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Black headteachers in UK say pupils crying out for ‘people who look like them’

Letters To a Young Generation: Aspiring school leaders book aims to encourage Black teachers to pursue leadership positions

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023

Jada Pinkett Smith says revealing separation from Will Smith is a 'weight off my shoulders'

Jada Pinkett Smith is feeling free these days

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

6 books to help talk to your child about climate change

Many children and young people are anxious about climate change and what it means for their futures.

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2023

A new memoir serves up life lessons from a childhood in a Chinese restaurant

Curtis Chin has been championing other Asian Americans for over 30 years

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

The Best Netflix Thriller of the Year Reveals a Controversial New Trend

In his final work for Netflix, Mike Flanagan and 'The Fall of the House of Usher' are inventing a new kind of television adaptation.

Inverse · Oct 17, 2023

The Tower Sniper’s Wife

A book from UT Press provides a troubling twist on the vow “until death do us part.” Reviewed by Texas Observer Senior Reporter Lise Olsen.

Texas Observer · Oct 17, 2023

The Canceling of the American Mind, by FIRE's Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott

I just read and much enjoyed this new book, and highly recommend it: It's readable, factually detailed, and thoughtful in its analysis and recommendations. For a taste of the argument, see this Substack post. And here are a few of the jacket blurbs from others: This riveting book presents compelling…

Reason · Oct 17, 2023

Row erupts as more authors urge Baillie Gifford to divest from fossil fuels

MORE authors have joined calls for the Scottish investment bank Baillie Gifford to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 17, 2023

What kids teach us about gender

Gender identity is not a decision. Trans children do not decide they are transgender, they decide to tell you

Salon · Oct 17, 2023

How online sleuths caught Jan. 6 rioters

Ryan Reilly of NBC on the online "Sedition Hunters" who bailed out the FBI and helped catch Capitol rioters

Salon · Oct 17, 2023