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appointment of Blacks like Dr. Ben Carson is a classic example of how some Black people in leader- ship positions are just as detrimental (and some- times more so) as appointing an insensitive white person. We’re talking about Housing and Urban De- velopment (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson’s quiet re- moval of the words “inclusive” and “free from discrimination” from HUD’s mission statement. Long counted on support and protection of Black Americans and other minorities by HUD’s fair hous- ing laws has now come under unceremonious attack by the very people professing to protect it.
Claiming “any HUD programmatic changes are part of routine new administration moves rather than a philosophical shift,” a HUD official recently described the Trump Administration’s attempt to scale back efforts to undo “decades of racial, ethnic, and income segregation in federally subsidized housing and development projects.”
In essence, the HUD changes postpone enforce- ment of a federal housing rule that requires cities, counties, and states to address patterns of racial housing segregation until 2020.
Keep in mind; President (Donald) Trump and his father were fined more than one million dollars for housing segregation practices in the early 1970s.
Therefore, to expect Trump and his current White House cohorts, though they may be Black, to change fair housing for minorities is like expecting a fox not to molest a hen house, eggs and all.
Meanwhile, HUD, as we have known it, is fighting for its life. (Where is that little red rooster when we need him?).
April Is Black Women’s History Month
pril marks the celebra-
tion of Black Women’s History Month and African American Fitness Month.
Thus, the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) asserts, “We are the mothers, sisters, daughters, lovers, and friends. We are the nur- turers. We are the strivers. We hold it together and make a way out of no way. And we come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. We laugh and cry. And we change the world every single day. The BWHI and everything we do is built on fierce foundation of phenomenal Black women...
Today, we will celebrate five Black women in history in honor of Black women who have paved the way for both Black women and Black men.
Rosetta Tharp
While many of us recog- nize the names of Mahalia Jackson, Aretha Franklin, and Whitney Houston, few of us know about Sister Rosetta Tharp: The Godmother of Modern Gospel And Rock & Roll.
Said to be “one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Sister Tharpe, was a songwriter, singer, guitarist and record- ing artist who attained popu- larity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel singing.
Among the songs she made popular are: “Up Above My Head,” “Didn’t IT Rain,” and “This Train.”
The Arkansas native was
said to be “among the first popular recording artists to use her guitar technique of the ‘heavy distortion on her electric guitar, presaging the rise of electric blues and in- fluencing the music of gui- tarists Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee Lewis.’ Her recording, “Down by the Riverside,” was selected for the National Recording Registry of the U. S. Library of Congress in 2004; and Tharpe was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
Majorie Stewart Joyner
The name, Madame C. J. Walker stands out in the history of beauty and hair products for Black women.
However, few of us heard about Marjorie Stewart Joyner and her influence on the hair care industry.
Joyner was a salon owner who invented the “permanent wave machine,” which simplified the process of straightening and curling all women’s hair. She also in- vented a scalp protector to make the experience less painful.
Joyner became the first Black woman to receive a patent for her works, even though the royalties and rights to her inventions went to Madame C. J. Walker for whom Joyner served as Supervisor of Walker’s Beauty Schools.
In addition, Joyner worked tirelessly to improve the lives of beauticians and
hair stylists by founding the United Beauty School and Teachers Association 1945 with the cooperation of Mary McLeod Bethune.
Joyner founded the Alpha Phi Chi Omega soror- ity and fraternity to raise the standards of beauticians.
Mary Kenner worked as a florist and used her cre- ative skills to invent and patent five useful items that we are all familiar with. Her inventions include the “sani- tary belt (maxi-pads), the bathroom tissue holder, a back washer that mounted on the wall of the shower and the carrier attachment on walkers for disabled people.
Another woman inventor was Alice Parker, who de- signed a gas heating furnace which led to the modern day version of central heating that we use today. Her inven- tion ended the need to stock and burn wood in a tradi- tional furnace for heat.
Our fifth woman of honor is Maggie Lena Walker, daughter of slaves and the first Black woman to found and lead a bank, St. Luke Penny Savings Bank. She led the bank as its president from 1903 to 1934.
These women have proved the feminine power as influential, necessary, and undeniable in shaping the American culture. And still, we rise.
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