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Money – Poverty – Education – Class – Discrimination – The New York Times

In the nation’s classrooms, middle class teachers increasingly encounter poor students, often with disastrous results. Ruby Payne says she has the secrets to help them cross the great divide.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/magazine/10payne-t.html

Sam Uncategorized Leave a comment August 3, 2020 1 Minute

Education guru Ruby Payne: Is she wrong about kids in poverty, or misunderstood?

Education guru Ruby Payne: Is she wrong about kids in poverty, or misunderstood?
— Read on www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/education-guru-ruby-payne-is-she-wrong-about-kids-in-poverty-or/2237083/

Sam Uncategorized Leave a comment August 3, 2020 1 Minute

Joseph McCarthy and the Force of Political Falsehoods | The New Yorker

McCarthy never sent a single “subversive” to jail, but, decades later, the spirit of his conspiracy-mongering endures.
— Read on www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/03/joseph-mccarthy-and-the-force-of-political-falsehoods

Sam worthwhile reading Leave a comment July 31, 2020 1 Minute

When Did Recipe Writing Get So…Whitewashed? | Bon Appétit

Cookbook authors Priya Krishna and Yewande Komolafe look back at the history of recipe writing, and envision what a more inclusive system might look like.
— Read on www.bonappetit.com/story/recipe-writing-whitewashed

Sam Uncategorized Leave a comment July 29, 2020 1 Minute

‘Challenge Accepted’ on Instagram: Black and White Selfies for Women – The New York Times

A campaign that purports to be about “women supporting women” is filling people’s Instagram feeds with striking, if opaque, imagery.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/style/challenge-accepted-instagram.html

Sam Uncategorized Leave a comment July 28, 2020 1 Minute

Just a List of Hundreds of Businesses Led by Black Women+ | Ellevest

Black women entrepreneurs deserve your business. All 2,681,179 of them. Here’s a list of our community’s favorite companies led by Black women.
— Read on www.ellevest.com/magazine/elle-raisers/black-women-owned-businesses

Sam Uncategorized Leave a comment July 24, 2020 1 Minute

Problem with Hamilton

“Hamilton, the play, is problematic because it uses POC that completely erases POC from the picture”.

Sam Uncategorized Leave a comment July 22, 2020 1 Minute

Mighty Sparrow: the king of calypso on freedom, Windrush and oral sex | Music | The Guardian

He inspired Bob Marley’s political awakening, survived a coma, and has sung about everything from sex workers to Khrushchev. And at 83, the calypso great still wants to turn the news into song
— Read on www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/16/mighty-sparrow-the-king-of-calypso-on-freedom-windrush-and-oral-sex

Sam music Leave a comment July 21, 2020 1 Minute

Kara Loewentheil New York Apartment House Tour Photos | Apartment Therapy

Internationally recognized feminist mindset coach and host of “UnF*ck Your Brain podcast” lives in an apartment decorated with a mix of modern pieces, family antiques, and photos and prints by women artists.
— Read on www.apartmenttherapy.com/kara-loewentheil-new-york-apartment-house-tour-photos-36624799

Sam Uncategorized Leave a comment July 19, 2020 1 Minute

Hamilton…

Watched it last night on Disney. It was incredible!

When the beat drops in Just Say No To This, I got chills.

Sam Uncategorized Leave a comment July 12, 2020 1 Minute

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