by Mufson, Michael | Mar 27, 2021 | Articles, It's Monumental Resources, Websites
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It does not take policy positions. The Center conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other...
by Mufson, Michael | Feb 25, 2021 | Articles, It's Monumental Resources, Literature & Poetry, Videos
One of the most striking moments in a 1993 interview between Charlie Rose and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison is when she says to the PBS anchor, “Imagine raising your children to despise other people.” She is soft, but stern in her delivery....
by Mufson, Michael | Feb 18, 2021 | Articles, It's Monumental Resources
(CNN)In high school, Aigner Picou was an honor student, held a job, led a club, participated in community service and played an instrument. But she says her college counselor told her, a Black student at a private school, that a college with a more than 50% acceptance...
by Mufson, Michael | Feb 2, 2021 | Art & Multi-Media, Articles, It's Monumental Resources
The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of...
by Mufson, Michael | Feb 2, 2021 | Articles, Books, It's Monumental Resources, Uncategorized
Ta-Nehisi Coates is a distinguished writer in residence at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He is the author of the bestselling books The Beautiful Struggle, We Were Eight Years in Power, and Between The World And Me, which won the National Book Award in...