Brian Jones
@brainyandbrawny
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Also on IG & Threads: @brianjoneseducator. See also: @nypleducators, @peoples_history, @nyupress, @haymarketbooks, @schomburgcenter
New York
Joined July 2010
.@NYPLEducators really is the cheat code for teachers. Books, curriculum, workshops... COMMUNITY.
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Was torn about going to @Jacksonville for @AsalhConvention, but they hollered #skeeyee, so I went. Saw an #OccupySLU activist from 2014. Did powerful plenary on #Blackstudentactivism, and even reflected at the Dollar General where 3 innocents lost their lives to #WhiteSupremacy.
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I am thankful for the work that I've done and the work ahead. I am very excited to be finishing up a book project with Autumn Adia -- it has amazing scholars, artists and poets in this volume. And it's dedicated to two of our favorite subjects: Black Girls and Love. More soon💕
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Across the country, educators face extreme backlash for teaching the truth and creating inclusive classrooms. Join us as we hear directly from teachers facing termination and censorship and offer solidarity and support. https://t.co/RHq7xC4wyx
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About the Event Across the country, educators face extreme backlash for teaching the truth and creating inclusive classrooms. As of June 2022, the Washington Post identified at least 160 educators […]
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This year is the 150th anniversary since Spain ended slavery in #PuertoRico in 1873. Through our collections, examine the island’s history from a former Spanish colony to U.S. territory. #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth #SchomburgCenter
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This year marks 150 years since Spain ended slavery in Puerto Rico. Learn about its history from Spanish colony and U.S. territory.
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I'm sobbing. After 12 years, she's here. Julia, I hope I've done u just the tiniest measure of justice. 190 years after your death, people will know you LIVED. @UNC_Press @SonyaBonczek @DGershenowitz @pande_literary @pandelectures @IUImpact @IUCollege @crres_iub @IUBloomington
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Everyone buy this book by @BLoveSoulPower. Last night was transformative in a room full of love, grace and the honoring of our ancestors. TY to @brainyandbrawny @DenaSimmons @RuizSealey @YaribelMercedes for the gift to humanity. #dream #abundance #heal #ed4liberation
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@NYPLEducators @BLoveSoulPower @SchomburgCenter First to be in the know will be subscribers to the monthly e-newsletter 👉🏽
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Get updates on workshops, curriculum, books, visits, and other resources for educators of all grades and subjects.
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@NYPLEducators @BLoveSoulPower @SchomburgCenter And hear me now: 👏🏽MARK👏🏽YOUR👏🏽CALENDARS for Election Day (Tues, Nov 7). 🤐🤯😎
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And... next week @NYPLEducators is co-sponsoring @BLoveSoulPower's book launch, PUNISHED FOR DREAMING, at @SchomburgCenter! ✊🏽 You need to register, like, yesterday:
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Conversation with Dr. Bettina Love and other scholars on the impact of four decades of educational reform and a road map for repair.
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Including downloadable primary sources translated into Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic!😍
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And... hot off the press: a guide to using primary sources to teach about the ways Black New Yorkers commemorated different moments in the struggle for emancipation!
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Happy first day of school! Explore everything the Library’s Center for Educators and Schools has to offer teachers, librarians, and homeschooling parents—this back-to-school season and all year round: https://t.co/ipAbkQdVq8
#NYPLDigitalCollections Image ID: 56806213
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Proud of this project that we have been working on for the past year! Check it out and share!
New! Explore our new curriculum guide and teach with the Library's primary sources! To Make Public Our Joy: Black New Yorkers Commemorating Emancipation, 1808–1865 is designed to help teachers support students in grades 7–12. Download the complete guide: https://t.co/I7zbL5S2Gy
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In honor of Hip-Hop's 50th Anniversary, NYPL has launched a limited-edition library card! stop by your local branch to get yours:) https://t.co/rPSYQHSGLe
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In 1973 at a South Bronx house party, DJ Kool Herc isolated and repeated the percussive “break” in the tracks he was spinning, creating one of the first instances of hip-hop as people would come to...
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