I’M SORRY!!!!
Volume 1, No. 32
For those who don't know, I am currently residing in Florida. Hurricane Milton hit my area. My dad and I are fine but it was a doozy. I had planned to write the newsletter on Tuesday and schedule it for the normal day so I wouldn't be affected by the loss of power or internet.
See what had happened was as follows, on Monday a family friend andI were putting up the storm shutters of the windows. I got bitten by several mosquitoes. They were out in great numbers due to the dampness and humidity. The kicker was being bitten by a bee. I am really allergic. At the beginning of the next day, my hand and wrist were swollen. My entire arm from the first knuckle to my arm pit was swollen and throbbing when by that evening. I couldn't bend my fingers to type. Today is the first day that I can bend my fingers without pain. Thank the Lord for Benadryl.
HEALTH TIP
Intentionally spend 5 minutes doing nothing. No phones, music, meditation, etc! Just be for 5 minutes.
HERSTORIES: JUNE BACON-BERCEY (1928 – 2019)
June Bacon-Bercey defied the odds when her University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) adviser suggested she pursue home economics instead of meteorology. She followed her passion and, in 1954, became the first African American woman to earn a bachelor’s degree in meteorology from UCLA.
Throughout her career, she worked as an analyst for the National Weather Service and served as a senior advisor to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, studying nuclear fallout. In 1972, she made history as the first African American female on-air meteorologist and the first African American and female to earn the prestigious American Meteorological Society (AMS) Seal of Approval for broadcast meteorology.
Bacon-Bercey’s impact extended beyond her work in meteorology. She co-founded the AMS Board on Women and Minorities, now known as the Board on Representation, Accessibility, Inclusion, and Diversity (BRAID), and she helped open doors for minorities and women in atmospheric sciences.
Her legacy includes establishing a meteorology lab at Jackson State University, creating scholarships, and inspiring future generations. Bacon-Bercey’s determination continues to shape the field well into the future.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“You don’t need a reason, you can just be tired because you’re tired. #NoJustificationRequired Capitalism and other societal structures condition us to think otherwise. But rest is revolutionary.”
Until next time.....remember use your voice and document your stories because they matter!
