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William “BakeShow” Baker is “Mr. Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop, Don’t Stop!” Born in Alton, Il but raised in Minnesota, Baker developed a love for entertaining at an early age. A self-taught musical engineer and producer, BakeShow Baker helped Minnesota artist embark on their musical journey as part owner of an independent record label. In 2012, William Baker became known as William BakeShow Baker, as an on-air radio personality for 89.9 KMOJ. Baker is an activist, speaking out and volunteering to address injustice. He is a youth mentor and educator, with over 20 years of work in Minnesota’s school system. Baker is a doting father who organizes and coaches youth sports and events.

Hope United Community Development Corporation, August 19, 2023 along with local churches, nonprofits, businesses, and Franklin Middle School presented its third annual “Harvest a New North” community-building festival. Entitled “Cultivating Joy”, the festival at Franklin Middle School in North Minneapolis. The event celebrated a year-round volunteerism initiative of racially diverse individuals and organizations committed to providing safe, life-building opportunities for Twin Cities residents.

Attendees enjoyed barbecue or West Indies style meals. Children received backpacks, school supplies and were treated to giant inflatable toys and games, face-painting, rock art,

Photos by Uche Iroegbu

By Annabel Kamalu

The August 28, 2023, Brooklyn Park meeting commenced with the swearing-in of Tony McGarvey as a City Council member. The major discussions were on the ordinance allowing residents to keep chickens and the licensing of edible THC and cannabis businesses.

Chickens At Residential Properties

The ordinance was first brought to the city council in 2012. The debate has been ongoing and is back to the council 10 years later. Some

residents want chickens as pets, for fresh eggs, for education for their children, for sustainability, and as a part of culture while others are in opposition. The latter cite issues like Avian Influenza, a virus that affects poultry, as one of the reasons against this proposal.

A random sample from a resident survey (800 residents) carried out in 2021 revealed that 67% of the residents are in support of an ordinance change, 22% oppose and 11% are undecided. Online and in-person surveys carried out in 2019 of 2246 respondents resulted in 57% being in favor of the ordinance and the remaining 43% in opposition.

Boyd Morson, Commissioner Central District was more concerned with the health safety, and welfare of the community members, and thus, was not in favor of this proposal. In his opinion, the conversation needs to be tabled once again. XP Lee, Commissioner East District is one of the supporters of the ordinance.

4 Main Ordinance

Considerations

From the surveys, below are some of the ordinance considerations; Smell; clean, and sanitary conditions for the chickens, controlled odor, and no to composting feed, feces, and bedding on the sites.

Bestselling author Frederick Joseph donates $20,000 in Back-to-School supplies and books at Bronx Elementary School

GIRLS PREP BRONX II

ELEMENTARY was the epicenter of a heartwarming philanthropic initiative led by two-time New York Times bestselling and awardwinning author, Frederick Joseph. Reflecting his ongoing commitment to communities and young people, Joseph generously donated $20,000 worth of essential back-toschool supplies and books to children at the school.

Safety; leak-proof and tight containers for storing feed, no chickens in homes unless they are under 6 weeks and feeding must be done in the run/coop.

Registration/Permit; Include a site plan review and inspection upon receipt of a complaint. Homeowner Associations; Strictly regulated, and letter of approval for applicant residents within a Homeowner Association (HOA). The Council voted to table consideration of the ordinance and directed staff

The generous contribution included copies of his recent work, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - The Courage to Dream,” Nike book bags, school supplies, notebooks, and stress-relief balls. Beyond the tangible items, Joseph also ensured that attendees were well-fed, providing food for the event. Recognizing the financial challenges that some families face, he went a step further by distributing $50 gift cards to parents in attendance. “I’m from these neighborhoods in New York, and these kids remind me of myself,” Joseph shared. “I want to help provide for them some of the same things I wish people provided for me when I was that

age.”

About Frederick Joseph: Frederick’s literary prowess is evident with New York Times bestsellers like “The Black Friend” (2020) and “Patriarchy Blues” (2022) under his belt. He’s been a beacon in the literary world, gaining accolades such as the International Literacy Association’s 2021 Children’s & Young Adults’ Book Award and making the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2019. His activism, philanthropy, and poetic gifts have led to numerous honors, including

Coach Deion “Primetime” Sanders meets the press after his 20 point underdog Colorado Buffaloes beat #17 Texas Christian 45-42

University of Tennessee

For approximately 80% of the world’s population, the first stop after catching a cold or breaking a bone isn’t the hospital — maybe because there isn’t one nearby, or they can’t afford it. Instead, the first step is consulting traditional medicine, which cultures around the world have been using for thousands of years. Traditional medicine encompasses the healing knowledge, skills and practices used by a variety of cultures and groups.

