remembering Brown v. Board of Education

https://tribunecontentagency.com/article/jesse-jackson-remembering-brown-v-board-of-education/

 

Is There Enough God for Everybody?

https://www.populist.com/26.11.seggel.html

 

Online Hate and Harassment Report: The American Experience 2020

https://www.adl.org/online-hate-2020?utm_medium=email&utm_source=whole&utm_campaign=ohh2020&utm_content=e01

 

Philadelphia Man Among Three Killed in UK Stabbing Attack

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/22/philadelphia-man-among-three-killed-suspected-uk-terror-attack.html?ESRC=eb_200623.nl

 

Myths About Confederate Monuments | NowThis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ehKPUm7dc&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1OM8Mlbvjhb9SZPtWkdWuTM_SaGCnmQMB7qBbrpU7uZN83zR8PS5Qjiic

 

BLUE FLU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrvXdJlP5m4&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1wSRxIOPVhJ0F2DV14eYPer1OsaxVu2pWO56nPdnOsL83epFnyGAweYwE

 

Enough is Enough Teach-in Series | Privilege vs. Injustice in 2020: Police Reform

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qVvw_Gjkw0&feature=youtu.be

 

2 men rescue stranger from burning home in Marion

https://cbs4indy.com/news/2-men-rescue-stranger-from-burning-home-in-marion/

 

Richard Rothstein on legal segregation in America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IevTFx_WMQ

 

Richard Rothstein - "The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKsDq6DOOdY&t=39s

 

DC Activates 400 National Guard Troops to Protect Monuments in Washington

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/24/dc-activates-400-national-guard-troops-protect-monuments-washington.html?ESRC=eb_200625.nl

 

Former Miramar Marines, Sailor Plead Guilty in $65 Million Tricare Fraud Case

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/25/former-miramar-marines-sailor-plead-guilty-65-million-tricare-fraud-case.html?ESRC=eb_200625.nl

 

Wilmington, N.C., police officers fired for racist talk, suggesting race war

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/25/wilmington-racist-police-recording/

 

U.S. Marshals told to prepare to help protect monuments nationwide as Trump targets people who vandalize structures during protests

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/us-marshals-told-to-prepare-to-help-protect-monuments-nationwide-as-trump-targets-people-who-vandalize-structures-during-protests/2020/06/24/08588004-b67d-11ea-a8da-693df3d7674a_story.html

 

The Status of Black History in U.S. Schools and Society

https://www.socialstudies.org/system/files/publications/articles/se_810117014.pdf

 

African American history you probably weren't taught in school

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/african-american-history-you-probably-werent-taught-in-school-2020-6

 

Bessie Coleman

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/flygirls-bessie-coleman/

 

What you didn't know about King's 'Dream' speech

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/12/march-on-washington-king-speech/2641841/

 

Tulsa's 'Black Wall Street' Flourished as a Self-Contained Hub in Early 1900s: Greenwood Avenue featured luxury shops, restaurants, movie theaters, a library, pool halls and nightclubs.

https://www.history.com/news/black-wall-street-tulsa-race-massacre

 

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2019: GPS mathematician Gladys West helped change the military and the lives of everyday people

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-black-history-gps-pioneer-gladys-west-20190206-story.html

 

Who Was Katherine Johnson?

https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/who-was-katherine-johnson-5-8

 

How historically black colleges helped rescue Jewish refugees

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/12/11/how-historically-black-colleges-helped-rescue-jewish-refugees/

 

Ten Little Known Black History Facts

http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/explore/10-black-history-little-known-facts/

 

How an African Slave in Boston Helped Save Generations from Smallpox: In the early 1700s, Onesimus shared a revolutionary way to prevent smallpox.

https://www.history.com/news/smallpox-vaccine-onesimus-slave-cotton-mather

 

The origins of inoculation

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407399/

 

The first Black-owned car company was C. R. Patterson and Sons: Charles Patterson freed himself from slavery and built C.R. Patterson and Sons from the ground up

https://www.autoblog.com/2020/06/19/c-r-patterson-and-sons-african-american-black-owned-car-company-patterson-greenfield/

 

A lying undercover agent arrested 46 people, most of them black, on drug charges

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3r4999Z4a8

 

Wilmington Massacre of 1898

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLDi8PoegDk

 

Officers involved in Elijah McClain's death taken off street duty 'in an effort to protect' them

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/504811-officers-involved-in-elijah-mcclains-death-taken-off-street-duty-in-an?fbclid=IwAR0isoWm9mlRMO4HGRRXUCMaL8KgSXITuek_PzZFeOs-8jidj6KracXXyQg

 

Let's talk about the term "Dixie"....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2s7brvyYa8

 

Let's talk about history, culture, and moving America forward....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSLhJpj0gXs

 

Black Lives Matter Leader Is Now on Growing List of People Trump Has Accused of a Crime Punishable by Death

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/black-lives-matter-leader-is-now-on-growing-list-of-people-trump-has-accused-of-a-crime-punishable-by-death/?fbclid=IwAR1fi1YjglX6vuYutx3phhXIDMwvq0PnD367VhScprZwsXp6GszZ15n5f6Y

 

Pennsylvania Supreme Court agrees to consider Bill Cosby’s bid to overturn his sex-assault conviction

https://www.inquirer.com/news/cosby-appeal-supreme-court-pennsylvania-andrea-constand-oral-arguments-20200623.html?fbclid=IwAR22XbAZ3R9SHja1yF1xdPxgSCBaB9j3NELpZZfpvjWHm1tP9BBmKMVAjOg