argentarachnids:

a Peak Liberal Moment in X-Men was in the New Mutants series where Dani, a Native American, pushed David, a black student, to reach out to Josh, a white student they found engaging in a literal lynch mob who only joined them because everyone he knew rejected him for being a mutant.

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This is really bad. I hadn’t looked up who wrote this but this is just bad. He’s not a former bigot, he’s just rejected by all the bigots he knew. He made a “PC” joke, and you’re making a black student reach out to him instead of the other way around?

Why shouldn’t it hang over him? He joined a lynch mob that was planning to entrap one of your students. Why do the victims have to be the ones to reach out to the people attacking them? What kind of excuse is “you were there”?

npr:

Suicide rates have increased in nearly every state over the last two decades, and half of the states have seen suicide rates go up more than 30 percent.

Suicide is a major public health issue, accounting for nearly 45,000 deaths in 2016 alone. That’s why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta decided to take a comprehensive look at suicides from 1999 to 2016.

“Suicide in this country really is a problem that is impacted by so many factors. It’s not just a mental health concern,” says Deborah Stone, a behavioral scientist at the CDC and the lead author of the new study. “There are many different circumstances and factors that contribute to suicide. And so that’s one of the things that this study really shows us. It points to the need for a comprehensive approach to prevention.”

She and her colleagues collected data on suicide deaths from all states. In addition, to better understand the circumstances surrounding suicide, they turned to more detailed information collected by 27 states on suicides that occurred in 2015.

The rise in suicide rates was highest in the central, northern region of the U.S., with North Dakota, for example, seeing a 57.6 percent increase since 1999. Nevada was the only state that saw no increase, and Delaware saw the smallest increase which was 5.9 percent.

CDC: U.S. Suicide Rates Have Climbed Dramatically

Graphic: Alyson Hurt/NPR

(Source: NPR)

currentsinbiology:

Scientists find potential disease-fighting ‘warheads’ hidden in bacteria 

Bacteria found in soil may harbor a potential game-changer for drug design. A new study by Scripps Research, published today in Nature Communications, suggests scientists could build better drugs by learning from bacteria-derived molecules called thiocarboxylic acids.

Liao-Bin Dong, Jeffrey D. Rudolf, Dingding Kang, Nan Wang, Cyndi Qixin He, Youchao Deng, Yong Huang, K. N. Houk, Yanwen Duan, Ben Shen. Biosynthesis of thiocarboxylic acid-containing natural products. Nature Communications, 2018; 9 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04747-y

This is a culture of a thiocarboxylic acid producing strain of bacteria.Credit: Shen Lab / The Scripps Research Institute

(Source: sciencedaily.com)

weavemama:

ddestr0yedd:

weavemama:

anyway black women are having miscarriages in Flint and there has yet to be an outrage from the “pro-life” community

can we call this a genocide yet?

keep in mind this is a MAN-MADE health crisis. they changed the water of a lower-income black community for a reason. 12 people have died so far because of the water and now the women are suffering from miscarriages. this story needs as much attention as possible. a black community is still being poisoned and pro-lifers don’t seem to give a shit  

newfavething:

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whatwehadtowatch:

Tribute to God’s Arceus’ perfect idiot.

annabellioncourt:

ninjagiry:

stacysadistic:

let’s take a moment to appreciate how goth culture has allowed many closeted trans ppl the opportunity to wear jewelry, makeup, and nail polish, under less scrutiny from the cishet world

or, conversely– combat boots, waistcoats, oxford shoes, ties, stud belts, wallet chains, and other “traditionally masculine” accessories

#the total and utter blurring of the gender binary is honestly this style’s biggest sourceof power lbr#we got dudes in corsets and gals in tuxes and some folks wearing both at the same time. (@ninjagiry)

01101010-01100100:

‘was this post made for strangers to share with eachother’ is something I try to ask myself before I reblog any post that has no reblogs before mine. please for the love of god try this too

moviemakeher:

“Today is a great day in Hollywood.”

(Directed by Lacey Duke as shown above)

When I first picked up a camera and discovered I wanted to do nothing more in this life than tell stories through the lens of a camera, everyone else thought I was dreaming too big. I didn’t have many mentors or peers that wanted to pursue a career in cinema and television that looked like me or came from neighborhoods similar to mine. Representation was scarce. Now, I pull energy, good vibes and high hopes from these faces: black and brown men and women telling OUR stories whether it be in front of the lens or behind it. I finally feel like my dreams are closer than they appear, obtainable even more so. I finally feel like a part of a really cool, exclusive club. These are the portraits that will decorate the walls of my home someday. #strongblacklead

(Photo: Kwaku Alston/Netflix)

This project featured:

Ajiona Alexus (13 Reasons Why)

Alfre Woodard (Luke Cage; Juanita)

Alisha Boe (13 Reasons Why)

Antoinette Robertson (Dear White People)

Antonique Smith (Luke Cage)

Ashley Blaine Featherson (Dear White People)

Ava DuVernay (13th, Central Park Five)

Brett Gray (On My Block)

Britney Young (GLOW)

Caleb McLaughlin (Stranger Things)

Chante Adams (Roxanne Roxanne)

Cheo Hodari Coker (Luke Cage)

Danielle Brooks (Orange Is the New Black)

Dawn Porter (Bobby Kennedy for President)

DeRay Davis (How to Act Black)

Derek Luke (13 Reasons Why)

DeRon Horton (Dear White People)

Gabrielle Dennis (Luke Cage)

Hayley Law (Altered Carbon; Riverdale)

Justin Simien (Dear White People)

Justine Simmons (All About The Washingtons)

Kano (Top Boy)

Kat Graham (The Holiday Calendar; How It Ends)

Kia Stevens (GLOW)

Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black)

Lena Waithe (Master of None; Dear White People; Step Sisters)

Logan Browning (Dear White People)

Marlon Wayans (Naked; Woke-ish)

Marque Richardson (Dear White People; Step Sisters)

Mike Colter (Luke Cage)

Mustafa Shakir (Luke Cage)

Nia Long (Roxanne Roxanne, Dear White People)

Nia Jervier (Dear White People; Step Sisters)

Priah Ferguson (Stranger Things)

Quincy Brown (The Holiday Calendar)

Rapsody (Rapture)

Rev Run (All About The Washingtons)

Russell Hornsby (Seven Seconds)

Sacha Jenkins (Rapture)

Samantha Logan (13 Reasons Why)

Sierra Capri (On My Block)

Simone Missick (Luke Cage)

Spike Lee (She’s Gotta Have It)

Steven Silver (13 Reasons Why)

Sydelle Noel (GLOW)

Vaneza Oliveira (3%)

Yance Ford (Strong Island)

This photo was inspired by ‘A Great Day in Harlem’, a 1958 black-and-white group portrait of 57 notable jazz musicians photographed in front of a brownstone in Harlem, New York City by Art Kane. 

Netflix’s Strong Black Lead project even featured behind-the-scenes footage and photos of the talent celebrating this milestone in Hollywood together. 

Let’s keep it up!

khanos:

whether or not I’m attractive now is another thing, but being socialized as ‘ugly’ and ‘undesirable’ in public school early on has really taken a toll on me