Nathan Green

Nathan Green

Day 2:

Nathan Green aka “Uncle Nearest”, a former enslaved man, was a founder and master distiller. The first Black master distiller in the U.S., as recorded in 2016. Green was the mastermind of what we know as Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey when he taught a young Jack, about the art of distilling in the mid-1800s-previously thought to be taught by Dan Call, however later disputed. Later, in 2017, Uncle Nearest, Inc. launched Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey-with the intention to have a national and international release. Upholding a legacy that was hidden away for a few centuries tells a story of determination, perseverance and resilience.

Day 18 of Black History Month and I’m honoring Henrietta Lacks. She was an African-American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research.

Favorite actresses: Viola Davis

“You always have to climb a ladder. I started working in regional theaters. Then I started auditioning. I got the nurse’s role in “The Substance of Fire”.  That was my name: “Nurse”.  Then I got other roles, guest star roles. Then I started getting series regular roles in pilots. Then I got a couple of good decent roles in film and then it escalates from there. Embrace your craft. Embrace a level of excellence. So then, when God blesses you and you’re in a position of power, you’re ready.”

Carefully curated crap

Hi everyone~

I currently live in Texas

Yes, it is a shit show

Where I am, it is dangerous to stay in your residence if you have rolling blackouts, total blackouts, and no water. It gets too cold, everything gets soaked and freezes.

I'm okay because I have friends to stay with who have power. We have new people in our graduate program who, because of COVID, don't have many contacts and struggled to find help for a bit. There are many people who don't have anyone. Whole communities who don't.

I'm on this shitty graduate assistantship salary, but I'll survive. I've got renters insurance, too.

But again, there are many people who won't. On top of COVID's setbacks, now this. Grocery stores have no power in food desserts. Hospitals lost power here.

Please consider donating if you have the resources! This is just a VERY SMALL list of places in this article: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/the-goods/22289581/mutual-aid-helps-texas-storm

Vox

In crisis, Texans are turning toward mutual aid networks

People have applauded local organizing efforts in cities like Austin, Dallas, and Houston, in the face of a lacking government response.

Simply google "Texas mutual aid" to find more.