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'Ghost' DNA In West Africans Complicates Story Of Human Origins

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3h

'Modern genomes from Nigeria and Sierra Leone show signals that scientists call "ghost" DNA — from an unknown human ancestor. That means that prehistoric humans likely procreated with an unknown group.' -- Morning Edition

FEB 13

#BackChannel: ‘Hair Love,’ Remembering Kobe Bryant & Michael Vick’s Road To Redemption

by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d

In this edition of #BackChannel , State of Things contributors Natalie Bullock Brown and Mark Anthony Neal join host Frank Stasio to discuss the Academy Award winning animated short Hair Love , the legacy of Kobe Bryant , and later are joined by award winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson, whose latest project is Vick from ESPN 30 for 30 series.

FEB 12

Earl Sweatshirt x MOCA: in Conversation with Cheryl I. Harris

by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d

'In/between us: a conversation on art, music, and life with Thebe Kgositsile (Earl Sweatshirt) and Cheryl I. Harris at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.'

Rappers are ‘Products Made to Crumble’: A Review of Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics and Guilt in America

by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d

by Tyler Bunzey |@t_bunzey | NewBlackMan (in Exile) Hip-hop has changed quite a bit since its early years as a small cultural movement in the South Bronx. Almost half a century old, hip-hop is now a massive international cultural force with multiple subgenres , a force that informs the layout of the recording industry, fashion, marketing, the American vernacular, and, hell, even U.S. diplomatic

FEB 11

Actor-Comedian Tommy Davidson Dives Into His New Memoir, 'Living In Color: What's Funny About Me'

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

'In his new memoir, Tommy Davidson shares his unique perspective on making it in Hollywood, being an integral part of TV history with the pioneering sketch show, In Living Color , and on living a life that has never been black and white. Told with humor and hard-won honesty by a singular voice whose family and friendships help him navigate a life of personal and professional highs and lows, Livin

Class Incarceration: A New Understanding of Prison and the American Population

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

'Sociologist Adaner Usmani advances a new explanation for mass incarceration in America - not as an elite-driven tool of racialized social control, but as a wide-scale punitive response to the growing crime and violence of an unequal society with no social democratic push for redistributive policies. Usmani wrote the article "The Economic Origins of Mass Incarceration" with John Clegg for Catalys

Jessie Reyez On The Power Of Sad Songs

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

'The 28-year-old Colombian-Canadian singer Jessie Reyez makes emotional music that has connected deeply with fans. She recently received her first Grammy nomination for best urban contemporary album for her EP, Being Human in Public .' -- Weekend Edition Saturday

How Black Women Were 'Skimmed' By Infant Formula Marketing

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

'Here & Now 's Tonya Mosley speaks with Andrea Freeman — whose book Skimmed: Breastfeeding, Race, and Injustice looks at how formula was marketed to black women in the late 20th century.'

Writer Danez Smith Discuses New Collection 'Homie'

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

Photo by Hieu Minh Nguyen. Danez Smith joins All Of It to discuss their work and latest book, Homie: Poems .

FEB 10

Blair Underwood on 'A Soldier's Play'

by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d

'Actor Blair Underwood returns to Broadway in A Soldier’s Play , a revival of Charles Fuller 's Pulitzer Prize winning drama.' -- Black Enterprise

The Incredulity of Jacolby Satterwhite

by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d

'In the midst of career-marking solo exhibitions at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn and the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, artist Jacolby Satterwhite contemplates some of the most fundamental questions around the relationship between an artist and the works they create. Referencing both a long running fascination with Renaissance painter Caravaggio's "The Incredulity of Saint Thomas" and h

Where Did All The Black Farmers Go?

by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d

'The United States was built on the agricultural strength and skill of Black slaves who knew how to farm. But even after slavery ended, Black people who worked as farmers have continued to face systematic barriers — and still do today.' -- AJ+

Black Images, Black Histories: Richard J. Powell on The Obama Portraits

by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d

'The From Slavery to Freedom Lab presented a two-day conference to explore iconic images and popular constructions of blackness in culture. Richard J. Powell co-wrote the book, The Obama Portraits , published by Princeton University Press, along with authors Táina Caragol , Dorothy Moss , and Kim Sajet . Powell is the John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art & Art History at Duke University.'-- Duke

FEB 08

Tricia Rose's 'Black Noise' at 25 – Annual Meeting of the American Studies Association 2019

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'In 1994, Tricia Rose published the award-winning Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America . Notable for its pioneering and critical engagement with the complex cultural traditions, structural relations, and political interventions embedded in the production and consumption of rap music, Black Noise remains a foundational text for the study of hip-hop and has defined what

The Overlooked Activist Power Of Marlena Shaw

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'As part of NPR's "One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs," Vanderbilt professor Emily Lordi recommends "Woman of the Ghetto" by Marlena Shaw . She's known mostly for her 1969 hit, "California Soul".'-- Morning Edition

