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AI Governance, Ethics, Sociology of Health, Black Public Health. Fumu Kand PhD
The Netherlands
Joined May 2021
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Harm to an african child is a communal failure. It means the community as a whole has failed to protect and/or nurture its most precious element. African children deserve much more and much better than the community they have.
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To my friend Drake. Rest now brother. We have the watch, and I'll see you in Valhalla.
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Now available for pre-order from @IntPubNYC: The New Edition of Gerald Horne's classic collection of short essays "Blows Against The Empire." Link below
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Frente Negra Brasileira (Brazilian Black Front) founded in 1931, was a militant Black Brazilian organization that was a first of its kind in the Americas. It is speculated to have had over 200,000 members at one time.
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Playing Queen Latifah’s UNITY in class tomorrow to discuss the word ‘b!tch,’ internalization, and symbolic violence. Also connecting the discussion to the n-word. I'll let the kids debate on whether there's any genuine endearment in these words.
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One minute you don't have it, the next minute your cup’s overflowing. God’s grace 🥹
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"A crooked tree lives its own life, but a straight tree is turned into wood." —Chinese Proverb
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Jamie Foxx. Ronald Isley. Mary J. Blige. The Jamie Foxx Show
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Learn something new every day
South Korean far-right rally in downtown Seoul right now, chanting "chinks out" while waving US flags, Charlie Kirk flags and balloons, "Stop the Steal", "Yoon again" etc. I've covered many protests, but the level pure hate here... is truly sickening.
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Only in America
Teenager shot dead 'after being mistaken for a squirrel' https://t.co/720Ue9M3Y6
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Happy 54th Birthday to one of the greatest rappers to ever grab the Mic, The Legendary Black Thought 🎉
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Irony and supported by research: White Americans use Medicaid the most, but resist expansion because they racialize welfare as Black. They fall on their own sword to spite Black people.
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Scholars have argued that opposition to welfare is, in part, driven by stereotypes of African Americans. This argument assumes that when individuals think about welfare, they spontaneously think...
I think white americans will knowingly vote in a way that causes them to suffer so long as they believe Black and Brown people will suffer more. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
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Honestly, we're all waiting for a real tragedy to strike. It's a matter of time.
the ICE raid in Chicago was meant to provoke an urban Black backlash and subsequently mass mobilization of federal troops to kill Black people in the streets en masse
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Pick up a book, beloved. Read. Deliberately seek knowledge outside the 'blogs', social media and even mainstream media. Exercise your right to information access. Use your privilege of access to literature.
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Celebrating Black History Month by highlighting Black bookshops this week. Next is Black-owned bookshop Lolwe Books previously based in Peckham before moving fully online this year due to rising costs. They still offer a wide range of Black writing that ‘is often ignored.’ 🙌🏾
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Gullah is the oldest English-based creole language spoken in the U.S. Created by the ancestors of Gullah Geechee people, Gullah words like “juke” and “tote” were derived from West and West Central African languages.
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Day 2 of Black History Month & I am highlighting Black bookshops. Next is Afrori Books which was founded by Carolynn Bain after being tired of searching through ‘tiny BAME’ sections meant for Black authors. Now Afrori has one of the biggest selection of books, by Black authors
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