Excerpts from the Undefeated -
Here’s why black teachers are so important to education and to our children
‘Through Our Eyes: Perspectives and Reflection From Black Teachers’ reinforces necessity to get more of them in classrooms
BY KELLEY D. EVANS
“Teachers of color bring benefits to classrooms beyond content knowledge and pedagogy.”
This is what a recent study from The Education Trust, a national nonprofit advocacy organization that promotes high academic achievement, claims. And it has data to back it up.
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“The difference I would like to make is a difference that my fifth-grade teacher, an African American woman, made [for] me,” says an elementary teacher from Oakland, California, who is also a Black woman.
She credits that teacher with instilling in her a love of math, but also with fostering the self-confidence that would buoy her when other teachers doubted her ability. Now, she tries to give all her students — and especially her Black students — that same assurance.
https://theundefeated.com/features/black-teachers-are-important-to-education/
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
First Word = Idiot
An excerpt from Salon -
Poll: The first word that comes to mind when we think of Trump is . . .
According to a new survey, when most Americans are asked to describe him, they aren''t thinking "president"
By KATIE SERENA
Question 9 of the poll asked, “What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of Donald Trump?”
The word was “idiot” was repeated 39 times, more so than another. The second most cited word? “Incompetent.” In third place? “Liar.”
http://www.salon.com/2017/05/10/the-first-word-that-comes-to-mind-when-we-think-of-trump-is/
Poll: The first word that comes to mind when we think of Trump is . . .
According to a new survey, when most Americans are asked to describe him, they aren''t thinking "president"
By KATIE SERENA
Question 9 of the poll asked, “What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of Donald Trump?”
The word was “idiot” was repeated 39 times, more so than another. The second most cited word? “Incompetent.” In third place? “Liar.”
http://www.salon.com/2017/05/10/the-first-word-that-comes-to-mind-when-we-think-of-trump-is/
Help With Purging
An excerpt from the NY Times -
Decluttering? Yes, There’s an App
By ROY FURCHGOTT
And, of course, Craigslist, the granddaddy of free online classified listings, has several apps as well. “Craigslist is the workhorse,” Mr. Carlini said. “But I have been having more success with 5Miles, which I supplemented with OfferUp and LetGo.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/realestate/spring-cleaning-and-decluttering-help-apps.html?emc=edit_nn_20170510&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=38867499&te=1&_r=0
Decluttering? Yes, There’s an App
By ROY FURCHGOTT
And, of course, Craigslist, the granddaddy of free online classified listings, has several apps as well. “Craigslist is the workhorse,” Mr. Carlini said. “But I have been having more success with 5Miles, which I supplemented with OfferUp and LetGo.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/realestate/spring-cleaning-and-decluttering-help-apps.html?emc=edit_nn_20170510&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=38867499&te=1&_r=0
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From Upworthy -
This foundation is working to fight stereotypes and get more women into leadership roles.
https://www.facebook.com/Upworthy/videos/1498307943543392/
http://www.upworthy.com/this-foundation-is-working-to-fight-stereotypes-and-get-more-women-into-leadership-roles?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f
This foundation is working to fight stereotypes and get more women into leadership roles.
https://www.facebook.com/Upworthy/videos/1498307943543392/
http://www.upworthy.com/this-foundation-is-working-to-fight-stereotypes-and-get-more-women-into-leadership-roles?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Ouch!
Check out some of the comments on this tweet.
https://twitter.com/hashtag/notNixonian?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fonpolitics%2F2017%2F05%2F09%2Fnotnixonian-richard-nixon-library-pokes-trump-over-comey-firing%2F101491832%2F
https://twitter.com/hashtag/notNixonian?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fonpolitics%2F2017%2F05%2F09%2Fnotnixonian-richard-nixon-library-pokes-trump-over-comey-firing%2F101491832%2F
Quote
An excerpt from the NY Times -
Donald Trump’s Firing of James Comey
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Mr. Comey was fired because he was leading an active investigation that could bring down a president. Though compromised by his own poor judgment, Mr. Comey’s agency has been pursuing ties between the Russian government and Mr. Trump and his associates, with potentially ruinous consequences for the administration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/opinion/donald-trumps-firing-of-james-comey.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-top-region®ion=opinion-c-col-top-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-top-region
Donald Trump’s Firing of James Comey
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Mr. Comey was fired because he was leading an active investigation that could bring down a president. Though compromised by his own poor judgment, Mr. Comey’s agency has been pursuing ties between the Russian government and Mr. Trump and his associates, with potentially ruinous consequences for the administration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/opinion/donald-trumps-firing-of-james-comey.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-top-region®ion=opinion-c-col-top-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-top-region
Monday, May 8, 2017
HBCU Graduates Tell the Story
An excerpt from the Washinton Post -
How crucial are historically black colleges? Just look at who’s graduated from them.
By DeNeen L. Brown
From Thurgood Marshall to Oprah Winfrey, the nation’s historically black colleges and universities have educated generations of African American pioneers and professionals — doctors, lawyers, scientists, ministers, writers and thinkers. The most famous graduate of a historically black college, slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., has a monument on the Mall and a federal holiday to celebrate his birthday.
