1/31/20 review of the book We Were Eight Years in Power, by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Here is the link to my January 31, 2020, Twitter thread review of the book We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy, by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Thank you for reading. Please enjoy.

12/22/14 review of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Rebecca Skloot book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks an African American woman named Henrietta Lacks who became a test subject for doctors in the 1950s. Her cells were taken without her permission and led to scientific discoveries such as the polio vaccine. Lacks's family discovered all of this decades later. Skloot tells the story of both Lacks and her family.

My thread discusses the story of Lacks and her family, as well as Skloot's efforts. It also discusses how the book looks at the history of both science and civil rights, as well as my own reflections on cell science.

Here is the link to Rebecca Skloot's page for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

12/15/14 review of Paul Stewart's birthday at the Black American West Museum

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Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Black American West Museum and Heritage Center's celebration for the 89th birthday of its founder, Paul Stewart.

My thread gives a bit of history on the Black American West Museum and on Paul Stewart. It discusses the birthday celebration and some of the people who were there. It also discusses my reflections on Colorado history and family history. And it talks about how nice everyone at the Black American West Museum is.

Unfortunately, Mr. Stewart passed away about a year after this celebration.

Here is the link to the Black American West Museum's website.