‘American Promise’ and ‘Promises Kept’: New documentary, book tackle black male achievement gap By Alexis Garrett Stodghill | Originally Published at The Grio. February 3, 2014 at 4:42 PM New documentary, book tackle black male achievement gap Inspired [...]
“I’d Choose Us”
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:29-05:00In response to the question "If You Had A Trillion Dollars…Page May submitted "I'd Choose Us" "I'd Choose Us" 24 seconds That's all it takes Every two four We're closer to ignorance one second more Cus every twenty four more another kid walks out the [...]
Let Our Young Be Awesome! Presidential Portraits by Chaz Rorick
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:31-05:00Tis true and yet, more often than not it is forgotten; art is a science. Science is an art. The study of history is where we start. All the great masters looked to the past and found the future. If only we, or the powers that be, [...]
Take Action – Share New Infographic: The Cycle of School Closures
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:31-05:00Mass school closures have become a popular, "quick fix" for policymakers trying to address struggling schools and budget crises – despite the lack of evidence that closures save money or even improve opportunities for students. Instead, school closures are both a symptom and a cause of perpetuated [...]
Humanae; A Work In Progress. The Gallery
Angelica Dass2016-11-29T17:39:32-05:00Humanae; A Work In Progress Humanæ is a chromatic inventory, a project that reflects on the colors beyond the borders of our codes by referencing the PANTONE® color scheme. (PANTONE® Guides are one of the main classification systems of colors, which are represented by an alphanumeric [...]
Humanæ; A Work In Progress Exhibition
Angelica Dass2016-11-29T17:39:32-05:00Humanæ; A Work In Progress Exhibition Humanæ is a “work in progress” by the Brazilian Angélica Dass, who intends to deploy a chromatic range of the different human skin colors. Those who pose are volunteers who have known the project and decide to participate. There is [...]
Humanæ; A Work In Progress
Angelica Dass2016-11-29T17:39:32-05:00Click to Enlarge. See Story Below. Humanæ; About A Work In Progress Humanæ is a chromatic inventory, a project that reflects on the colors beyond the borders of our codes by referencing the PANTONE® color scheme. (PANTONE® Guides are one of the main classification systems [...]
“The New Public” Tackles Poverty and Education
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:32-05:00By Greg Kaufmann and Elaine Weiss | Originally Published at Bill Moyers and company.November 12, 20013 We’re proud to collaborate with The Nation in sharing insightful journalism related to income inequality in America. The following is an excerpt from Nation contributor Greg Kaufmann’s “This Week in Poverty” [...]
Education Film Series: “The New Public”
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:33-05:00Screening Event Details and Registration The award-winning 2013 documentary The New Public chronicles the lives, and daily experiences, of a group of high school teachers and their students in their first and fourth years in an alternative school in the tough Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Director [...]