Alyce Barry

@AlyceBarry
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Writer, white, she/her. #antiracism #MeToo #antifascist Supporting the racial equity work at Evanston/Skokie School District 65 via CREW65Evanston. Grandma. I also research Chicago's #UndergroundRailroad #Chicagohistory
Profile picture: selfie, white woman with white hair wearing black t-shirt displaying text "even white people are sick of white people's bullshit"

Most surprising to me is that oil is a food group 👀

"A healthy diet was deemed as eating at least seven out of 12 food groups: fruits, vegetables, fish, meat, dairy, salt, oil, eggs, cereals, legumes, nuts and tea"

Six lifestyle choices to slow memory decline named in 10-year study

#dementia #CognitiveDecline #exercise #playingcards

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/25/six-lifestyle-choices-to-slow-memory-decline-named-in-10-year-study?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Six lifestyle choices to slow memory decline named in 10-year study

Over-60s who combined more healthy lifestyle choices enjoyed most benefit, found Beijing researchers

The Guardian
I can't get enough of this video from last July of two of my favorite people talking about the #Dobbs decision. Imani Gandy and Elie Mystal discuss the decision's unintended consequences, this country's hatred of women, #SCOTUS personalities and dynamics and why they stripped voting rights first, Chief Justice Roberts' first job, Americans' ignorance and fear of female anatomy, the job of a judge, and the SCOTUS that doesn't care about reality.
https://youtu.be/2A1JVIAL41g
Boom! Lawyered #635: Elie Mystal and Imani Gandy on the SCOTUS Dumpster Fire

YouTube

The vast diversity of RTE on display:

#rte #whiteladsatrte #whiteness

A tornado on January 12 did huge damage in Selma, Alabama, please help if you're able 

Save Selma 2023 Fund | Foot Soldiers Park (Powered by Donorbox)

#SaveSelma2023 #tornado2023 #Selmatornado2023 #civilrightsmovement

https://donorbox.org/save-selma-2023-fund

Save Selma 2023 Fund | Foot Soldiers Park (Powered by Donorbox)

SAVE SELMA 2023On Thursday afternoon, January 12, 2023, a massive tornado (estimated to be an EF-2) ripped through Selma, AL with winds reportedly topping 100 mph. Selma is already listed as one of the poorest cities in Alabama but it is also home...

"Americans of every background in every community have voiced their perspective.... In essence they said, one does not have to abandon their faith or their deeply held beliefs to agree that the government should not be telling people what to do with their own bodies"

Harris on Roe anniversary: ‘No one is immune’ to impacts of Supreme Court decision | The Hill

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3824647-harris-on-roe-anniversary-no-one-is-immune-to-impacts-of-supreme-court-decision/

Harris on Roe anniversary: ‘No one is immune’ to impacts of Supreme Court decision

Vice President Harris on Sunday warned that the right of every woman across the United States to make her own reproductive decisions are on the line in the wake of the Supreme Court decision that struck down Roe. V. Wade. Harris, during a speech to mark 50 years since the initial Roe v. Wade court…

The Hill

If House #Republicans are so intent on investigating the #FBI, why not investigate the FBI’s failure to thoroughly probe the allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh?

Why not investigate the #Trump White House’s interference with the FBI probe into Kavanaugh?

Black professor leads “Teach the Truth” tours in Florida ✊🏾

“I can’t tell the story of the Newberry Six without expressing my disgust for the lynching of a pregnant woman,” said Dunn, 82, a professor emeritus at Florida International University. “As a teacher who has spent 30 years going from place to place in Florida where the most atrocious things have happened, I don’t know how to do that. And I don’t want the state telling me that I must.”

#BlackMastodon
Gift link: https://wapo.st/3kCy4p6

A Black professor defies DeSantis law restricting lessons on race

Retired professor Marvin Dunn is challenging the 'anti-woke' education policies of Gov. Ron DeSantis by showing high school students sites of racist events in Florida's history.

The Washington Post
DeSantis is a white supremacist and makes no attempt to hide it.
Weird how mental illness hardly shoots anyone in Canada.

Missing Girl in Edmonton, Alberta - Andrea Padillas, 16 - #Edmonton #Alberta #missingperson #missingpeoplecanada #missingincanada

Andrea and her family recently moved to Edmonton from El Salvador in December. Was last seen walking away from West Edmonton Mall on January 21, 2023.

Andrea was last seen wearing a black puffy jacket, brown leggings and red boots. She is described as 5'4" & 130 lbs....

More Info: https://missingpeople.ca/missing-girl-in-edmonton-alberta-andrea-padillas-16/

Missing Girl in Edmonton, Alberta – Andrea Padillas, 16

Andrea and her family recently moved to Edmonton from El Salvador in December. Was last seen walking away from West Edmonton Mall on January 21, 2023. Andrea was last seen wearing a black puffy jacket, brown leggings and red boots. She is described as 5'4" & 130 lbs....

Missing People Canada