Deborah Menkart

D.C. is home. Work at Teaching for Change and co-direct Zinn Education Project. Moved, with same handle, to blue sky.

[Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4]

I just found out that Bill Watterson (the genius behind Calvin and Hobbes) gave a commencement speech in 1990 and it's incredible

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[Deborah Menkart @dmenkart]

@WalkerWizardsPJ Another "why" -- AI requires a massive amount of energy that comes from the burning fossil fuels -- at a time when future of life on earth requires that we use LESS not more fossil fues. AI should only be for essential activities. Writing a students' essay is not on that list.

[Tiferet Ani @tmalkaa]

Join us online for the Native Knowledge Teach In! https://t.co/gVTplKSKVP

[Deborah Menkart @dmenkart]

@DrTMP Such a very long time! 😅

[Ben Railton @AmericanStudier]

We’re approaching another #ScholarSunday milestone, & my 195th thread featured a ton of great public scholars, including @dan_sinykin @willthewordguy @ryanreft @JRakove @ElieNYC @Unsung__History @waitmanb’s @HolocaustPod @realfreedompod +

https://t.co/BqkEADYWui

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

In 1906, four men tried to build an upscale Black suburb near DC. White residents & developers shut it down before they could even fully start.

On Saturday, a historical marker honoring Belmont was unveiled — and their descendants were in attendance
https://t.co/z4pUvQ22AV

[☀️👀 @zei_squirrel]

George Carlin: "Smug, greedy, well-fed white people have invented a language to conceal their sins. Israeli murderers are called commandos. Arab commandos are called terrorists."

[Deborah Menkart @dmenkart]

@JoeMightLikeTV Agreed. Reservation Dogs not winning is a reflection on the Emmy's, not the show itself. It was extraodinary in every way: script, casting, and acting -- and it filled a major gap in the industry with artistic creativity and depth. Entertaining, educational, heartwarming, + more.

[Deborah Menkart @dmenkart]

@JMitchellNews Hmmm. As far as I know, schools in Washington, D.C. did NOT comply with Brown v. Board in '54. At least, not all of them.

I was born in '56 and attended public schools in DC.

They did not begin desegregation until I was in junior high -- many years after '54.

[Deborah Menkart @dmenkart]

@R_AndradeFranco Hooray. Have waited a long time for this film to be streaming.

[Deborah Menkart @dmenkart]

@mdawriter Right.

It is free PR for the right, not journalism. They repeat all sorts of phrases and terms with no evidence they are true (and plenty of evidence to the contrary): "pro-life" | "weapons of mass destruction" | "Israel's war on Hamas" | . . .

[Deborah Menkart @dmenkart]

@DrKLClemons Such devastating news. My heart goes out to everyone they were close to and would have touched in the future. 💔

[Zinn Ed Project @ZinnEdProject]

"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people." — Howard Zinn https://t.co/bVsi6gsurG

"If you really wanted a ceasefire, you'd just stop sending the weapons. It is that simple." -- @IlhanMN More on @democracynow https://t.co/M9Bs6z2ZMi

#TeachTruth

[Zinn Ed Project @ZinnEdProject]

Friends in DC area: Don't miss 3rd annual @dcaesj Social Justice Curriculum Fair. Saturday, Aug. 17.

Lots of fantastic, interactive workshops on go-go, Central America, Palestine, immigration, families, & more. Free books.

Best start to school year. ⬇️
https://t.co/eQaTKSu3a1

[Becky Zosia Dernbach @bzosiad]

You're hearing a lot about Tim Walz and free school lunches. You're not hearing enough about the behind-the-scenes role of Philando Castile's mom in getting that bill passed. https://t.co/6h1RG4rOJ7

[tara houska ᔖᐳᐌᑴ @zhaabowekwe]

No, they don’t want Trump to win. They want their families to stop being murdered, @vp.

You can call for an arms embargo, you can call for sanctions on the heinous war crimes we see daily.

[Deborah Menkart @dmenkart]

Such a relief.

[Democracy Now! @democracynow]

BREAKING: Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate in the 2024 presidential election.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

The idea that Harris would undermine all the momentum she’s built up with younger, progressive, non-white voters, by picking the guy who compared antiwar students to the KKK & volunteered on an Israeli military base, while Walz, Beshear & Prizker are right there, is insane to me

[Social Justice Books @sojustbooks]

Check out the wonderful interview with our colleague @debreese on @NPRCodeSwitch.

She talks about impact of book bans on titles by Native American authors. Just as hard won representation was increasing -- the book bans are taking it away.

Listen ⬇️
https://t.co/ho01FQSdFQ

[Karen Attiah @KarenAttiah]

I’m on Team Walz