Examples of traditional medicine include herbal medicine; acupuncture;

Tui Na – which is a type of massage originating in China; Ayurveda – which is an ancient system of promoting health through diet, exercise and lifestyle from India; and Unani – which is another ancient system of health from South Asia, balancing key aspects of the mind, body and spirit.

In recognizing that traditional medicine and other alternative forms of healing are critical sources of health care for many people worldwide, the World Health Organization and the government of India cohosted their first-ever Traditional Medicine Summit. The summit took place in August 2023 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. The summit

brought together health care policymakers, traditional medicine workers and users, international organizations, academics and private sector stakeholders from 88 WHO member states. Leaders at the summit aimed to share best practices and scientific evidence and data around traditional medicine.

As researchers

interested in how to provide patients both in the U.S. and around the globe with the best possible medical care, we were interested in the summit’s findings. Understanding traditional medicine can help health care professionals create sustainable, personalized and culturally respectful practices.

“How you like me now?”

Deion Sanders (below), shouting the popular Kool Moe Dee lyrics to a hostile crowd after a 70 yard punt return at Clemson back in 1988…

So, I know that I talk about racism and race relations quite a bit in my posts, and there are myriad reasons for that which can be rolled into one major heading: “race still matters!”

Race doesn’t matter because I wish it to, it matters because from the moment that the first boat of stolen Africans arrived to be enslaved on plantations until today, the American colonies and eventual United (and Confederate) States have had race as THE central focus of the “bad” and “horrifically ugly” for over 350 of its 400 some odd years.

Such is why I was not

shocked, mind you, when Deion Sanders, one of the greatest athletes of the past half century; a first ballot NFL Hall of Fame inductee, a World Series and Super Bowl champion, and a talented sportscaster before diving into coaching from the youth levels all the way to the collegiate ranks, has been hit with ALL sorts of overt and subtly racist attacks from fellow coaches, sports fans, sportscasters, and self styled “experts” who doubted (and still doubt) his ability to coach big time football.

I do not mean to suggest that everyone who dislikes or questions Deion Sanders does so because he is a Black man—I happen to even know Black people who, like my late father Charles Hobbs, did not like the “Primetime” persona during Sanders’ playing days because he (and they) thought that he was too bold, too brash, and lacked “humility” on the playing fields and in post-game interviews. But my dad would balance the equation, so to

Boyd Morson, Commissioner Central District

BRAZIL: CHALLENGES AGAINST RACISM

far-right government led by led politician still persist, despite still current President Lula resum- current resuming the policies he had imple- the he had terms (2003-2011) against ra- terms racial discrimination xenopho- cial discrimination, bia, and related forms and related forms.

Brazil, the country with the the country with the largest black population in the black in the world after the African continent, has just come out of the has come out of the government of fascist, sexist, government of homophobic and xenopho- homophobic, and bic President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2021) (2019-2021).

The racial violence poli- The racial violence cies of this conservative and

Lula lifted more than 20 mil- more lion Afro-Brazilians out of poverty, implemented poli- poverty, cies against racism and racial cies racism and racial discrimination established an discrimination, established an educational curriculum for teaching African history in African in the Brazilian education sys- the Brazilian education system and created the Ministry tem, and created the against Racial Discrimina- Racial Discrimina-

who assumed power in Brazil who assumed power in Brazil from 2011 to 2016, continued from 2011 to continued the anti-racist policies imple- the anti-racist mented by former President mented former President Lula President Dilma was Lula. was impeached and removed from and removed from or Lawfare by the Senate of or Lawfare the Senate of that country in 2016 Michel that in 2016. Michel Temer then assumed the pres- Temer then assumed the presidency of Brazil from 2016 of Brazil from 2016 to 2018 During his presiden- to 2018. his cy, violence increased Af- cy, violence increased. Afro-Brazilian leader Marielle leader Franco’s assassination was was racial killings at that time racial at that time. When Jair Bolsonaro came came to power, the spiral of racial to power, the of racial violence continued to rise violence continued to rise, leaving behind a fascist struc- behind a fascist struc-

ture within the police forces ture within the forces and the orthodox evangelical and the orthodox religious system that attacks system that attacks African-derived religions in African-derived in Brazil Brazil.

