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a jewish kid was murdered by a nazi last week in california and almost none of the articles about it are mentioning that he was jewish or that his murderer was a nazi
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i dropped off my resume at this place at 1:15 and got called for an interview at 1:45 holy dang
Today I got interviewed, hired, and then given a dollar raise and a better store location because the interviewer “liked my attitude”
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Extroverted Introverts: Ten things to know
Also known as an ambivert, an extroverted introvert is someone who exhibits qualities of both introversion and extroversion.
1. Their spot on the spectrum changes with their environment.
Your ambivert friend may be loud and gregarious around their family, but quiet and thoughtful at the office. Seeing them in both situations may feel like meeting two entirely different people.
2. Talking to strangers is fine – but don’t expect them to keep it to small talk.
Although an ambivert can hold up their end of a conversation, talking about the weather will not be enough to engage them. Their social energy is limited enough that they won’t want to waste it on meaningless chatter. They will likely push the conversation into deeper territory or bow out entirely.
3. They like to be alone – they don’t like to be lonely.
There is a big difference between the two. Choosing to sit at home with a tub of ice cream and a book feels fantastic. Sitting at home because nobody called them back feels sad and lame.
4. Getting them out of the house can be a challenge.
If you catch your friend on a highly introverted day, you may just be better off leaving them at home. They might manage to be social, but they’ll just be thinking about their books and their couch the whole time.
5. If they’re new, you can find them in the back of the room.
An introverted extrovert will approach new situations with cautious excitement. If they know someone in the group, they will likely cling to them a bit as they become comfortable. If they do not, they might waver on the edge of the crowd, slowly getting used to the water rather than jumping in all at once.
6. They’re selectively social.
They don’t mean to be snobs. They just have limited social energy and prefer interacting one-on-one or in small groups. For this reason, they can only afford to invest their social time and energy in those who they feel truly connected to.
7. Making friends is easy. Keeping them is hard.
They like talking to people, but they value their alone-time, as well. This can make maintaining a friendship tricky. If your ambivert friend makes an effort to consistently invest time and energy in your friendship, be glad. You are truly special to them.
8. Their social desires change with the breeze.
They might be desperate to hang out with you on Friday, but then not answer your call on Saturday. They’re not mad at you. They’re just super comfortable in bed watching films.
9. They can talk to you for hours.
If you manage to catch them in a one-on-one situation, an extroverted introvert will just not shut up. Once their interest is engaged, there’s no stopping them.
10. Listening is great too, though.
Sometimes they want to be a part of the action, but their social energy levels are too low for them to contribute in a meaningful way. Listening allows them to get to know you without burning up their social fuel. They also know its value from their chattier moments when they are desperate for an ear.
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Zahrah the Windseeker (2008) by Nnedi Okorafor
“In the Ooni Kingdom, children born dada—with vines growing in their hair—are rumored to have special powers. Zahrah Tsami doesn’t know anything about that. She feels normal. Others think she’s different—they fear her. Only Dari, her best friend, isn’t afraid of her.
But then something begins to happen—something that definitely marks Zahrah as different—and the only person she can tell is Dari. He pushes her to investigate, edging them both closer and closer to danger. Until Dari’s life is on the line. Only Zahrah can save him, but to do so she’ll have to face her worst fears alone, including the very thing that makes her different. “
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The Pittsburgh Press, Pennsylvania, February 25, 1942
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Born in Texas in 1892, to parents of African-American and Native American descent, Bessie Coleman moved to Chicago at twenty-three and worked as a manicurist. Somehow, Coleman began listening to and reading stories about World War I pilots. She became fascinated. She tried to enter flying school in the United States, but none would admit her.
So she learned French, and moved to France in 1921, hoping to be admitted into less-racist flying schools there. Coleman was so determined to reach her goals that she learned a foreign language in her twenties, and moved across an ocean by herself. Wow. And it was all worth it: Coleman was able to earn her pilot’s license in France, in just seven months.
As the world’s first black civilian pilot – male or female – she was nicknamed “Queen Bess.” She returned to the United States and the same year she got her license, 1922, became the first African-American woman to fly a public flight in the United States. Queen Bess kept going, earning her living doing aerial shows and barnstormings; she specialized in stunt flying and parachuting. In 1926, at the age of thirty-four, she tragically fell to her death while rehearsing for an aerial show.
Source: biography.com
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40 Books to Celebrate National Poetry Month
The forty books listed offer a range of diverse topics from Phillis Wheatley’s ruminations on various subjects to Mahogany L. Browne’s Black Girl Magic—from laughing feet to family love—Harlem to hair. April is National Poetry Month, and there’s something here for personal, classroom, and community enjoyment or inspiration. Poetry Month is “the largest literary celebration in the world,” so go here for ideas on how to celebrate all month long and here for more poetry selections from Nikki Grimes, Marilyn Nelson, Kwame Alexander, and other poets. Happy Poetry Month!
