Curated Video
Sarah Kay reads "Forest Fires"
Sarah Kay reads Forest Fires, a poem she wrote for her grandmother and dad.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Reginald Dwayne Betts 'If Absence Was the Source of Silence'
Reginald Dwayne Betts is a Ph.D. in Law candidate at Yale. His major research interests are administrative law, criminal law, empirical legal studies, and law and literature. He holds a B.A. from the University of Maryland and a J.D....
Ferly Playground
Practice Makes Perfect!
It’s Mother’s Day and Momolu reads a poem for his Mom and all Moms everywhere. Everyone joins together to thank their mothers and all mothers| on Mother’s Day and every day
The Atlantic
A Poetic Ode to Motherhood
Becoming a mother changed the way Nanfu Wang saw the world. This is an experience common to new parents, but it’s often ineffable. Wang’s new film, Between Everything, renders the perspective shift of motherhood in cinematic poetry. Read...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sean Frederick Forbes "Gnosis"
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Sean Frederick Forbes is the author of Providencia (2013). Sean identifies as Afro-Latino and connects to the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Recent poems...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sean Frederick Forbes "An Oracle Remembering Providencia's Formation"
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Sean Frederick Forbes is the author of Providencia (2013). Sean identifies as Afro-Latino and connects to the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Recent poems...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Richard Blanco - Teachers Make a Difference - Ms. Husted
Richard Blanco’s mother, seven months pregnant, and the rest of the family arrived as exiles from Cuba to Madrid where he was born. Forty-five days later, the family immigrated once more to New York City, and eventually settled in Miami....
TED Talks
TED: Woman, Life, Freedom in Iran -- and what it means for the rest of the world | Golshifteh Farahani
In this poetic and moving reflection, actor, musician and activist Golshifteh Farahani honors those who have fought for "Woman, Life, Freedom" following Mahsa Amini's death at the hands of Iran's religious morality police. Calling upon...
Epic Reads
Missing Children, Gentrification, & Mental Health: Tiffany D. Jackson on Monday’s Not Coming
“When your whole world is missing… it plagues you.” Monday’s Not Coming is compelling, twisted, and grounded in an emotional reality. From community to media biases, hear some of the inspiration behind Tiffany D. Jackson’s stunning new...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sean Frederick Forbes - Teachers Make a Difference - Janet Feldberg
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Sean Frederick Forbes is the author of Providencia (2013). Sean identifies as Afro-Latino and connects to the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Recent poems...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Richard Blanco - "El Americano in the Mirror"
Richard Blanco’s mother, seven months pregnant, and the rest of the family arrived as exiles from Cuba to Madrid where he was born. Forty-five days later, the family immigrated once more to New York City, and eventually settled in Miami....
Mr. R.'s Songs for Teaching
Addition Song- My Dog Addition
I use this with my early elementary students to reinforce the concept of addition (Lyrics Below) Don't forget to count along with dog Addition as she gains more and more weight! See more of my math poems on: http://mathstory.com LYRICS:...
The Guardian
Kids killed by guns: America's daily nightmare
On an average day in America, seven children and teenagers will be shot dead.Gary Younge tells the stories of the lives lost on one random day - 23 November 2013. Ten children died that day, including 9-year-old Jaiden Dixon, who was...
Curated Video
Coventry Carol - Lullay Lullay Christmas Carol - Lyrics
The "Coventry Carol" is an English Christmas carol dating from the 16th century. The carol was traditionally performed in Coventry in England as part of a mystery play called The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors. The play depicts the...
Curated Video
Kid President’s History of Awesome Girls Rap
There wasn’t enough time for all the world’s awesome girls. Who would you add? Let us know! Also - be sure to let the world know just how awesome girls are. Share this video! You can see more videos from this series by clicking here:...
Alliterative
History of Women's Magazines: The Endnotes
Recipe vid: https://youtu.be/u_8vkfJF_UI Images: http://maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com/Storehouse-Stone-Built-Traditional-Architecture-1422660 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CZ_52_pistol.jpg...
The Guardian
The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village
Daulatdia is an entire village in Bangladesh dedicated to prostitution. Subscribe to The Guardian ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian Every day, 1,600 trafficked, enslaved and abandoned women and girls sell themselves for £2 a time. In the...
TED Talks
Michelle Kuo: The healing power of reading
Reading and writing can be acts of courage that bring us closer to others and ourselves. Author Michelle Kuo shares how teaching reading skills to her students in the Mississippi Delta revealed the bridging power of the written word --...