Credit: Bryan Thomas | @DrBenChavis | special to NewBlackMan (in Exile) 2020 brought renewed global focus to issues of social justice in America. From the racial disparities and inequities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic to the killings of George Floyd and so many other Black and Brown Americans at the hands of police officers have all contributed to the evolving social justice “reckoning”
'For more than 50 years, the NCAA has imposed academic rules to make sure college athletes aren't just athletes, and the decades-long process has generated plenty of controversy. Critics claim the academic standards, and the penalties for not meeting them, discriminate against Black college athletes and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.Now, lawyers have filed a class action, civil rig
' PJ Morton 's new song, written for Morning Edition 's Song Project, is about working — alongside the whole world — to get through a year of challenges and loss.'
'NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with filmmaker Ekwa Msangi about her new movie, Farewell Amor , which tells the story of a family reunited in New York City after 17 years apart due to visa issues.'
' Kimberly Mack and Emily J. Lordi in conversation about Mack’s book, Fictional Blues: Narrative Self-Invention from Bessie Smith to Jack White (University of Massachusetts Press, December 2020). They talk about multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to writing about music, with a specific focus on music and literature. Within the context of Fictional Blues, Mack and Lordi have a larg
Student protests have become a part of campus life to gain equity and visibility from university administrators. The 1989 Howard University protests were no different in raising issues of the time for a more Afrocentric curriculum among other concerns. Joshua M. Myers , Assistant Professor of Africana Studies in the Department of Afro-American Studies at Howard University, joins Left of Black hos
'NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Saïs Kamalidiin , a Howard University professor, about a new collection showcasing 25 recordings of early Black classical musicians, called Black Swans .' -- All Things Considered
Some talk about Social Emotional Learning as an effective strategy to combat many of the challenges facing our students because they don’t want to attack root causes of those problems, including poverty and inequality (see The Manipulation of Emotional Learning and The Best Resources Showing Social Emotional Learning Isn’t Enough ). A new study points yet another hole in that perspective by findi
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : “I’m scared” – 21 teachers on what it’s like teaching in a global pandemic is from the PBS NewsHour. Teaching the ‘Roomers’ and the ‘Zoomers:’ No Small Task for Elementary School Teachers is from The 74. Remote Learning Can Bring Bias Into the Home is from The NY Times. cc:
I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . picjumbo_com / Pixabay We do a school-wide writing assessment each fall, which students then take again in the spring (using the same article and prompt). We also use an asset-focused “improvement rubric” to evaluate student writing (s
YvonneScholz / Pixabay The United Nations has declared December 18th to be International Migrants Day . You might be interested in: The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day The Best Sites For Learning About Immigration In The United States The Best Places Where Students Can Tell Their – And/Or Their Families – Immigration Story The Best Posts On The Migration Policy Institute Report On
Nine years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might also be interested in THE BEST ED TECH RESOURCES OF 2020 – PART TWO , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . Here are this w
BiljaST / Pixabay Six years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2019 – PART ONE and THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2019 – PART TWO. A
The Smithsonian has announced “24 Hours In A Time Of Change ” as a way to collect people’s stories about their 2020 experiences. Here are the specific “prompts “: The 24 Hours website offers prompts to help everyone take part. The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum , whose project Moments of Resilience helped inspire Friday’s story collection, asks, How are communities supporting each other o
Alexandra_Koch / Pixabay Check out this new video from – of all places – The Cartoon Network. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Teach About African-American History .
geralt / Pixabay Having students create New Year’s resolutions have always been great lessons for my classes – either just before Winter Break or right after we return. You can find a ton of related resources, including lesson
