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How We Co-Create and Recreate the World: Octavio Paz on Sor Juana, Poetry as Rebellion, and the Creative Collaboration Between Writers and Readers – The Marginalian Brain Parts, Forms Of Poetry, Good Readers, Baroque Art, The Cloisters, Modern Times, New York Public Library, Lorde, Young Reader

Forms Of Poetry

New York Public Library

How We Co-Create and Recreate the World: Octavio Paz on Sor Juana, Poetry as Rebellion, and the Creative Collaboration Between Writers and Readers – The Marginalian

Wong, Flo Oy - National Women’s Hall of Fame Make A Donation, Book Of Life, Rose Design, Hall Of Fame, Flo, Women, Woman

Make A Donation

Wong, Flo Oy - National Women’s Hall of Fame

Anna May Wong’s Legacy of Inclusion - Ms. Magazine Chinese American, American Women, American History, Asian American Actresses, American Actors, Luise Rainer, The Concubine, Anna May, Snake In The Grass

Chinese American

American History

Asian American Actresses

American Actors

Snake In The Grass

Anna May Wong’s Legacy of Inclusion - Ms. Magazine

Human Rights Day - Women who shaped the Universal Declaration | United Nations United Nations Human Rights, Declaration Of Human Rights, Human Rights Day, Women’s Rights, Equal Rights, Lake Success, Commission On Human Rights, Right To Education, United Nations General Assembly

United Nations Human Rights

Declaration Of Human Rights

Human Rights Day

Women’s Rights

Commission On Human Rights

Right To Education

United Nations General Assembly

Human Rights Day - Women who shaped the Universal Declaration | United Nations

The Civil Rights Movement · Omeka S Multi-Repository Black Lesbians, Audre Lorde, Apartheid, American Poets, Civil Rights Movement, Asian American, Enemy, Freedom, The Creator

Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Movement · Omeka S Multi-Repository

Faith Ringgold Has All the Answers Adam Pendleton, Kara Walker, Faith Ringgold, Engage Kids, New Museum, Look At The Stars, Harlem, Make Art, Female Artists

Look At The Stars

Faith Ringgold Has All the Answers

For Faith Ringgold, the Past Is Present - The New York Times African American Artist, American Artists, Faith Ringgold Art, Buddhist Meditation, Art Basel Miami, Artist Interview, Louise Bourgeois, Two Daughters

African American Artist

American Artists

Faith Ringgold Art

Buddhist Meditation

Art Basel Miami

Artist Interview

Louise Bourgeois

For Faith Ringgold, the Past Is Present - The New York Times

Henrietta Lacks (HeLa): The Mother of Modern Medicine | National Museum of African American History and Culture Henrietta Lacks, Kadir Nelson, Deep Red Dress, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cell Line, Yellow Hat, Women Issues

Henrietta Lacks

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Henrietta Lacks (HeLa): The Mother of Modern Medicine | National Museum of African American History and Culture

Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer | Unladylike2020 | American Masters | PBS - YouTube Spanish War, Dr Seuss Books, Super Hero Shirts, Women Supporting Women, Military History, Pbs, American Indians, Warfare, The Twenties

Super Hero Shirts

Women Supporting Women

Military History

American Indians

Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer | Unladylike2020 | American Masters | PBS - YouTube

'Wonder Women': New exhibition challenges how Asian women are typically portayed - CNN Style Trini Kwan, Battle Of Iwo Jima, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Wonder Women, Western Art, Running Women

Battle Of Iwo Jima

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

'Wonder Women': New exhibition challenges how Asian women are typically portayed - CNN Style

Opal Lee of Fort Worth, Texas, affectionally called the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.” In 2016, Lee at the age of 89, walked from her home in Fort Worth to Washington, D.C., personally energizing the movement with her slogan, “go bigger,” as she urged supporters to pressure Congress and the White House to recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Emancipation Day, Emancipation Proclamation, Personal Rights, Holiday Promotions, We Are Festival, Union Army, Love Me Like, Everybody Else, American Heroes

Emancipation Day

Emancipation Proclamation

Personal Rights

Holiday Promotions

We Are Festival

American Heroes

Opal Lee of Fort Worth, Texas, affectionally called the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.” In 2016, Lee at the age of 89, walked from her home in Fort Worth to Washington, D.C., personally energizing the movement with her slogan, “go bigger,” as she urged supporters to pressure Congress and the White House to recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday.

MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ | CIRCA Time Based Art, Louisiana Museum, Marina Abramovic, Royal Academy Of Arts, Venice Biennale, Influential People, Guggenheim, Performance Artist, Museum Of Contemporary Art

Louisiana Museum

Marina Abramovic

Royal Academy Of Arts

Venice Biennale

Influential People

Performance Artist

Museum Of Contemporary Art

MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ | CIRCA

Only days after the passing of Civil Rights icon Maya Angelou, another elder, one of my personal heroines, Yuri Kochiyama, passed away yesterday at the age of 93. Rest in power, and thank you both for your legacy and inspiration. From the Reappropriate blog: Yuri Kochiyama was a radical activist who believed, first and foremost, ... Japanese American, Yuri Kochiyama, Journey Quotes, Class Quotes, Civil Rights Activists, Asian History, Black History

Japanese American

Civil Rights Activists

Only days after the passing of Civil Rights icon Maya Angelou, another elder, one of my personal heroines, Yuri Kochiyama, passed away yesterday at the age of 93. Rest in power, and thank you both for your legacy and inspiration. From the Reappropriate blog: Yuri Kochiyama was a radical activist who believed, first and foremost, ...

