We Reached 50!
VOL 50 - THURSDAY, JULY 22
It’s our 50th issue anniversary, #NoteddTribe! What a blessing it is to join y’all today on this historic day for us. As you know, none of this would be possible without your continued support. Thank you so much for joining us for every newsletter, every event, and for always picking up the phone or responding to our emails when we need your help. We’re excited to continue on this journey with you all. We can’t wait to celebrate our next milestone: 100 issues!
We’re excited to celebrate the day with our summer Tribe Talk! Join us tonight at 7 PM EST / 4 PM PST on IG Live as we chat with Dr. Charmine Davis on developing a social impact app that provides safe support for Black drivers interacting with the police. Learn more about Dr. Davis and share any questions you have by visiting this link.
Now, let’s chat about what we notedd for you this week. As always, #staynotedd!
Notedd News
Can you believe we’re less than two weeks away from August? In anticipation of next month’s focus — equity, finance, and wealth — we want to know what events and/or content you want to see? Help a sis out by taking the survey linked below!
Sprinter Gabby Thomas is not only going for the gold in the Summer Olympics. She’s also working to fix the health care system as an Epidemiologist. Learn more on her story by clicking the link above.
An Iowa county will now be named after Lulu Merle Johnson, a professor and historian who was the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Iowa.
Check out Megan Thee Stallion, Leyna Bloom, and Naomi Osaka on the recent covers of Sports Illustrated. The trifecta made history as Megan is the first rapper, Leyna is the first Black and Asian transgender woman, and Naomi is the first Black women athlete to be featured on three covers of SI.
Simone Manuel was recently named one of the U.S. Olympic swim team captains for the Tokyo Olympics. She also used her platform to share her experience with burnout, particularly spotlighting how her burnout is tied to be being a Black woman in America. Learn more about her story and many others here.
Learn the firsthand accounts of recently hired Black women police chiefs and commissioners who are a part of a significant effort to kickstart reforms.
Lambda, Delta — What Is Going On With COVID?
If you’re like us, we’re still tracking COVID like the pandemic just began. However, it’s been a little confusing (particularly with the misinformation shared) and hard to keep up, due to the rise of multiple variants.
A Texas hospital recently reported their first case of the lambda COVID-19 variant. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the first detection of the lambda variant was in Peru in December 2020. Currently, WHO designates lambda as a “variant of interest.”
So, what does that mean? The Washington Post and CNBC share a roundup of information in their recent articles on all things related to the lambda variant.
Are there differences between the lambda and delta variants, and why are the variants named using the Greek alphabet? Learn more here.
And the question that has been jogging our minds too: Why aren’t the vaccines fully FDA approved? Science Magazine answers this question and more in this article.
Overall, let’s all continue to stay masked up and do our parts by continuing to take precautions — vaccinated or not.
Ethel’s Club recently relaunched its digital platform to make wellness more accessible for people of color, meeting their community wherever they are in their wellness journey. You now will have access to free, prerecorded courses, along with live wellness classes that will be offered for a small fee.
We’ve been seeing articles on “work attachment styles” and how it impacts your ability to have work-life balance, specifically impacting your time management and relationships with colleagues. As mentioned in this NYT article, attachment style discussions “typically arise in relation to the bond between parents and children or romantic partners,” but recently, many are seeing how individuals can also “attach” differently in the workplace.
Check out the article to identify your attachment style, and take control of how you manage your time. We’re a split between “Anxious Preoccupied Attachment” and “Fearful Avoidant Attachment.” Bonus: Share your attachment style with us by replying to this email, as we can all learn better time management strategies from each other.
The Unplug Collective is a digital platform that shares stories about mental health, body image, and other struggles “that are a huge unspoken part of our generation’s experience in the world.”
We encourage you to check out Ashleah Nelson’s article, “Finding My Value When the World Only Wants My Labor.” Her opening lines alone will make you want to read the article, maybe even read it a few times. Here’s a brief excerpt:
When you ask someone what they love about a Black woman in their life, their response often involves labor or sacrifice.
“She puts everyone’s needs before her own.”
“She always gets it done.”
“I can always count on her.”
And the fact is, it’s true. Black women work hard to be everything to everybody... except when it comes to ourselves.
Read the full article here and sign up for The Unplug Collective by using the link below.
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