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June 23 is the birthday of Alan Turing–one of the greatest minds of the 20th century.  A mathematical and computer genius,  he  saved countless lives in World War  II  by breaking the Nazi Enigma Code.

His work paved the way to modern weather modeling, and even the computers and smartphones we use today.

Sadly, he was not treated as a  visionary or a hero.  After the War, he was persecuted for homosexuality, which was illegal  at the time.  He lost his security clearance and was forced to undergo hormone therapy. He committed suicide on June 7, 1954.  He was 41 years old.

Only recently has his name been vindicated, and his contribution to  knowledge and humanity been recognized. In 2009, an online petition to clear his name gathered over 35,000 signatures, and the British Prime Minister made an official public apology on behalf of the British government. Queen Elizabeth granted Turing a posthumous Royal Pardon  in 2013.

And there is a film based on his life. The Imitation Game, starring  Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing, was released in 2014. It received eight Academy Award nominations, winning for Best Adapted Screenplay. 

If you are reading this on a smartphone, a laptop, or a tablet,  you can thank Alan Turing.  Not only did he help defeat the forcers of fascism,  you are holding the future he imagined  in your hands.

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As with any health care provider, make certain that when you schedule an appointment to see an Audiologist, that you are at ease with the practice and provider you choose. It is a personal relationship that can last a lifetime and it’s important to feel comfortable where you go for care. It also helps to know what questions to ask.

Here is list to help determine if this is the right practice to meet your needs:

• Find out how long the business has been in existence.
• Ask how long has the Audiologist has worked at this practice. Are there multiple providers?
• If you have a specific need regarding hearing or balance, find out if this practice can accommodate you.
• Do they see children and adults?
• Do they accept your insurance and what is the cost of service?
• Ask about hours of business. Do they offer weekend hours? If you have an urgent problem can you be seen the same day? Is there flexibility to come in before or after hours?
• Pay attention as to who answers the phone. Are you put on hold with music? Is it a live voice or do you need to be triaged to get to speak with someone?
• If they diagnose balance disorders, can they also provide treatment?
• What happens when the Audiologist is away? Is there someone available to help?
• How easy is parking? Are there spaces close to the entrance?
• Do they carry multiple brands of hearing aids?
• Are real ear measurements used in the fitting of hearing aids?
• Is there a test box to make sure that hearing aids are performing properly?
• Do they offer loaner devices?
• How many times can an average patient expect to come in during the year?
• What makes your practice different?
• Do you get your equipment calibrated annually?
• How do you sanitize between seeing patients?

If you are not happy with the answers you get, take the time to interview another practice. Don’t settle for convenience. After all, you deserve only the very best care.

Hey there!

My name is Serita Love and I am an Author and Personal Branding Strategist. I will be contributing to this platform to capture success stories.

This blog will include interviews about ambitious youth, career professionals, entreprenuers and community leaders making great strides. These are the people who don’t stop during circumstances where others would’ve easily given up! With times being as hectic as they are right now, we could all use some motivation and practical tips to press forward.

I have an achievement lifestyle brand called Success Junkie. I host an annual Success Junkie Summit (taking place this year on November 21st in Chicago), where I bring urban professionals together to share tools and resources that promote upward social mobility.  I believe that stories about passionate individuals who defy the odds is rewarding to virtually anyone who wants to step out and do the things that are most impactful. As an author, speaker and business branding/marketing coach, I feel like this is the perfect time to take an innovative approach to spreading positivity.

I will be highlighting defining moments for featured professionals and placing an emphasis on how they continue to press forward without losing themselves in the process. I’m a huge fan of seeing people remain humble as they elevate. If you’re someone who likes to reach back as you climb, then I think you will like it here!

I take pride in being a product of Englewood in Chicago and being a role model to our youth, all while connecting people from diverse communities. To be afforded the opportunity to place the spotlight on local socially enterprising professionals is an honor.

I’m psyched to be a new member of the ChicagoNow blogging community.

Please do not hesitate to reach out and nominate yourself or a friend for an interview or feature. Feel free to email me at [email protected].

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If you find the message in the above featured image offensive, you are not alone.  It’s hard to believe that this is a commonly held belief.

At the very least, it’s a commonly repeated fabrication.

The logic of the whole reverse racism thing is enough to make you want to delete country music from your playlist.

Ours is a culture of incomprehensible equivalencies; bizarre comparisons between two things that could not be more different.

It’s a carefully crafted strategy of false equivalencies and whataboutisms.

The Confederate flag symbolizes a collective economy based on white people owning black people. It’s difficult to see how anyone could make the case that slavery is the same as any racial or ethnic group celebrating their heritage.

The rebel flag went largely unseen from the end of the Civil War (1865) for almost 100 years.

It wasn’t until the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950’s that it began to pop up as push back to black people who had the audacity to demand their constitutionally guaranteed rights.

By the 1970’s it was ubiquitous across the South, at rodeos, Nascar races and gatherings of miscreant haters of all flavors.

It is a symbol of intimidation and Southern, slave-owning mentality like KKK robes, burning crosses and lynchings.

February is Black History Month.  May is Jewish-American Heritage Month, March is Irish-American Month and October celebrates both Italian and German-American heritages.

Everybody’s got a month to celebrate their history.  April is Eastern European Month.

Here in Chicago, we have a Southside Irish Parade where puking in the street is a proud tradition.  It may be messy, but no one ever called it racist.

That parade was cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As early as 1513, Africans were ripped from their homeland and transported across oceans in cargo holds to be sold as human farm tools and sex slaves.

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in 1865, almost a century after the writing of our Constitution. They may have been emancipated, but the Civil War left black people in a most untenable situation.

They had few transportable skills, no familial support, no possessions, minimal education and were immediately identifiable as former slaves.

If black people hated their former owners, it was not without cause.

America had no place to settle 4 million just-freed slaves and no way to make white America see them as equals.

We can point with pride to Barack Obama, our first black president, but one out of forty-four does not translate to a post-racial society.

President Obama, through no fault of his own, kick started a backlash that brought simmering bigotry to a full boil.  White America fumed at the idea of a black man in the White House.

By 2010, white supremacists were ready to tune into Donald Trump’s message of birtherism and the dog whistles of bigotry.

No one can deny that black America sits at or below the bottom rung of the ladder to the American dream.  Hating those who grease the rungs above them doesn’t make black people racists, it makes them human.

Blue lives matter, but men and women with a badge and a gun who swear to uphold the law must be held to a higher standard than criminals and gangbangers.

It’s another false equivalency to compare innocent children falling victim to stray bullets in the ongoing struggle to control impoverished neighborhoods with unarmed men who fall victim to those who are sworn to serve and protect.

It should go without saying that all lives matter.  Like justice however, those words must apply to all Americans equally.

When it doesn’t, a tipping point is inevitable.  Only time will tell if we have reached that point.

#BlackLivesMatter

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