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littlemissmartypants's JournalThanks for taking the time to actually post the content of the tweet.
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Please also note the remarks of David Coleman, CEO of The College Board & Brandi Waters...
Here I have shared various links related to the course. I've included the NewsHour interview with Mr. David Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, The College Board and Dr. Brandi Waters, Director of AP African American Studies, The College Board by Geoff Bennett and Karina Cuevas.
You can read the NewsHour's transcript of the interview here...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/college-board-releases-african-american-studies-course-framework-after-desantis-criticism#transcript
Or listen to the interview here...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/college-board-releases-african-american-studies-course-framework-after-desantis-criticism#audio
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/college-board-releases-african-american-studies-course-framework-after-desantis-criticism
This is the complete video of the PBS NewsHour interview with Mr. Coleman and Dr. Waters by Geoff Bennett...
Learn more about Mr. Coleman here...
https://about.collegeboard.org/leadership/david-coleman
David grew up in a family of educators and followed them into the field. He went to public school in New York City before enrolling at Yale University. At Yale, he taught reading to high school students from low-income families and started Branch, an innovative community service program for inner-city students in New Haven, Conn. Based on the success of Branch, David received a Rhodes Scholarship, which he used to study English literature at the University of Oxford and classical educational philosophy at the University of Cambridge in the U.K.
With a team of educators, David founded the Grow Network, an organization committed to making assessment results truly useful for teachers, parents and students. The Grow Network delivered breakthrough-quality reports for parents and teachers as well as individualized learning guides for students. McGraw-Hill acquired the Grow Network in 2005.
In 2007, David left McGraw-Hill and cofounded Student Achievement Partners, a nonprofit that assembles educators and researchers to design actions based on evidence to improve student outcomes. Student Achievement Partners played a leading role in developing the Common Core State Standards in math and literacy. David left Student Achievement Partners in the fall of 2012 to become president of the College Board.
David was named to the 2013 Time 100, the magazines annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. He has been recognized as one of Time magazines 11 Education Activists for 2011 and was one of the NewSchools Venture Fund Change Agents of the Year for 2012. He is the proud father of two.
And here...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Coleman_(educator)
David Coleman (left), Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham (center), and Henry Louis Gates Jr. (right) serve on a panel at the National Museum of African American History and Culture for the launch of AP African American Studies.
Learn more about Dr. Waters here...
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandimwaters
Director, AP African American Studies
The College Board
Apr 2021 - Present1 year 11 months
New York, New York, United States
Education
Yale University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Combined PhD Program in Latin American History and African American Studies
Activities and Societies: Presidential Task Force for Diversity and Inclusion, Office for Graduate Student Development and Diversity, Race and Slavery in the Atlantic World Working Group
Harvard Extension School
Master of Liberal Arts - A.L.M.History
Activities and Societies: Research Assistant
The Johns Hopkins University
Master of Arts (M.A.)Latin American History, African Diaspora
Activities and Societies: Graduate Diversity Fellow, Black Graduate Student Association, P.R.A.I.S.E. Tutoring (Paul Robeson Academic International School of Excellence)
University of Pennsylvania
B.A.Anthropology, Latin American Studies, African Studies
Activities and Societies: Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, In Situ Undergraduate Anthropology Research Journal, Onyx Senior Honor Society, Penn English Language Mentors
Studied at the Universidad de Sevilla, Spain; Studied at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Universidad de Sevilla
Semester Program, Licenciado en LetrasGeografia e historia
University of KwaZulu-Natal Graphic
Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad Summer Program Zulu Language & Literature
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Dr. Waters, the College Board Director of AP African American Studies, designed the AP course which was launched in July of 2022 as The College Board AP Program Pilot at Howard University. Learn more about that here...
https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/advanced-placement-african-american-studies-launches-pilot-summer-institute-howard-university
Learn more about the African American Studies course curriculum here...
Essence Magazine
On First Day Of Black History Month, College Board Releases AP African American Studies Curriculum
BY MELISSA NOEL · UPDATED FEBRUARY 1, 2023
On the first day of Black History Month, the College Board unveiled the official curriculum for its new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies.
