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Los Angeles Typographical Union ITU 174 at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery
One of the interesting markers at one of the old cemeteries in the City of Los Angeles. I’m not sure if the headstones behind it are ITU members, but they tended to have dates in the late 1800s to…
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SARS-CoV-2 in the Air
Three recent articles about reducing the risks of airborne transmission of COVID-19. The Risks, Know Them, Avoid Them by Erin Bromage Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection for prevention of COVID-19 by MacIntyre and Wang Respiratory virus shedding…
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Redlining was Part of the System of Segregated, Whites-Only Communities
Most narratives about HOLC/FHA redlining focus on the redlined areas. The narrative goes something like this: redlined communities were created, and Black people were forced to live there. While that’s generally accurate, it ignores all the other groups that…