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“what the cicada said to the black boy” is an opportunity for science and English to merge. Occasionally, a group of students will read “get you some wings, son / get you some wings” and be inspired to attempt flight. Grateful to Dr. Clint Smith for this.
28 poems for Black History Month day 4
28 poems for Black History Month day 4
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 AM
“what the cicada said to the black boy” is an opportunity for science and English to merge. Occasionally, a group of students will read “get you some wings, son / get you some wings” and be inspired to attempt flight. Grateful to Dr. Clint Smith for this.
28 poems for Black History Month day 4
28 poems for Black History Month day 4
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Not only is it Black History Month. It’s also its 100th anniversary!!
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
10 Movies to Stream for Black History Month
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Not only is it Black History Month. It’s also its 100th anniversary!!
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
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A little video on Winnipeg’s 7-km river trail, the Nestaweya trail: youtu.be/BJHFs5UDLx8?... #winnipeg
Winnipeg embraces winter with river trail and warming huts
YouTube video by The Canadian Press
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January 31, 2026 at 5:04 PM
A little video on Winnipeg’s 7-km river trail, the Nestaweya trail: youtu.be/BJHFs5UDLx8?... #winnipeg
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On January 26th, the American Library Association announced the year’s top books for children and young adults during the Youth Media Awards announcements in Chicago, with Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories earning one of the event’s highest honors.
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‘Legendary Frybread Drive-In’ Wins Michael L. Printz Award at ALA Youth Media Awards
On January 26th, 2025, the American Library Association announced the year's top books for children and young adults during the Youth Media Awards announcements in Chicago, with Legendary Frybread Dri...
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January 27, 2026 at 12:01 PM
On January 26th, the American Library Association announced the year’s top books for children and young adults during the Youth Media Awards announcements in Chicago, with Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories earning one of the event’s highest honors.
redpopnews.com/legendary-fr...
redpopnews.com/legendary-fr...
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This is interesting
3. So you see it often. A Black person says something for days, years, generations. But....you won't believe it until someone else "more qualified" says it.
Me...I got tired of that. Im not arguing anymore. The truth is the truth.
And I can prove it. That's why I admire Arturo Schomburg so much
Me...I got tired of that. Im not arguing anymore. The truth is the truth.
And I can prove it. That's why I admire Arturo Schomburg so much
January 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM
This is interesting
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📻 HEAR: Part 2 in our series on 'the White Possessive' features Jennifer Brown's talk on its effects on public health and Indigenous people in Alaska, with reflections by our roundtablers
HEAR👇
pod.fo/e/37ae9b
HEAR👇
pod.fo/e/37ae9b
MEDIA INDIGENA : Weekly Indigenous current affairs program: Interrogating 'The White Possessive', Pt. 2 (ep 361)
ON THIS EPISODE: Part two of 'the White Possessive.' And back in part one, we brought you the basics of this analytical framework as articulated by Aileen Moreton-Robinson, an analysis at the heart...
pod.fo
January 20, 2026 at 8:35 AM
📻 HEAR: Part 2 in our series on 'the White Possessive' features Jennifer Brown's talk on its effects on public health and Indigenous people in Alaska, with reflections by our roundtablers
HEAR👇
pod.fo/e/37ae9b
HEAR👇
pod.fo/e/37ae9b
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NEW 🎙️ Our return to all-new podcasts opens our series of reflections on “Sovereignty First: Tackling the White Possessive in an Era of ‘Collaboration’.” First up, @candiscall.bsky.social on concurrence of Indigenous movements w/the rise of Indigenous people working in media
HEAR👇
pod.fo/e/373201
HEAR👇
pod.fo/e/373201
MEDIA INDIGENA : Weekly Indigenous current affairs program: Interrogating 'The White Possessive', Pt. 1 (ep 360)
ON THIS EPISODE: Interrogating 'the white possessive.' And according to Indigenous scholar Aileen Moreton-Robinson, countries like Canada, Australia and the U.S. are best understood as 'white posse...
pod.fo
January 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
NEW 🎙️ Our return to all-new podcasts opens our series of reflections on “Sovereignty First: Tackling the White Possessive in an Era of ‘Collaboration’.” First up, @candiscall.bsky.social on concurrence of Indigenous movements w/the rise of Indigenous people working in media
HEAR👇
pod.fo/e/373201
HEAR👇
pod.fo/e/373201
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New lesson by @jessehagopian.bsky.social
Using a gallery walk, students are invited to explore competing explanations for U.S. intervention in Venezuela and then develop their own hypothesis.
