Rinku Sen observes the passing of Nelson Mandela, the distortion of his legacy, and the lessons for racial justice activists. If you’d prefer good news, Rinku Sen comes through for you again in this video which compiles 10 wins for racial justice in 2013. Crosscut talks to Dr. Charles Johnson and his daughter Elisheba Johnson about their collaboration on Emery Jones: …
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Rinku Sen on NPR in Connecticut, discussing the implications of Connecticut’s plan to desegregate its public schools, reframes racial “achievement gaps” in education as opportunity gaps: “the achievement gap language puts a lot of the onus on students themselves, whereas the opportunity gap language begins to get us looking at what are the opportunities available …
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Happy Tuesday! It seems there’s always plenty to keep us busy. Perhaps we should take a tip from Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, spotted last month using his laptop on the subway, a form of transit he describes as “fast, cheap, and easy,” adding that, “when I do, I am always working. … The universe can be …
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“5 myths about marriage” by Stephanie Coontz is a special to The Washington Post… New York prepares for “Manhattanhenge” today, the term coined by Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson… Rinku Sen writes, “What Fires Young Progressives’ Activism? A New Study Asks Them.” for The Huffington Post… The Nation features Jessica Valenti’s latest, “Are Most Americans Really …
Professor Yvonne Latty has won “Best Short Documentary” at the Phoenix Film Festival for “Sacred Poison”… Rinku Sen examines the varied elements of impression, stereotype and diversity during “Day of Dialogue” at Bridewater State University… Sandra Steingraber’s Generosity Invigorates Anti-Fracking Movement… New York Daily News reviews ‘Perla’ the lastest book from author Carolina De Robertis…
“First he was creeped out, then decided it was a celebration“, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about being a meme… Rinku Sen writes “Do We Need Government to Fight Discrimination?” for Colorlines… Susan Douglas joins Melissa Harris-Perry on the MSNBC panal, “Back to the ‘Good Old Days’ of Mad Men“… Entrepreneur makes case for sustainable …
Read an interview with Arsalan Iftikhar, ” The Ghandi Files: Arsalan Iftikhar talks about his new book, Islamic Pacifism“… Treehugger feature with Kyle Thiermann, “Pro Surfer Kyle Thiermann Talks Nuclear Power in South Africa with Kelly Slater, Van Jones and Foster Gamble“… ARC President Rinku Sen addressed the topic of Deportation & Child Welfare on …
Stephanie Coontz writes about “The State of Marriage” and “Marriage: Saying I Don’t“… “The Real Goal of Ariz.’s Book Banning Thought Police: Harass Latinos” by Rinku Sen for Colorlines.com… Bernice Johnson Reagon “urges students to pursue progress” during her talk for the Purdue celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr…. Listen to Ed Miller discuss …
Sandra Steingraber, recipient of the Heinz Award donates to Gas Free Seneca… Looking for writing advice? Charles C. Mann gives a few helpful tips in this video for 52 Projects… Nathan Rothstein is featured in “Forays into the Future of Work“… Many gathered for the long awaited Rinku Sen Workshop hosted by the Asian American …
Arn Chorn-Pond along with Waterek Productions and CLA are working on Waterek Our Village Concert… Edith Widder explains the definition of Bioluminescence in the article “Bioluminescence lights up the creatures of the ocean.“… NASA & Federal Budget, hear what Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson has to say… Arsalan Iftikhar, “The Muslim Guy” latest novel reviewed in …
“Roots of global economy grow from 15th century” discusses author Charles C. Mann… Annie Leonard talks about “Unsustainable waste, achievable change“… The New York Times features Gish Jen, “My Muse Was an Apple Computer“… Rinku Sen writes “Making room for racial justice in the Occupy Wall Street movement“…
The Christian Science Monitor does an interview with Tim Riley… Watch David Goldfield talk about “America Aflame” on cspan… Jessica Valenti and Samhita Mukhopadhyay are featured in the New York Post… The latest article by Rinku Sen for Colorlines… Stephanie Coontz writes “Women in the Obama White House: sexism and progress” for CNN..
New America Media Radio features Richard Rodriguez on 9/11… Extraordinary WomenTV with Shannon Skinner, guest Emily Hunter… Features in The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Daily Beast and Sun Sentinel from Arsalan Iftikhar and his thought on 9/11… Rinku Sen feature in Colorlines – “The 9/11 Story I Choose to Tell: We All Belong to …
Steve Broder on Hitting the Debt Ceiling… Featured in Colorlines – Real Diversity Looks Like Inclusion and “The Help” Today Still Don’t Have Rights, Actually by Rinku Sen… Charles C. Mann shares with us The Real Story of Globalization… Did you miss Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on Bill Maher… The Washington Post feature – Music …
A degree in Economics got Daniel Seddiqui 50 Jobs in 50 States… Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on discusses “Grounding NASA?” with Martin Bashir. Check out his interview… Green Q&A: What’s the status of the proposed Safe Cosmetics Act? What does Stacy Malkan have to say… Rinku Sen shares “An Open Address to 2011 Graduates: It’s …