“What does this book have to do with me?” Why Mirror and Window Books Are Important for All Readers

February 4, 2013 – 1:43 pm

Guest blogger Katie Cunningham is an Assistant Professor at Manhattanville College. Her teaching and scholarship centers around children’s literature, critical literacy, and supporting teachers to make their classrooms joyful and purposeful. Katie has presented at numerous national conferences and is the editor of The Language and Literacy Spectrum, New York Reading Association’s literacy journal.  When we lived […]

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Where Are All the People of Color In Downton Abbey?

February 3, 2013 – 8:00 pm

My wife is a serious Downton Abbey fan, so as a result I have been following the show too. Downton packs a lot into forty-five minutes. I enjoy the period touches and the constant habit the English have of not being physically capable of communicating openly about well, everything. What is fascinating is how the show is placed in the context of history when change (World War I, economic concerns, women’s suffrage, the roaring twenties) is being forced on the Abbey whether the people there are ready for it or not.

By Jason Low | Posted in Dear Readers | Tags: , , , | Comments (4)

Black History Month Book Giveaway 2013

February 1, 2013 – 6:25 pm

It’s Black History Month, and that means it’s time for our annual giveaway from Lee & Low Books! We’re giving away three sets of three books featuring African Americans, and the contest will run through February 28, 2013. To enter, follow in the footsteps of Dave the Potter, the subject of our new biography Etched […]

By keilinh | Posted in Celebrations, Giveaways, Holidays | Tags: , , , , , | Comments (48)

Rethinking Columbus Day

October 8, 2012 – 1:06 pm

In this post, our publicity intern Gina Chung offers some thoughts on reframing the Columbus Day holiday: Have you ever stopped to think about the implications of celebrating Columbus Day? While most of us probably grew up associating the holiday with classroom rhymes and pneumatic devices (“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” etc.), days […]

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Happy Friday, Happy Developments

September 21, 2012 – 1:47 pm

A lot of the time, discussions about diversity, racial equality, and pop culture can be disheartening. A quick look at Racebending or Racialicious is a good reminder of how far we still have to go when it comes to respecting all cultures, especially in the media. But sometimes, good things happen. People and companies take […]

By Hannah | Posted in Diversity Links, Musings & Ponderings | Tags: , , , , , , | Comments (3)

Clybourne Park Review

July 31, 2012 – 1:08 pm

Ever since Clybourne Park won the Tony Award for Best Play for 2012 I placed it on my “must see” list. With Broadway neck deep in celebrity driven projects it is rare to see a play containing racial underpinnings win the top award.

By Jason Low | Posted in Dear Readers | Tags: , , | Comments (1)

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Equality . . . For All

June 1, 2012 – 12:13 pm

Throughout the history of the United States, equality for all people has been fought for and won time and time again. Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence ”that all men are created equal,” and over time equal rights have been gradually extended to different groups of people. However, equality has never been achieved without heated debate, despite our country’s founding principle that all people are created equal in the first place.

By Jason Low | Posted in Dear Readers, Musings & Ponderings | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (12)

Race in Advertising

May 3, 2012 – 3:25 pm

From time to time, race issues pop up in advertising. Race is a tricky subject in advertising because common approaches tend to reinforce racial stereotypes and rub people the wrong way if not handled with care.

By Jason Low | Posted in Dear Readers, Diversity Links, Diversity Videos | Tags: , , , , | Comments (2)

Should I be offended? Race-based comedy

April 4, 2012 – 12:16 pm

I especially enjoy comedy that makes you think. Comedy can broach taboo topics like racism and stereotypes and make them fair game for open commentary. If done well these comedic monologues on race can reveal the absurdity of people’s belief systems.

By Jason Low | Posted in Dear Readers, Diversity Links, Diversity Videos | Tags: , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Diversity in the news, February 2012

February 22, 2012 – 12:52 pm

We hope everyone had a great President’s Day! The month of February has been filled with some fascinating diversity-related stories. Here are just a few that we’ve been following; if you’ve got more February news stories, feel free to share them in the comments below! In a matter of weeks, Knicks player Jeremy Lin has […]

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