Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison won the National Book Award in 1953, was deemed one of the “Books That Shaped America” by the Library of Congress, and was listed as of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by Time magazine.
#BannedBooks https://t.co/44SnT0lySi
Years ago I did an investigation in Bridgeport CT that found wrongdoing. Not enough to change the result. Current Bridgeport situation shows that voting misconduct can have consequences and undermine confidence in elections. (But obvs focus on proof vs unfounded claims)
Happy Birthday, Sesame Street! It premiered 54 years ago today!
@sesamestreet is the show that I, my sister, my father, my children loved above all others. Here's a piece Benj wrote as an intern @CooneyCenter; it's called What Sesame Street Means To Me:
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.@vbehzadan, a professor of #cybersecurity; data & computer science; & computer and electrical engineering at #UNewHaven, discusses how data brokers are buying information about #military members and, potentially, selling the data. (via @NewsNation) https://t.co/lYPqazeFSU
I love this story, wish I could take her class -- Susan Campbell (opinion): The most nuanced discourse I've ever heard in a college classroom https://t.co/13rrlsIzyq via @insider_ct
"She refused to ban books, many of them about racism and the experiences of LGBTQ+ people. And for that, Suzette Baker was fired as a library director in a rural county in central Texas…. Now, Baker is fighting back." https://t.co/vObqpDGoA3
Street Light Media Group: A boot-strapped online news publisher finds success in hometown markets
By Bob Miller for @EditorPublisher#newsmedia
https://t.co/xjOge99qHQ #simplesharebuttons
A new book focusses on the role of the United States in the crisis that engulfed the Congo in 1960—and examines how Congolese independence was never given a chance, @IChotiner writes. https://t.co/X0nUsJIES1
The phrase "From the river to the sea" gives rise to understandable fear and alarm amid rising antisemitic violence and threats. But formal censure of speech is not the answer. Use of this rare rebuke solely on the basis of speech is concerning.
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