Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

There were dozens of Black classical composers in 19th-century New Orleans, but they had few opportunities to present their compositions around the world, and that means their works have been largely forgotten — until recently. Atlas Obscura reports how OperaCréole, founded in 2011 by Black mezzo-sopranos Givonna Joseph and her daughter Aria Mason, is giving life to lost works as "an act of restorative justice."

https://flip.it/gs9R89

#BlackMastodon #Music #Culture #Opera #NewOrleans

“I’m not innocent, I broke the law and deserve to pay for my crime. However, I’m still a human. They even have warnings on the radio ... but we sit here and fry.”

Prisoners wrote to our Criminal Justice reporter Michelle Pitcher about the intense #heat in Texas prisons. They say it's often the worst at night, and #science supports the damage high nighttime temps can cause:
https://www.texasobserver.org/prison-heat-air-conditioning-texas-summer/

#ClimateChange #news #politics #Prison #HumanRights #CriminalJustice #Texas #HeatWave #health

"I'm rich enough, why should my kids get free school meals?"

1) Universal provision means for the price of giving food to your kids who "don't need it", kids who need it definitely get it. No barriers. No forms. No questions or tests.

2) Your kids won't bully the "free meal kids".

3) You have an interest in ensuring that your kids are not just fed but fed well. This means you won't put up with the "poor kid gruel" that you might campaign for to "save money" if you're not using the service.

Finally! 🙌🏼

A Sky News Reporter asks EXACTLY the right question of Elon Musk after his refusal to provide Starlink internet to Ukrainian soldiers amid a dangerous mission:

"Has your ego and ignorance cost Ukrainian lives?"

https://news.sky.com/story/putin-and-kim-jong-un-meeting-latest-updates-12541713?postid=6430945#liveblog-body

Kevin McCarthy decided to proceed with an “impeachment inquiry” without taking a full House vote. But he knows this is illegal. He argued it was illegal back in 2019, and Barr’s DoJ affirmed that any impeachment inquiry begun without a House vote was invalid. But he went ahead with it anyway. Because he’s spineless and hypocritical.

It finally dawned on me that the backstory of how and why a new feature came to be—whether through technical brilliance or strongarming from the EU--really doesn't matter that much. https://www.fastcompany.com/90951614/apple-iphone-15-apple-watch-series-9-new-features-worth-it

New Covid boosters could reach Americans as soon as Thursday – here's what you need to know https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/13/new-covid-vaccines-from-pfizer-and-moderna-what-you-need-to-know.html

@StillIRise1963 I enjoyed this article on that note:

This Biden Age Conversation Is Really Getting Old-
https://www.mikeluxmedia.com/single-post/this-biden-age-conversation-is-really-getting-old

Finally, something worth adoration...

#atheism
Tooted by a #bot!
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Kevin McCarthy Directs Committees To Open

“House Republicans have been investigating the President for 9 months, and they’ve turned up no evidence of wrongdoing. His own Republican members have said so,” White House spokesman Ian Sams said, referring to statements by Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and others. “He vowed to hold a vote to open impeachment, now he flip flopped because he doesn’t have support. This is extreme politics at its worst.”

##farright #mccarthy #biden

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kevin-mccarthy-biden-impeachment-inquiry_n_6500798ae4b0ae875e232141

John Fetterman’s Reaction to Biden Impeachment Is All We Care About: The Pennsylvania senator captured perfectly how stupid this all is.

https://newrepublic.com/post/175526/john-fetterman-reaction-biden-impeachment

#JohnFetterman #BidenImpeachment #PennsylvaniaSenator #StupidImpeachment #ReactionToImpeachment #PoliticalAbsurdity #Politics #News

Did you watch the #AppleKeynote?

Check out this article from USA TODAY:

Black churches in Florida buck DeSantis: 'Our churches will teach our own history.'

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/09/08/desantis-banned-some-black-history-classes-these-churches-fought-back/70783000007/