3 Things To Know Today

1 Trump Hosts Event On Curbing Veterans' Suicides

President Trump wants to end the "national tragedy of suicide" among veterans. Hosting a White House event, Trump unveiled recommendations from the PREVENTS Task Force that are aimed at preventing suicides. "There’s no single solution to this issue," Trump offered. "Every resource must be brought to bear." According to the White House has noted six-thousand veterans took their own lives in 2017 alone. On that note, Trump also said his administration has reformed the V-A from top to bottom, including firing bad administrators and healthcare professionals – and expediting care. A White House statement said the task force recommendations are designed to "ensure effective coordinated action among federal agencies and public organizations" while establishing a "new public health campaign to improve veterans' awareness of mental health resources available" across the country.

2 Fauci Says He Wouldn't Go To Trump's Tulsa Rally

As President Trump preps for his Saturday rally in Tusla, the nation's top infectious disease doctor says he wouldn't attend a big public gathering like what’s planned this weekend. Speaking to “The Daily Beast,” 79-year-old Dr. Anthony Fauci points out that that he's in a high-risk category so "of course" he won't attend. Fauci went on to say that an outside rally would be better than inside, and no crowding is better than crowding. But that’s not likely to happen as Saturday's rally is planned for a 19-thousand-seat indoor venue. While the Trump campaign plans to take the temperatures of people entering the arena, will hand out face masks and will have sanitizer available...people will decide themselves about using the items. This, as attendees must sign waivers saying they won’t sue the Trump campaign if they contract the illness. Someone who isn’t concerned at all? Vice President Mike Pence, who in a statement says that the concerns of health officials are really, much ado about nothing. “In recent days, the media has taken to sounding the alarm bells over a “second wave” of coronavirus infections,” he writes. “Such panic is overblown.”

3 Uncle Ben’s and Mrs. Butterworth Losing Racial Stereotypes

The Aunt Jemima syrup and pancake mix brand isn’t alone in making major changes. Much like the Aunt Jemima brand, you can also say goodbye to Uncle Ben's and Mrs. Butterworth’s. The brand names for the rice and syrup are about to disappear from store shelves. Company officials say both will get a “packaging makeover” because their images have been accused of using racial stereotypes. While Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben’s were clearly born from slavish imagery, the maker of Mrs. Butterworth's says the brand is intended to evoke images of a loving grandmother. Even so, they get the upset and say it will now be reviewed. For those who don’t know, the pancake "mammy" of Aunt Jemima was originally created in the 19 century, based on a former slave named Nancy Green. And while the image was updated in the latter half of the 20th Century to look more like a modern homemaker, the fact is that the name “Aunt Jemima” comes from an old minstrel song performed by white performers in blackface. As for ‘Uncle Ben,’ according to the Uncle Ben's website, the character name was first used in 1946 in reference to a black farmer known as ‘Uncle Ben,’ who excelled in rice-growing. They say the image is based on "a beloved Chicago chef and waiter named Frank Brown." The problem? It’s evocative of servitude as white Southerners once used 'uncle' and 'aunt' as honorifics for older blacks because they refused to say 'Mr.' and 'Mrs.’


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