ANTI-RACIST POLICIES TO BE RESUMED IN BRAZIL

Recently in Rio de Janei- Recently, in Rio de Janeiro, I met Professor Marcia ro, I met Professor Marciative Action Policies Com- Policies, bating and Overcoming Rac- and Racism at the Ministry of Racial ism at the of Racial Equality Dr Marcia has been Equality. Dr. Marcia has been an activist against racism and an activist racism and Afro-genocide throughout her her life, which is not something which is not new in Brazil new Brazil.

Marcia expressed that Marcia that with this new responsibility, with this new

she will tackle the institutional racism left by former Presi- al racism left former President Bolsonaro, mainly in the dent in the repressive police system system.

Professor Marcia, with in- Professor with indignation expressed: dignation, religious racism that is attack- racism that is attacking African and indigenous African and religions that have a spiritual that have a presence in Terreiros Xeno- presence in Terreiros. Xenophobia against Haitian Afri- Haitian, African and Afro-Latin American can, and Afro-Latin American migrants has grown in recent has grown in recent times in Brazil Brazil.”

Dr Marcia has established Dr. an inter-institutional poli- an inter-institutional cy between the ministries of cy between the ministries of culture human rights educa- culture, human rights, education, and labor to channel an- and labor to channel anti-racism struggles from those ti-racism from those

ministries When I asked her ministries. about Reparations for the about for the slave trade and slavery, she slave trade and she told me they are establishing told me are a national policy to address a national to address this crime against humanity this crime humanity. While I was talking to Dr While I was to Dr. Marcia, a group of Afro-Bra- a group of Afro-Brazilian activists and militants sent a letter to President Lula sent a to demanding justice for the for the murder of 46 young people murder of 46 young in the cities of Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo and Bahia ro, Sao Paulo, and Bahia. Professors Jaimes Vives and Rosangela Martinez, on be- on behalf of the activists, demand half of the demand the creation of a mechanism a for purging the police system for the police and, at the same time, a mech- at the same a mechanism for police oversight anism for oversight.

BRASIL: OS DESAFIOS CONTRA O RACISMO

ISTAS NO BRASIL

O Brasil, o país com a maior O o com a maior população negra do mundo negra do mundo, depois do continente africano, do continente acabou de sair do governo do acabou de sair do governo do presidente fascista, machista, homofóbico e xenofóbico Jair e Bolsonaro (2017-2021) Bolsonaro (2017-2021).

As políticas de violência As de violência racial do governo conser- racial do governo conservador e de extrema-direita e deste ex-militar e político deste ex-militar e ainda permanecem embora ainda permanecem, embora o atual presidente Lula tenha o atual Lula tenha retomado suas políticas im- retomado suas implementadas em seus dois pri- em seus dois meiros mandatos (2003-2011) meiros mandatos

contra a discriminação racial contra a racial, a xenofobia e suas formas a e suas conexas conexas. Em seus dois primeiros Em seus dois mandatos, Lula tirou da po- Lula tirou da pobreza mais de 20 milhões de afro-brasileiros implemen- afro-brasileiros, tou políticas contra o racis- tou contra o racismo e discriminação racial, mo e estabeleceu um currículo um educacional para o ensino da educacional para o ensino da história da África no sistema história da no sistema educacional brasileiro e cri- e ou o Ministério da Igualdade ou o Ministério da Racial Posteriormente Dil- Racial. Posteriormente, Dilpoder no Brasil entre 2011 e no Brasil entre 2011 e 2016, continuou as políticas continuou as antirracistas implementadas antirracistas pelo ex-presidente Lula A ex-presidente Lula. A presidente Dilma foi destituí- Dilma foi destituí-

da da presidência por meio de da da por meio de um impeachment ou lawfare um ou lawfare pelo Senado do Congresso Senado do desse país em 2016 Michel desse em 2016. Michel Temer assumiu a presidência Temer assumiu a do Brasil entre 2016 e 2018 e 2018. Em seu mandato, a violência Em seu a violência aumentou A líder afro-bra- aumentou. afro-brasileira Marielle Franco foi foi uma das mortes raciais mais uma mais conhecidas naquela época conhecidas época. Ao chegar ao poder, Jair Bol- Ao ao Jair Bolde violência racial deixando de violência racial, deixando uma estrutura fascista nos uma nos corpos policiais e no sistema corpos e no sistema religioso evangélico ortodoxo ortodoxo que ataca as religiões de ma- que ataca as de matriz africana no Brasil no Brasil.

