Tag: Education
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Native American Heritage Month, 2025. Name the US States derived from Native- American Words
—Did you know that more than half of all U.S. states are derived from Native American words or were named after Native American tribes? This is not a story of the past. It’s a living heartbeat that still echoes across America. Native American Heritage Month, 2025 Did you know that more than half of all…
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Educational—Self-reflection …How do you stay encouraged?
Educational—Self-reflection …How do you stay encouraged? “…We are living in times that will demand courage. When people ask me how do I draw hope, how do I stay encouraged, how do I continue to show up? “The answer is that I look back. I look back and I look at how my existence here today…
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“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” – Elie Wiesel
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” – Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) was a human rights activist and author. His most famous book, Night, is a memoir of surviving a concentration camp. “There may be times when we…
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Derrick Jackson
State Representative, District 68-Georgia “Derrick Jackson represents Georgia’s 68th District. He is a retired military officer veteran (U.S. Navy), corporate general manager, adjunct professor, non-profit board member, and a leader in his community. Honorable Derrick Jackson is known for his integrity, honesty, enthusiasm, compassion, and solid commitment to serving his constituents. Derrick also has strong…
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Celebrating and Honoring AAPI Heritage Month
The recording of this meeting is on our YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/VJT3n4ooNnA?si=kuw5UUN4WQ9IqCjY
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Learn How To De-mystify Your Understanding of AI(Artificial Intelligence).
Bio: “Sonia Torres Rodríguez is a research associate at the Urban Institute. In her role, she works on AI and machine learning touches on algorithmic and racial bias. As an organizer, Sonia has served as an intern and consultant for MoveOn.org, where she has collaborated on digital organizing campaigns with their national organizing team to…
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Education-“African Americans in the Arts
“The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practicing the arts, and/or demonstrating art. In deciding which African American artists we would highlight on our websites, we wanted to recognize persons, living or deceased, who have made significant contributions to the arts in America…
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A Racial Justice Reading List(Indivisible)
“From the earliest inception of Indivisible, we’ve been a literary organization: We began with a guide, continued to create even more guides, and even published an entire book of our own about the Indivisible movement. Earlier this year, we sent out a survey asking Indivisibles: How are you learning about racial justice? We thought that…