For as long as music has been around people have used it to express their thoughts, feelings, and opinions. Music...
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Race: The Power of an Illusion
An online companion to the award-winning documentary series by California Newsreel discussing the origins, beliefs and...
NIU in the news
Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, NIU College of Education, Joseph Flynn in Yahoo! Lifestyle: Why It’s...
Americans for the Arts: Social Change
Fostering Civic Engagement and Social Impact through the Arts Arts and culture promote understanding and action on issues facing our communities and the world. Americans for the Arts’ commitment to creative social change is embodied by its Animating Democracy program,...
E-newsletter – Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
From the VCU Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence e-newsletter in April: As promised, your CTLE support team (me and Tiffany) gathered and curated some resources for you on anti-racism. You will find below that the resources provided address anti-racist...
Webinar: Structural Racism and Health Disparities
Dr. Ayana Jordan: "COVID-19 is Terrible, But I am More Likely to Die From Structural Racism" In this webinar, Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, defines key concepts that contribute to the oppression, pain, and...
TED: Titus Kaphar “Can art amend history?”
Artist Titus Kaphar makes paintings and sculptures that wrestle with the struggles of the past while speaking to the diversity and advances of the present. In an unforgettable live workshop, Kaphar takes a brush full of white paint to a replica of a 17th-century Frans...
WQXR – Educate Yourself – Black Musicians Take to Social Media to Share Their Stories
From the WQXR Blog, New York Public Radio The classical music world has reached its reckoning moment. But the question remains whether leaders, administrators, patrons, and performers of all backgrounds will take up the gauntlet and fight together to ensure a more...