RETOMO DAS

POLÍTICAS ANTIRRACANTIRRAC-

Recentemente, no Rio de no Rio de Janeiro encontrei a profes- Janeiro, encontrei a sora Marcia Lima, Secretária sora Marcia Secretáriativas, Combate e Superação Combate e do Racismo do Ministério da Ministério Igualdade Racial A doutora Racial. A doutora Marcia tem sido ao longo de Marcia tem sido ao de sua vida uma ativista contra sua uma contra o racismo e o afro-genocídio o racismo e o afro-genocídio, que não é algo novo no Brasil que não é novo no Brasil.

Marcia expressou que Marcia expressou que, com essa nova responsabil- com essa nova idade, combaterá o racismo combaterá o racismo institucional deixado pelo institucional deixado ex-presidente Bolsonaro in- Bolsonaro instalado no Estado brasileiro stalado no Estado brasileiro, principalmente no sistema re- no sistema repressivo policial policial.

A professora Marcia, com A com

indignação expressa:

indignação, expressa:

“É urgente a luta contra “É urgente a luta contra o racismo religioso que está o racismo que está atacando as religiões de ma- atacando as de matriz africana e indígena que triz africana e que têm uma vida espiritual nos têm uma vida nos terreiros A xenofobia contra terreiros. contra migrantes haitianos africanos haitianos, africanos e afro-latino-americanos tem e crescido nos últimos tempos crescido nos últimos tempos no Brasil ” no Brasil.”

A doutora Marcia estabele- A ceu uma política interinsti- ceu uma interinstitucional entre os ministérios entre os ministérios da cultura, direitos humanos, da direitos educação e trabalho para ca- e trabalho para canalizar as lutas anti-sociais a as a partir desses ministérios Ao desses ministérios. Ao ser questionada sobre o tema ser sobre o tema das reparações causadas pelo das reparações causadas comércio escravo e pela es- comércio escravo e es-

cravidão ela me disse que es- cravidão, ela me disse que estão estabelecendo uma políti- tão estabelecendo uma ca nacional para abordar esse ca nacional para abordar esse crime contra a humanidade contra a humanidade. Enquanto conversava com conversava com a Dra Marcia, um grupo de a Dra. um grupo de militantes e ativistas afro-bra- e sileiros enviou uma carta ao uma ao presidente Lulala exigindo Lulala justiça pelo assassinato de assassinato de 46 jovens nas cidades do Rio 46 nas cidades do Rio de Janeiro São Paulo e Ba- de Janeiro, São Paulo e Bahia Os professores Jaimes hia. Os Jaimes Vives e Rosangela Martinez, Vives e em nome dos ativistas es- em nome ativistas, estão exigindo a criação de um tão a criação de um mecanismo de depuração do mecanismo de do sistema policial e, ao mesmo sistema e, ao mesmo tempo um mecanismo de tempo, um mecanismo de controle policial controle policial.

BRASIL: LOS DESAFIOS CONTRA EL RACISMO

después del continente afri- del continente africano acaba de salir del gobi- cano, acaba de salir del erno del presidente fascista erno del fascista, machista, homofobico y xe- homofobico y xenofobico de Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2021) (2019-2021).

Brasil, el país con la mayor el con la mayor población negra del mundo, negra del

Las políticas de violen- Las de violencia racial del gobierno con- cia racial del con-

servador y ultraderechista servador y ultraderechista de este ex-militar y político de este ex-militar y político, aun permanecen a pesar de aun permanecen a pesar de que el actual presidente Lula que el actual Lula ha retomado sus políticas ha retomado sus que había implementando en que había en sus dos primeros mandatos sus dos mandatos (2003-2011) contra la dis- contra la dis-

criminacion racial, la xenofo- criminacion la xenofobia y sus formas conexas bia y sus formas conexas.

