July 12, 2020 – Five Shouts Out

Raynes Birkbeck on Painting an Inclusive Queer Science-Fiction Reality

EditorJuly 12, 2020July 12, 2020

The Bronx-born, self-taught painter and sculptor Raynes Birkbeck—now in his early sixties—melds personal experience with issues of ecology, politics, war, religion, and queer representation. His current body of work, called...

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This is the conversation about race that we need to have now

FiveJuly 12, 2020July 12, 2020

Rally protesting the integration of Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1959. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress he great evil of American slavery wasn’t involuntary servitude, says public-interest...

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TED’s summer culture list: 114 podcasts, books, TV shows, movies and more to nourish you

EditorJuly 12, 2020July 12, 2020

Rose Wong Whether you’re staying put or going away, summer is a great time to relax and to try new things. So we asked TED speakers to recommend podcasts, books,...

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Want to do more to fight racism?

FiveJuly 12, 2020July 12, 2020

Here’s a list of specific steps you can take, as recommended by members of the TED community. Educate Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s New York Times bestseller How to Be an...

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There’s a right way to talk about racism with kids — and most white parents in the US aren’t doing it

EditorJuly 12, 2020July 12, 2020

Although race and racism are at the top of Americans’ public discussions, it turns out that most white parents in the US don’t talk about those issues with their kids....

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When is it OK to wear an item from another culture, and when is it appropriation? How to tell

EditorJuly 12, 2020July 12, 2020

You may think glaringly offensive items have nothing to do with you or your closet. “I would never buy an offensive item or appropriate something from another culture,” you might...