Tasseli McKay
@TasseliMcKay
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Studying reparative justice, health equity, mass incarceration & violence in families at UNC. Author, Holding On (2019) & Stolen Wealth, Hidden Power (2022).
Durham, North Carolina
Joined November 2021
Stolen Wealth, Hidden Power: The Case for Reparations for Mass Incarceration is out for pre-order! I argue for a multi-trillion $ reparations package based on painstaking accounting of damage to Black individuals, families, & communities from this racially targeted policy regime.
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This is a must watch.
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“This election reveals what America has long been.” Recent @globeandmail article on the election features quotes from our Founding Director @SandyDarity and Dr. Gwendolyn Wright, our Director of Strategic Initiatives and Collaborations. Read here: https://t.co/rbSVkg4PZ9
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New study w/@SandyDarity released (open access) today! We apply stratification economics to examine how mass incarceration produces white advantages in education, employment, wealth, health; we call for reparations & end to white hyper-enfranchisement: https://t.co/lYFaRKvAjn.
annualreviews.org
A rich empirical literature documents the consequences of mass incarceration for the wealth, health, and safety of Black Americans. Yet it often frames such consequences as a regrettable artifact of...
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as a former coordinator of the Yale Women's Center, I'm furious that Yale is trying to end the Center's long tradition as a feminist space - and not surprised that its rooted in the university's silencing of critique of Israel
this is incredibly bleak
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Crockett: This election is the best example of why you all are so afraid of diversity, equity, and inclusion because then you can’t have a simple minded under qualified white man somehow end up ascending.. instead you got to pay attention to the qualified Black woman..
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The Ohio vs EPA SCOTUS decision will open the flood gates for industry litigation. Can we make lemonade out of lemons? Read more here:
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A spate of US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) rulings decided this summer will have dramatic and damaging effects on how federal agencies issue and enforce regulations. One decision in particular may substa...
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You can also access our guides on writing public comments and more information about our Public Comments Initiative on @EnviroProtNet’s website: https://t.co/S3ep8FYev7
environmentalprotectionnetwork.org
The Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) launched their Public Comments Initiative to help people and organizations understand and more effectively engage in the public commenting...
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Check out our latest blog about how the recent SCOTUS decision wields public commenting for a deregulatory agenda, and the glimmer of hope we can catch alongside this trainwreck.
Read EDGI's take on the Ohio vs EPA SCOTUS decision: a deregulatory Trojan Horse with a silver lining. https://t.co/t2VKVknEoR
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You're hearing a lot about Tim Walz and free school lunches. You're not hearing enough about the behind-the-scenes role of Philando Castile's mom in getting that bill passed.
sahanjournal.com
After the police killing of Philando Castile, his mother, Valerie Castile, has helped raise more than $200,000 to pay off the cafeteria debt of kids who can’t afford school lunch. On Friday, Governor...
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Honored to join Zachery Williams & the Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition THIS FRIDAY for a virtual conference, "State of Reparations in the African American Community" w/@alonzoplough @lesleigh_ford @atheendar @AvikChatterMD, & Philip M. Alberti. See https://t.co/aj7BiOMMK9
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Considering writing a public comment? Our guides can help: 1) How to Write Effective Public Comments 2) Research Recommendations for Writing Informed Public Comments 3) What Happens to a Public Comment After it is Submitted 4) Beyond Public Comments
Today we are launching our Public Comments Initiative to help the public and organizations understand and more effectively engage in the public comment process. 1/ Learn more:
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Investigating Cumulative Impacts, the first event in this series, is next Wednesday! We’ll explore tools that help answer questions like: How many air pollutants have been released over the past 10+ years in any given place? Which companies own these facilities? Join us 👇
EDGI’s @EEW_Network is hosting a 5 part workshop series exploring the alternative tools we’re building to contextualize EPA data. Building Civic Technologies for Environmental Data Justice. Starting July 31st. 📅 Register: https://t.co/Dp7s8ffHx7
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Join us later this month and explore the tools we're building to contextualize hard-to-access EPA data. - Analyze cumulative impacts - Map schools near air pollutants - Summarize enforcement of/compliance w/ laws like the Clean Air Act Register here: https://t.co/RfpKrJzXQ8
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We have only a tip of the iceberg understanding of how racism impacts Black health! This @JAMA_current study shows an association w/ greater connectivity in brain pathways involved with rumination —>increased vulnerability to stress disorders & neurodegenerative disease…
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All workers deserve a #FairWorkweek, and fast food workers have some of the most enraging stories of bosses holding their time captive. Exciting to see the policy won by retail workers @UFCW770 @LAANE expand!
I’m here outside LA City Hall where councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez is gathered with scores of fast food workers to announce a proposal for the city to expand predictable scheduling rules / other protections to fast food workers. Story here: https://t.co/ZIHZnAfGWw
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RIGHT ON.
There are angels who walk among us. Nicky Crawford is one of them. He’s retired. From Atlanta. And he just opened a mobile laundry bus for unhoused people. “God has blessed me so much, I knew this is what I was supposed to be doing.”
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This is an enormous blow to environmental and public health. With this decision, Congress will have to write extreemly prescriptive laws, and without the expertise to do so. You think there is gridlock now, just wait for this to go into effect.
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The decision overturned Chevron v. The Natural Resources Defense Council, a 1984 decision that was not particularly controversial when it was announced 40 years ago.
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EDGI’s @EEW_Network is hosting a 5 part workshop series exploring the alternative tools we’re building to contextualize EPA data. Building Civic Technologies for Environmental Data Justice. Starting July 31st. 📅 Register: https://t.co/Dp7s8ffHx7
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Some studies show that pen pal relationships can help a justice-impacted individual feel less isolated, provide a sense of identity, and give them hope for a life beyond their current situation. If you are interested, please signup at https://t.co/XNas7lIkRj
#P2P #PenPal
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