En sus dos primeros man- En sus dos mandatos, Lula sacó de la pobreza Lula sacó de la mas de 20 millones de afro- mas brasileño, implementó las las políticas contra el racismo y contra el racismo y la discriminacion racial, esta- la discriminacion esta-

bleció un curriculum educati- un vo para la enseñanza de la his- vo para la enseñanza de la historia de Africa en el sistema en educativo brasileño y creo el educativo brasileño y creo el Ministerio contra la discrimi- contra nacion racial Posteriormente racial.

Dilma Rosseauf quien asum- Dilma Rosseauf, asumió el poder en Brasil, entre ió el en entre

2011 hasta 2016 continuo las 2011 2016 políticas antiracista imple- antiracista mentadas por el expresidente mentadas por el Lula La presidenta Dilma fue Lula. La Dilma fue destituida de la presidencia destituida de la a través de un Impeachment a través de un o Lawfare por el senado del o Lawfare por el senado del congreso de ese país en el año congreso de ese en el año

Celebrating

Season One of “CoachLeah’s After the Whistle”

An Open Letter of Gratitude for a Journey of Inspiration and Growth

By Leahjean M. Denley, MBA Sports Editor

Gratitude! As we reach the end of an exhilarating inaugural season of “CoachLeah’s After the Whistle,” I want to express my deepest gratitude to all the incredible guests who made this journey so extraordinary. Each episode brought forth a wealth of knowledge, personal stories, and invaluable insights that left a lasting impact on our viewers.

From legendary athletes to influential thought leaders, from motivational speakers and licensed preachers to mental health advocates and advisors, our Season One guests shared their experiences, triumphs, and challenges, inspiring us all to push beyond our limits and embrace the power of resilience.

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being a part of the Insight NewsSports community throughout this incredible journey of inspiration and transformation.

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the 2023 Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Vanguard Award.

Notably, Frederick’s community-driven endeavors have amassed over $50 million to support marginalized communities. His initiatives, like

In addition to reading about each episode’s dynamic

Cannabis and THC Edibles

Licensing Brooklyn Park has 9 THC licensed businesses up and running, with 6 others on hold. N Licenses are limited to 15 in each district. The recent legislation on THC edibles licensing is as follows;

 The State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM)

the #RentRelief campaign during the height of the pandemic and the #BlackPantherChallenge, resonate globally, bringing hope and change.

Eager readers can anticipate Frederick’s upcoming works, including his debut poetry collection “We Alive, Beloved,” novel “This Thing of Ours,” and the non-fiction essay anthology “Color Me Grateful.” Visit FrederickJoseph.com or @

and distance to travel for treatment. Cultural factors may also influence people’s use of traditional medicine.

I appreciate your unwavering support and for

As we eagerly anticipate Season Two of “CoachLeah’s After the Whistle,” I invite you to stay tuned for more captivating episodes where we will continue to unravel the secrets to success and empower you to achieve remarkable heights. Your continued engagement and enthusiasm mean the world to me. I can’t wait to share the upcoming season with you. Get ready to be inspired, motivated, and

uplifted as we embark on this next chapter together.

Sincerely Yours in Sports and Service! CoachLeahTM Leahjean M. Denley Sports Editor- Insight

is being created.

 Low potency THC edibles businesses to register with the state by 10/1/2023.

 The state is to create policies, procedures, and licensing documents for higherpotency cannabis within the next 16 months.

 Licensing is to begin in January 2025.

FredTJoseph to learn more.

About Girls Prep Bronx II

Elementary School: Girls Prep Bronx II Elementary School is a part of the award-winning, Public Prep network of charter schools across Manhattan and the Bronx and the nation’s first non-profit tuition-free charter school network that develops exceptional Pre-K, and single-

 16 different license types

Cannabis and THC Edibles

Registration Fees and Taxes

The lower potency THC edibles businesses will pay an annual registration fee of $125 but in 2025 Cannabis businesses will pay an initial registration fee of $500 and

gender elementary and middle public schools. We envision a world where every scholar realizes their greatness inside and outside of school, and where classrooms are beacons of the community, fostering courageous learners, critical thinkers, and resilient leaders with strong personal agency.

About Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - The

a $1,000 annual renewal fee. On matters of taxes, businesses dealing in cannabis products will pay a 10% local tax onretail sales. 20% of this amount will go into the local government cannabis tax fund and be distributed depending on the number of cannabis businesses.

