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Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
5 days ago
Design

Literacy Pen is first education tool that can let the illiterate read and write in an instant - Yanko Design

Literacy is crucial for empowerment and social change, but not easily accessible for all due to various barriers.
The Literacy Pen is a groundbreaking tool designed to help illiterate individuals read and write instantly in a user-friendly manner. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 week ago
Writing

The best recent poetry review roundup

Ondaatje returns to poetry after 20 years, focusing on impermanence and learning through last moments.
Clarke's poetry highlights nature's beauty and comfort during dark times, using simple language for profound moments. [ more ]
Soccer (FIFA)
BBC News
2 weeks ago
Soccer (FIFA)

The Beautiful Game: Bill Nighy stars in film about tackling homelessness through football

The Homeless World Cup promotes social change through sport
Football can bring people together and alleviate prejudice [ more ]
BBC Sport
1 year ago
Soccer (FIFA)

England will speak when appropriate - Southgate

England manager Gareth Southgate says it is "optimistic" of Fifa to expect nations to concentrate solely on football at the World Cup in Qatar.World football's governing body Fifa wrote a letter telling the 32 teams to "now focus on the football"  following a controversial build-up to the World Cup, which begins on 20 November.
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Graphic design
Creative Bloq
1 month ago
Graphic design

The best adverts of the 1960s

The 1960s were a period of social change and influenced innovative advertising.
VW's ads from the '60s are considered groundbreaking, focusing on simple visuals and relatable themes. [ more ]
Itsnicethat
10 months ago
Graphic design

Five graphics that changed the history of illustrated newspapers

Vincent Van Gogh often collected graphics and illustrations pulled from newspapers, going as far as to consider it a " Bible for artists", a new book from Taschen says.He was not the only artist who looked to the press for inspiration.In fact, in History of Press Graphics.1819-1921, author Alexander Roob argues that satirical cartoons and newspaper design and illustrations had an incredible influence on modern art, a "laboratory for developing avant-garde aesthetics".
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time.com
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

The Algorithm for Equality

Bias in AI reflects historical prejudices and biases.
AI must be redesigned with human diversity at its core for equitable transformation. [ more ]
Social justice
The Nation
1 month ago
Social justice

The Invisible Labor of Women Who Love Incarcerated People

Women play a crucial role in maintaining connections with incarcerated loved ones.
Balancing multiple responsibilities is a significant challenge for caregivers of incarcerated individuals. [ more ]
Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
2 months ago
Social justice

Healing Society through the Archaeology of Self: A Racial Literacy Development Approach - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

The Archaeology of Self is a pivotal component of the Racial Literacy Development Model (RLDM), allowing for personal and collective healing through self-examination.
The RLDM is an action-oriented process aimed at eradicating racial bias and changing systems governed by racism and inequality. [ more ]
The Nation
2 months ago
Social justice

We Underestimate Young People. That's a Mistake.

Young people have historically been at the forefront of social-change movements.
Older generations often underestimate the activism and engagement of young people. [ more ]
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Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
2 months ago
Career

Uprooting Oppressive Values in Social Change Work through Emotional Intelligence - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Our deeply ingrained patterns of behavior are fueled by values rooted in oppressive systems like White supremacy and patriarchy.
Addressing internal expressions of oppressive systems is necessary for meaningful individual, organizational, and social change. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
4 months ago
Dining

Protests Are an American Tradition. But Why at Restaurants?

Restaurants often serve as a platform for social change and protest due to their visibility and associations with nationality, ethnicity, and political views.
Food has always been political in America, and restaurants can serve as a de facto town square for people of differing political tribes. [ more ]
www.fastcompany.com
4 months ago
Marketing

How brand purpose can drive positive change

Brand purpose goes beyond profitability and focuses on the values and societal impact of a brand.
Identifying pressing societal needs and defining the brand's role in addressing them is crucial for purpose-driven transformation. [ more ]
Social Media Today
1 year ago
Marketing

