Check this site regularly for human rights-related news, updates, and more, collected from our Facebook page and elsewhere. First, a motivational thought: *** Blaming Trump is too easy: This is us Via MSNBC … Eddie Glaude, the chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University, speaks to American culture, racism today and…
Young People’s Pavilion: Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961
Using a straightforward, present-tense narrative and a diary-style format… this is a well-researched and accessible account of a precedent-setting protest.” – Publishers Weekly I met Larry Dane Brimner in the mid 90s at children’s book circles in the National Council of teachers of English and the International Literacy Association. Following his work has given me a…
Human Rights Roundup October 31, 2020
Check this site regularly for human rights-related news, updates, and more, collected from our Facebook page and elsewhere. First, a motivational thought: *** Working for Racial Justice as a White Teacher Via The Atlantic … The traditional history of the civil-rights movement—the one that you find in most history textbooks—goes from 1954 to 1965. It…
Policing, Segregation, and Causation vs. Correlation
Racial disparities in police killings increase with segregation. Does this mean segregation causes racialized police violence? Excerpt from an article by Miriam Axel-Lute Everyone should be safe and secure in their homes, their neighborhoods, and going about their lives, no matter who they are, what they look like, or where they have chosen to live. This…
Human Rights Roundup October 25, 2020
Check this site regularly for human rights-related news, updates, and more, collected from our Facebook page and elsewhere. First, a motivational thought: *** Dennis Patterson Releases Book About Being Black in Idaho Via Idaho State Journal … In addition to personal examples in which Patterson experienced racial discrimination while living in Idaho Falls, “Black Pearl”…
Human Rights Roundup October 16, 2020
Check this site regularly for human rights-related news, updates, and more, collected from our Facebook page and elsewhere. First, from Dr. Marybeth Gasman of Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions: *** Enough Already: Multiple Demands Causing Women To Abandon Workforce Via NPR … Here’s a stunning stat: Women are leaving the workforce at four times the…
Alicia Garza receives the Martha Torres Humanitarian Award
Dr. Alicia Garza, a professor of Spanish in the Boise State Department of World Languages has been at Boise State for 24 years. In that time, she has received numerous awards and founded Casita Nepantla at Boise State University, a space devoted to Latinx life and culture, in the Student Union Building. Last week, she…
Black Lives, Black Words
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Boise State’s Keith Anderson authors book on how to become anti-racist
Keith Anderson, an educational specialist in the Center for Multicultural and Educational Opportunities, has authored the book From Racist to Non-Racist to Anti-Racist: Becoming Part of the Solution. “This book was written for people who understand that to deal with racism, we need to unite and fight,” Anderson said. “Uniting allows people to use their…
Black Lives and Black Poetics Matter: A Reading and Discussion curated by Faraday Publishing September 17, 7:30pm
Join the Emily Dickinson Museum for an evening of vibrant poetry and dialogue on the vitality and importance of Black Lives and Black Poetics in contemporary America. Moderated by Enzo Silon Surin, founder and director of Faraday Publishing, this panel will feature leading Black poets, scholars, and educators, including Dr. Tony Medina, Bonita Lee Penn, Lisa Pegram, and Dr. Shauna Morgan. Read…
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