J. A. B. DuBose to James Meredith (14 October 1962)

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The \u27Silent Arrival\u27: The Second Wave of the Great Migration and Its Affects on Black New York, 1940-1950

This dissertation explores black New York in the 1940s with an emphasis on the demographic, economic, and social effects of the World War II migration of blacks to the city. Using census data this study examines the basic characteristics of the migrants moving to New York during the war years; characteristics such as state of origin, age, and sex. It also maps where these migrants settled in the city revealing new areas of black settlement outside of Harlem, the largest black neighborhood in the city. Black New Yorkers, looking to escape the high rents, dilapidated living conditions, and increasing crime rates left Harlem. Attracted to the integrated working-class neighborhood by the abundance of newer housing, better schools, and fresher air, hundreds of Harlem\u27s families settled in the Morrisania section of the Bronx. Thousands of new migrants chose to move to Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn which was in close proximity to many of the city\u27s war industries and where a small black community already existed. Many of Bedford-Stuyvesant\u27s white residents opposed black settlement; some organizing campaigns to prevent blacks from moving in and others fleeing the neighborhood. By the end of the 1940s white flight and black settlement had transformed Bedford-Stuyvesant into New York City\u27s second largest black neighborhood. One of the primary reasons southern blacks migrated to New York during World War II was employment opportunities available in war industries. When New York factories began converting to war production, many did not hire black workers and those that did placed them in unskilled and janitorial positions. This dissertation explains the process by which blacks found skilled and semi-skilled jobs in industries making ships, electrical instruments, and scientific instruments. Civil Rights organizations, most importantly the Brooklyn Urban League, pressured the state and federal governments into taking steps to integrate war industries. These organizations used the State War Council\u27s Committee on Discrimination and the Fair Employment Practices Committee to open new occupations to African Americans and ensure the fair treatment of those blacks employed in war industries. Initiatives for equal employment opportunities for blacks were at the center of civil rights activism during the 1940s

Associations Between Mindfulness Meditation, Health Status, and Activity Limitation Among United States Armed Forces

A ready military force is essential for the safekeeping of the United States and the well-being of United States Armed Forces personnel. Today, healthcare professionals report disproportionately high rates of chronic disease and substance abuse among United States Armed Forces personnel and disabling mental health disorders that often go untreated. This quantitative research aimed to determine if there was a relationship between United States Armed Forces personnel using mindfulness meditation and their health status. The study used Bandura\u27s social cognitive theory as its framework and theoretical foundation. Also, a quantitative experimental research design examined the causal relationships between the predictor, outcome, and control variables. The study utilized the 2017-2021 census and survey data from the IPUMS Health Surveys: NHIS and MEPS database and SPSS (version 28) to analyze data on the military population and their health status. The study employed ordinal logistic regression, Chi-square test, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) as statistical analyses. The research questions and corresponding hypotheses were formulated to examine the associations between the variables of interest. The study found using mindfulness meditation in military settings was associated with reduced risks of chronic pain, stress, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder resulting from combat exposure among military members. Mindfulness meditation was linked to decreased activity limitation and shorter duration of depression, anxiety, and emotional problems in military personnel. Administrators may use findings for positive social change to better serve military members

Synthesis and Assembly of Dipolar Heterostructured Tetrapods: Colloidal Polymers with “Giant tert-butyl” Groups

We report on the first synthesis of a heterostructured semiconductor tetrapod from CdSe@CdS that carries a single dipolar nanoparticle tip from a core–shell colloid of Au@Co. A four-step colloidal total synthesis was developed, where the key step in the synthesis was the selective deposition of a single AuNP tip onto a CdSe@CdS tetrapod under UV-irradiation. Synthetic accessibility to this dipolar heterostructured tetrapod enabled the use of these as colloidal monomers to form colloidal polymers that carry the semiconductor tetrapod as a side chain group attached to the CoNP colloidal polymer main chain. The current report details a number of novel discoveries on the selective synthesis of an asymmetric heterostructured tetrapod that is capable of 1D dipolar assembly into colloidal polymers that carry tetrapods as side chain groups that mimic “giant tert-butyl groups”

Elevated salivary C-reactive protein predicted by low cardio-respiratory fitness and being overweight in African children

INTRODUCTION: C-reactive protein (CRP) is a sensitive marker of systemic inflammation and is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between salivary CRP, cardio-respiratory fitness and body composition in a paediatric population. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of 170 black South African children (age 9.41 ± 1.55 years, 100 females, 70 males) in grades 3 to 7. Unstimulated whole saliva samples were obtained for the analysis of CRP. Height, mass, skin-fold thickness, resting blood pressure, and waist and hip circumference measurements were obtained. Cardio-respiratory fitness was assessed using a 20-m multi-stage shuttle run. Children were classified as overweight/obese according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) body mass index (BMI) percentile ranking, and meeting percentage body fat recommendations, if percentage body fat was ≤ 25% in boys and ≤ 32% in girls. The cut-off point for low cardio-respiratory fitness was a predicted aerobic capacity value ≤ the 50th percentile for the group. Contributions of low cardio-respiratory fitness, overweight/obesity, and not meeting percentage body fat recommendations, to elevated salivary CRP (≥ 75th percentile) concentration and secretion rate were examined using binary logistic regression analysis with a backward stepwise selection technique based on likelihood ratios. RESULTS: Poor cardio-respiratory fitness was independently associated with elevated salivary CRP concentration (OR 3.9, 95% CI: 1.7–8.9, p = 0.001). Poor cardio-respiratory fitness (OR 2.7, 95% CI: 1.2–6.1, p = 0.02) and overweight/obesity (BMI ≥ 85th percentile) (OR 2.5, 95% CI: 1.1–5.9, p = 0.03) were independent predictors of elevated salivary CRP secretion rate. CONCLUSION: The results suggest a strong association between poor cardio-respiratory fitness and/or overweight/obesity and inflammatory status in children, based on elevated salivary CRP levels