1078 || "On the Pulse of Morning"
Maya Angelou's poem "On the Pulse of the Morning" feels as relevant today as it did when she recited it on January 20, 1993. Tomorrow, we will dig into it. Here is the transcript: https://awpc.cattcen...
18 Feb 20246min
1077 || a lil Maya Angelou moment
Did you know James Baldwin is the friend who pushed Maya Angelou to write "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"??? I sure didn't. This human was so impressive and intentional and inspirational + I can't w...
17 Feb 20247min
1076 || where to start with Baldwin work
In his 1955 essay, Notes of a Native Son,“I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” —James Baldwin FUR...
16 Feb 20247min
1075 || Baldwin vs. Buckley
The Baldwin/Buckley Debate was a televised debate of The Cambridge Union Society held on 18th February 1965, which has since come to be seen as one of the most historic and influential intellectual de...
15 Feb 20247min
1074 || James Baldwin's Pin Drop Speech
Today's words are brought to you by the badass James Baldwin at a speech that is wildly still relevant today. "What is crucial here is that unless we can manage to accept, establish some kind of dialo...
14 Feb 20248min
1073 || James Baldwin
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/introduction-james-baldwin The human responsible for this quote: “It is very nearly impossible to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the ind...
13 Feb 20247min
1072 || new social studies standards
I grew up in Florida. My dad was a public schoolteacher, and I went to a variety of public schools throughout certain phases of my life. All within Florida. Then, once I graduated, I extended my educa...
11 Feb 20246min
1071 || alienation + bowling alone
What can we do to fight the isolation crisis?RESOURCES: http://bowlingalone.com/https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/05/12/americans-trust-government-00096509GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FR...
10 Feb 20246min
