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Invisible Blackness – Double Oppression: the Black Woman, an Interview with Ladybug Mecca
" Digable Planets was the pinnacle of cool for early 1990s hip hop culture. LadyBug Mecca was the sole female voice of this seductive trio of music revolutionaries, waltzing the line between pop crossover culture and conscious hip hop. In this episode of Invisible Blackness , Adrian Younge and LadyBug Mecca discuss the power behind the black female voice in culture's past, present and future."
Soulful Stitching: The Visual Art of The Siddis of Karnataka, India
"The Siddis of Karnataka, India are the descendants of both early African immigrants to South Asia and enslaved Africans brought to Goa on India’s west coast by the Portuguese beginning in the 16th century. Gradually, they escaped slavery and moved southward into the remote Western Ghatt mountains of Northern Karnataka in order to create free, independent African diaspora communities. While they
Perspectives on Anti-Blackness in the Arab World
"Anti-Black racism exists all over the globe, but varies according to the context and society. In Arab societies, anti-black racism is pronounced, widespread, and largely denied by the intelligentsia, the ruling elites and clergy despite its roots in either the trans-Saharan slave trade or the Indian Ocean slave trade. his roundtable discussion was coordinated by Duke professor Mbaye Lo , and fea
Music Education In The Pandemic And Beyond
"Teaching orchestra, choir or band virtually in a pandemic presents some unique challenges. Even with schools reopening, it's difficult to hold in-person band practice in a way that's safe and socially distant. How has music education changed during the pandemic? And what does its future in U.S. education look like?" -- 1A
Actor Daniel Kaluuya’s Road to Revolutionary
"Actor Daniel Kaluuya -- known for his roles in Get Out and Queen & Slim -- portrays Fred Hampton in the new film, Judas and the Black Messiah , which follows Hampton’s meteoric rise through the party, a multiracial class movement and the series of betrayals that led to his untimely fall. Weeks before he won the Golden Globe award for “ Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motio
Leroy Moore, Krip Hop Nation and the Politics of the Paralympics
"On this episode of Edge of Sports , host Dave Zirin speaks with Leroy Moore , one of the founders of the hip hop organization, Krip Hop Nation about the Paralympics. Edge of Sports also talks to Moore about his love of Hip-Hop, his favorite artists, and growing up in New York City during the birth of the music genre." Edge of Sports ·
The Quarantine Tapes 165: Sanford Biggers
"On episode 165 of The Quarantine Tapes , guest host Imani Perry is joined by Sanford Biggers . Sanford is an artist working across a wide range of disciplines. He talks with Imani about some of his recent work with quilting,

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The latest news and resources in education since 2007

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A Beginning List Of Resources On Supporting Our Students As We Make Baby Steps Towards Returning To A Post-Pandemic Classroom
Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay We’re moving from full-time distance learning to concurrent/hybrid in May and, with luck, we may get back to something that might approach “normal” in the fall. Since half of our high school student body is sixteen or older (and eligible for the vaccine) and – theoretically, at least – all of our students’ families would have been eligible for the vaccine by the
Schools Went Remote A Year Ago – Here Are My Choices For The Best Pieces Written About School Reopening Since Then
qimono / Pixabay What a year it’s been! It’s been twelve months since that fateful day when our physical school closed down, and we’ve been full-time distance learning since that day (we’re going back hybrid/concurrent shortly). I’ve obviously been posting continuously about how we’ve all been handling it (see Best Lists Of The Week: Teaching Online Amid School Closures ). Education journalist Al
Thursday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
sahinsezerdincer / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : LA reopening deal ends California’s biggest schools standoff is from Politico. L.A. schools could reopen starting in mid-April under deal with teachers is from The L.A. Times. Resources for Reopening Schools is a great new resource from The Learning Policy Institute. Slowly, Mo
Statistics Of The Day: Here Are Details On Education Funding In The New Stimulus Package
The American Rescue Plan has been passed, and Congress approves massive infusion of funds for schools, and high-poverty districts will get the mos t, a new article in Chalkbeat, provides the best narrative description of what it means for schools. The Congressional Research Service has provided a detailed report about how much is going to each state for what exact education purpose. I know quite
It’s A Miracle! Kahoot Now Can Show Questions On The Same Screen As The Answers
I know tons of educators have been enthusiastically endorsing Kahoot for years. From my perspective, it’s been okay, but I’ve always thought it was weird that it didn’t show the questions on the same screen as the answers. It moved from being weird in my mind to not making any sense at all over the past year when, in order to use it, students had to split their screens. Though the Quizizz interfa
Actively Learn Upgrades All Teachers To “Prime” Through June 30th
Actively Learn is an excellent tool used by many teachers, and offers a free plan that many of us use. Its Prime plan, though, is much, much better, but a bit pricey. And pretty much the only way you can access it is if you can convince your school or district to ante up for it. Today, though, Actively Learn announced that all free accounts will be upgraded to Prime from March 15th to June 30th.
Learn About Electronic Music & Create Some Yourself With New Google Tool
Google has just announced a new exhibition at Google Arts and Culture called Music, Makers & Machines: A Brief History of Electronic Music. A particularly neat part of it is a tool that lets you create your own electronic music and share it with others. I’m adding this info to The Best Online Site

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