“Alexandra Huynh, 18, is a second-generation Vietnamese American from Sacramento who sees poetry both as a means to self-expression and social justice. Her appointment to a one-year term was announced Thursday during a virtual ceremony presented by the Kennedy Center and by the literary arts and development organization Urban Word, which established the national youth […]
Hello and Congratulations to all the Graduates out there! Each one of you have accomplished so much in one of the weirdest times EVER. You have so much to be proud of. You also have tons of questions and concerns about what is next for you during this extraordinary time. These podcasts shine a light […]
I cannot be a teacher without exposing who I am. -Paulo Freire
The technology already exists. All that’s missing is the vision and the right partnerships. Fast Company 4-16-21 Excerpt: “One of the big learnings from the COVID-19-induced school shutdowns is that virtual learning, quality education, and career readiness don’t need to be mutually exclusive. The failure of the curriculums that schools adopted early in the pandemic […]
It has to start somewhere, it was to start sometime, what better place than here? What better time than now? Zack de la Rocha
“Dr. Seuss Enterprises will cease publishing six of the author’s books — including And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street and If I Ran the Zoo — saying they “portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.” The books have been criticized for how they depict Asian and Black people. The […]
“Bunny Wailer, a founding member of The Wailers alongside Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, died Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021, at the age of 73. Watch a tribute video celebrating the reggae pioneer’s legacy.”
“Stephon’s House, located at 5940 Rosebud Lane, will open on March 18. The Clark family plans to shuttle young people across the Sacramento area to the resource center. Stephon’s House will have a game room, a library. The family plans to schedule lectures, exhibits, dinners and conferences. NFL players are even donating helmets with Stephon’s […]
March is Women’s History Month and while we support celebrating the achievements and contributions of all women, it’s all too often that Latinas are under-represented in coverage of this very special month of recognition. Powerful Latinas throughout history (with the exception of a select few) are often left off of the many lists that circulate […]
Until we get equality in education, we won’t have an equal society. -Sonia Sotomayor
In the last few weeks my conversations with friends and colleagues have been dominated by how are our young people doing? The news is not good and should worry all of us. “Mental health problems account for a growing proportion of children’s visits to hospital emergency rooms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and […]
My friends and I are split on The Weeknd’s Super Bowl performance. Some of my friends felt that it was more light show meets being stuck in a video game than concert. While the performance is not in my all-time favorite list, I actually enjoyed it. The Weeknd’s songs make up an impressive catalog of […]