Snapchat Shares New Insights into What Motivates and Inspires Gen Z Consumers

What are Gen Z consumers looking for in brand messaging, and how do social media promotions influence their purchase decisions?Snapchat recently sought to dig deeper into the key trends via a new study, conducted in partnership with Omnicom Media Group, which looked at the key motivations of Gen Z consumers, and how brands can best align their messaging with evolving expectations.
“With an austere yet intense style, Samanta Schweblin unravels her characters’ dark psyches and the unheimlich quality of their intricate domesticity.” —@sputnikon3 https://t.co/OjmlSntgMZ
The New York Review of Books
4 months ago
Books

Strangers in the City | Julia Kornberg

In the short story 'Casa Tomada', two siblings in Buenos Aires are slowly forced out of their family home by mysterious noises.
The story explores the tension between the city's elites and the working class during a time of urbanization and social change.
The story serves as a possible inspiration for Samanta Schweblin's collection of short stories set in class-segregated Buenos Aires. [ more ]
The New York Review of Books
4 months ago
Books

Strangers in the City | Julia Kornberg

In the short story 'Casa Tomada', two siblings in Buenos Aires are slowly forced out of their family home by mysterious noises.
The story explores the tension between the city's elites and the working class during a time of urbanization and social change.
The story serves as a possible inspiration for Samanta Schweblin's collection of short stories set in class-segregated Buenos Aires. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Books

Resistance fighter, novelist - and Sartre's favourite agony aunt: rediscovering Alba Cespedes

Postwar Italian neorealism was one of the most exciting literary movements of the 20th century, but it's only recently that the female neorealists have had the attention they deserve.In 2018, the publisher Daunt began its vital championing of Natalia Ginzburg, and now Pushkin brings us Alba de Cespedes.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Books

9 New Books We Recommend This Week

One of the unexpected joys of On Writing (and Writers), a new compendium of C.S. Lewis's assorted thoughts on literature, comes in the title's parenthetical phrase: Lewis's views on his fellow writers may be an afterthought in this book, but it turns out they were firmly held and sometimes deliciously spiteful.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
10 months ago
Washington DC

DC's New Documentary Festival Pays Special Attention to the City - Washingtonian

A female gangster, nicknamed the "Queen of the Underworld," who ran a gambling racket in DC in the 1950s.A Black race car driver from DC who rocketed from the online world of virtual racing to the driver's seat in NASCAR's top racing series.A long-closed coffeehouse and venue on H Street that offered a reprieve for queer Black people through the height of the AIDS epidemic.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Arts

Adidas begins selling off Yeezy brand sneakers, 7 months after cutting ties with Ye

A significant portion of the sales from Adidas's "Yeezy" brand shoes will be donated to anti-hate groups, the company said.Adidas Adidas has begun selling off sneakers that were created in partnership with the artist Ye (formerly Kanye West) before the German sportswear company cut ties with the celebrity.
www.standard.co.uk
11 months ago
London

Just Stop Oil activists block Moorgate traffic at rush hour in latest London protest

J ust Stop Oil protesters blocked traffic on a major central London road on Wednesday morning, sparking rush hour commuter misery.Around 32 activists with the group blocked Moorgate after marching through the City from Queen Victoria Street near Mansion House.Shortly before 9am, Scotland Yard said it was aware of the protest and that it had ordered protesters to move out of the road as it was causing serious disruption.
Digiday
1 year ago
Marketing

Six Degrees, Duolingo, Here We Flo and Knix are among the Future Leader Awards winners for 2023

Digiday Media is thrilled to announce the 2023 Future Leader Awards winners.Representing brands, agencies, retailers and publishers, this year's winners are focused on promoting diversity, equity and inclusion, creating a culture that values and promotes DE&I within their organizations and products.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

City Agrees to End the Use of "Flash-Bang" Grenades in Settlement With Don't Shoot Portland

The first federal lawsuit filed against the city of Portland for its officers' actions against demonstrators during the city's racial justice protests of 2020 has come to a close.On Monday, lawyers representing five demonstrators and the advocacy group Don't Shoot Portland reached a $250,001 settlement with the city over a June 2020 lawsuit, which accused Portland police for the "indiscriminate use" of tear gas and impact munitions against nonviolent protesters.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Emmett Till is known for his death. A new film about his mother also honors his life

