Ruth Glenn remembers the first time she read I, Tina, the powerful 1986 autobiography in which Tina Turner details the extensive abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband, Ike.Glenn, who read the book when it was first published, was “moved and encouraged” by Tina’s personal accounts; they were particularly momentous because it was…
Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recently received two accolades for her leadership and influence across biomedical and behavioral research.In April, Dr. Webb Hooper was recognized as one of the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD…
Family courts are increasingly using programs like Turning Points for Families to treat the disputed psychological theory of parental alienation. But little is publicly known about the programs’ controversial methods. Content warning: Report mentions abuse, self harm, and suicide. Source: In Court-Ordered Family Reunification Camps, Kids Allege More Abuse — ProPublica
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5TLw4hICTU&ab_channel=KhadijaMbowe[/embed] Are they sorry or just sorry they’re being called out?
Detroit, Michigan -Wayne State Law School – December 6, 2022Alternatives To Policing – live and virtual event0:00 Welcome1:44 Jeffrey Edison reads “Come Just…
Detroit, Michigan -Wayne State Law School – December 6, 2022 Alternatives To Policing – live and virtual event 0:00 Welcome 1:44 Jeffrey Edison reads “Come Justice” by Dr. Aneb Kgositsile 4:27 Julie Hurwitz introduces the event and panelists 10:20 Erin Keith presentation “Alternatives to Policing” 23:59 Rashida Tlaib 31:24 Andrea Ritchie 40:25 Stephanie Chang 51:21…
“She’s such a smart little girl, because that’s a pretty big word,” she says. “So I asked her: ‘What does this mean to you?'”She says her daughter explained: “It means that when I’m sad you hug me, when I’m scared you’re there for me and I feel safe with you. You always protect me.”It was…
Remix, as a child, your only obligation to this work is to take up space shamelessly through the Black joy and play inherent to your body and spirit. Through play, centered within and informed by your kinship network, you are learning and practicing self-definition. Play is teaching you mutual aid—how to meet someone’s needs, as…
I’m seeing a lot of (mostly fake) outrage about the _Naked Education_ show in Europe wherein some people appear naked and answer kids’ questions about the body, sex, etc. I wonder how these people who are so outraged would fare in cultures wherein nudity, full or partial, is normal. Probably not well. What’s funny to…
Conroe ISD is not the only school district that seems to be violating the 2019 school safety law. The Observer found that after three years, only 10 percent of school districts are fully implementing required threat assessment protocols and providing required counseling and referral programs to students of concern. While the state has shirked its…
Last week author Maggie Tokuda-Hall revealed that Scholastic required her to omit all mentions of racism in her book to complete a licensing deal for her (and Yas Imamura’s) book, Love in the Library. A Scholastic license deal is a big freaking deal as they are the world’s biggest children’s book publisher/distributor.Surface-level, this was a…
