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No Justice, No Peace: Rapsody on Art, Activism, and the Power of Music
"The Tight Rope host Professors Tricia Rose and Cornel West invite Rapsody to discuss the legacy of the Black music tradition and how it continually reiterates itself within “new genres” creating a cultural archive. Additionally, Rapsody discusses her journey ‘making it’ in the business without compromising her vision for her artistry and the stories she wants to tell. As they discuss both the le
The Quarantine Tapes 174: Thelma Golden
"Paul Holdengräber is joined by Thelma Golden on episode 174 of The Quarantine Tapes . Golden is Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, the world’s leading institution devoted to visual art by artists of African descent. She tells Paul about that museum’s history and mission as well as how they have adjusted their programming to address this moment of the pandemic. Thelma tell
A Closer Look | Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'Warrior'
"Join specialists Alex Rotter and Evelyn Lin as they discuss the epic masterpiece 'Warrior' by Jean-Michel Basquiat . 'The warrior symbolizes strength,' says Rotter. 'The warrior also symbolizes protection. I think the warrior in his case, symbolizes the willingness to fight for your beliefs.' Discover why this is one of the finest and most powerful works created by the artist in 1982 — the year
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein’s Disordered Cosmos
" LA Review of Books host Eric Newman is joined by Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein to discuss her book The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred , which opens up with some very heavy science, explaining quarks, dark matter, and other phenomena that point to the limits of our knowledge about the how the universe, and everything in it, functions. But at the hear
Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight on The Verzuz Phenomenon
"When the pandemic shut down live concerts, pioneering hip hop producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland wanted to give people a show, and developed what became a viral online music battle series: Verzuz , in which noted musical artists (such as John Legend and Alicia Keys) perform head-to-head. CBS Sunday Morning contributor Kelefa Sanneh talks with two musical legends, Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight
Black Farmers and COVID Relief by Ben Jealous
| @BenJealous | NewBlackMan (in Exile) If you ever begin to doubt that elections matter, think about Black farmers. The new COVID relief law takes significant steps to address decades of shameful discrimination against Black farmers by the federal government. And that would not have happened

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Two Cool Infographics About Language
The Visual Capitalist comes up with some great infographics. I’m adding these two to The Best “Language Maps” : You can find more information about this infographic at Ranked: The Countries with the Most Linguistic Diversity And you can find more information about this next one at The World’s Top 10 Most Spoken Languages
Video: “The Pony Express”
Didgeman / Pixabay I’m kicking myself because this new video from Simple History reminded me that I had forgotten to include teaching anything about the Pony Express in my ELL U.S. History class this year. Why is that a big deal, you might ask? Well, its ending destination was here in Sacramento, and we’ve got a big Pony Express statue downtown. I’m posting this here because, one, it’s a good vid
My Most Popular Tweets Of The Month
PhotoMIX-Company / Pixabay I used to post weekly collections of my best tweets, and used Storify to bring them together. Unfortunately, Storify went under. Fortunately, however, Wakelet was a new tool that was able to import all of a person’s Storifys. So you can see all those previous Twitter “Best” lists here . You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR TWEETS OF THE YEAR and RECOMMENDATIO
Our Teachers’ Union Local Has Reached An Agreement With The District To Begin Face-To-Face Instruction Next Month!
Free-Photos / Pixabay Oof, I forgot to include a specific congratulations to @ShanaJust , one of our school's representatives on the bargaining team who has worked tirelessly for students, their families and us teachers! https://t.co/UDc6anfg8d — Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 20, 2021 The great bargaining team of our union was able to reach an agreement with the district for reopening to
Good Piece On The Bad Term, “Learning Loss”
Ron Berger, who is an exceptional educator and leads EL Education, just wrote a good piece in the Atlantic, How to Get Our Kids Back on Track . The quote in the textbox gives you an idea of the tone. I’m adding it to Trying To Bring Research, Sanity, Teacher Expertise & Student Voice To The “Learni

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