The course was first announced in August, but David Coleman, the College Boards president, said that the board chose the final framework based on feedback from educators and students, as well as principles that have guided and served as the ultimate foundation of AP courses.
Along with teachers and students, the board worked with 300 professors of African American Studies from more than 200 colleges nationwide, including dozens of historically Black colleges. College Board CEO David Coleman described the course as an unflinching encounter with the facts and evidence of African American history and culture.
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More...
https://www.essence.com/holidays/black-history-month/college-board-african-american-studies-course-curriculum/
I hope others find this additional information interesting and helpful like I did. Thanks for your post, riversedge.
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Scissor Sisters, The Other Side
The Other Side
Scissor Sisters
What will one day become of us?
We'll grow as grass under their feet
No one here will ever know your name
And you still lie here next to me
If it takes another life, I'll wait for you
On the other side
Everything that comes to me as good
Belongs to you
I'll count our blessings as I wait for you
On the other side
Good luck and I will see you through
Get used to this, you're going to be alright
The world goes on with or without me
If I don't ever leave a thing behind
I'll still leave you without me
If it takes another life, I'll wait for you
On the other side
Everything that comes to me as good
Belongs to you
I'll count our blessings as I wait for you
On the other side
Good luck and I will see you through
If it takes another life, I'll wait for you
On the other side
Everything that comes to me as good
Belongs to you
I'll count our blessings as I wait for you
On the other side
Good luck and I will see you through
And I have a right to be a nothing
And I have a right to be loved
There'll be over the rainbow for me
Written by: Richard Wold, Joie Scott
Album: Ta-Dah
Released: 2006
Lyrics provided by Musixmatch
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Ukrainian Artwork, static image, trigger warning, Twitter
Dnipro 💔
The pain is unbelievable, but we will keep standing strong.
Art: @art.malon
https://twitter.com/NewVoiceUkraine/status/1615197846973603841?t=AkJ-Nd1rmbT4b62klsLRhQ&s=19
Study finds "incel" traits are linked to paranoia and other psychopathological issues...
Study finds incel traits are linked to paranoia and other psychopathological issuesby Eric W. Dolan January 4, 2023
The personality traits associated with incels are linked to several psychopathological issues, according to new research published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
An incel (or involuntary celibate) refers to a member of an online subculture of individuals who feel deprived of meaningful companionship and sex. Many of these individuals resent women for rejecting them romantically and sexually. Unfortunately, some individuals within this subculture have even turned to violence. Although many people are quick to condemn incels for their misogynistic views, understanding the complexities behind this growing subculture could help to prevent future harms.
I began to study this topic together with my colleague, Professor Lilybeth Fontanesi. Our interest regarded the possible psychological explanations of extreme misogyny in the contemporary phenomenon of incel, said study author Giacomo Ciocca, a professor of clinical psychology at Sapienza University of Rome.
The researchers used the online platform Qualtrics to survey a sample of 770 male participants. The survey included an assessment known as the incel trait scale. The participants were shown a list of 20 traits and asked to indicate which described them. The traits included characteristics such as excluded, scorned, unattractive, defeated, hateful, and resentful.
Ciocca and his colleagues found that those who scored higher on the incel trait scale tended to also score high on measures of paranoia, anxiety, and depression. In addition, the incel traits were associated with a fearful attachment style. In other words, those who scored higher on the scale were more likely to agree with the statement I am comfortable without close emotional relationships. It is very important to me to feel independent and self-sufficient, and I prefer not to depend on others or have others depend on me.
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More at the link.
https://www.psypost.org/2023/01/study-finds-incel-traits-are-linked-to-paranoia-and-other-psychopathological-issues-64645
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A Monument in honor of the Enslaved 'Women of Gynecology' unveiled in Montgomery
For niyad...
A Monument in honor of the Enslaved Women of Gynecology unveiled in Montgomery
BY DAN UZOMAMAY 12, 2022
For five years in the late 1840s, J. Marion Sims subjected Anarcha, Betsey, Lucy, and other unnamed enslaved women to painful surgeries without anesthesia, pain relief, or consent.
