Ellen Oh's Blog, page 72
September 3, 2016
September 2, 2016
“The Eisenhower mass deportation policy was tragic. Human rights were violated. People were removed to distant locations without food and water. There were many deaths, unnecessary deaths. Sometimes even U.S. citizens of Hispanic origin, of Mexican origin
the-movemnt: -Alfonso Aguilar, of the American Principles Project’s Latino Partnership. The truth...
Elsa S. Henry: On Teaching Disabled Representation In Fiction
Elsa S. Henry: On Teaching Disabled Representation In Fiction: writingtheother: Six years ago in...
Trump Surrogate Suggests ‘Taco Trucks On Every Corner’ Is Somehow A Bad Thing – ThinkProgress
Trump Surrogate Suggests ‘Taco Trucks On Every Corner’ Is Somehow A Bad Thing – ThinkProgress:...
August 30, 2016
"I always assumed that by the time my kids would be in school, that life would change. That it would..."
“I always assumed that by the time my kids would be in school, that life would change. That it...
A poet’s history lesson on Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood
newshour: Jacqueline Woodson, one of America’s premier writers of young adult and children’s...
refinery29:
American Girl Dolls just premiered a new Black doll...
American Girl Dolls just premiered a new Black doll with input from civil rights leadersOn Saturday, American Girl debuted its latest doll: Melody Ellison, a 9-year-old Black girl from Detroit, growing up in the civil rights era. And the way they designed the doll actually seems really great.
Images: AmericanGirland americangirl.com
Never too old for an American Girl doll…
August 28, 2016
the-movemnt:
Watch: Heather McGhee had the best answer for...
Watch: Heather McGhee had the best answer for CSPAN caller who wants to stop being prejudiced Captions: 1 - I am a white male and I am prejudiced. It’s something I wasn’t taught, but it’s kind of something that I learned. 2 - I have these fears and I don’t want my fears to come true, you know? So I try to avoid that and I come off as being prejudiced. What can I do to change, you know? To be a better American? 3 -Thank you so much for being honest and for opening up th...
