A large portion of James Baldwin’s personal papers are now accessible to the public through the New York Public Library. Yesterday, the Library’s Schomburg Center
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Federal Funding for Libraries, Museums Eliminated in FY2018 Budget
The Library of Congress announced, earlier this week, the acquisition of 575,000 images from the Civil Rights Movement. Photographer Bob Adelman volunteered with CORE –
The “Trump Effect” at School?
Jewish schools and Jewish community center pre-schools have received 126 bomb threats in 2017. (Update: 144 as of March 16; latest from Jewish Daily Forward)
Educators as Community Protectors
In the wake of the recent election, teachers in the U.S. must cope with threats to immigrants in their classrooms and communities, in addition to
Students Aint Bullet Proof
On Tuesday, protesters disrupted the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Committee of the Whole meeting, with demands concerning policing in schools and use of military
Beyond GW’s Cake: Grassroots, Scholastic, and Teaching Truth
Listeners might have heard something, earlier this month, about Scholastic Books’ effort to sell “A Birthday Cake for George Washington” and their eventual decision to
