Melungeon: The Criminalization of Race

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This sixth Freedom Stories discussion explores the history of a tri-racial ethnic group prevalent in Central Appalachia and the rural Southeastern United States known as Melungeons. Through performance and discussion with storyteller Lyn Ford, author and community scholar Wayne Winkler, and Anthony Mayle, Assistant Director, Marietta College Office of Diversity and Inclusion, we will examine the unique development of multiple racial identities and challenge the story of Appalachian monoculturalism.

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What’s inside this crater in Madagascar?

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On satellite imagery, we spotted a village inside a strange crater in Madagascar. We set out to learn how it got there.

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Right in the center of the island nation of Madagascar there’s a strange, almost perfectly circular geological structure. It covers a bigger area than the city of Paris — and at first glance, it looks completely empty. But right in the center of that structure, there’s a single, isolated village: a few dozen houses, some fields of crops, and dirt roads stretching out in every direction.

When we first saw this village on Google Earth, its extreme remoteness fascinated us. Was the village full of people? How did they wind up there? And what did life look like in such a strange geography? To find out, we teamed up with a local team in Madagascar and fell down a rabbit hole of geology and mapping along the way. It’s a story of how continental shifts and volcanic geology came together to form a place for a group of people to call home.

We got to talk with a lot of experts along the way to make this piece. Here are links to some of their work:

Here is some of Michel Jébrak’s research on the Richat structure: https://ift.tt/m6PnJNo

Here is Ndivhuwo Cecilia Mukosi’s original paper on the Ambohiby Complex: https://ift.tt/CPheDdZ

We also spoke with Stian Rice, author of Famine in the Remaking, who helped us understand more about the history of agriculture in Madagascar: https://ift.tt/dmg4spl

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Norman Thomas Uphoff at Cornell’s SRI International Network also shared more about agricultural systems and innovation: https://ift.tt/mOl9Ac5

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India-mapiano | Indian-Inspired Amapiano Mix

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A mix featuring all South Asian/Bollywood-inspired amapiano tracks shot in my parents backyard. 🌱🌿🍃💕

00:00 Tipsy Dumebi Emotions (AfroDesi Edit) – DJ SUDI
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5:13 Titli (Amapiano Blend) – PRIYANKA
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8:24 Kesariya Ngithandwa (AfroDesi Edit) – DJ SUDI
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12:55 Let the Amapiano Play (MTooray x Omar ؏ Blend) – NO NAZAR
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14:55 Snehidhane (Amapiano Remix) Unreleased – DJ SUDI

17:11 O Humdum Suniyo Re Sounds Better With Amapiano – SAIKAT
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19:44 SNAKE CHARMA PIANO – DJ SUDI
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22:12 DHEEM TA DARE (AMAPIANO REMIX) – MTOORAY X OMAR ؏
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24:33 SONAPIANO (Unreleased) – DJ SUDI

26:48 Barso Re (Amapiano Mix) – aywy
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29:21 Ghungroo (Jayhaan Remix) – Ghelo
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31:12 Ek Pal Ka jeena (Amapiano) – NAKE
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34:10 KHUDA HAFIX (AMAPIANO MIX) – aywy
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35:56 RINGA RINGA (HABIBEATS AMAPIANO EDIT) – DJ Habibeats
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39:00 TAAL SE TAAL (AMAPIANO REMIX) – DJ SUDI X BIANCA MAIELI X MTOORAY
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40:56 Kangna (Amapiano DJ Teej Edit) – Teej
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42:37 Jab Dil Mile (Amapiano Blend) Unreleased – PRIYANKA

45:40 Habibi (Quantum Sound) (feat. R-Bee, De’vine 07, Drumonade & Tumi Sdomane) – Sizwe Nineteen

48:13 My Friend (feat. Tyler ICU) · Ice Beats Slide

52:28 Enjoy Enjaami (Amapiano Blend) Unreleased – PRIYANKA

56:17 KALI NAGIN (AMAPIANO REMIX) – DJ SUDI X MTOORAY
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59:20 Kajra Re (Amapiano) – Omar ؏
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1:03:18 Gajendra (Amapiano Blend) – PRIYANKA
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GA GOP Senate and House Maps Released, with Democratic Responses

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Over the course of November 26-30, the GOP and Democratic caucuses in the Georgia Legislature have released their legislative map proposals.