And on May 7, a monument honoring the Mothers of Gynecology, Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey, who underwent dozens of vaginal procedures performed by Sims, was unveiled in Montgomery by Montgomery artist and activist, Michelle L. Browder.
The monument is not far from where the procedures took place, and it is about a mile away from a statue of J. Marion Sims, the father of gynecology, which still stands in front of the Alabama State Capitol. The monument resembles wind-up clockwork artifacts: metal sculptures assembled and welded from recycled found parts because these women were discarded, ranging in height from 9 to 15 feet.
The sculptures contain both meaningful and painful symbolism. Lucy (9ft) is represented by the shortest figure, who has bike chains for hair. Browder created a tiara for Betsey using a speculum, a tool designed by Sims for vaginal exams (12ft). The statues are all rust and gold in color, with brighter patinas from beads and other accessories.
Surgical scissors are attached to the body of the tallest figure, Anarcha (15ft), who has a cavity in her torso graced by a single metal rose in place of her uterus. Her womb is nearby, filled with cut glass, needles, medical instruments, scissors, and sharp objects meant to make viewers feel the womans pain and suffering. Black womens names are welded to the statues.
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Much more, including photographic details, at the link.
https://mbbaglobal.com/a-monument-to-the-enslaved-women-of-gynecology-isup/
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How to contact Thom ...
https://www.tillis.senate.gov/email-meRaleigh
310 New Bern Avenue
Suite 122
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: (919) 856-4630
Fax: (919) 856-4053
Charlotte
10150 Mallard Creek Rd
Suite 508
Charlotte, NC 28262
Phone: (704) 509-9087
Fax: (704) 509-9162
Greenville
1694 E. Arlington Blvd.
Suite B
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: (252) 329-0371
Fax: (252) 329-0290
Hendersonville
1 Historic Courthouse Square
Suite 112
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Phone: (828) 693-8750
Fax: (828) 693-9724
Greensboro
3200 Northline Ave
Suite 150
Greensboro, NC 27408
Phone: (336) 885-0685
Fax: (336) 885-0692
Washington, D.C.
113 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6342
Fax: (202) 228-2563
https://www.tillis.senate.gov/office-locations
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I'm saving this for future reference. There are several past posts I've read when it would apply.
I might just start referring to it as "The Rule de La Paz."
Your post is so exceedingly terse that it has lost its context and doesn't make any cogent point.
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I joined because I was on Facebook in my high-school reunion group and one of my classmates
Posted a DU Meme. I pranced right over and hope that I live here forever because I love it sooooo much! Facebook? I've been there maybe five times in the last three years. I despise it.
I'm here every day for hours. I learn so much! And it keeps me from being lonely. Plus the DU Braintrust has saved my bacon during some emergencies.
If you don't see me here then something's seriously wrong. Please send out a search party!
I love DU! ❤️
I deeply believe that we are all traumatized by these shootings.
Our collective society is under siege. If a person isn't touched by these events they are deranged and/or are manifesting antisocial personality disorder. In other words, very sick and possibly a danger to society.
How many of us here haven't started to rethink our societal interactions?
I have read at least one thread today discussing the safest times to go shopping. We consider adjusting our activities based on gun violence not just because we are fearful. We are traumatized.
Because of the frequently repeated trauma, we are unable to think critically. We're unable to conclude that it's the weapons that are the ultimate problem.
It's not the visit to the store, bar, club, synagogue, church, school, college, Post Office, restaurant ball game, party, park, street, gas station, spa, apartment, nail salon, rest stop, deli, apartment, strip club, home or in a drive by. And that's not an entirely inclusive list of actual places where these crimes occur.
We have to start thinking critically and behave differently or this will only get worse. But how much worse can it be?
I've had enough. It's time for letters, phone calls and promises to those in power who refuse to see the need for change. They need to deeply understand that they will be voted out if they refuse to listen and act accordingly.
If we can't vote them out then they need to know that we will hound them into their graves until they do something monumental to protect the people of our society.
We can refuse to live like this and we should make our refusal known and make it loud, united and crystal clear.
Enough is enough.
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