Every Summer Has A Story
VOL 53 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 19
We are near the end of another week, #NoteddTribe!
Can you believe we’ve reached week 33 out of 52 weeks in a year? There are only five more weeks left until the end of the summer.
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Don’t forget tonight’s Tribe Talk with Demietra Williams, personal finance expert and content strategist. Join us on Instagram at 7 PM EST, as we’ll be chatting with Demietra on ways to attract abundance with a money mindset, set personal finance and investing goals, and tactics to pivot into entrepreneurship.
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The U.S. Census Bureau released the first local-level results from the 2020 Census, showing how America is more diverse and more multiracial than ever before. Key takeaways include:
People of color represented 43% of the total U.S. population in 2020, up from 34% in 2010.
The Hispanic or Latino population officially became the largest racial or ethnic group in California for the first time.
The non-Hispanic white share of the population is below 50% in California, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Maryland, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
The “Two or More Races population” (also referred to as the multiracial population) changed this past decade considerably. The multiracial population was “measured at 9 million people in 2010 and is now 33.8 million people in 2020, a 276% increase.”
Health officials share that Covid-19 vaccine booster shots are to be offered, starting the week of September 20th. People who are 18 years and older and received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines will be eligible for a booster dose eight months after their second dose. Additionally, early data from Israel suggests a booster shot of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine can significantly improve immunity in those aged 60 and above.
The death toll from the recent earthquake in Haiti reached more than 2,000 people, with nearly 10,000 injured. With Tropical Storm Grace slowing down rescue and recovery efforts, support to some of the hardest-hit areas are needed. Below are organizations we are supporting and ways we’ve been following to learn more:
In recent years, the Black homeownership rate continues to drop significantly. The New York Times recently explored what gentrification means for Black homeowners and how owners selling their homes have to grapple with the fact that accepting the highest bid could mean another step that contributes to that drop.
Black women are shattering the glass ceiling in dance. Learn more about three Black women who have recently assumed dance leadership roles that were previously rare in the dance world.
The Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
Earlier this week marked the 101st anniversary of the 19th amendment to the constitution. But rather, it being a celebratory moment for all women, history shows how the 19th amendment did not grant the vote to millions of women of color for generations.
Just like we celebrated in last year’s issue, we continue to honor and highlight Black women leaders who were pivotal forces in the fight for women’s right to vote but were excluded, shunned, and discounted from the forefront of the movement.
Learn more about the Non-Whitewashed History of the 19th Amendment and Women’s Right to Vote,” but in the meantime, we honor and celebrate:
Sojourner Truth: a leading activist against slavery and for women’s rights who will be honored with a statue in Central Park.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett: co-founded the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs in Chicago and founded the Alpha Suffrage Club, one of Chicago’s most essential suffragist organizations to engage Black voters and field Black candidates in elections. Her portrait is now on display in Union Station in Washington, DC.
Mary Church Terrell: co-founded the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs and founded the National Association of University Women, which promotes fellowship among professional women.
Mary B. Talbert: co-founder of the Phyllis Wheatley Club and served as president of the National Association of Colored Women, which she transformed into a nationwide organization.
Nannie Helen Burroughs: co-founded the National Association of Colored Women and the Women’s Auxiliary of the National Baptist Convention, an organization of more than 1 million women that she led in support of women’s suffrage.
Frances E.W. Harper: a founding member of the American Woman Suffrage Association.
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin: co-founded the Women’s Era Club, one of the first public service clubs for Black women that advocated for Black voting rights and other civil rights issues.
Harriet Forten Purvis: founder of the biracial Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society and a key member of the National Woman Suffrage Association.
Mary Ann Shadd Cary: the first Black woman in North America to publish a newspaper and was one of the 600 people who signed a petition arguing for women’s right to vote.
Daisy Elizabeth Adams Lampkin: national organizer and chair of the executive board for the National Association for Colored Women who is credited for harnessing the power of Black voters and activists under the umbrella of the NAACP in the 1930s and 1940s.
One hundred and one years later, the fight continues as Black women and women of color lead some of the most transformative work across the country. This week, H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, was sponsored in the House of Representatives by Rep. Terri Sewell and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler. Many believe that H.R. 4 will ideally pass with bipartisan support when the House returns from summer recess next week, but continuing to fight for fair elections and against voter suppression is a continued must. Donating to organizations such as Fair Fight Action and Black Votes Matter are ways to lend support and donations to help make that change.
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