Katie Lang

New Englander in Nashville. Genetic Counselor. Fan of general nerdery. Not the singer. She/Her 🏳️‍🌈

[CDC Cancer @CDC_Cancer]

Your family history of #Cancer can affect your cancer risk. Talk to your doctor about your family health history and ask if #GeneticCounseling and testing is right for you. Find out more: https://t.co/stL7eUH70e

[Katie Lang @kaflang]

Prospective genetic counselors check out this opportunity from the Tennessee GC Association! #genechat

[TNGCA Social Media @tn_gca]

TNGCA is offering multiple $500-$1000 scholarships for prospective genetic counselors. This money can be used to help offset application, interview and match costs. Applicants with ties to Tennessee can apply here:https://t.co/nb1S4kgk5I

[The Arc of the United States @TheArcUS]

Using intellectual disability as a pejorative isn't just wrong—it's a painful reminder of the discrimination people with disabilities face daily. 🧵

[ianrobertson @ihrobertson]

Ireland is too dependent on other country’s science and technology. It desperately needs to raise its embarrassingly low investment in universities and research if we are to maintain our wealth. It could disappear in a flash. This is urgent @Paschald @tcdTBSI @tcddublin

[Heather Hampel @HHampel1]

First time experiencing visual notetaking at a conference at #24SECCRCTN - coolest thing ever! Had fun speaking and catching up with lots of amazing friends/colleagues. @ARosen380 @kaflang @drholowatyj @CathyEngMD Whitney Jones, Durado Brooks, & Annie Thibault

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Nashville was given the Nickname ‘Music City’ by England's Queen Victoria after receiving the Fisk
University Jubilee Singers in her court in 1873.

The group, made of mostly those formely enslaved, put Nashville on the musical map.

—Fisk University opened in Nashville in 1866 as the first American university to offer a liberal arts education to “young men and women irrespective of color.” Five years later the school was in dire financial straits.

George L. White, Fisk treasurer and music professor then, created a nine-member choral ensemble of students and took it on tour to earn money for the University. Every one of these students had been enslaved. The group left campus on October 6, 1871. Jubilee Day is celebrated annually on October 6 to commemorate this historic day.

The first concerts were in small towns. Surprise, curiosity, and some hostility were the early audience response to these young black singers who did not perform in the traditional “minstrel fashion.”

One early concert in Cincinnati brought in $50, which was promptly donated to victims of the notorious 1871 fire in Chicago. When they reached Columbus, the next city on tour, the students were physically and emotionally drained. Mr. White, in a gesture of hope and encouragement, named them “The Jubilee Singers,” a Biblical reference to the year of Jubilee in the Book of Leviticus, Chapter 25.

Continued perseverance and beautiful voices began to change attitudes among the predominantly white audiences. Eventually skepticism was replaced by standing ovations and critical praise in reviews. Gradually they earned enough money to cover expenses and send back to Fisk.

In 1872 they sang at the World Peace Festival in Boston and at the end of the year President Ulysses S. Grant invited them to perform at the White House.

In 1873 the group grew to eleven members and toured Europe for the first time. Funds raised that year were used to construct the school’s first permanent building, Jubilee Hall. Today Jubilee Hall, designated a National Historic Landmark by the US Department of Interior in 1975, is one of the oldest structures on campus. The beautiful Victorian Gothic building houses a floor-to-ceiling portrait of the original Jubilee Singers, commissioned by Queen Victoria during the 1873 tour as a gift from England to Fisk.

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[Katie Lang @kaflang]

@HHampel1 Loved seeing my Vandy colleagues up there! @GC_Kanderson ♥️

[Katie Lang @kaflang]

Prospective GC scholarship opportunity! #genechat

[TNGCA Social Media @tn_gca]

TNGCA is excited to announce our 2nd year offering scholarships for prospective GCs. This year we will be awarding multiple $500 scholarships to help offset costs for applying to GC schools. Applicants with ties to Tennessee can apply here: https://t.co/x4eCPevSGn

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

For the first time, a randomized controlled trial has been published regarding gender affirming care.

The treatment group receiving care saw a 55% reduction in suicidality, compared to 5% of control.

I detail the results in my latest article.

Subscribe to support my work.

[Katie Lang @kaflang]

We think genetic counselors should be reimbursed for genetic counseling! The Advocacy Coordinating Committee is working hard to get GC’s involved in Federal Advocacy for the bill. If you are interested, let me know! #genechat

[STAT @statnews]

Most of the people who stand to benefit from genetic counselor services, such as Medicare beneficiaries, do not have access to them. https://t.co/shlBuuM4n8

[Justin Fenton @justin_fenton]

Breaking overnight: Henrietta Lacks’ family reaches historic settlement, wins compensation for her stolen cells, by @Calefati https://t.co/vy0inF6jP5

[Genetic Counselors @GeneticCouns]

NSGC Board Member, @altovisee, reflects on the intersection of her professional and personal experiences in working in genetic counseling. Learn more from @WordInBlack about efforts to make genetic testing and counseling more accessible. https://t.co/waf75JhN7P #GeneChat

[Katie Lang @kaflang]

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[Allyson Felix @allysonfelix]

These are my teammates. We are Olympic champions. Three of us tried to give birth. Two of us experienced near-death complications. One of us died. We have to, and we will do more. Tori’s death cannot and will not be in vain.
https://t.co/cE4o00nP9c

[Katie Lang @kaflang]

@lizmizerik Congratulations!!!

[Katie Lang @kaflang]

We may have lived in squalor in college but I always knew @kingofkatieprod was destined for greatness. Congratulations on your PEABODY AWARD nomination! Especially for such a vital project giving these women a voice. So proud of you!

[Katie King @kingofkatieprod]

Congrats to our whole team! 🎉

[Katie Lang @kaflang]

This is awful for so many reasons, including the fact that this is the provision that mandates coverage of BRCA testing for high risk individuals #genechat @FacingOurRisk

[Women's March @womensmarch]

NEWS ALERT: A conservative federal judge in Texas just struck down a major part of the Affordable Care Act that required insurers to cover preventive care, including pregnancy-related care, at no cost to patients. The healthcare of millions of Americans is at risk.

[Katie Lang @kaflang]

@SamwiseNCSU UGH! Sam! If there’s anything I can to help as you’re fighting this fight, I’m in 🤍

[Katie Lang @kaflang]

Best moment of the night! 😍

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

🎶 “I want a house with a crowded table… and a place by the fire for everyone…” 🎶

Awesome big number with @MarenMorris @outsidechild13 & friends bringing drag queens on stage at #LoveRising NASHVILLE. Thousands in attendance, hundreds of thousands raised. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈❤️ #LoveWins

[Trisha Yearwood @trishayearwood]

Equality hurts no one!!
I’ll be cheering on these amazing artists Monday night. Purchase tickets to #LoveRising below!
#LoveOneAnother

https://t.co/Xin5M5F4dG

[Jace Wilder is fighting despite despite despite @WilderJace]

Semi-annual reminder for folks that I am the LGBTQ+ community representative for the FBI specifically in Tennessee. If you are nervous about reporting a hate crime or viable threats, I can report on your behalf. You don't have to suffer in silence.