All our lessons are free. Send feedback & stories if you use it.
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/wh...
Using a gallery walk, students are invited to explore competing explanations for U.S. intervention in Venezuela and then develop their own hypothesis.
All our lessons are free. Send feedback & stories if you use it.
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/wh...
Why Did the United States Invade Venezuela? Student Inquiry
Teaching Activity. By Jesse Hagopian. 2026. 24 pages. Students are invited to explore competing explanations for U.S. intervention in Venezuela and then develop their own hypothesis.
www.zinnedproject.org
January 18, 2026 at 3:13 PM
New lesson by @jessehagopian.bsky.social
Using a gallery walk, students are invited to explore competing explanations for U.S. intervention in Venezuela and then develop their own hypothesis.
All our lessons are free. Send feedback & stories if you use it.
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/wh...
Using a gallery walk, students are invited to explore competing explanations for U.S. intervention in Venezuela and then develop their own hypothesis.
All our lessons are free. Send feedback & stories if you use it.
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/wh...
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Here, I recommend 20 African novels that we can incorporate into our teaching to ensure we produce learning environments that do not consign Africa and her peoples to the silence of ignorance and distorted narratives. Further suggestions are very welcome!!!
folukeafrica.com/20-contempor...
folukeafrica.com/20-contempor...
20 Contemporary African Novels as Pedagogical Material
African fiction can teach us about African realities
folukeafrica.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Here, I recommend 20 African novels that we can incorporate into our teaching to ensure we produce learning environments that do not consign Africa and her peoples to the silence of ignorance and distorted narratives. Further suggestions are very welcome!!!
folukeafrica.com/20-contempor...
folukeafrica.com/20-contempor...
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Your name is the first story ever written about you. Do not let people get it wrong
January 13, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Your name is the first story ever written about you. Do not let people get it wrong
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Elon Musk achieves dream of automating child sex abuse
Elon Musk achieves dream of automating child sex abuse
AUSTIN, TX - World's richest man Elon Musk has achieved another lifelong milestone goal, this time training his artificial intelligence program Grok to make it easier than ever for users to create ima...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Elon Musk achieves dream of automating child sex abuse
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We're kicking off the year like we always do, with a round-up of six educational tech tools we think are worth a look. My lead tech specialist, @getteachingtech.bsky.social, joins me to talk about them.
www.cultofpedagogy.com/6-ed-tech-to...
www.cultofpedagogy.com/6-ed-tech-to...
January 4, 2026 at 9:20 PM
We're kicking off the year like we always do, with a round-up of six educational tech tools we think are worth a look. My lead tech specialist, @getteachingtech.bsky.social, joins me to talk about them.
www.cultofpedagogy.com/6-ed-tech-to...
www.cultofpedagogy.com/6-ed-tech-to...
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Students in my class on Radical Women Writers wrote some really great things, including high school lesson plans for teaching Grace Lee Boggs, Alice Childress, and Octavia Butler - check them out! (& feel free to use and share!)
eng622.classroomcommons.org/class-collec...
eng622.classroomcommons.org/class-collec...
December 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Students in my class on Radical Women Writers wrote some really great things, including high school lesson plans for teaching Grace Lee Boggs, Alice Childress, and Octavia Butler - check them out! (& feel free to use and share!)
eng622.classroomcommons.org/class-collec...
eng622.classroomcommons.org/class-collec...
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This year, we were thrilled to have @caradrianh.bsky.social join the Ricochet team.
His first piece was us was an important #mediahistory lesson: Read about the newspaper that broke ground for Black Canadians: ricochet.media/media/the-ne...
#Ricochet2025 #cdnmedia
His first piece was us was an important #mediahistory lesson: Read about the newspaper that broke ground for Black Canadians: ricochet.media/media/the-ne...
#Ricochet2025 #cdnmedia
The newspaper that broke ground for Black Canadians
Learn about the pioneering newspaper that broke ground for Black Canadians and its rich historical significance.
ricochet.media
December 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This year, we were thrilled to have @caradrianh.bsky.social join the Ricochet team.
His first piece was us was an important #mediahistory lesson: Read about the newspaper that broke ground for Black Canadians: ricochet.media/media/the-ne...