Jalyn Hall plays Emmett Till and Danielle Deadwyler is his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, in Till.
Twin Cities
1 year ago
Chicago White Sox

Remembering Mary Frances Veeck, an ambassador for baseball and sounding board for the former Chicago White Sox owner

Mary Frances Veeck was recalling the night in 1979 that her husband, former Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck, returned from a particularly rough night at Comiskey Park.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

Pandas evolved their most perplexing feature at least 6 million years ago

(CNN)Giant pandas are notoriously fussy eaters.
They only munch on bamboo and each day spend 15 hours eating up to 99 pounds (45 kilograms) of the stuff.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Xbox teases new Hideo Kojima game and upcoming delayed titles

Xbox continued to deliver a slow drip of news to gamers Tuesday with an extended presentation in the wake of it's Sunday showcase.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Business group urges PM to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A business organisation backed by the King has urged the Prime Minister to not waste any more time in making it mandatory for big companies to report their ethnicity pay gaps.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Duke and Duchess of Sussex to accept Ripple of Hope award in New York

Crowds of people gathered in the rain to watch the Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrive at a gala in New York where they are due to be honoured for their racial justice and mental health work.Harry and Meghan are to be recognised alongside other honourees including Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelensky by the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) organisation.
KQED
1 year ago
California

Chumash Tribe 'Reunites the Rock;' Social Justice Sewing Academy's Push to Make Craft More Inclusive | KQED

The nearly 600-ft.volcanic rock poking out of Morro Bay is a Central Coast landmark, known to most as Morro Rock.But two Native American tribes indigenous to this area call it something else: Le'samo by the Salinan, and Lisamu' by the Chumash.For 80 years, starting in 1889, the Army Corps of Engineers quarried the rock and used it to build infrastructure throughout San Luis Obispo County.
amNewYork
1 year ago
Education

Op-Ed | Rethinking Black, race & ethnic studies at CUNY | amNewYork

Earlier this month, a group of Brooklyn College students helped guide me on a tour of the Flatbush African Burial Ground, a sacred site that is the resting place of enslaved Africans who were brought to Brooklyn and died there from the late 1600s until the abolition of slavery in New York in 1827.The students are participating in a paid internship program with the Flatbush African Burial Ground Coalition (FABGC), a Black-led, multiracial organization that is fighting to preserve the site and teach its history.
www.7x7.com
1 year ago
Education

Complete your Bachelor's of Arts in Management in just two years at USF

As a student in the BAM program, you will be learning in an online/remote environment to: Apply critical, ethical, and socially responsible thinking reflective of the Jesuit tradition when problem-solving and developing sound management decisions.Unlike most business school curriculums, the BAM program integrates functional management knowledge pertinent to leading in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors as well as in the more traditional for-profit sector.
BK Reader
1 year ago
Podcast

BK NAACP President and Politics Podcaster Nominated For Image Award

The NAACP will host its 54th Image Awards in Pasadena, California.Each year, the organization recognizes the contributions of people of color to the arts, politics, their communities, education, and more.The annual event is a convening of the brightest and most talented movers and shakers in various industries.
Podcasternews
1 year ago
Podcast

SALT Boosts Development And Production Team With New Hires

SALT, the leading audio-first media company behind some of the biggest breakout podcasts including Dave Chappelle's The Midnight Miracle, announced Kenzi Wilbur joins the team as VP of Partnerships and Development and Robert Adler as Head of Post Production.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Editorial: Chairman Powell is right to resist politicization of the Fed

The job of America's Federal Reserve System, commonly know as the Fed, is to maximize employment, stabilize prices, make sure that the nation's banks are stable and taking care of our money and conduct impartial research so American businesses and individuals have a better basis for their individual decision-making.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Controversial marijuana dispensary plan for former Rainforest Cafe in River North gets zoning OK despite worries of 'pot district'

