Given the data presented in this post, the evidence supports not opening schools yet. Until we get the rate of spread down, and keep it there, we have no business sending kids into crowded school buildings. And, when and if we do, they all should be required to wear face coverings.
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Like many people in the country, I’ve devoted much time to thinking, reading and watching the celebration of John Lewis’ life. My contribution to his legacy and the love that he showed so many of us was to paint the scene in the White House on February 16, 2011.
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John Lewis, at age 25 in 1965, led a peaceful march of around 600 from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. At the very beginning of the March, they had to cross the bridge you see in the painting. While crossing, they were met by state troopers on horseback. The troopers charged the marchers beating them with clubs, batons, and rifle buts. Lewis was beaten nearly to death with a cracked skull and concussion. He tried to get up, but was beaten again. This is my painting of John Lewis. He was a gentle giant of our moral compass, who encouraged everyone to stand up and cause some “good trouble.” He’s standing in front of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, AL
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Ten days ago I was tested for COVID-19. I found out today that my test was negative. As you will find out, this kind of delay between test and result is unacceptable. Yet, with COVID-19 raging again around the country, this is the normal for testing. This is an article by Zoë McLaren published on the Conversation, and republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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The President of the United States is sending stormtroopers into American cities. Without any invitation or consent of the governor of Oregon or the mayor of Portland, hundreds of camouflaged armed troops have used force against legal protestors. The protestors are not breaking the law by protesting police brutality and the unequal treatment of people of color. These stormtroopers are not there to help local law enforcement, but instead use aggressive force against protestors.
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