Please join us for the second free professional development session! Practical steps to support Black youth mental health with Dr. Paul C. Harris !! arizona.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

"In a new study, Black Americans expressed broad concerns about how they are depicted in the news media, with majorities saying they see racist or negative depictions and a lack of effort to cover broad segments of their community." apnews.com/article/pew-bl…

Cognitive Dissonance: Jamie Lee Curtis was deeply moved by this picture ONLY when she thought they were Israeli. As soon as she learned they were Gazan, she lost all feelings for them & deleted the picture. Suddenly, "terror from the sky" became acceptable to her & her likes!

If you believe that: 1) Reading is critical to democracy. 2) Books help us understand complex issues. 3) Parents shouldn't make decisions for other parents' children. 4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books. Join the campaign & #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action

Soon, the last sliver of electricity and connection will be exhausted. If I die, remember that I, we, were individuals, humans, we had names, dreams, and achievements, and our only fault was that we were just classified as inferior.

#CFP: Children’s Literature in Times of War Special issue for Strenae journal, edited by Svetlana Maslinskaia and Kirill Maslinsky Deadline for proposals: 15 January 2024 Deadline for full articles: 10 June 2024 Email: [email protected] Full CFP: journals.openedition.org/strenae/10329

#CFP: Girls’ and Young Women’s Textual Cultures Across History: Imitation, Adaptation, Transformation Deadline for proposals: 31/1/2024 DL for articles:1/6/2024 Email: Lois Burke [email protected], Jennifer Duggan [email protected], Edel Lamb ([email protected])

📣 Join the 'Media Literacy Matters' Conference 2024 and share your insights! 🌐 We're looking for inspiring inputs under three key themes: #disinformation, #accessibility, and the future of #MediaLiteracy. ℹ️ Learn more and submit your proposal here: media-and-learning.eu/subject/media-…

.AERA is calling for proposals for the Youth Teams in Education Research Program by November 16. For high school students working with researchers, this initiative lets them present their work and attend the 2024 AERA Annual Meeting. aera.net/Portals/38/202…

#CFP for Edited Collection "Drawing Protest: Graphic Narratives for Youth and Social Justice" Co-edited by Michelle Ann Abate and Frederick Luis Aldama Deadline for chapter proposals (300 words): 28 January 2024 Email: [email protected]

Like I’ve spent this semester writing #LOIs & typically getting rejections b4 we even get to a pt where they can be mean-mean to me. But rding the process started as a doc. student & the full paper got 4-5 no’s IS TRULY STRESSING ME OUT #HowDoesAnyoneDoThis?! 😳 #Kudos2urStamina!

Jewish protesters demanding Gaza cease-fire shut down 110 Freeway in downtown L.A. latimes.com/california/sto…

The Joker.

Biracial Identity and Belonging Interview with Dr. Sarah Gaither, professor in Duke University's Department of Psychology & Neuroscience whyy.org/episodes/birac…

The revolution may not be televised but it will be live-streamed and preserved for future generations.

We are getting excited about our plenaries for the conference in #Pittsburgh Sept 25th-28th! The plenary on Saturday, September 28th will be an examination of how the arts have manifested in #Hollywood and Black Histories. Join us! asalh.org/conference

'Annapolis historian Janice Hayes-Williams has worked since 2001 to recover the names of more than 1,700 people buried at Crownsville, once Maryland’s only mental hospital for Black patients.' washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

University of Virginia Suspends Tours That Emphasized Ties to Slavery A group of conservative alumni said the student-led tours were overly focused on the school’s history of using enslaved laborers. nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/…