Senate

Republican Senate map 2023
Democratic Senate map 2023
  • Senate has 56 total seats, majority is 29.
  • The GOP’s proposed Senate map keeps the party composition at 33R-23D by packing two majority-black districts and eliminating two majority-white Democratic districts.
  • The Democratic response would shift the party composition to 31R-25D by adding two majority-Black districts in the southern Atlanta suburbs.
  • The Democrats are challenging the GOP Senate map as not fulfilling the court order. Won’t be surprised if it goes back to court.
  • Looking at the glass half-full, the current Senate party composition is the closest its ever been since Republicans gained the Senate majority in 2003-2004 for the first time since Reconstruction. They held it at 30R-26D, then increased it to a historic 39R-17D by 2016 before Democrats began bouncing back from 2017 onward.
  • More analysis by Niles Francis.

House

Republican House proposal 2023
Democratic House proposal
  • House has 180 total seats, majority is 91.
  • The GOP’s proposed House map brings the party composition of the House in 2025 to 99R-81D, down from the current composition of 102R-78D.
  • The Democratic response would modestly bring the party composition to 96R-84D by creating four majority-Black and one plurality-Black districts while double-bunking or flipping some Republican seats in the process.
  • Not as much Democratic outcry about the GOP House map as there is against their Senate map. However, there is disagreement from expert testimony on whether the House map passes the VRA smell test.
  • The last time the GOP was under 100 members in the House was the 148th General Assembly in 2005-2006, when the GOP held the House for the first time since Reconstruction. It was 99R-80D-1 independent. From there, Republicans ascended to a high of 119R-60D-1 independent 2013-2016 before Democrats bounced back from 2017 onward.
  • Under both House maps, Houston County finally gets Democratic House representation, with the map stretching HD143 (currently held by House leader James Beverly) to represent Warner Robins and northern Houston County while splitting central Macon into three blue districts stretching into surrounding counties.
    • Larry Walker was the last Democrat to represent a portion of Houston County in the House, way back in the 147th General Assembly (2003-2004).
  • Nothing in Greater Columbus was touched (obviously).
  • The map definitely strengthens the Black Belt’s African American representation a bit.
  • This map, and the Democratic response, reflects how the state’s popular vote has shifted to the left in the last several elections.
  • More analysis by Niles Francis.

Notes

  • Even on gerrymandering grounds, I wonder why the GOP wants to keep the current margins for Senate while conceding 3 seats in the House. I’d have expected at least one concession in the Senate for a 32R-24D map.
  • I wouldn’t be surprised if, in the congressional map phase, the GOP goes the route of packing more Black voters into Lucy McBath’s GA07 rather than redraw the west Atlanta suburbs between the 3rd, 6th, 11th, 13th and 14th districts. The Dems are hoping to keep the 7th intact.

Democrats are hoping for something like this (courtesy Stephen Wolf @PoliticsWolf):

THIS is “Human Eye Resolution” VR

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Varjo has always tried to push the limits of VR visuals with their products. And now, they just released their newest and most radical product to attempt it. Here is my demo impressions!

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0:00 Hi I’m Brad
0:58 My experience with Varjo’s XR-3
2:47 I got to try Varjo’s XR-4
3:43 Comfort/Design
6:16 Built in Audio (finally)
7:02 Visuals
10:55 Field Of View
12:14 “Ease of Use”
13:03 Tracking/Controllers
14:39 AR Passthrough
17:54 Conclusion about XR-4

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