Honoring A Legend & A Life: Walter "Buck" Leonard & The Negro Baseball Leagues

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'"If there hadn't been a Walter "Buck" Leonard (1907-1997)... what wouldn't - have happened?" ...the integration of Black players into professional sports teams, an advancement of awareness of the need for social change. Dr. Mark 

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Poor cognitive performance in children is affected by the amount of sleep

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

Depression, anxiety, impulsive behaviour and poor cognitive performance in children is affected by the amount of sleep they have, researchers from the University of Warwick have found. Sleep states are active processes that support reorganisation of brain circuitry. This makes sleep especially important for children, whose brains are developing and reorganizing rapidly. In the paper 'Sleep durati

2 New Reprts on School and District Leadership

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Education Commission of the States has tracked and reported annually on legislation pertaining to school and district leaders for three years. In that time, enacted legislation has centered on three areas: alternative licensure, professional development and evaluations. Principals are a critical piece of any school improvement effort, and while much of that direction comes at the local level, the

FEB 12

Many teens are victims of digital dating abuse; boys get the brunt of it

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

With February being Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, new research is illuminating how this problem is manifesting online. "Digital dating abuse" as it has been termed, uses technology to repetitively harass a romantic partner with the intent to control, coerce, intimidate, annoy or threaten them. Given that youth in relationships today are constantly in touch with each other via texting, soc

Privacy law gaps in high school STI health services

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

A new commentary by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers published in the journal Pediatrics uses the example of high school sexually transmitted infection (STI) programs to highlight how collaborations between schools and health departments can create gaps in student privacy. "Students who use health programs in school may not realize that there could be vulnerabilities

Teachers across the nation are turning to fundraising to meet their basic classroom needs

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

A new report based on 1.8 million teacher requests from the crowdfunding site DonorsChoose reveals that teachers across the nation are turning to fundraising to meet their basic classroom needs. An analysis of 10 years of teacher requests, from 2009 to 2019, underscores growing inequity in America’s schools. As school poverty rates rise, so do requests for outside support. While the majority of o

Characteristics of American Superintendents

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

The American Superintendent 2020 Decennial serves as the sequel to AASA’s landmark 2010 Decennial Study , which examined historical and contemporary perspectives on our nation’s school system leaders. As with previous editions, this year’s study is an extension of national decennial studies of the American school superintendent that began in 1923. Preliminary findings of the 2020 “AASA Decennial

Schools should carefully consider the\ impacts before conducting live active shooter drills that involve students and educators.

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Complete report Given growing concern among parents, students, educators, and medical professionals about the impact that active shooter drills can have on student development, 10 Everytown, AFT, and NEA do not recommend these drills for students and believe schools should carefully consider these impacts before conducting live drills that involve students and educators. For schools that do condu

Students of all racial/ethnic groups learn more from teachers with high grading standards

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

We know from previous survey research that teachers who hold high expectations for all of their students significantly increase the odds that those young people will go on to complete high school and college. One indicator of teachers’ expectations is their approach to grading—specifically, whether they subject students to more or less rigorous grading practices. Unfortunately, “grade inflation”

K-12 Teachers: Policies, Preservice Education, Professional Development, and the Workplace

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Download Free PDF Teachers play a critical role in the success of their students, both academically and in regard to long term outcomes such as higher education participation and economic attainment. Expectations for teachers are increasing due to changing learning standards and a rapidly diversifying student population. At the same time, there are perceptions that the teaching workforce may be s

FEB 11

Start Time for U.S. Public High Schools

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

T he National Center for Education Statistics released a new Data Point report today , entitled . This report describes the average start time for public high schools in the United States during the 2017-18 school year by school characteristics and state, including the following findings: A higher percentage of public high schools in cities (26 percent) reported a starting school time of 8:30 a.

Young Learner Growth Measures

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

A new report addresses key issues for Kindergarten Readiness Assessments (KRAs) and assessment K-3 more generally. The purpose of this report is to investigate the feasibility of constructing a school-level measure of students' academic growth from kindergarten to grade 3, and to assess the validity and precision of that measure. The study measured schoolwide student growth for reading and math u

FEB 07

Danger of prolonged sitting in classrooms recognized

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 7d

In many workplaces, standing desks and walking meetings are addressing the health dangers of sitting too long each day, but for universities, the natural question is how to make such adjustments for classrooms. The question appealed to emerita dance professor Angelia Leung from the UCLA Department of World Arts & Cultures/Dance. Sitting too long was never an issue for Leung's students. But for mo

'Parentese' helps parents, babies make 'conversation' and boosts language development

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 7d

Used in virtually all of the world's languages, parentese is a speaking style that draws baby's attention. Parents adopt its simple grammar and words, plus its exaggerated sounds, almost without thinking about it. But if parents knew the 

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