So on Friday, there was consternation among black lawmakers and educators when the White House released a statement raising questions about the constitutionality of federal funding measures that help historically black colleges and universities obtain low-cost construction loans for repairs, renovations and new buildings.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/05/08/from-mlk-to-oprah-winfrey-historically-black-colleges-educate-african-american-pioneers/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_retro-hbcu-115pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.d0ab9fb46a66
How crucial are historically black colleges? Just look at who’s graduated from them.
By DeNeen L. Brown
From Thurgood Marshall to Oprah Winfrey, the nation’s historically black colleges and universities have educated generations of African American pioneers and professionals — doctors, lawyers, scientists, ministers, writers and thinkers. The most famous graduate of a historically black college, slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., has a monument on the Mall and a federal holiday to celebrate his birthday.
So on Friday, there was consternation among black lawmakers and educators when the White House released a statement raising questions about the constitutionality of federal funding measures that help historically black colleges and universities obtain low-cost construction loans for repairs, renovations and new buildings.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/05/08/from-mlk-to-oprah-winfrey-historically-black-colleges-educate-african-american-pioneers/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_retro-hbcu-115pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.d0ab9fb46a66
Sunday, May 7, 2017
Validation not Segregation
An excerpt from the Root -
Black Students at Harvard Will Host Individual Graduation Ceremony
By Monique Judge
“This is an opportunity to celebrate Harvard’s Black excellence and Black brilliance,” Michael Huggins, who is graduating with a master’s in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, said. “It’s an event where we can see each other and our parents and family can see us as a collective, whole group. A community.”
“This is not about segregation,” Huggins added. “It’s about fellowship and building a community. This is a chance to reaffirm for each other that we enter the work world with a network of supporters standing with us.
http://www.theroot.com/black-students-at-harvard-will-host-individual-graduati-1794977320
Black Students at Harvard Will Host Individual Graduation Ceremony
By Monique Judge
“This is an opportunity to celebrate Harvard’s Black excellence and Black brilliance,” Michael Huggins, who is graduating with a master’s in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, said. “It’s an event where we can see each other and our parents and family can see us as a collective, whole group. A community.”
“This is not about segregation,” Huggins added. “It’s about fellowship and building a community. This is a chance to reaffirm for each other that we enter the work world with a network of supporters standing with us.
http://www.theroot.com/black-students-at-harvard-will-host-individual-graduati-1794977320
Background Voices
An excerpt from the LA Times -
Need a background voice for a movie or TV show? Barbara Harris is the person to call
By Daniel Vaillancourt
Need a background voice for a movie or TV show? Barbara Harris is the person to call
By Daniel Vaillancourt
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| Barbara Harris, who provides background voices for movies and television. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times) |
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-barbara-harris-background-voices-20170410-story.html
Hollywood Goes to HBCUs
From the LA Times -
These black colleges in Atlanta are some of Hollywood's best kept filming secrets
By Tre'vell Anderson
To the unfamiliar eye, Morehouse seems like many other colleges. But it’s not.
Most schools are not used as filming locations for big-budget Hollywood productions. Morehouse, however, has been the setting for two in just a single year, the Oscar-nominated “Hidden Figures” and BET’s “The Quad.”
In fact, the entire Atlanta University Center, or AUC, a consortium of historically black colleges and universities in the city, has ties with Hollywood that run deeper than the Chattahoochee River. In the last 30 years, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse School of Medicine have all been used in countless films and television shows.
Together, they are one of the industry’s best kept secrets in the city known as the Hollywood of the South.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-morehouse-spelman-clark-atlanta-20170505-story.html
These black colleges in Atlanta are some of Hollywood's best kept filming secrets
By Tre'vell Anderson
To the unfamiliar eye, Morehouse seems like many other colleges. But it’s not.
Most schools are not used as filming locations for big-budget Hollywood productions. Morehouse, however, has been the setting for two in just a single year, the Oscar-nominated “Hidden Figures” and BET’s “The Quad.”
In fact, the entire Atlanta University Center, or AUC, a consortium of historically black colleges and universities in the city, has ties with Hollywood that run deeper than the Chattahoochee River. In the last 30 years, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse School of Medicine have all been used in countless films and television shows.
Together, they are one of the industry’s best kept secrets in the city known as the Hollywood of the South.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-morehouse-spelman-clark-atlanta-20170505-story.html
Seen as a Threat
An excerpt from the LA Times -
The killing of Jordan Edwards shows again how black males — even children — are viewed as a threat
By Kurtis Lee
As the death reignited a national conversation about race and the police, it’s also elevated what’s viewed as a well-understood fact in many African American communities: When you’re black — even if you’re a child — you can be viewed as a threat to police.
“These are trained professionals, who are supposed to make rational decisions, but they’re not,” said Benjamin Crump, a civil rights attorney and former president of the National Bar Assn., a network of black lawyers and judges. “And yet again our children — I repeat, children — are paying the ultimate price.”
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-jordan-edwards-20170506-story.html
The killing of Jordan Edwards shows again how black males — even children — are viewed as a threat
By Kurtis Lee
As the death reignited a national conversation about race and the police, it’s also elevated what’s viewed as a well-understood fact in many African American communities: When you’re black — even if you’re a child — you can be viewed as a threat to police.
“These are trained professionals, who are supposed to make rational decisions, but they’re not,” said Benjamin Crump, a civil rights attorney and former president of the National Bar Assn., a network of black lawyers and judges. “And yet again our children — I repeat, children — are paying the ultimate price.”
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-jordan-edwards-20170506-story.html
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