Villani, a white 1976 graduate, started an online petition asking the state’s attorney general to stop the contract pending an investigation by the state, the Post reported. VMI, in late February, hired a company to provide diversity, equity, and inclusion training at the university.īut Carmen D. The Washington Postreported that older, white alumni are upset with Wins, who is Black. “VMI must ensure that every cadet, regardless of race, gender, religion, or nationality, feels a part of the VMI legacy,” read a statement, attributed to Wins, published by the university. Wins named “diversity and inclusion” as one of his five areas of focus for the university. Virginia Military Institute (VMI) announced the appointment of retired Army Maj. One of the country’s military academies is under fire from conservative former students who are trying to derail a push for diversity from the school’s new leader. Many experts and health care institutions have renounced the formula due to the fact that race is a social construct unlike the other biological metrics analyzed in the equation. The eGFR equation approximates a kidney function score based on “age, sex, race and/or body weight” according to the National Kidney Foundation.
As reported by the New York Times, his attorneys requested that the bureau stop using the race-adjusted “estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)” test in the lawsuit Wednesday. Robinson, 40, is incarcerated at a federal prison in Hazelton, West Virginia and has chronic kidney disease. by Jonte Robinson is demanding that the Federal Bureau of Prisons stop using the formula and adopt a race-blind equation. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington D.C. Now, a decades-old formula that determines kidney function based on race is the subject of a West Virginia lawsuit. The Grio: West Virginia lawsuit demands removal of medical formula that adjusts kidney disease diagnosis by race ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~īlack Americans continue to make up a disproportionate number of the 37 million U.S. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jonte Robinson, 40, was denied early release from prison due to a kidney disease formula that determined his kidneys were healthy, solely because he is Black. “But what does that mean and how can you still be a strong Black woman that is selfish, centers self-care and recognizes that you are just human?” “It starts with an awareness that you were overwhelmed and that you do see yourself as a strong Black woman,” said Buffie Longmire-Avital, associate professor of psychology and Little’s mentor.
But how did Black women find themselves in this position, and is there hope to be set free from the restraints of “queendom?” With her research project, “Strong, Black and Selfish: Reframing the Strong Black Woman Persona to include Self-Care through a Mobile Health Intervention,” an eight week activation that encourages Black women to reprioritize themselves. Alongside her mentor Buffie Longmire-Avital, Little is shining a light on how the unrealistic standards of “Black girl magic” and other seemingly positive affirmations, can actually negatively impact the physical and mental health of Black women. Self care may continue to be a buzz word both on and offline, but Lumen Scholar, Eukela Little is on a mission to get more Black women to consider selfishness in real life, and in real time. In a world where Black women are constantly perceived to be resilient and strong, is there space for them to be cared for? To care for themselves? One Elon University student is out to prove that there is, indeed. If you are there - are you staying or going?
I’ll continue doing the twice weekly Black Kos Twitter Roundup, to give exposure to some of the tweets that highlight Black history, political campaigns and other areas of interest that may not get much attention elsewhere on the site. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around" via Denise Oliver-Velez ? April 26, 2022 Ain't gonna be silenced and not leaving till I get kicked outta here.