A controversial plan to open a fifth marijuana dispensary within Chicago's River North neighborhood won approvalearly Saturday, despite residents' concerns it would turn the area into a "pot district."The Zoning Board of Appealsawardeda special-use permit to PTS Corp. and Bio-Pharm LLC to open a recreational cannabis store in the former Rainforest Cafe at Clark and Ohio streets.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Ilana Redstone: Sex ed and desegregation actions in Illinois suggest we may not be asking the right questions

When setting policies on sex education, desegregation and many other issues, Illinois might take a page from philosopher Thomas Kuhn, who is credited with saying, "The answers you get depend on the questions you ask."
Social Media Explorer
1 year ago
Online marketing

Accutron: The Watch that Spurred a Social and Cultural Movement - Social Media Explorer

So much of our society and culture is interconnected, drawing inspiration from certain iconic inventions, figures, and moments.Bulova's Accutron watch has created lasting social change, cementing it as one of those key cultural items.The Accutron watch made headlines upon its first release due to its status as the world's first fully-electronic watch.
www.heraldscotland.com
1 year ago
Music

See the UK artists nominated for Grammy Awards 2023 from Harry Styles to Adele

Both mega pop stars Adele and Harry Styles are for best pop solo performance, best pop vocal album and best music video at the Grammys.(PA) (Image: PA) Some of the biggest artists from the UK at the moment have been nominated for the 2023 Grammy Awards.Both mega pop stars Adele and Harry Styles are for best pop solo performance, best pop vocal album and best music video at the Grammys.
www.khou.com
1 year ago
Music

Beyonce ties Grammy record after leading nominations with 9

LOS ANGELES  Beyonce has propelled herself into the highest Grammy echelon: The star singer claimed a leading nine nominations Tuesday.Beyonce's Break My Soul reeled in record and song of the year nominations, while Renaissance  which ventured into the world of dancehall music  netted an album of the year nod.
Independent
1 year ago
Music

Beyonce ties Grammy record after leading nominations with nine

Beyonce has propelled herself into the highest Grammy echelon: The star singer claimed a leading nine nominations, making her tied - with her husband Jay-Z - as the most nominated music act in the history of the awards show.eyonce's Break My Soul reeled in record and song of the year nominations, while Renaissance - which ventured into the world of dancehall music - netted an album of the year nod.
www.eastbaytimes.com
1 year ago
Music

Beyonce ties Grammy record after leading nominations with 9

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. (AP Entertainment Writer) LOS ANGELES (AP)  Beyonce has propelled herself into the highest Grammy echelon: The star singer claimed a leading nine nominations Tuesday, making her tied  with her husband Jay-Z  as the most nominated music act in the history of the awards show.Beyonce's Break My Soul reeled in record and song of the year nominations, while Renaissance  which ventured into the world of dancehall music  netted an album of the year nod.
www.eastbaytimes.com
1 year ago
Music

Beyonce ties Grammy record after leading nominations with 9

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. LOS ANGELES (AP)  Beyonce has propelled herself into the highest Grammy echelon: The star singer claimed a leading nine nominations Tuesday, making her tied  with her husband Jay-Z  as the most nominated music act in the history of the awards show.Beyonce's Break My Soul reeled in record and song of the year nominations, while Renaissance  which ventured into the world of dancehall music  netted an album of the year nod.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Grammy Awards 2023: Nominations Arrive Today

Nominations for the 65th annual Grammy Awards  which could see a rematch of 2017, when Adele and Beyonce competed in the top categories  will be announced via livestream on Tuesday, beginning at 12 p.m.This year's show in Las Vegas, delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, saw big wins by Silk Sonic, Olivia Rodrigo and the Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste, who took home album of the year for We Are, among his field-leading five wins.
Bustle
1 year ago
Music

The 2023 Grammy Nominations List Is Full Of Surprises

Music's biggest night is one step closer.The 2023 Grammy nominations were revealed on Nov. 15, with stars like John Legend, Machine Gun Kelly, and 2022's Best New Artist honoree Olivia Rodrigo helping to announce this year's crop of nominees.This year, the Recording Academy introduced several new categories, including the long-overdue Songwriter Of The Year (Non-Classical), to pair with the existing Producer of the Year.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Grammys 2023 Nominations Revealed (Updating)

