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The Khan Academy team’s favorite books about women’s history
March is both National Reading Month and Women’s History Month. We asked the Khan Academy team to share their favorite books about women. Discover a new book to read this month. Memoirs, biographies, and essay collections Breathe: A Letter to My Sons by Imani PerryPerry writes to her two young sons about her relationship to them and her role as a Black mother in America. Perry’s relationship with her sons and her hopes, fears, and wishes for them are profound and beautiful. I first heard about this book on the incredible podcast The Stacks, hosted by Traci Thomas. In the episode where they discuss the book, her guest, Kiese Laymon, says that if you’ve read Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, you also need to read Breathe.Rosie, Content Disruptive Archives: Feminist Memories of Resistance in Latin America’s Dirty Wars by Viviana Beatriz MacManusDisruptive Archives surfaces the historically erased…
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Homeroom with Sal and Rehema Ellis
How did one teacher turn his kitchen into a science lab? NBC Nightly News Education Correspondent Rehema Ellis joined Homeroom with Sal to share stories of how teachers are getting creative and reimagining their distance learning classrooms. Recorded live on December 15, 2020. See the original livestream on YouTube. For more information visit: https://keeplearning.khanacademy.org Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. If you’d like to contribute, please visit:https://www.khanacademy.org/donate
Homeroom with Sal and Lester Holt
What is it like to do a news show for kids, and how can families talk to kids about the unprecedented times we live in? NBC Nightly News Anchor Lester Holt joins Sal to share his experience, and what it’s like covering the 2020 presidential election. Recorded live on August 14, 2020. See the original livestream on YouTube For more information visit: https://keeplearning.khanacademy.org Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. If you’d like to contribute, please visit: https://www.khanacademy.org/donate