Happy (?) weekend! I hope everyone has had an educational week. For the #30DayEducationChallenge weekend edition we're watching 13th on Netflix. Through interviews with public figures, politicians, activists, and scholars 13th, directed by Ava DuVernay*, discusses modern day laws and policies in connection with US history. I'm excited to watch and discuss!
I know this week was a lot of information (and Wednesday was a heavy reading day, sorry) so we can also use time this weekend to catch up on the past week and read through comments:
Day 1: Overview
Day 2: The Economics of Slavery
Day 3: Reconstruction
Day 4: Jim Crow (+ supplemental reading)
Day 5: The Great Migration
Enjoy the weekend, keep learning and talking, stay safe, and for fkcs sake wear a mask!
See yall out there!
*Where have we heard Ava's name before? She is:
- The first Black woman to win the directing award in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for her second feature film Middle of Nowhere.
- The first Black woman nominated for the Best Director Golden Globe (Selma)
- The first Black female director to have a film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (Selma).
- Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for 13th.
- The first black woman to direct a live-action film earning $100 million at U.S. box office (Wrinkle in Time).
- Co-writer of When They See Us which was nominated for 16 Emmy Awards.
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