#Ricochet2025 #cdnmedia
His first piece was us was an important #mediahistory lesson: Read about the newspaper that broke ground for Black Canadians: ricochet.media/media/the-ne...
#Ricochet2025 #cdnmedia
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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
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60 minutes CECOT segment. Recorded through my browser. HD quality. Not phone. Spread it around. If you're press, it's yours. Go nuts.
It's streaming on a Canadian website, but there is no telling for how long.
www.filemail.com/d/wkcdttnacp...
It's streaming on a Canadian website, but there is no telling for how long.
www.filemail.com/d/wkcdttnacp...
Banned 60 Minutes CECOT Segment - Filemail
Get it while it's hot.
www.filemail.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
60 minutes CECOT segment. Recorded through my browser. HD quality. Not phone. Spread it around. If you're press, it's yours. Go nuts.
It's streaming on a Canadian website, but there is no telling for how long.
www.filemail.com/d/wkcdttnacp...
It's streaming on a Canadian website, but there is no telling for how long.
www.filemail.com/d/wkcdttnacp...
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For more subway surfing highlights, please visit:
archive.org/details/3mam...
archive.org/details/3mam...
Inside Cecot (Cam Rip By Jason Paris) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
https://bsky.app/profile/jasonparis.bsky.social/post/3mam565pyes24
archive.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
For more subway surfing highlights, please visit:
archive.org/details/3mam...
archive.org/details/3mam...
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Garry Newman of Garry's Mod is letting me host a mirror to the original video here:
cdn.sbox.game/asset/814e5f...
cdn.sbox.game/asset/814e5f...
December 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Garry Newman of Garry's Mod is letting me host a mirror to the original video here:
cdn.sbox.game/asset/814e5f...
cdn.sbox.game/asset/814e5f...
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I think about Peggy Pompadour a lot: www.biographi.ca/en/bio/peggy...
PEGGY – Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Peggy (fl. 1766–1827) was one of the hundreds of Black people enslaved in Upper Canada. She and her three children were held in bondage on Peter Russell’s estate and farm in York; her husband, Pompado...
www.biographi.ca
December 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I think about Peggy Pompadour a lot: www.biographi.ca/en/bio/peggy...
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I'm so glad Vince Staples talked about being a descendant of enslaved Canadians with Ziwe because every time I talk about the history of slavery up here, somebody thinks I'm lying.
December 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I'm so glad Vince Staples talked about being a descendant of enslaved Canadians with Ziwe because every time I talk about the history of slavery up here, somebody thinks I'm lying.
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Celeste Pedri-Spade: The truth is, these heroes were largely created by settler-controlled industries like publishing, media and academia — not by us.
Their success was sustained by gatekeepers who valued marketable versions of Indigeneity over authentic voices.
Their success was sustained by gatekeepers who valued marketable versions of Indigeneity over authentic voices.
Thomas King and the Problem with Indigenous ‘Heroes’ | The Tyee
These heroes were largely created by settler-controlled industries such as publishing, media and academia. Not by us.
thetyee.ca
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Celeste Pedri-Spade: The truth is, these heroes were largely created by settler-controlled industries like publishing, media and academia — not by us.
Their success was sustained by gatekeepers who valued marketable versions of Indigeneity over authentic voices.
Their success was sustained by gatekeepers who valued marketable versions of Indigeneity over authentic voices.
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I know people are closely following what's going on the US and the horrors of ICE, but do you know how Canada is quickly and quietly is growing its deportation machinery?
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I know people are closely following what's going on the US and the horrors of ICE, but do you know how Canada is quickly and quietly is growing its deportation machinery?
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
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UPDATE: We just surpassed 35,000 views for our 2-part #IdleNoMore docuseries, a movement with great resonance for today's era of renewed extractivism, infrastructure and even greater state surveillance of Indigenous resistance
Well, would ya look at that: the two-part APTN News doc that I co-created with @anishinaboy.bsky.social on the late 2012 emergence of #IdleNoMore just passed 30,000 views on YouTube!
▶️ WATCH youtu.be/VHgGbW6exB4?...
▶️ WATCH youtu.be/VHgGbW6exB4?...
November 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
UPDATE: We just surpassed 35,000 views for our 2-part #IdleNoMore docuseries, a movement with great resonance for today's era of renewed extractivism, infrastructure and even greater state surveillance of Indigenous resistance