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"One of Erik Gutshall’s strengths was his experience with planning as a practice rather than a theory; Karantonis is the best-equipped candidate to continue to provide this expertise."
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Launching for Mars is like a quarterback throwing a long pass. You don't aim for where the receiver is, you aim for where the receiver will be.
You saw it in the big game today. Watch for it this July when #Mars2020 lifts off for the Red Planet.
#SuperBowl#SuperBowl2020
#OTD in 1972, Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash while taking emergency supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Along with his baseball successes, he was a humanitarian and an adversary of racial discrimination.
In new article I discuss 4 ways schools create illusions of racial equity while sustaining racism & name dysfunction in schools where equity advocates are more marginalized than people w/ the least racial justice investment. Full text: https://t.co/Rcc2yFbAkf
Here’s a sneak peek of some of the design concepts we're developing for the Molina Family Latino Gallery. Please support us and help ensure that the Latino experience is preserved, shared, and celebrated with the nation through the Latino Gallery. https://t.co/EOHWhFhGU5
Getting ready for your tamalada? Run a masa test! Drop a small ball of corn masa in a cup of water. If it floats, the masa is ready. If it sinks, add more lard! Watch our archived mobile broadcast making green chile tamales. https://t.co/hYgDeYPcSD
My Mom fled Jim Crow Florida with her family as a girl. Her and my Pop were married two years after the Loving decision. Yesterday I got to see Mom celebrate her retirement from the top of the Museum of African American History and Culture that she helped build. Love you mom.
#Census2020 is just around the corner – that means Latino communities must come together and ensure that EVERYONE is counted, despite Trump’s scare tactics with the #CitizenshipQuestion.
#WeCount and we WILL be counted!
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The bright orange color and powerful scent of marigolds is thought to guide spirits to their family’s ofrenda during #DíaDeLosMuertos. Watch our archived mobile broadcast from a cempazúchil community garden as part of their altar making activities. https://t.co/DSWA15aid1
We continue celebrating #DayOfTheDead with our friends at the
@SmithsonianNMAI in DC! Join us today and tomorrow (Nov. 2 & 3), 10 am-5:30 pm for LIVE music and dance traditions, altares, hands-on activities y mucho más! https://t.co/11IkZKosez
How has #DiaDeMuertos changed over the centuries? And as people from Mexico have immigrated to the United States? @afsfolklorists president Norma Cantú explains some of the holiday’s transformations.
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This stop-motion drawing animation video, depicting a woman immigrating to the US, won the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery's Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition on Friday. Hugo Crosthwaite is the first Latino artist to win the competition. https://t.co/PFuGEPs0nL
Sugar skulls have a special meaning in the #DayOfTheDead ofrendas. Our friends from Artesanas Mexicanas will tell you more about this tradition/El significado de las calaveritas de azúcar en la ofrenda de #DiaDeMuertos (video en Español). https://t.co/0E0BFFzOi6
Honor your ancestors and celebrate life and new beginnings with us and @WeAreUnidosUS! November 1, 2:00pm –3:30pm. For #DayOfTheDead#DiaDelosMuertos bilingual resources visit https://t.co/LyNojaopjt.
Papel picado are tissue paper banners with cut out designs used to decorate ofrendas, homes, streets and buildings. They symbolize the wind, one of the elements of life. Want to make your own? Watch our tutorial with Chicano artist, Carmen Lomas Garza. https://t.co/DrFuHEbaTs