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CFP: Treasure: Unearthing Value in Anthropology

Anthropology News

What does it mean to render our genes and biology as forms of treasure that inform our understanding of human diversity and adaptation—or that become new frontiers of intellectual property and profit? The pursuit of linguistic treasures: documenting languages and preserving linguistic heritage.

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How Literature Teaches us to 'Truly' Read

Pedagogy and Formation

I had read school readers and some school magazine stories, a lot of comics and a couple of editions of Boys Own Annual. For example, some teachers see it is as a vehicle for sustaining our cultural heritage. This was in spite of the fact that I’d been able to read since about 4-5 years of age!

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4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians

Studies Weekly

As the co-founder of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and editor and research director of the organization’s magazine, The Crisis, he published his opposition to the unequal treatment of Black Americans and promoted Black nationalism. Black community. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

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Curating a More Inclusive Library

Cult of Pedagogy

Listen to the interview with Julia Torres, Cicely Lewis, and Julie Stivers ( transcript ): Sponsored by Alpaca and Scholastic Magazines+ This page contains Amazon Affiliate and Bookshop.org links. Curating the kind of library that truly reflects the diversity of human experience takes time, intention, money, and good tools.

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The Best Science Podcasts

TeachThought

Orbital Path : Hosted by Dr. Michelle Thaller, it explores the cosmos, space exploration, and humanity’s place in the universe. All in the Mind Lynn Malcolm hosts this excellent (and award-winning) show that is entirely centered on stories about the human brain, touching on fields like psychology, neurology, and more.

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What Asian American Educator Stories Reveal About Racial Nuances Within ‘People of Color’

ED Surge

But within those blanket terms to describe “minorities” are dozens of cultures with unique heritages, ethnicities, and geographic locations. We often use catch-all acronyms and shorthand like “POC,” “BIPOC,” and “Black and brown people” to describe experiences of discrimination and oppression of people in the U.S. who are not white.

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The magic pebble and a lazy bull: The book ban movement has a long timeline

The Hechinger Report

In 1950, amid the fervor of McCarthyism, the Yale Law Journal delved into a controversy between The Nation and The New York City Board of Education after the left-leaning magazine published articles critical of Roman Catholic church doctrine and dogma. The school board voted to remove The Nation from school libraries. for short).

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