Growing up, the library was not just Amanda Oliver’s favorite place but also her “first beloved destination, first embodied center… it was absolutely sacred.” However, soon after Oliver began her career as a librarian at a Title I school and then in the D.C. public library system, she witnessed... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-01-05 12:00:00 UTC ]
With the potential for a safe, healthy return to normalcy on the horizon, vaccine uptake has been in the spotlight. For some, there’s a genuine lack of vaccine confidence that may stem from a lack of trust, cultural barriers, and systemic racism and discrimination. People have a legitimate... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-04-17 07:46:10 UTC ]
Cultural competence requires us to look beyond Western norms and standards to think about what's missing and who is missing. Only then, writes Nicole A. Cooke, can we see the factors that contribute to and perpetuate the systemic racism and inequities that divide our society. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
Part ghost story, part mystery, “The Thirty Names of Night” is also an exposé on systemic racism and an honest account of the LGBTQ and refugee experience. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-11-23 11:57:29 UTC ]
At the inaugural South by South Lawn: A White House Festival of Ideas, Art and Action on Monday, Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield explained that it's easier to implement diversity in hiring practices when companies are small, and by doing so, companies are more likely to be aware of a... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the inaugural South by South Lawn: A White House Festival of Ideas, Art and Action on Monday, Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield explained that it's easier to implement diversity in hiring practices when companies are small, and by doing so, companies are more likely to be aware of a... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]