For years, I opened my 11th-grade U.S. history classes by asking students, “What’s the name of that guy they say discovered America?” A few students might object to the word “discover,” but they all knew the fellow I was talking about. “Christopher Columbus!” several called out in unison.
“Right. So who did he find when he came here?” I asked. Usually, a few students would say, “Indians,” but I asked them to be specific: “Which nationality? What are their names?”
Silence.
In more than 30 years of teaching U.S. history and guest-teaching in others’ classes, I’ve never had a single student say, “Taínos.” So I ask them to think about that fact. “How do we explain that? We all know the name of the man who came here from Europe, but none of us knows the name of the people who were here first—and there were hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of them. Why haven’t you heard of them?”
This ignorance is an artifact of historical silencing—rendering invisible the lives and stories of entire peoples.
British artist Matthew Simmonds carves historic architectural structures into blocks of marble and stone, producing unique and intricate sculptures.
man i wish ‘no’ was a more socially acceptable answer
like ‘wanna come with us’
‘no’
no hard feelings
end of story
instead you either feel guilty for saying no or you have to give a detailed explanation/excuse why you don’t wanna or can’t go somewhere or you end up going anyway
Hit him where it hurts, Cassandra! (Apollo is the WORST.)
THIS IS THE BEST MYTHOLOGY COMIC I’VE EVER SEEN HOLY SHIT
Stop beating yourself up. You are a work in progress – which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once.
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Pathfinder: Origins #2 (2015) // Dynamite Comics
“To prove herself to the legendary Pathfinder Society, the holy warrior Kyra recounts a tale of heroism from her youth in the distant land of Qadira.
When a village of desert ratfolk is massacred, only Kyra and the paladin Seelah are willing to take up their cause and hunt down the bloodsucking monstrosities responsible”
Story: James L. Sutter, art: Kevin Stokes
PROTECT THE RATFOLK ❤
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