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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Sharpshot Nature .Com 02933-tod-0110237 Lakey Caterpillar

Lakey Caterpillar
Lakey Caterpillar

2024-06-14 02933-tod-0110237 Lakey Caterpillar

NIKON D7100 – ƒ/5.6 1/500 105mm ISO320 – Savanna Portage State Park, MN

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Open Thread | Black People Continue To Be Clear About The Biggest Threat To Our Community | 3CHICSPOLITICO

BlackPAC@voteblackpac
We asked Black voters what’s the greatest threat to our communities. They overwhelmingly said the re-election of Donald Trump.

That’s why we launched our first ad of the year. We can’t sit idly by as Black communities are inundated with false narratives about Trump.

Source: Open Thread | Black People Continue To Be Clear About The Biggest Threat To Our Community | 3CHICSPOLITICO

Scientists testing swimming ‘microbots’ to deliver meds to lung tumors – UPI.com

Scientists have developed microscopic robots capable of swimming through the lungs to deliver chemotherapy directly to lung cancer cells.

In early testing, these microbots extended the average survival time of lab mice with melanoma that had spread to the lungs, according to a report published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances.

Source: Scientists testing swimming ‘microbots’ to deliver meds to lung tumors – UPI.com

Coral in the Diaspora by Jerrice J. Baptiste – Happiness Between Tails by da-AL

Two months ago, Jerrice J. Baptiste guested here and she’s already got a new book of poetry, Coral in the Diaspora, available for pre-sale! Hearing successes of other authors always makes me optimistic that my books (here’s info about them) will be published soon too!

To refresh your memory, Jerrice was born in Haiti, writes for all ages, founded Authentic Poetry workshops in The Hudson Valley, New York, and has been widely published.

Photo of poet Jerrice J. Baptiste
Poet Jerrice J. Baptiste

Jerrice describes the background to her latest book: “I find great peace and joy in creating a Great-grandmother narrative or poem. In order to write one, I have to contemplate the qualities that I admire most about the older generations. In Haiti, our elders show how much they value the younger generation by calling each one in Creole pitit mwenmy child. Recently, I’ve been thinking more about how communities are formed and function since my book Coral in the Diaspora is due to be published by Abode Press (August 2024). In order for a community to be successful, each member must value the contribution of each other and can rely on their true inner goodness. Each person in the community is seen basically as good and important. No one is seen as less than another.”

Check out the fun video Abode uploaded to their author page for Jerrice here and her own website

Interlude by Jerrice J. Baptiste

Kneeling over, she wipes the cherimoya juice spilled on the living room cement floor. I greet her, “Bonjou manmi Immacula, koman ou ye?” she responds, “Bonjou pitit mwen.” I smile at her greeting me like the morning sun at mountaintop as I help her to stand on both feet. Her braided silver hair glimmers near her earlobes.

I jump in with a towel to absorb the juice then ring it outside into the gutter several times. “Mesi pitit mwen,” she says. “Wi manmi,” I answer her. The cement is sticky and shiny from the juice of the sweet white fruit. I help my surrogate mother mop the floor…

Source: Coral in the Diaspora by Jerrice J. Baptiste – Happiness Between Tails by da-AL