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Additionally, the #NYTimes piece must have originally the phrase #Black #Cajun but removed it as a couple articles point to the NYT article for that descriptor. This is a good fix. #Cajuns have also been defined several ways over time but definitely never Black. Today, being perceived as Black is the surest way to be excluded from the possibility of identifying as Cajun.

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4) In the 20th century up to the present, South #Louisianians use #Cajun generally as a synonym for #White and #Creole generally as a synonym for #Black.

But while the revisionist history put forth in (3) did not hold for how locals define #Creoles today, it has become the prevalent misconception about what #Creole meant in the early #colonial years. Also, in the 21st century especially, there have been activists who've sought to recapture the original use of #Creole as just meaning 'local'

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High-effort coping, celebrated as ‘gri’, can contribute to cognitive decline, especially in marginalized communities facing chronic stress. Rest & self-care are key to resilience.

More of the research from a behavioral scientist studying Alzheimer’s and brain health in #Black communities: theconversation.com/grit-and-r
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The Conversation‘Grit’ and relentless perseverance can take a toll on brain health − particularly for people facing social stresses like racism
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