Tag: education

After 130 Years, Harvard Law Review Elects a Black Woman President

ImeIme Umana, 24, the daughter of Nigerian immigrants

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#BlackHistoryMonth Classroom Resources: Smithsonian Nat’l Museum of African American History and Culture

Read at the TED-Ed Blog.

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

ICYMI: Dept of Ed misspells WEB Du Bois in tweet #BlackHistoryMonth

LINK: Betsy DeVos vs Betsy DuVos

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David Byrne & Neil deGrasse Tyson: The Importance of an Arts Education

LINK: And How It Strengthens Science & Civilization

In Senegal, young women challenge boundaries through coding

LINK: Senegal’s gender-equal policies in technology

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Nate Bowling Schools Bill Gates on Star Wars’ Civil Rights Subtext

LINK: You’re never too smart to learn something new

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John Lewis’ Graphic Novel to Be Taught in NYC Public Schools

LINK: “March” will give students an eye-witness memoir of the civil rights movement of the 1960s

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Tahir Hemphill’s Hip Hop Database Is A Tool For Teaching

LINK: Teaching with over 50,000 hip-hop songs spanning 1979 to the present

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Study: White Teachers More Likely to Doubt Prospects of Black Students

LINK: “One of the most damaging things that white teachers can say is that they don’t see color in their classrooms.”

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‘The Bell Curve,’ Still Incendiary: Protesters Will Greet A Co-author When He Speaks At Virginia Tech

Go to Inside Higher Ed to read.

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