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"Norfolk Doctor Helped People in Need" by Ms. Saleen Martin, The Virginian-Pilot, Front Page, 11 February 2019
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Please note that publication of the print article was actually
pushed back to 11 February 2019:
"Norfolk Doctor Helped People in Need" by Ms. Saleen Martin,
The Virginian-Pilot, Front Page, 11 February 2019
Kind regards,
Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham
11 February 2019
University of Virginia, 1993
École des Hautes-Études Commerciales (Paris), 1997
Harvard Law School, 2002Comment Following My Letter Submitted to Ms. Saleen Martin of The Virginian-Pilot on 6 February 2019
Comment Following
My Letter Submitted to Ms. Saleen Martin of the Virginian-Pilot
on 6 February 2019
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For the record, in addition to "church shoes", my father also wore a "kippah and tallit".
I stated publicly during my father's Funeral Service that I believe that he was "exceptional", meaning an "exceptional" father, and an "exceptional" person, generally.
Others may disagree, and we each certainly have a right to our own opinion, but I put forth also these dimensions of my father's character and points of view for the record.
Kind regards,
Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham (née Yvonne Michele Anderson)
7 February 2019
University of Virginia, 1993
École des Hautes-Études Commerciales (Paris), 1997
Harvard Law School, 2002Letter Written by Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham to Ms. Saleen Martin of The Virginian-Pilot on Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Letter Written by Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham
to Ms. Saleen Martin of The Virginian-Pilot
on Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Delivered by Electronic Mail
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Dear Ms. Martin,
Thank you [for your article entitled, "Norfolk Doctor Helped Low-Income Communities and Women of Color", which you wrote for The Virginian-Pilot for publication on Wednesday, 6 February 2019 (online) and Thursday, 7 February 2019 (in print)].
However, during a time when the issue of racism in the field of medicine, and in establishments of power, generally, is of great concern in the State of Virginia, particularly, as demonstrated by the current debate concerning Governor Ralph Northam, I think that the omission of explicit mention of the leadership roles held by my father in the community at Norfolk Community Hospital, Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, and EVMS, namely, where most of his colleagues and students were not people color or minorities, is unfortunate. He did not just "work" in these places; he held leadership positions and positions of authority in these places. He owned his practice, the commercial buildings in which he worked, and the technological machinery with which he worked.
My father also worked at Norfolk General Hospital (now Norfolk Sentara), where some doctors simply refused to address him as a doctor of color for many, many years.
Finally, I also feel slightly misrepresented, personally, as I expressed to you the sentiment that I believe that my father ceased performing abortion procedures ultimately out of concern for his own safety, and that of his family. This is something much more profound than because it "became too dangerous". Moreover, in my humble opinion, the assassination attempts on his life were not given the gravity and seriousness which they merit. They were very real, and also very likely driven by racism in the medical field and in this region, generally, in part.
Please accept my above commentaries and constructive criticisms with the knowledge that I truly appreciate your efforts to memorialize his work.
Kind regards,
Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham (née Yvonne Michele Anderson)
University of Virginia, 1993
École des Hautes-Études Commerciales (Paris), 1997
Harvard Law School, 2002
Nota Bene: Ms. Martin graciously responded to Ms. Anderson-Avraham's commentaries, which she, as a young reporter, positively received. Given these constructive criticisms, Ms. Anderson-Avraham sincerely appreciates the beautiful portrait that Ms. Martin painted of her father, Abraham S. Anderson, MD.#StandAgainstSexualHarassment
A woman's choice of dress "does not give any man, or any person, the 'right' to mistreat, attack, or assault her."
May we, as women, not be turned against one another in discussing such real and painful experiences, but rather work through our differences.
#StandAgainstSexualHarassmentPresident Trump, Twitter, and The Law of Supply and Demand
Although I support any American citizen's right to run for President as a layperson (rather than as a career politician), and respect President Trump's election as valid, six months into his Presidency, I am now convinced that he does not treat the of the voice of the Office of the President of the United States with due gravity.
The voice of the President of the United States has been reduced to unstructured, poorly written Tweets flooding social media and inflammatory, off-the-cuff statements.
President Trump is a businessman. He knows that prices increase (value increases) when supply falls. When supply floods the market, prices decrease (value decreases). The flood of President Trump's Tweets is diminishing the value of the voice of the President of the United States of America.
The fact that the Tweets, themselves, are often personal attacks and threatening rants, rather than substantive statements, exacerbates the situation. There is no unique product here challenging the Law of Supply and Demand...
Please. Enough.
(Comment censored by The Hill.)
The Hill (Official Website):
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/346515-cnn-reporter-to-trump-havent-you-spread-a-lot-of-fake-news-yourselfThe Proper Place for Johnny Reb
NOTE that the following two (2) comments were censored by the Virginian-Pilot as "spam"...because there are those who do not agree with the ideas expressed therein being featured as it's own, independent commentary, rather than as a subordinate, and less visible ("hidden"), response:
"In Virginia today, the median net worth of an African-American family remains 1/11th of that of the median white family." (Quoting Tom Perriello)
The proper place for Johnny Reb is not the banking district.
Elmwood Cemetery, near Cedar Grove Cemetery, as proposed by the Mayor, is a proper home for him which also authentically preserves the history of the Civil War with right direction of the heart.
Tom Perriello (Official Facebook Page):
https://www.facebook.com/TomPerriello/videos/10155797198495400/
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Addendum:
There are people who are still grossly underrepresented in Norfolk's Financial District today in mid-level and senior-level positions.
Do you believe that it is a "coincidence" that Johnny Reb is at the corner of East Main Street and Commercial Place?
When the monument was re-erected in 1971, Norfolk was in the midst of a heated debate about school desegregation; sadly, the re-erection of the monument was a symbol of resistance to desegregation within our community.
Perhaps those who are not aware of this history are not able to see the pain attached to what this monument represents for many. Where many felt unwelcome to enter in the past, should be open to all in the future. I agree with Mayor Alexander that Elmwood Cemetery is the proper place for Johnny Reb.
The Virginian-Pilot (Official Facebook Page):
https://www.facebook.com/virginianpilot/posts/10155700759853793Report of Abusive Behaviour, 30 December 2016
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To Whom It May Concern / Twitter Help Desk Staff:
Today, I received an e-mail notification in my personal gmail account (ruthrachel18@gmail.com) of an harassing tweet in which I was mentioned about nuclear bombs (7 nuclear bombs?) in NYC.
I failed to take down the full user name of the account which wrote the tweet concerned before deleting the e-mail notification, but remember that the account name contained the word "bennett", possibly "jbennett".
When I entered my Twitter account in order to verify this information, the tweet in question seemed to have been deleted. I could find no record of it. I therefore tweeted a general notice that I will report "harassment, violent tweets, violent spam directed to my account by mention" to Twitter.
As I could not remember the full name of the account sending the tweet in question, I have chosen the present means of reporting the incident to Twitter Support; my attempt to report abusive behaviour via the Twitter form was not accepted (as I could not remember the specific account information).
Many thanks in advance for your time.
Kind regards and Happy Holidays,
Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham
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