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Understanding Florida’s batshit curriculum
In today’s newsletter, Keisha N. Blain, professor of Africana Studies at Brown University, brings historical perspective to Florida’s curriculum whitewashing.
Barbie is a community organizer
You didn’t think you’d only get one Barbie newsletter, did you?
The one thing Barbie never was
In today’s newsletter, culture critic Scarlett Harris combs through the 64-year history of the controversial doll to understand the (potentially radical) reasons why Barbie never became a mother.
What the Hollywood strike means for labor
In today’s newsletter, we’re looking at what the joint writers/actors strike means for the rest of us, as well as the largest oral history of activism from young girls.