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When we think of news reporting, what may immediately come to mind is the highly produced, frequently editorialized content that we consume via our mainstream media. But the on-the-ground footage contained in those edited segments - of speeches, rallies, protests, riots, and more - is often captured in whole by independent journalists who see a fuller, more complicated picture than the one the general public is shown. Independent news videographer Ford Fischer goes in-depth on what he's witnessed and learned covering some of America's most tumultuous and historic events of the last several years.

News2Share

News2Share YouTube Channel

Ford's Twitter: @FordFischer

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We all possess multiple identities. You are both a brother and a son. A daughter and a mother. Chinese, and American, and Asian. Gay, and Polyamorous. The combinations are nearly endless. And these identities are not always in parallel. They do not necessarily exist in harmony with one another. Sometimes - often - there is tension. Writer Tomiwa Owolade explores the conflicting and even discomforting intersections of identity, and the importance of embracing that tension.

What Does It Mean to Be Black?, by Tomiwa Owolade

Please Stop Imposing American Views about Race on Us, by Tomiwa Owolade

Queen Mary Alumni Profile: Tomiwa Owolade

Boudica

Ira Aldridge

Seesaw, by Timothy Ogene

Black Paper: Writing in a Dark Time, by Teju Cole

Windrush Generation: Who Are They and Why Are They Facing Problems? - BBC

The Chicken Connoisseur - YouTube

Being John Malkovich

Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life, by Karen and Barbara Fields

We Are All Madame Bovary, by Tomiwa Owolade

Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything, by David Bellos

Tomiwa's Twitter: @tomowolade

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Can you remember the first book that left a lasting impact on you? That widened how you saw the world, made you curious about a new frontier of knowledge, or expanded the very boundaries of your mind? The ability to read is a powerful tool, as much as it is a lifelong gift. Saddle Up and Read founder Caitlin Gooch has made it her mission to increase child literacy rates across her home state, with a little help from her horses.

Saddle Up and Read

Ways to Donate to Saddle Up and Read

Meet the Black Cowgirl Behind the Literacy Program That Combines Reading and Horseback Riding - Vogue

GOAT Goes Over the Rainbow Bridge

Black Equestrian Coloring Book: Volume One: The Trailblazers

The Lesser-Known History of African-American Cowboys - Smithsonian Magazine

Detroit Horse Power

Cowgirl Makes It Mission To Help Kids Learn To Read - The Kelly Clarkson Show

Kelly Starling Lyons - Children's Book Author

Robert Lemmons (1848 - 1947)

Bass Reeves (1838 - 1910)

Cherokee Bill (1876 - 1896)

Freedom Reigns Counseling

Caitlin's Twitter: @theblackcowgirl

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Much of what we perceive is subjective. When you and I look at a text, a film, a painting - we carry the weight of our experiences with us into that encounter. So what happens when we look at the same exact thing in radically different ways? Which interpretation takes precedent, and why? Lawyer turned writer David Lat explores how clashing perspectives are roiling one of our nation's most prestigious universities.

The Latest (Ridiculous) Controversy at Yale Law School, by David Lat

The Newest Insanity Out of Yale Law School, by David Lat

How Yale Law School Pressured a Law Student to Apologize for a Constitution Day ‘Trap House’ Invitation, by Aaron Terr

David's Twitter Thread on the Yale Law School Controversy

Op-Ed: People Ask Me if I’ve Recovered From COVID-19. That’s Not an Easy Question to Answer, by David Lat

SCOTUS Watch, by Jeffrey Toobin (2006)

Liberalism and Its Discontents, by Francis Fukuyama

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education

The Federalist Society: About Us

Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture?, by Bertrand Cooper

Magic Eye: A New Way of Looking at the World

Lindsay Shepherd - Wikipedia

David's Twitter: @DavidLat

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Imagine you're in a courtroom. You've been charged with a crime and the verdict has now been decided by the jury: "Guilty." The judge offers you two choices: Go to prison for five years, or immediately receive ten lashes and walk free. Which option do you choose? If you chose the lashes, you're not alone. Criminology professor and former Baltimore police officer Peter Moskos has written a book arguing against the unconsidered cruelty of prison sentences, and uses this very hypothetical to make his case.

Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District, by Peter Moskos

Two Shades of Blue: Black and White in the Blue Brotherhood, by Peter Moskos

In Defense of Flogging, by Peter Moskos

Sir Robert Peel's "Nine Principles of Policing"

Broken Windows, by George Kelling and James Wilson

Murders Are Spiking. Police Should Be Part of the Solution, by German Lopez

NYPD Firearm Usage Stats

fatalencounters.org

Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2020 - Prison Policy Initiative

Delancey Street Foundation

copinthehood.com

qualitypolicing.com

Peter's Twitter: @PeterMoskos

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What does it mean to be vulnerable at scale? To go out on a limb and lay bare not just one's opinions, but the private details of a life? The most effective political writing often exists at the intersection of quantitative data and personal anecdote. A writer's argument - if it is to convince - must accurately speak to the external reality we all share while inviting us to understand the author's internal experience that provides the emotional anchor. Writer and political commentator Andrew Sullivan has gathered his essays from the last 31 years - a record of joys, sorrows, missteps and victories - all written down, in public.

Out on a Limb: Selected Writing, 1989 - 2021, by Andrew Sullivan

The Weekly Dish, by Andrew Sullivan

Intimations Pursued: The Voice of Practice in the Conversation of Michael Oakeshott, by Andrew Sullivan

What Andrew Sullivan Taught Me About Michael Oakeshott, by Giles Fraser

Alone Again, Naturally, by Andrew Sullivan (Originally appeared November 28, 1994, in The New Republic)

Nighthawks (1942), by Edward Hopper

New York Movie (1939),by Edward Hopper

Automat (1927), by Edward Hopper

The End of Gay Culture, by Andrew Sullivan

Andrew's Twitter: @sullydish

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“Black” is not a synonym for “poor.” But one could be forgiven for thinking that it were based on the way so many people talk about race in this country. The majority of Black Americans are in the middle class or above, yet the national imagination often seems to struggle to reflect this reality. And those who are living in poverty are often the last ones to tell their own stories. Bertrand Cooper writes about the importance of being accurate in our descriptions of our impoverished communities, and the need for representation that reflects the nuances of class that exist within this thing we call "race."

Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture?, by Bertrand Cooper

Is it Possible for Black Creatives to Exploit the Poor? w/ Damon Young & Bertrand Cooper - Bad Faith podcast

Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life, by Karen and Barbara Fields

Blacks See Growing Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class (2007) - Pew Research Center

The Devastating Effects of Concentrated Poverty, by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Architecture of Segregation, by Paul Jargowsky

Neighborhood Income Composition by Household Race and Income, 1990 - 2009 - Stanford

Black Boy Fly, by Kendrick Lamar (YouTube)

Identity Theft, by Zaid Jilani

Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks - SNL (YouTube)

Roger Ebert Speaks Out at a Better Luck Tomorrow Screening - YouTube

1,000 True Fans, by Kevin Kelly

Inequality Is High Within the Black Community, by Bertrand Cooper

Bertrand's Twitter: @_BlackTrash

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When was the last time you were really, truly curious about something? Something new, different, foreign, uncomfortable, even? And not just a passing glance, or a quick perusal, but a deep, active interest that takes you places you never thought you'd go? Director of Digital & Storytelling at Braver Angels Mónica Guzmán believes that for us to better understand our world and each other we must be intentionally, proactively curious.

Braver Angels

Northwest Newsmakers - Crosscut

The Science Behind Road Rage, by Ryan Fan

Speak or Be Spoken For - TEDx Talk by Mónica Guzmán

How to Make Seattle Your Own in 10 Easy Steps - Mónica Guzmán

The Evergrey - a newsletter all about Seattle

How The Evergrey Fosters Community in Ever-Growing Seattle - Seattle Met

How The Evergrey Bridged Political Divides in Washington and Oregon - Gather

moniguzman.com

Monica's Twitter: @moniguzman

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