AvatarTravis Sky IngersollAvatarAvatar1 day agoUS changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It's the first revision in 27 yearsAssociated Press - By MIKE SCHNEIDERORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage. The revisions …
AvatarTravis Sky IngersollAvatarAvatarOkla. Voters Elected an Alleged White Supremacist, Then Things Got WildThe Root - Jessica WashingtonJudson “Judd” Blevins never denied being a part of a secretive white supremacist group. Enid, Oklahoma voters elected him anyway. In 2019, a series of …
AvatarTravis Sky IngersollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhy language is central to the survival of cultures and communitiesmongabay.com - Erik HoffnerDeep cultural connection to land and nature are inherent to the human experience and a birthright, says Jay Griffiths, author of WILD: An Elemental …
AvatarTravis Sky IngersollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoA ‘hidden figure’ no more. Meet the woman who founded the nation’s first Black opera companyseattletimes.com - Adam BellMary Cardwell Dawson founded the National Negro Opera Company in Pittsburgh in 1941. It served as a nurturing springboard for hundreds of Black …
AvatarTravis Sky IngersollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIndigenous Languages Are Founts of Environmental Knowledgesierraclub.org - By Katarina ZimmerLanguage, it is often said, is a window into the human mind. David Harrison experienced this firsthand as a young linguist in the 1990s when he …
AvatarTravis Sky IngersollAvatarAvatar6 Privileged Phrases That White People Say Without Realizing ItBuzzFeed - Kelsey BorresenIf you want to be an ally in the fight against racism, start by acknowledging your white privilege. Then take action that supports the Black community. Feminist scholar and anti-racism educator Peggy McIntosh famously described white privilege as an “invisible weightless knapsack of special …
AvatarTravis Sky IngersollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCoard: 1,000 whites picnicked, cheered at lynching of Black man and womanphillytrib.com - Michael CoardExactly 120 years ago on Feb. 7, 1904, which was twenty-two years before the precursor to Black History Month was first celebrated in 1926, one of …
AvatarTravis Sky IngersollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAmerican Jews Have Fought for Palestinian Rights Since Israel Was Bornslate.com - By Geoffrey LevinMy research shows this tradition runs deep. On a cold and rainy November day, a 65-year-old American rabbi trudged down the muddy roads of a …
AvatarTravis Sky IngersollAvatarAvatarA vibrant celebration of Taiwan's little-known original inhabitantsverified_publisherBBC Travel - James RogersonOnce the island's only inhabitants, Indigenous Taiwanese now make up just 2.38% of Taiwan's population – and their vibrant festivals play a crucial part in preserving their culture.
AvatarTravis Sky IngersollAvatarAvatarProtest Convoy Headed to Southern Border Is Calling Itself an ‘Army of God’verified_publisherVICE - Tess OwenExperts say that the Christian nationalist rhetoric adds a dangerous dimension to the standoff between Texas and the Federal Government. A trucker convoy of “patriots” is heading to the U.S. border with Mexico next week, as the standoff between Texas and the federal government intensifies. The …
AvatarTravis Sky IngersollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoRememberance is the antidote to whitewashed Black history: Justice B. Hillcleveland.com - Justice B. HillCLEVELAND, Ohio — Rev. Napoleon J. Harris V was right. From the literary summit I sit on, I see no reason to dispute him. To view racism any other …
AvatarTravis Sky IngersollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americasthecollector.com - Kristen JancukEnglish is notorious for pickpocketing words from other languages and passing them off as its own, and the number of words “borrowed” from other …