Marcia walks us through the history of fast food franchises in America and how they’ve specifically impacted Black communities. It’s no coincidence that African Americans consume more fast food than any other population and also have greater risks for obesity and diabetes. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m excited to dig into all this and so much more, with Marcia Chatelain.Ī third of Americans eat fast food every day, and we know that fast food restaurants are hyper-concentrated in lower socioeconomic areas. In order to continue the fight for civil rights and name the social and racial disparities that we continue to see in our time, it’s important to learn how we got here. Listen On Apple Podcast Subscribe See all Players New to Podcasts? View Transcripts View Transcriptsįood and racism are heavily tied, and the history of fast food franchises in America is one of many examples.
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A Book Review by LadyRhi of Kristen Britain’s new book WinterlightĪaaand Karigan had another life-altering development that landed her with yet another impressive title, as per usual… Somehow, probably because it comes with an SF sticker, it isn't yet officially labeled as one of the great novels of the 20th century. The Hainish Cycle reflects the anthropologist's experience of immersing themselves in new strange cultures since most of their main characters and narrators (Le Guin favoured the first-person narration) are envoys from a humanitarian organization, the Ekumen, sent to investigate or ally themselves with the people of a different world and learn their ways.įirst of all: if you haven't already read The Dispossessed, then do so. Her interest in non-Western philosophies was reflected in works such as "Solitude" and The Telling but even more interesting are her imagined societies, often mixing traits extracted from her profound knowledge of anthropology acquired from growing up with her father, the famous anthropologist, Alfred Kroeber. She was known for her treatment of gender ( The Left Hand of Darkness, The Matter of Seggri), political systems ( The Telling, The Dispossessed) and difference/otherness in any other form. Her recent publications include the novel Lavinia, an essay collection, Cheek by Jowl, and The Wild Girls. Le Guin published twenty-two novels, eleven volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry and four of translation, and has received many awards: Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, PEN-Malamud, etc. their best friends” to “the tribe of tortilla chips-and-salsa lovers.” He also realizes how many other tribes he has, from “the tribe of boys who really miss. The reservation’s poverty and desolate alcoholism offer early mortality and broken dreams, but Junior’s knowledge that he must leave is rooted in love and respect for his family and the Spokane tribe. Rowdy rejects him, feeling betrayed, and their competing basketball teams take on mammoth symbolic proportions. Despite his parents’ frequent lack of gas money (they’re a “poor-ass family”), racism at school and many crushing deaths at home, he manages the year. Soon after they start freshman year, Junior boldly transfers from a school on the Spokane reservation to one in a tiny white town 22 miles away. Alexie nimbly blends sharp wit with unapologetic emotion in his first foray into young-adult literature.įourteen-year-old Junior is a cartoonist and bookworm with a violent but protective best friend Rowdy. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start.Īnd for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. She never imagined that she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in and taking over her father's beekeeping business. Her picture-perfect life-living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher-was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past and what we choose to leave behind, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here and the bestselling author of She's Not There He hasn't stepped foot on Cadence in ten long years, content to study music at the Mainland university. But there's only one bard capable of drawing the spirits forth by song: her childhood enemy, Jack Tamerlaine. The capricious spirits that live there find mirth in the lives of the humans who call the land home, but that mischief turns to malevolence as girls begin to go missing.Īdaira, heiress of the east, knows the spirits only answer to a bard's music, enticing them to return the missing girls. A sparkling debut fantasy with Celtic tones set on the magical isle of Cadence where two childhood enemies must team up to discover why girls are going missing from their clan.Įnchantments run deep on the magical Isle of Cadence. Lucky's bravery is evident as she collects insects and scares away snakes. Lucky has a job cleaning up outside the Found Object Wind Chime Museum where she eavesdrops on twelve step meetings for comfort and yearns to find her own Higher Power to help her make sense of her not-so-lucky life. She has bits of evidence that Brigitte may be planning to return to France and Lucky is convinced she will be left behind. She is living in a trailer with her father's first wife, Brigitte, in the town of Hard Pan (population 43) on the edge of the Mohave Desert in California. Ten year old Lucky's mother has died and her father has abandoned her. Winner of the 2007 Newbery Medal, The Higher Power of Lucky is a strong book with unforgettable characters and a gentle sense of humor bringing life to the classic plot of an abandoned child trying to find her place in the world. |