Courage to Dream:

Set in the world of Black Panther: Wakanda

Forever from Marvel Studios, The Courage to Dream is an inspiring picture book about a young Wakandan finding her destiny, from two New York Times best-selling creators. The Courage to Dream tells the story of Assata, a young Wakandan who hopes to become one of the Dora Milaje, the warriors who

City Regulation Options Brooklyn Park is considering limitations on these cannabis and THC businesses including location of the businesses (not within 30 feet of a school), the number of licensed businesses, and hours of operation.

News and Host – CoachLeah’s After the Whistle www.InsightNews. com bring upcoming biannual survey results back to the council. This will be between late September and early October.

protect Wakanda. But because of Assata’s disability, she lets go of her dream. Assata’s light shows through all the same, introducing her to surprising friends: the princess Shuri, the warrior Okoye, and the powerful M’Baku. But only Assata can give herself what she’s missing: the courage to dream.

Critical health care for many

In many countries, traditional medicine costs less and is more accessible than conventional health care. And many conventional medicines come from the same source as compounds used in traditional medicine – up to 50% of drugs have a natural product root, like aspirin.

Many factors may influence whether someone chooses traditional medicine, such as age and gender, religion, education and income level,

In China, for example, as more people have embraced Western culture, fewer have chosen traditional medicine.

In contrast, many African migrants to Australia continue to use traditional medicine to express their cultural identity and maintain a cohesive ethnic community. A patient’s preference for traditional medicine often has significant personal, environmental and cultural relevance.

A framework for traditional medicine

Countries have been pushing the

WHO to study and track data on traditional medicine for years. In the past, WHO has developed a “traditional medicine strategy” to help member states research, integrate and regulate traditional medicine in their national health systems. The WHO also created international terminology standards for practicing various forms of traditional medicine. The practice of traditional medicine varies greatly between countries, depending on how accessible it is and how culturally important it is in each country. To make traditional medicine safer and more accessible on a broader scale, it’s important for policymakers and public health experts to develop standards and share best practices. The WHO summit was one step toward that goal.

The WHO also aims to collect data that could inform these standards and best practices. It is conducting the Global Survey on Traditional

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speak, by adding that he loved Sanders’ talent, but feared that the “Primetime” persona would be deemed “uppity” by a white dominated culture that had always dealt with bold, brash, and confident Black men harshly, be it whippings, incarcerations, or brutal lynchings during slavery and Jim Crow—the latter of which ONLY ended “officially” with President Lyndon Johnson signing the Fair Housing Act of 1968—when dad was a 28-year old Army Captain fighting in Vietnam.

Now, my dad and his ilk’s fears for Deion Sanders back in the 80’s and 90’s never came to fruition because to keep it real, during that time period, so long as a Black man could entertain by their talents in athletics and stayed out of criminal trouble, they were relatively “safe.”

But even back in the late 20th Century, it was crystal clear to me that as salaries grew larger in the major revenue sports of football, basketball,

Medicine in 2023. As of August, approximately 55 member states out of the total 194 have completed and submitted their data.

Acupuncture – a case study in safety and efficacy

Some traditional medicine practices such as acupuncture have shown consistent and credible benefits, and have even started to make it into mainstream medicine in the U.S. But leaders at the summit emphasized a need for more research on the efficacy and safety of traditional medicine. Although traditional medicine can have a range of benefits, some treatments come with health risks. For example, acupuncture is a traditional healing practice that entails inserting needles at specific points on the body to relieve pain. But acupuncture can cause infections and injuries if the practitioner doesn’t use sterile needles or if needles are inserted

and baseball, and as those sports grew more and more dominated by Black and Latin American players, that the white owners on the professional levels, and the white athletics directors and coaches on the major college levels, were still ready, willing, and able to inject racism into the equation in so many ways.

How?

When you learn that Deion Sanders was actually a star high school quarterback and defensive back who was moved exclusively to defensive back upon arrival at Florida State University in 1985, you realize that he was treated the same way that his new NFL Hall of Fame brother, FAMU legend Ken Riley, was treated when he was moved to defensive back in 1969 by the Cincinnati Bengals after a stellar career at quarterback for Coach Jake Gaither.

The reason for those moves was race, and the fact that the quarterback position was always considered to be the primary role for the “smart,” “heady,” “cerebral” white boy or man because from time immemorial, racism in America held that Black men were brutish beasts of burden, first and foremost—not thinkers, gentlemen, scholars, or leaders!

incorrectly. Still, acupuncture is the most commonly used traditional medicine practice across countries, with 113 WHO member states acknowledging their citizens practiced acupuncture in 2019.

