Comics: Not Just for Children
The article Comics: Justice League Fights Real World Hunger by Andrew Smith of the Seattle Times informs us that DC Entertainment has started the “We Can be Heroes” campaign to help the hunger crisis...
View ArticleRecess!
Recess! was an animated television series that told the stories of the lives of six elementary school children as they interacted with other children, teachers, and parents. TJ, Vince, Ashley, Gus,...
View ArticleBaking is for Girls
Easy-Bake Oven in the 90's from Website Children of the 90's One of my most prized possessions throughout my childhood was my Easy-Bake Oven. I loved to spend all my time baking things and pretending I...
View ArticleAre “Snacker” and “Lead Bottom” the real villains in Disney’s “Habit Heroes”...
Snacker, Lead Bottom, and Glutton of Disney's recently closed "Habit Heroes" exhibit Last week yahoo posted an article in its news section addressing the recent closing of Disney’s “controversial fat...
View ArticleNo more victim-blaming!
According to a news report from The Guardian, more than a month has passed since the killing of 17 year old Trayvon Martin occurred in a gated, middle-class community near Miami, Florida. Trayvon...
View Article“The Snowy Day”
In 1962, prior to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream Speech” and in the midst of the civil rights movement, a unique children’s book was published. The name of the book was “The Snowy...
View ArticleFrom NWA to Trayvon Martin: How Assumptions Can Kill
In class, we discussed the moral panic surrounding rap groups such as NWA in the 80′s and early 90′s. Older black and white people, and many middle class moms were disgusted by what they assumed was...
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