Nominees for the 2023 Grammy Awards will be released on Tuesday, November 15th at 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m.local time.The nominations will be announced during a livestream event available on the Grammys' website, as well as on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.Olivia Rodrigo, Machine Gun Kelly, John Legend, Jimmie Allen, Luis Fonsi, Ledisi, Smokey Robinson, Cyndi Lauper, and Dan + Shay will be on hand to help reveal the nominees.
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Wins Gish Prize

Zollar, founder of the dance ensemble Urban Bush Women, will receive a cash award of $250,000 for pushing the boundaries of art and contributing to social change.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Music

Coldplay perform Iranian protest song by arrested singer

An Iranian protest anthem that has become the soundtrack to the national uprising was again thrust into the international spotlight over the weekend when Coldplay performed a cover and broadcast it live around the world.The British band played the song, Baraye, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Friday and Saturday night at the start of their world tour, with the exiled Iranian actor Golshifteh Farahani on stage and singing in Farsi.
The Marginalian
1 year ago
Inspiration

James Baldwin on Reconciling Acceptance and Action

Notes on the change that begins in the heart.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Television

How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

Our TV critic recommends checking out a quirky New Zealand comedy and a terrific Norwegian drama.
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'Good Grief' When to watch: Now, on Sundance Now.
Nytimes
1 year ago
NYC music

Lesley Gore's Archive, Open to All, Arrives at the New York Public Library

The collection, which includes family photos, scrapbook pages and annotated music, traces the singer's arc from releasing bubble gum hits to creating a powerful feminist statement.
www.7x7.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Spacious Kentfield home with cozy rooms + luxe outdoor spaces asks $8.75 million

From the outside, the home is all contemporary with wood, metal, and concrete.
Inside, a cozier scene unfolds in an upscale cottage aesthetic with high ceilings and hardwood floors.
the Guardian
1 year ago
LGBT

Forget toxic Twitter debates: the UK isn't as divided on trans rights as you think | Luke Tryl

or a country famed for its modesty and reserve, the UK does seem to have found itself having an awful lot of conversations about genitalia before breakfast.
East Bay Times
1 year ago
Music

Grammys add new categories, including songwriter of the year

LOS ANGELES - The Grammys are adding a special song for social change award and five new categories including songwriter of the year, giving the Recording Academy an avenue to honor music's best composer.
www.vice.com
1 year ago
Music

Poet Tongo Eisen-Martin Finds the Universal Power in Everyday Life

Church Bell, a poem by San Francisco poet laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin, begins with an electrifying first line: I'm off to make a church bell out of a bank window.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

'We are here for humanity': Boston artists honor Texas shooting victims at Copley Square event

The Artist Initiative for Revolution, also known as AIR Boston, created a ring of backpacks full of flowers brought by the local community.
Insidehighered
1 year ago
Higher education

Colleges start new programs

Alma College is starting a low-residency M.S. in communication and information technology.
Bloomfield College is starting a B.A. in criminology.
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

Be the Change You Want to See - San Francisco Bay Times

By Kochina Rude-
Los Angeles Lakers
2 years ago
LA Lakers

2021-22 You Grant Presentation | Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers Youth Foundation celebrated the 2021-2022 YOU Grant Contest at the April 1st game with an on-court check presentation.
Nytimes
2 years ago
Girls

Lesson of the Day: 'Friendship, Betrayal and the Fight: "Suffs" Tells the Suffragist Tale in Song'

In this lesson, students will read about a new musical that explores women's fight for the right to vote, listen to the songs and create a poster for their own possible theater production.
the Guardian
2 years ago
Gender

Alleged gang rape in Argentina fuels calls for men to fight gender violence

n alleged gang rape in broad daylight has shone a harsh spotlight on the pervasiveness of rape culture in Argentina and prompted fresh calls for men to play a bigger role in the country's battle against gender violence.
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