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Important alert: Flash flood warning for Manhattan, Bronx, and Queens in effect until 11:15pm.
@nycemergencymgt is advising:
** If you are in a basement apartment, move now to a higher floor. ** – at New York, USA
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June 19, 1865
Today we celebrate #Juneteenth
The oldest holiday commemorating the emancipation of slaves in the United States
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Juneteenth as a federal holiday is meant to breathe new life into the essence of America — to ensure everyone feels the power of the progress we can make.
It marks the long, hard night of slavery – but the promise of that brighter morning to come.
Happy Juneteenth, America.
ALT Celebrate Juneteenth
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In our research we found that women were told they were too young to lead, too old to lead...and middle age wasn't quite right either. As it turns out no age is the right age to be a woman leader. See my latest @HarvardBiz article for solutions.
hbr.org/2023/06/women-in-lea…
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“She stared at the number: 600.
A sale of 600 people would mark a grim new record — by far.”
How a Grad Student Uncovered the Largest Known Slave Auction in the U.S. propublica.org/article/how-g… @JenBerryHawes
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During the wildfire smoke peak in NYC, 70% of asthma-related ER visits were in ZIP codes with predominantly Black & Brown residents. 60% were in areas with higher poverty rates than the city overall.
Climate change is one of the most important health equity issues of our time.
ALT Map of NYC showing places with most Asthma-related emergency room visits during the peak of the wildfire smoke from June 6-10, 2023
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What was life like for African Americans in Texas after the Civil War?
This #Juneteenth, help uncover their stories and celebrations by transcribing Freedmen's Bureau records with @TranscribeSI: transcription.si.edu/freedme…
ALT A designed quote graphic that reads, ""...The freedpeople of this Country are to celebrate the anniversary of their Emancipation..." centered over the page of an open book. Underneath the quote it reads, " - Columbus, TX, June 1867" and the bold heading above the book reads, "Volunteer to Transcribe The Freedmen's Bureau Records." A logo for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is in the bottom left corner.
Ruth Lok Neighbors retweeted
“We don’t want the limelight—we just want clean air.”
washingtonian.com/2023/06/09…
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Unusually smoggy skies have upended life for millions of Americans as smoke from wildfires in Canada wafts over a large swath of the eastern U.S. The smog is temporary, but many people in other countries breathe air of comparably low quality every day. wapo.st/3qzaJHK
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nyc hasn't been paying the preschool and daycare providers that make up its once-lauded pre-k system. one estimate from january put the amount owed to them at ~ $400 million. i took a look at how they're coping for @bw + @CityLab bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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.@NASA has selected a team led by Brown University scientists to participate in a research effort that will enable the space agency to not only return to the Moon for the first time in 50 years, but also help to establish a permanent lunar presence. brown.edu/news/2023-05-11/br…
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My latest, from Allen, Texas.
There’s more than one way to die in a gun massacre.
I went to the Allen Premium Outlets, and how gun violence can take people’s lives… without killing them. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Today's the day! It's #GreatSaunter2023! Good luck and happy trails to all the walkers!👟👟Whether you walk a portion of the route around Manhattan or go the whole distance, today is the day for walking miles with smiles!
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.@Will_Bunch, thank you for writing what needed to be written. inquirer.com/opinion/jordan-…
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We knew it was #NationalLibraryWeek, but @NatlParkService says it's also #NationalParkWeek. Why not get the best of both worlds? Check out a good book and read it in your favorite park!
ALT Image: People seated and reading on park benches in the spring, Washington, D.C. Marion S. Trikosko, April 1959. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
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Today’s third @washingtonpost TikTok is a timeline of the AR-15 since its introduction in the 1960s tiktok.com/t/ZTRvt9jxm/
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Let’s remember Grant Wahl for the stories he wouldn’t let us forget kansascity.com/sports/spt-co…