My Ishmael
Photo of book cover by Tom Murphy.| Do the Math
on reading The Dawn of Everything| Winnie Lim
One of the experiences I’ve had tolerably often, over the more than nineteen years that I’ve been writing these weekly essays, is the discovery that a series of apparently disconnected posts I’ve written were all talking about the same thing. Yes, that’s happened again. It’s going to take some work to trace out the connection…| Ecosophia
Drawing from her Turkish Cypriot and Jamaican roots, Nazlı Ramadan’s new pop-up restaurant JURKISH is a blend of Mediterranean flavours with the bold, spiced essence| Afropean: your guide to the Afro European diaspora and beyond
In the symphony of Nigeria’s cultural soul, it is our festivals that resonate loudest. They echo through time in the form of chants, processions, drumming,| Afropean: your guide to the Afro European diaspora and beyond
Kent was the right man at the right time.| Afropean: your guide to the Afro European diaspora and beyond
In a bold and deeply analytical new work, The Urgency of Black Madness, author and scholar Prof. George Nyamndi brings forth a voice that is equal parts| New York Weekly
It wasn’t just a cultural event that had been years in the making. It was the cultural event of the era, and would remain without parallel for decades hence. The arrival of Afro-British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor in America in 1904 – to perform as conductor for his internationally acclaimed masterpiece – was a dream come true. It was particularly significant for a handful of privileged African-Americans, whose lofty primary motivation was to convince talented fellow Black citize...| Afropean: your guide to the Afro European diaspora and beyond
In June 2025, the National Foundation for Educational Research published their report on “ethnic disparities in entry to teacher training, teacher retention and progression to senior leadership”. The report was supported by input from some key individuals in research and scholarship on initial teacher education, one of whom with strong knowledge and a decades-long track … Continue reading An analysis of the “Ethnic disparities in entry to teacher training, retention and progression to...| tenpencemore
I wanted to write about current fascist narratives - our new normal in 2025. But I feel too depleted, following these unfold - and seeing so little resistance.| Katri Bertram
The Strategic Review of the Northern Ireland Curriculum, conducted by Lucy Crehan, presents a detailed analysis of the current educational landscape and proposes reforms. When she announced she wou…| tenpencemore
Victor leaves his native St. Kitts for the busy streets of London with barely a backward glance. Frustrated with what he sees as the insular mindset of his rural town, not least that of his parents, he saves enough for the ship passage to the ‘Mother Country’ and joins the many thousands of Caribbeans trying to make a new life in post-war Britain. Before leaving, Victor hastily marries Lorna – a young woman with whom he has fathered a son, Leon – with a promise to send for them lat...| Afropean: your guide to the Afro European diaspora and beyond
“It’s 2076 in the United Segregated States of America”| Afropean: your guide to the Afro European diaspora and beyond
Source: Penny Rabiger – The Wishing Tree at Green Man Festival Every time I open an edition of Schools Week I sigh, knowing that I will always find what is always there to behold. This week, …| tenpencemore
By Mónica Roa, Puentes In the first part of this blog, I explored how the narrative of interconnection can serve as an antidote to authoritarianism by challenging fear-based stories that […]| Horizons
How can I shake up my American identity and imbue it with values/practices I loved in Europe? I quit my job in academic DEI (diversity,| Afropean: your guide to the Afro European diaspora and beyond
As someone who did not always have access to quality content about Black history, I count myself lucky when it finds its way to me,| Afropean: your guide to the Afro European diaspora and beyond
House slave, Annie (Suzanne Parker) considers herself fortunate and protected working on the Llanrumney estate; a sugar plantation in 18th Century Jamaica, owned by the Morgan| Afropean: your guide to the Afro European diaspora and beyond
Image from Wikimedia Commons.This is part of a series of posts representing ideas from the book, Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn. I view the ideas explored in Ishmael to be so important to the world that it seems everyone should have a chance to be exposed. I hope this treatment inspires you to read the original.| Do the Math
Have I mentioned how important I think Daniel Quinn’s Ishmael is? I reread it recently for the first time in a while, and was again impressed with how many important modernity-challenging ideas are packed into one novel.| Do the Math
This interim report from the Curriculum and Assessment Review offers valuable insights into the current state of the English education system. However, when analysed through a Critical Race Theory …| tenpencemore
Woman shushing Source: Consideration of race, racism, and racial bias in safeguarding reviews is crucial because these are powerful social determinants that significantly influence the lives of Bla…| tenpencemore
By Mónica Roa, Puentes One way to understand our time is as a battleground of intense narrative disputes. On one side, the climate emergency, the impact of artificial intelligence on […]| Horizons
Why Sesostris? Why does the classical antiquity tell stories about this Egyptian hero king of the second millennium BC? On which basis?| Archaeology Wiki
Film Photography I had shot two rolls of film in college and loved it, but I couldn’t afford the on-going expense and got a digital camera instead. I really wish I had found my way back to film photography sooner but better late than never. I’ve started shooting both 35mm and 120 film, fully manual cameras, most of them without any built-in light meters. I’m also developing and scanning black & white negatives at home and plan to take on color film soon. Here’s a running log of photos...| Shom Bandopadhaya
Burbs It's a plane, it's a bird, it's... a bird. Northern CardinalA kite/hawkDowny WoodpeckerRed CardinalEuropean StarlingEuropean StarlingEuropean StarlingBald EagleBald Eagle| Shom Bandopadhaya
Glacier National Park 2019 I visited Glacier National Park in October 2019 and stayed in Columbia Falls in a cute one room cabin for around two weeks. My friends were also visiting and staying in the cabin next door and that was really fun. The Columbia Falls area after the crowds leave is just the right amount of sleepy next to the crown jewel of the continent, Glacier National Park. Unfortunately, a blizzard had beat me to Montana and brought along 4 feet of snow which led to the Going to t...| Shom Bandopadhaya
Jubilee College State Park I have had bad timing with weather, travel, and motivation to properly schedule a local Fall color walkabout. There was total cloud cover but it looked like there might be some "holes" in the cloud where the sun might peek through, which I wanted to capture as shafts of light highlighting the fall colors. Well, the "hole" turned out to be the entire sky and the vantage point I had picked out along the river didn't have any leaves on trees... so none of that worked o...| Shom Bandopadhaya
A new study highlights flaws in stories that conservation organizations often tell about how protected areas can improve the wellbeing of local people. It shows that some of the most entrenched narratives lack evidence and need more nuance. But it found stronger evidence for narratives that centre the rights and roles of indigenous people and … Continue reading Conservation narratives about protected areas and local people are not telling the whole story| Under The Banyan
When we excuse those we love for offenses that aren’t ours to forgive, we enable greater harm.| Plan A Mag
