It’s not that their perceptions are totally positive, but they’re informed, nuanced, contextualized, and way more optimistic.

Well, I’ve reached the end of another semester, and I can say to myself, mission accomplished and a job well done 😊

Then the goal of our semester is to examine the sources of their assumptions and to add context and complexity to the very real challenges these regions face. On the last day of class, I show the students their original words and ask them for their new ones.

When I teach a class about #Africa or the #GlobalSouth, during the 1st week of classes, I do an activity where I ask students to write down the first 3 words or phrases that come to their mind when they see the word “Africa”/“Third World”. Inevitably we get the usual negative images and tropes. >>>

Which countries recognised Palestine as a sovereign nation in 2024? aje.io/0ism3g

US Senate confirms first Biden-picked appellate judge since election The U.S. Senate on Monday elevated a Florida magistrate judge to a seat on a federal appeals court, as Senate Democrats continued their push to confirm as many of President Joe Biden's remaining judicial nominees as possible before Republican President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

President Biden appointed more Black judges to the federal appeals court YESTERDAY than Trump appointed in four years in office. Trump appointed zero Black federal appellate judges in his term in office. Biden has appointed 15 in his.

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President Biden has appointed 61 Black judges, including 39 Black women, who are now serving lifetime appointments on the federal bench. Check out the vid below. Joe came thru!
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Black Lifetime Judges Confirmed During the Biden Administration President Biden has appointed dozens of Black lifetime judges — more than any previous president in a single term.

Before January, President Biden appointed 61 Black judges including 39 Black women, to lifetime positions on the federal bench. Notably, nearly 40 percent of these judges bring substantial experience in safeguarding and promoting civil and human rights 👩🏿‍⚖️

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UN climate talks in disarray as developing nations stage walkout Small islands and least-developed nations say their climate finance interests were ignored.

Negotiators from small island states and the least-developed nations have walked out of negotiations during overtime UN climate talks, saying their climate finance interests were being ignored.

I was *just* trying to do some backwards counting to figure out when I need to thaw, season, marinate so it's ready to go in the oven Thursday morning 😩

Taylor Sheridan is amazing. I've watched almost all the series: Yellowstone, 1883, 1923, Tulsa King, Mayor of Kingstown. I need to start Lioness and Landman over the holiday break 😁

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Mine too. I always pair this with Things Fall Apart. A stunning story about the impact of colonialism in Africa.

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Trailer for Beyoncé’s NFL halftime show on December 25.

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speaking of history: highly recommend the PBS piece Racist Trees. It's about redlining in Palm Springs.

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Stunning!!!!! 😍😍😍

Of misogyny, Musk, and men Women are not okay. We're furious.

“The Trump campaign knew that men were his ticket back to power, and it targeted them with a sophisticated campaign of grievance and disinformation. And in that, they were massively aided by the manosphere and its billionaire mascot: Elon Musk.” By me www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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