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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !

Feb 19:

Q: Why is so much Black music about violence and misogyny? I'm not racist, but is Black culture just more violent?

A: Racism. Rap, trap, and drill, are only the most popular genres of Black music listened to *by white people.*

Read the whole linked thread.

hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109…

mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth ! I will get to Black history. For now, I'm still on white US history. Q: Why is so much Black music about violence and misogyny? I'm not racist, but I think Black culture is just more violent.
Hachyderm.io
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February 16th #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight:

Get to know @blackgirlshack!

"BlackGirlsHack meets the #InfoSec needs left unmet by existing services by providing hands-on skills that are focused on people who are upskilling and reskilling in #cybersecurity."

blackgirlshack.org/About

Image of a purple Afro hair style with the words Black Girls Hack in white.

BlackGirlsHack - About

BlackGirlsHack is the leading cybersecurity training nonprofit in the country. The nonprofit organization, which is open to all, provides training, career services, study groups, and resources people looking to upskill and reskill in technology and c…
blackgirlshack.org
#infosec #cybersecurity #blackhistorymonth @tennisha

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February 14th #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight:

A #ValentinesDay shout out to the Association of Black Cardiologists who are working to achieve health equity for all through the elimination of disparities. ♥️

Learn more about them here: abcardio.org/

Website banner for the Association of Black Cardiologists.
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February 13th #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight:

I wanted to give some love to our neighbours to the north and feature some notable Black Canadians. 🇨🇦

"February is Black History Month, a time to reflect on the stories, experiences, and accomplishments of Canada's black community. Here are 23 black Canadians who made major contributions to Canada's culture and legacy."

cbc.ca/news2/interactives/blac…

Collage of images of notable Black Canadians.
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February 11th #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight:

Go check out this Black woman owned company Caribbrew 🇭🇹

Ethical, fair-trade #Haitian coffee and coffee products.

Get "The Scrub Bundle" - your skin will thank you.

caribbrew.com/


Haitian Coffee, Chocolate, Tea, and Skinfood!

Caribbrew is a Haitian Coffee company providing Premium Arabica Beans Shade grown at high elevation and chemical- free. Our coffee is handpicked by Haitian farmers and meticulously roasted in small batches.
Caribbrew
#blackhistorymonth #haitian

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February 9th #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight:

"His dream became a reality when the Philadelphia Eagles selected him with 125th overall pick in the 1952 NFL Draft, making him one of the first two Black players to integrate the Eagles."

#GoBirds #FlyEaglesFly

philadelphiaeagles.com/news/ra…

Ralph Goldston was one of the first Black players to integrate the Eagles.

Pain and progress: Ralph Goldston paved the way for Black players

Goldston was one of the first Black players to integrate the Eagles. Not everyone welcomed him with open arms.
Vaughn Johnson (www.philadelphiaeagles.com)
#blackhistorymonth #flyeaglesfly #gobirds

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February 6th #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight:

"Digital equity is computer scientist Joy Boulamwini’s passion. She founded her organization, Algorithmic Justice League, to reveal and remove digital racial bias from the Artificial Intelligence programs..."

cmd-it.org/2022-news/8-black-p…

computer scientist Joy Boulamwini

8 Black Pioneers in Computing and Tech - CMD-IT

At CMD-IT, we celebrate Black innovators in tech year-round. For Black History Month, we want to recognize 8 pioneers who paved the way for a more equitable and diverse computing and tech workforce.
Chad Ross (CMD-IT)
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#BlackHistoryMonth spotlight, #STEM edition:

"Annie Easley developed and implemented code used in researching energy-conversion systems, analyzing alternative power technology—including the battery technology that was used for early hybrid vehicles."

nasa.gov/history/annie-easley-…


Annie Easley, Computer Scientist - NASA

Annie Easley had never heard of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) when she read an article about twin sisters who were “human computers”
NASA
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For every day in February, I will be posting to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth by spotlighting Black Americans who have contributed to the fields of #STEM and #LibraryScience, in addition to shout outs to Black-owned businesses and #InfoSec groups.

Thread 🧵 begins here:

Black History Month graphic of all letters in black, red, and green.
#infosec #stem #blackhistorymonth #libraryscience

It is once again time to give thanks to Brian Fox, the Black American programmer that has given us BASH and echo! Thank you for your INCREDIBLE contributions to open source software, Unix, and Linux. It literally would not be the same without you. BASH is still absolutely foundational to all computing today. Happy Black History Month to an absolute icon!

#bash #bashscript #echo #foss #linux #unix #BlackHistoryMonth #gnu

Photo of Brian J. Fox, a Black man with a buzz cut looking directly at the camera with a neutral facial expression. He is has black facial hair with a few white hairs. He is heavier set and wearing a black t-shirt with his arms folded. He was born in 1959 and is a GNU hacker, programmer, entrepreneur, consultant, author, and free software advocate.
#linux #foss #gnu #bash #unix #blackhistorymonth #bashscript #echo

Do you, or have you ever, used a graphical user interface? If you use #Windows, #macOS, or any version of #Linux with a window manager or desktop environment, you can thank Dr. Clarence "Skip" Ellis.

Dr. Ellis worked at Xerox PARC, the research organization that developed the modern GUI. Icons, windows, the mouse, Ethernet-based networking, laser printing - all of these (and more) came out of PARC. Dr. Ellis led the team that created Officetalk, the first program to use icons and the Internet. He got his start at 15 years old showing a local tech company how to reuse punch cards, which was a game-changer back in 1958.

Oh, and he was also the first black man to earn a PhD in Computer Science.

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #BlackMastodon #ComputerScience @blackmastodon

elective.collegeboard.org/clar…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence…
redhat.com/en/command-line-her…

Photo of a black man standing in a classroom, smiling, and holding a box containing a mug

Command Line Heroes: Season 6: Dr. Clarence Ellis: The Developer Who Helped Us Collaborate

It’s not easy to learn how to use computers when you can’t actually touch them. But that’s how Dr. Clarence Ellis started his career of invention—which would ultimately lead to reimagining how we all worked with computers and each other.
www.redhat.com
#linux #Windows #computerscience #MACOS #blackhistorymonth #blackmastodon #blackhistory @blackmastodon group

I think it's really cool that Black American Sign Language is in some ways more conservative than the kind of #ASL you learn at Gallaudet University.

Other ASL varieties use a lot of handshapes influenced by English spelling. But black ASL has kept more of the original handshapes, because black #deaf schools didn't get hit so hard by the oralist reformers who made war on ASL.

You can see BASL in action at csdhh.org/black-asl

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Black ASL — CSDHH

CSDHH
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Elijah McCoy was born in 1844 in Ontario to formerly-enslaved parents from Kentucky. They saved enough to send him to Scotland to study mechanical #engineering. When he returned and couldn't get work in his field, he took a job as a train oilman and invented a method of automatic lubrication that eliminated the frequent stops trains had to make to oil up axles & bearings. Railroad companies asking for his product rather than copycat devices spawned the phrase "the real McCoy." #BlackHistoryMonth
A black-and-white photo of black inventor, Elijah McCoy.
#engineering #blackhistorymonth

October is #BlackHistoryMonth in the UK. It's often overshadowed by American Black History, but still very important to learn about, especially if this is where you live, like.
The starting point I usually suggest to people that aren't Black is the opening chapters in Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race because it's important to understand the history and context of our racism here and this book packs a lot of key things into a small space:
bloomsbury.com/uk/why-im-no-lo…
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