My People - Langston Hughes, Illustrator - Charles R. Smith Jr.
I Am Loved - Nikki Giovanni, Illustrator - Ashley Bryan
My Feet Are Laughing - Lissette Norman, Illustrator - Frank Morrison
Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon - Ruth Forman, Illustrated by Cbabi Bayoc
Bronzeville Boys and Girls - Gwendolyn Brooks, Illustrator - Faith Ringgold
Love to Langston - Tony Medina, Illustrator - R. Gregory Christie
Hey Black Child - Useni Eugene Perkins, Illustrator - Bryan Collier
Read and Rise - Sandra L. Pinkney, Illustrator - Myles Pinkney
I Am the Virgin Islands - Tiphanie Yanique
I Live in Music - Ntozake Shange, Illustrator - Romare Bearden
We Are Shining - Gwendolyn Brooks - Jan Spivey Gilchrist
In Your Hands - Carole Boston Weatherford, Illustrator - Brian Pinkney
That Is My Dream! - Langston Hughes, Illustrator - Daniel Miyares
Some Kind of Love: A Family Reunion in Poems - Traci Dant Illustrator - Eric Velasquez
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me - Maya Angelou, Illustrator - Jean-Michel Basquiat
Oh, Brother! - Nikki Grimes, Illustrator - Mike Benny
Sail Away - Langston Hughes, Illustrator - Ashley Bryan
Ostrich and Lark - Marilyn Nelson, Illustrators - San Artists of the Kuru Art Project in Botswana
Crowning Glory - Joyce Carol Thomas, Illustrator - Brenda Joysmith
Harlem - Walter Dean Myers, Illustrator - Christopher Myers
Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou - Dr. Edwin Graves Wilson Ph.D., Illustrator - Jerome Lagarrigue
The Angels Lullaby - Joyce Carol Thomas, Illustrator - Pamela Johnson
Wonders: The Best Children’s Poems of Effie Lee Newsome - Rudine Sims Bishop (Compiler), Illustrator - Lois Mailou Jones
I See the Rhythm - Toyomi Igus, Illustrator - Michele Wood
Under the Moon & Over the Sea: A Collection of Caribbean Poems - James Berry & Grace Nichols
Daddy Calls Me Man - Angela Johnson, Illustrator - Rhonda Mitchell
Children of Long Ago - Lessie Jones Little, Illustrator - Jan Spivey Gilchrist
America, My New Home - Monica Gunning, Illustrator - Ken Condon
Soul Looks Back in Wonder - Tom Feelings (Editor) Illustrator - Tom Feelings
Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art - Belinda Rochelle https://amzn.to/2Gz4E5m
The Pioneers (Poetry from the Masters) - Wade Hudson
The Poems of Phillis Wheatley: With Letters and a Memoir - Phillis Wheatley
Carver: A Life in Poems - Marilyn Nelson
Poetry from the Masters: The Black Arts Movement - Eugene Useni Perkins
Remember the Bridge: Poems of a People - Carole Boston Weatherford
Martin Rising: Requiem for a King - Andrea Davis Pinkney, Illustrator - Brian Pinkney
How I Discovered Poetry - Marilyn Nelson, Illustrator - Hadley Hooper
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance - Nikki Grimes, Illustrators - Various Artists
Out of Wonder - Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley, & Marjory Wentworth, Illustrator - Ekua Holmes
Black Girl Magic - Mahogany L. Browne. Illustrator - Jess X. Snow
Find more children’s and young adult books by Black authors here
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Source: bcbooksandauthors.com
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Wonder Woman by Krystina Arielle Cosplay
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“This little girl was so excited to take this picture that it almost didn’t happen! She kept hugging me and was so happy to stand and talk with me. “
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Hundreds of thousands have gathered at the #MarchForOurLivesDC rally in Washington, DC.
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KING DING DONG!
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Lucy Stanton (1831-1910) was a prominent feminist and abolitionist. In 1850, upon completing a literary course at Oberlin College, she became the first African American woman to complete a four-year college course.
On her graduation day, she gave a speech titled “A Plea for the Oppressed”, calling on everyone to join th abolitionist cause and end slavery in the United States. She was the editor of Cleveland’s first African-American newspaper, The Alienated American, and worked with numerous organizations across the country to offer rights and education to African Americans.
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The Correct Thing in Good Society, Boston, 1921