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From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
Black-Owned Farms Fill Gaps Left by SNAP Funding Delays
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.
capitalbnews.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
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Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.
Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.
n.pr
October 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.
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“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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It's here! Our latest issue takes up big social problems, from the multi-front assault on queer and trans people to the opioid epidemic, urban segregation, and environmental racism. #sociology
Clickable table of contents: contexts.org/articles/sp25-toc/
Companion playlist: tinyurl.com/CTXsp25tunes
Clickable table of contents: contexts.org/articles/sp25-toc/
Companion playlist: tinyurl.com/CTXsp25tunes
July 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It's here! Our latest issue takes up big social problems, from the multi-front assault on queer and trans people to the opioid epidemic, urban segregation, and environmental racism. #sociology
Clickable table of contents: contexts.org/articles/sp25-toc/
Companion playlist: tinyurl.com/CTXsp25tunes
Clickable table of contents: contexts.org/articles/sp25-toc/
Companion playlist: tinyurl.com/CTXsp25tunes
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We're so proud! Co-editor @aminghaziani.bsky.social joined Andrew Fullerton (Social Problems) and Laurel Smith-Doerr (ASR) on a 2025 ESS @soc-forum.bsky.social panel about publishing in general sociology journals. Check out their lively, insightful convo:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Publishing in General Sociology Journals
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We're so proud! Co-editor @aminghaziani.bsky.social joined Andrew Fullerton (Social Problems) and Laurel Smith-Doerr (ASR) on a 2025 ESS @soc-forum.bsky.social panel about publishing in general sociology journals. Check out their lively, insightful convo:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.
A guide to what the U.S. Education Department does (and doesn't) do
The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.
www.npr.org
March 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.
New article "being first-generation" in Contexts! Glad to put FG students on the side of HOPE this time. Check it out! 💔💜 journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
Our Winter '25 issue is now live and unpaywalled at journals.sagepub.com/toc/CTX/current! Want a clickable table of contents? Go here: contexts.org/articles/w25-toc/. Want a playlist for all this sociology, with songs inspired by the articles in this issue? Go here: open.spotify.com/playlist/2Io...
February 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New article "being first-generation" in Contexts! Glad to put FG students on the side of HOPE this time. Check it out! 💔💜 journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
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ASA mourns the sudden loss of former President Michael Burawoy, who died tragically in Oakland, CA, on February 3. Burawoy received the ASA Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award and W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award. His will be greatly missed.
February 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
ASA mourns the sudden loss of former President Michael Burawoy, who died tragically in Oakland, CA, on February 3. Burawoy received the ASA Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award and W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award. His will be greatly missed.
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KY Legislature is going back in session next week. Education Justice day w KFTC! Feb 4! Info in the link! www.mobilize.us/kftc/event/6...
Education Justice Lobby Day & Rally at the State Capital · Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
Join us at the Capital Rotunda in Frankfort for our statewide "Lobby Day & Rally for Education Justice in Kentucky"!!
Lobbying for Education Justice
8:30 am - 9:30 am - we will have our base of oper...
www.mobilize.us
January 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
KY Legislature is going back in session next week. Education Justice day w KFTC! Feb 4! Info in the link! www.mobilize.us/kftc/event/6...
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UPDATE: The Air Force has reversed its decision to remove courses with videos relating to the legendary Tuskegee Airmen following backlash.
Air Force reverses decision to pull course with Tuskegee Airmen following backlash
The Tuskegee Airmen were the country’s first all-Black military airmen who fought during World War II.
www.whatimreading.net
January 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
UPDATE: The Air Force has reversed its decision to remove courses with videos relating to the legendary Tuskegee Airmen following backlash.
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Meanwhile, in New Orleans:
Via Andrés Fuentes/ @fox8live.com
Via Andrés Fuentes/ @fox8live.com
January 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Meanwhile, in New Orleans:
Via Andrés Fuentes/ @fox8live.com
Via Andrés Fuentes/ @fox8live.com
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Black families settled in the Altadena during the Great Migration starting in the 1930s. The community formed in parts of Altadena exempt from redlining policies, where they have owned homes for generations. via @kcrw.com
Altadena’s historic Black community is determined to rebuild
The Eaton Fire has devastated communities throughout Altadena, including many Black homeowners who have been there for generations.
www.kcrw.com
January 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Black families settled in the Altadena during the Great Migration starting in the 1930s. The community formed in parts of Altadena exempt from redlining policies, where they have owned homes for generations. via @kcrw.com
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Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are fighting the wildfires raging across southern California for $5.80-$10.24 per day
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are fighting the wildfires raging across southern California for $5.80-$10.24 per day
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
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Interested in writing a policy brief for Contexts? These pieces are sociological—and actionable—reflections regarding policies, policy effects, recommendations, and initiatives, whether institutional or governmental, roughly 1,300-1,500 words long. We'd love to hear your ideas! [email protected]
December 13, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Interested in writing a policy brief for Contexts? These pieces are sociological—and actionable—reflections regarding policies, policy effects, recommendations, and initiatives, whether institutional or governmental, roughly 1,300-1,500 words long. We'd love to hear your ideas! [email protected]
Reposted by Jasmine L Whiteside, PhD
In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
How D.C. tackled a child care crunch through a tax hike on the rich
In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
www.npr.org
December 13, 2024 at 8:16 PM
In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.