Interestingly, battlefield acupuncture has successfully treated many U.S. military members, for example, for pain reduction. It is simple to use, transportable and has no risk of addiction. There’s also some evidence supporting the use of traditional medicine, including acupuncture, meditation and yoga to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

However, acupuncture practitioners aren’t trained in a uniform way across countries. To provide guidelines for best practice, the WHO developed standardized benchmarks for practicing acupuncture in 2021. The WHO aims to develop similar standards for other forms of traditional medicine as well.

Those of us who were born in the 60’s/70’s and grew up in the 80’s understand clearly why no matter where our sports allegiances may have rested, that we still instinctively cheered for Doug Williams when he was playing for Tampa Bay and winning a Super Bowl for Washington because he was a true pioneer along the same lines as Jack Johnson in boxing, or Jackie Robinson in baseball—death threats and vile letters laced with the “N-word” and all!

No, I write this post because Sanders, in many ways, is like so many millions of Black professionals across the country who are used to being doubted, underestimated, and ultimately discriminated against due to “assumptions” about their skills and abilities.

It reminds me of the time over two decades ago after I won an attempted murder trial and one of my friendly new white colleagues, after watching my closing arguments, casually said in the hallway that she was “pleasantly surprised by how articulate and convincing” I was in my closing argument. I cocked my head sideways and asked her sarcastically, “well, what did you expect from the son of a college English

Interest in traditional medicine is growing among those who have mainly used conventional medicine in the past. More research and collaborative efforts to develop safety standards can make traditional medicine accessible to all who seek it.

Dr. Ling Zhao received her medical training in China and PhD in the US. Her research focuses on novel interventions for chronic diseases. She has received research funding from NIH, including NCCIH. Paul D. Terry does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

professor who minored in English himself at Morehouse College?” She turned red...and never responded...but she didn’t have to respond, because while I already knew that she was far from a KKK type of race hater, I still knew that she was still vexed by her own latent racial biases—biases that place Blacks into certain boxes until we break out of those boxes due to God given talent and sheer will. Well, Coach Sanders broke out of the proverbial box this past weekend, and while he will win and lose some games for the rest of his coaching career, his resounding success against a team that was just one game away from being champs last year has opened the door for more talented Black coaches to follow in his footsteps in the years ahead!

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Affection Between Human and Animals

By: W.D. Foster-Graham Book Review Editor

AFFECTION BETWEEN HUMAN AND ANIMALS

Mayong (Sun) Nyima

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How many of you out there have (or have had) a pet at some time in your life?

As humans, we often think we’re the only game in town, and as such we’ve often taken the animal life around us for granted—or worse. As far the planet goes, the number of animal species that are either extinct or endangered speaks for itself. Although animals can’t speak or communicate the way we do, they can feel, as Mayong (Sun) Nyima illustrates with heart and passion in his book Affection Between Human and Animals.

A native of Tibet who presently resides in the U.S., Nyima possesses wisdom far beyond his 29 years.

Throughout the book, those who know him best have given their testimony to his caring, empathy, compassion, and the content of his character. From my serendipitous meeting with him, he embodies the following preface of his book: “Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”

Nyima shares his stories about the animals who have been part of his life, often under the most dire circumstances in their lives. When he speaks of the dogs, cats, and other animals he has saved—and those he couldn’t save--he does so with gratitude, fondness, and respect. However,

do not mistake the gentleness in his demeanor for weakness; he is not afraid to call people out on their cruelty. This caring and compassion inspired Nyima to found the Sarah Animal Rescue Team. In his words, “They need people to care after them, to look for them just like us, more than this. Humans are cunning but animals, they are not like us. They cannot pretend like a human. They cry when they are in real pain, they are happy no matter how small it might mean to us. They never forget the

good and never tend to hurt us until we hurt them.”

To obtain a copy of Affection Between Human and Animals and learn more about the author, he can be contacted through his Facebook page (Mayong Nyima). Thank you, Sun, for the love you put into this work, for reminding us of the value the well-being of animals has on this Earth, and the importance of how we treat others. And for those of you out there who have a pet(s), cherish the unconditional love your pet(s) give you.