Honoring Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders in National Parks | National Park Foundation Interracial Marriage, Living In San Francisco, San Francisco Chronicle, Park Service, Women In History, Chinatown

Interracial Marriage

Living In San Francisco

San Francisco Chronicle

Women In History

Honoring Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders in National Parks | National Park Foundation

Ynes Mexia (U.S. National Park Service) Redwood Tree, Redwood Forest, Conservation Movement, Ny Botanical Garden, Mexia, Environmental Movement, Living In Mexico, American Continent, Mexican American

Conservation Movement

Ny Botanical Garden

Environmental Movement

Living In Mexico

American Continent

Mexican American

Ynes Mexia (U.S. National Park Service)

The poet is the caretaker of the family’s legacy, of the story of what will go forward. Every family has one, sometimes more than one. We’re the ones keeping history. History lives in our poetry. Our cultures live in our poetry….We’re holding the spirit of the people in what we do. Feminist Writers, Women Writers, Cecile, Jazz, Lordes, Poetry Magazine, Broadway, Female Poets, Poetry Foundation

Feminist Writers

Poetry Magazine

Poetry Foundation

The poet is the caretaker of the family’s legacy, of the story of what will go forward. Every family has one, sometimes more than one. We’re the ones keeping history. History lives in our poetry. Our cultures live in our poetry….We’re holding the spirit of the people in what we do.

James Jean A24 Everything Everywhere All At Once Art | HYPEBEAST James Hong, Michelle Yeoh, James Jean, Science Fiction Film, Dreamlike, Hypnotic, Anime Art Girl, Constellations

Science Fiction Film

James Jean A24 Everything Everywhere All At Once Art | HYPEBEAST

Clipping found in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle in Brooklyn, New York on Apr 28, 1918. Komako Kimura (1918). Newspaper Archives, Brooklyn, Eagle, York

Newspaper Archives

Clipping found in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle in Brooklyn, New York on Apr 28, 1918. Komako Kimura (1918).

Helen Keller Newspaper Notices : Unknown : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Anniston, Helen Keller, Bakersfield, Internet Archive, Helping Others, Newspaper, The Borrowers, Unknown, Free Download

Internet Archive

Helen Keller Newspaper Notices : Unknown : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

I can say that if I had not been influenced by Western literature I would probably not have been able to write fiction, or at any rate not the kind of fiction in this collection. It is obvious that my earliest stories followed the path of Western realism... A little later, as the Chinese revolution developed, my fiction changed with the needs of the age and of the Chinese people... Literature ought to join minds together... turning ignorance into mutual understanding. Time, place and ... Woman Authors, Zora Neale Hurston, Banned Books, Literary Criticism, Vintage Pinup, Good People, Amazing People

Zora Neale Hurston

Literary Criticism

I can say that if I had not been influenced by Western literature I would probably not have been able to write fiction, or at any rate not the kind of fiction in this collection. It is obvious that my earliest stories followed the path of Western realism... A little later, as the Chinese revolution developed, my fiction changed with the needs of the age and of the Chinese people... Literature ought to join minds together... turning ignorance into mutual understanding. Time, place and ...

The world reveres Chien-Shiung Wu as a groundbreaking nuclear physicist who made a startling find 65 years ago. But to me, she was Grandma — and I long to know more about her. Nuclear Physics, Manhattan Project, Physicist, The Washington Post, Revere, Mirror Image, Call Her, Perspective, Statue

Nuclear Physics

Manhattan Project

The Washington Post

The world reveres Chien-Shiung Wu as a groundbreaking nuclear physicist who made a startling find 65 years ago. But to me, she was Grandma — and I long to know more about her.

"How Long" from SUFFRAGIST by Shaina Taub Joes Pub, Laura Nyro, Shakespeare In The Park, Public Theater, Theatre Shows, John Taylor, Music Venue, Get Tickets, The Visitors

Shakespeare In The Park

"How Long" from SUFFRAGIST by Shaina Taub

Overlooked No More: Yu Gwan-sun, a Korean Independence Activist Who Defied Japanese Rule - The New York Times Ny Times, The New York Times, Ban Ki Moon, Bible Verse Memorization, Old Girl Names, Korean Peninsula, Peaceful Protest, Choe, Moment Of Silence

The New York Times

Bible Verse Memorization

Korean Peninsula

Peaceful Protest

Moment Of Silence

Overlooked No More: Yu Gwan-sun, a Korean Independence Activist Who Defied Japanese Rule - The New York Times

Spalding decided to include entire passages in the libretto contributed by other writers: the musician and scholar Ganavya, and the poets Joy Harjo and Safiya Sinclair. She had sought them out for advice, but ended up seeing no reason not to add their words in full. She distributed the Iphigenia character across five different voices, allowing for conflicting feelings to be expressed under the same person’s name, and removing the pressure for a lone figure to take a leap against impossible odds Miles Davis Quintet, Esperanza Spalding, Wayne Shorter, Living Dolls, Heroism, Playwright, Sinclair, Quartet

Miles Davis Quintet

Esperanza Spalding

Spalding decided to include entire passages in the libretto contributed by other writers: the musician and scholar Ganavya, and the poets Joy Harjo and Safiya Sinclair. She had sought them out for advice, but ended up seeing no reason not to add their words in full. She distributed the Iphigenia character across five different voices, allowing for conflicting feelings to be expressed under the same person’s name, and removing the pressure for a lone figure to take a leap against impossible odds