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NoneATLANTA — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington. As a Black woman, she just couldn’t see herself helping to replicate the largest act of resistance against then-President Donald Trump’s first term in January 2017. Even in an election this year where Trump questioned his opponent’s race, held rallies featuring racist insults and falsely claimed Black migrants in Ohio were eating residents’ pets, he didn’t just win a second term. He became the first Republican in two decades to clinch the popular vote, although by a small margin. “It’s like the people have spoken and this is what America looks like,” said Smith, the Los Angeles-based founder of the advocacy social media agency, Get Social. “And there’s not too much more fighting that you’re going to be able to do without losing your own sanity.” After Trump was declared the winner over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, many politically engaged Black women said they were so dismayed by the outcome that they were reassessing — but not completely abandoning — their enthusiasm for electoral politics and movement organizing. Black women often carry much of the work of getting out the vote in their communities. They had vigorously supported the historic candidacy of Harris, who would have been the first woman of Black and South Asian descent to win the presidency. Harris’ loss spurred a wave of Black women across social media resolving to prioritize themselves, before giving so much to a country that over and over has shown its indifference to their concerns. AP VoteCast, a survey of more than 120,000 voters, found that 6 in 10 Black women said the future of democracy in the United States was the single most important factor for their vote this year, a higher share than for other demographic groups. But now, with Trump set to return to office in two months, some Black women are renewing calls to emphasize rest, focus on mental health and become more selective about what fight they lend their organizing power to. “America is going to have to save herself,” said LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of the national voting rights group Black Voters Matter. She compared Black women’s presence in social justice movements as “core strategists and core organizers” to the North Star, known as the most consistent and dependable star in the galaxy because of its seemingly fixed position in the sky. People can rely on Black women to lead change, Brown said, but the next four years will look different. “That’s not a herculean task that’s for us. We don’t want that title. ... I have no goals to be a martyr for a nation that cares nothing about me,” she said. AP VoteCast paints a clear picture of Black women’s concerns. Black female voters were most likely to say that democracy was the single most important factor for their vote, compared to other motivators such as high prices or abortion. More than 7 in 10 Black female voters said they were “very concerned” that electing Trump would lead the nation toward authoritarianism, while only about 2 in 10 said this about Harris. About 9 in 10 Black female voters supported Harris in 2024, according to AP VoteCast, similar to the share that backed Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. Trump received support from more than half of white voters, who made up the vast majority of his coalition in both years. Like voters overall, Black women were most likely to say the economy and jobs were the most important issues facing the country, with about one-third saying that. But they were more likely than many other groups to say that abortion and racism were the top issues, and much less likely than other groups to say immigration was the top issue. Despite those concerns, which were well-voiced by Black women throughout the campaign, increased support from young men of color and white women helped expand Trump’s lead and secured his victory. Politically engaged Black women said they don’t plan to continue positioning themselves in the vertebrae of the “backbone” of America’s democracy. The growing movement prompting Black women to withdraw is a shift from history, where they are often present and at the forefront of political and social change. One of the earliest examples is the women’s suffrage movement that led to ratification in 1920 of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. Black women, however, were prevented from voting for decades afterward because of Jim Crow-era literacy tests, poll taxes and laws that blocked the grandchildren of slaves from voting. Most Black women couldn’t vote until the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Black women were among the organizers and counted among the marchers brutalized on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama, during the historic march in 1965 from Selma to Montgomery that preceded federal legislation. Decades later, Black women were prominent organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement in response to the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police and vigilantes. In his 2024 campaign, Trump called for leveraging federal money to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in government programs and discussions of race, gender or sexual orientation in schools. His rhetoric on immigration, including false claims that Black Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating cats and dogs, drove support for his plan to deport millions of people. Tenita Taylor, a Black resident of Atlanta who supported Trump this year, said she was initially excited about Harris’ candidacy. But after thinking about how high her grocery bills have been, she feels that voting for Trump in hopes of finally getting lower prices was a form of self-prioritization. “People say, ‘Well, that’s selfish, it was gonna be better for the greater good,”’ she said. “I’m a mother of five kids. ... The things that (Democrats) do either affect the rich or the poor.” Some of Trump’s plans affect people in Olivia Gordon’s immediate community, which is why she struggled to get behind the “Black women rest” wave. Gordon, a New York-based lawyer who supported the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s presidential nominee, Claudia de la Cruz, worries about who may be left behind if the 92% of Black women voters who backed Harris simply stopped advocating. “We’re talking millions of Black women here. If millions of Black women take a step back, it absolutely leaves holes, but for other Black women,” she said. “I think we sometimes are in the bubble of if it’s not in your immediate circle, maybe it doesn’t apply to you. And I truly implore people to understand that it does.” Nicole Lewis, an Alabama-based therapist who specializes in treating Black women’s stress, said she’s aware that Black women withdrawing from social impact movements could have a fallout. But she also hopes that it forces a reckoning for the nation to understand the consequences of not standing in solidarity with Black women. “It could impact things negatively because there isn’t that voice from the most empathetic group,” she said. “I also think it’s going to give other groups an opportunity to step up. ... My hope is that they do show up for themselves and everyone else.” Brown said a reckoning might be exactly what the country needs, but it’s a reckoning for everyone else. Black women, she said, did their job when they supported Harris in droves in hopes they could thwart the massive changes expected under Trump. “This ain’t our reckoning,” she said. “I don’t feel no guilt.”
