Below is a quote from her that is speaking to many souls at this moment. “LOVE REDEEMS. Despite all the lovelessness that surrounds us, nothing has been able to block our longing for love, the intensity of our yearning. The understanding that love redeems appears to be a resilient aspect of the heart’s knowledge. The…

The harassment of Black people in their daily lives, such as birdwatcher Christian Cooper or Shayne Holland, who was asked to leave his apartment complex swimming pool, is a more quiet, insidious violence, writes Jasmeet Bahia. In case you missed the details of this highly polarizing case: Rittenhouse shot and killed two men and injured a third during a…

The following are excerpts from a column by Whitney Mestelle: Braving Idaho: The importance of inclusion and the hard work ahead for Idahoans When you set out to create change, you will not always get it right, sometimes in fact you will get it very wrong. Your actions should teach bravery, not perfection, and when…

Crossposted at Young People’s Pavilion “BORN ON THE WATER isn’t just a reframing of American history; it reframes how children, especially Black children, are taught their own history.” – Essence Celebrate the launch of THE 1619 PROJECT: BORN ON THE WATER! Join Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and The Lit. Bar for a virtual event on Thursday, November 18 @ 7:30PM ET with…

“My attendance yesterday and in the days to come is not disruptive in any way and was at the invitation of the family of Ahmaud Arbery who have stated that publicly,” Sharpton said. “This objection was clearly pointed at me and a disregard to the fact that a mother father sitting in a courtroom with…

Discriminatory lending practices, crumbling conditions and limited access to banks have put conventional home loans out of reach for many in Detroit — a predominantly Black and low-income city. And prices in the city’s rental market are so low that reputable brokers and agencies stay away, leaving many renters to fend for themselves, relying on…

The civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, who in 1955 refused to give up her bus seat for a white person in Montgomery, Alabama, is asking a court to expunge all records of her arrest, saying she was never notified that her probation was finished writes Gloria Oladipo in The Guardian. “I am an old woman…

When schools view children of immigrants positively, the students are more likely to form “positive connections with the larger U.S. society.” Conversely, focusing on their lack of English ability or knowledge of U.S. culture during their early years can negatively affect their personal development and academic trajectories, according to Education Week. Discrimination can take four…

Big news: Please share this attempt to offer an accessible geology field course. An inaugural class of STEM students at the undergraduate and graduate level is being recruited. If you know interested people (entering their second year of college or beyond) please pass this along. The program is being run by the University of Florida,…

A Riverside high school teacher has been placed on leave after a viral video recorded by a student showed her hollering and dancing around a classroom in a fake feathered headdress, sparking outrage from the Native American community, school officials, and local politicians, the LA Times reports. The video, which was posted online on Wednesday,…