Wonderful to hear my old friend @NickNehamas on the @TheRunUpNYT. I remember when he and I were cub reporters. And the quote "right where we want him, 30 points up" is hilarious.
Every time I read about Ed Blum's quest to redefine racial equity, (i.e. https://t.co/SdZUBLZpUV), I remember this deep dive interview @MorePerfect did with him some years back.
"There’s that saying that goes, 'White privilege is when your history is the core curriculum, and mine is an elective....' [A] state is using its power to eradicate the (elective!) inclusion of the African American experience in education." https://t.co/zmYdOrizOG
Before you put Martin Luther King Jr. Day entirely in your rearview, we just released an ep of @civics101pod that tracks the ugly and inspiring history of what it took to get all of America to honor the holiday. https://t.co/mUVdoALwZY
EXACTLY. My 1st grader got strep on DAY 3 of school. This week he was down for the count with some super-virus (not covid, not flu) and missed FOUR DAYS of school, which was chaos. Glad I'm not a health reporter anymore. https://t.co/qSEOxZLZ2g
Of the 85 judges appointed by Joe Biden so far, 64 (or 75%) are women. Nearly a quarter are African-American; two-thirds are non-white. Donald Trump’s appointed judges are mostly male (76%) and white (84%) https://t.co/Bzx5GujSTN
Happy Monday. Don't take yourself too seriously. Here's a short doc about a woman who takes in a baby squirrel. Damn the torpedoes. https://t.co/6e1w08AuRj