For the third straight season, the College of the Redwoods football team will host the Grizzly Bowl at the Redwood Bowl on Friday night against the 6-4 Coalinga College Falcons. The Corsairs will head into the bowl game after losing two of the last three regular season games, but they also went up against the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the American Pacific 7 conference, falling to undefeated De Anza and 7-3 College of the Siskiyous. CR will enter Friday’s game at 7-3 with newly announced league Defensive Most Valuable Player Conner Long, who was one of 11 Corsairs named to the American Pacific 7 All-Conference team. They’ll need all the help they can get on defense, facing a Falcons offense that’s averaging 43.1 points per game on the season. Friday will be the first time this season Coalinga and College of the Redwoods will face off, but the two schools did face each other last season in Humboldt where the Falcons left with a 27-21 win. The matchup was a narrow win for Coalinga, with the game being tied at 21-21 with less than five minutes to play before the Falcons connected for a game-winning 30-yard touchdown pass. With a season gone by, both teams will be looking different now than how they appeared in last year’s matchup, with each school having a new quarterback for the 2024 season. The Falcons have turned the keys over to sophomore Logan Johnson while the Corsairs have started freshman Bryton Livingston all season. Both quarterbacks have enjoyed success, with Johnson throwing 31 touchdowns to just nine interceptions and racking up 2,820 passing yards. Livingston’s numbers are less daunting, with 17 passing touchdowns, eight picks and 1,963 passing yards but he’s done that on 94 fewer passing attempts. Falcons sophomore wide receiver Porter Needs has been Johnson’s favorite target, totaling 51 catches, 12 of which were touchdowns, and 756 yards on the season. Coalinga has a pair of game-breaking sophomore defensive ends on the other side of the ball, with Derrick Taylor and Terrell Eackles. They’ve combined for 22 tackles for losses and seven sacks on the season. The Corsairs don’t lack firepower by any means, with redshirt freshman running back Isaiah Hemmings racking up 920 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground, while adding another 257 yards and two touchdowns through the air. Hemmings was named All-Conference as was two Corsair receivers, Jaydan Burns and all-purpose player Glen “Phat” Williams Jr. The two receivers combined for 838 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns. Despite the two teams having not played each other, they’ve played nine of the same opponents, with CR going 6-3 against common opponents while Coalinga went 5-4. Both teams lost to College of the Siskiyous, De Anza and Monterey Peninsula while the Falcons lost to San Jose 50-48 while the Corsairs defeated them 30-21. With CR hosting the Grizzly Bowl for the third straight season, the Corsairs hope to give themselves a winning record in the bowl game. Last year, the Corsairs demolished Hartnell College 63-0 but in 2022 CR fell to Monterey Peninsula 42-21. In the three years under Jason White since CR football returned in 2022, the Corsairs have been a Grizzly Bowl staple with a chance on Friday to clinch two bowl wins in three years since resuming the program. Fans can tune into the radio at 107.3 FM or 1340 AM to hear the game, with it also being live-streamed on the College of the Redwoods YouTube channel. Dylan McNeill can be reached at 707-441-0526.We've all been there before. You open that gift from a well-meaning loved one, and it's just not right for you. Maybe that T-shirt or blouse isn't your colour, or you already bought that tech device. or signup to continue reading Is selling unwanted gifts a way to make an unexpected windfall this summer? Could the gift you put so much thought into for your grandson or granddaughter end up on an online shopping platform? According to research commissioned by online retail platform eBay, many Australians are selling their unwanted and raking in the dough. The research suggests Aussies could make up to $1 billion from selling gifts this festive season. A survey revealed Aussies received an average of two unwanted gifts last year, and 52 per cent had previously sold or planned to sell gifts this holiday season. Fashion items and tech accessories were the most likely to be sold, with Gen Z (58 per cent) and millennials (57 per cent) the most likely to put their goods up for sale. Data also revealed a clear spike in items being sold after Christmas Day. When comparing data from December 1-25 with data from December 26-31, listings for boys' children's clothing went up by 162 per cent, girls' children's clothing by 69 per cent, tops by 29 per cent, pants by 22 per cent and dresses by 20 per cent. Listings for tablets went up by 50 per cent, smartwatches by 45 per cent, video game console controllers by 41 per cent, headphones by 31 per cent, and video game consoles by 23 per cent. But is selling gifts online ethical? eBay Australia's Zannie Abbott believes it is a way to ensure someone gets joy from a gift that may otherwise have been left to sit and gather dust in the cupboard. "Selling gifts that aren't quite right isn't just about making money; it's also about reducing waste and making sure those gifts get the right home, eventually," she said. The news people are turning to online platforms to sell their gifts comes amid a financial expert's warning for Aussies not to spend beyond their means this year. According to the Australian Retailers Association, Australians are expected to spend $11.8 billion on gifts this festive season. University of South Australia-based economics professor Tony Cavoli warns overspending on presents and other holiday expenses could compound existing cost-of-living pressures. Professor Cavoli said Australian shoppers should practice "financial literacy" by planning and budgeting carefully to avoid compounding financial pressure over the holidays. He described financial literacy as the ability to understand and effectively use financial management and budgeting skills. "Studies show that Australians who understand financial basics are more likely to set spending limits and stick to them, avoiding financial stress," Professor Cavoli said. He said practising financial literacy could also help people avoid accumulating debts from credit card usage or buy now pay later schemes by paying upfront or choosing low-interest options. 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