PRINCE | While My Guitar Gently Weeps That time Prince stepped on stage and slayed the guitar solo for George Harrison's While My Guitar Gently Weeps. It's all about minute 3:28. THIS STAGE OF LIFE? IT'S HARD. | austin.citymomsblog.com To the mom in her early to mid-30s with young kids anywhere between newborn to 8 years old, struggling with the guilt of having a career or the guilt of giving up her career, this one's for you..."This stage of life is less and less about watching your . . .

2 YEARS AFTER #BRINGBACKOURGIRLS, BOKO HARAM IS STILL ATTACKING SCHOOLS | huffingtonpost.com April 14 marked the two-year anniversary since Boko Haram abducted more than 270 girls from a school in Nigeria...."Since then, millions more children have been affected by the conflict — most notably by being kept out of school. Boko Haram’s violence has caused nearly one million children in Northeast Nigeria alone to have little or no access to education, according to a new Human Rights Watch (HRW) . . .

WHY I WON'T TEACH MY CHILDREN RACIAL TOLERANCE | bonbonbreak.com To tolerate is to endure. Less focus on enduring and more focus on valuing..."So when we teach racial "tolerance," we teach our children to endure other races. We teach our children to allow other races to merely exist. We teach our children that white is the standard and other races deviate from our standard. Teaching tolerance teaches that we have the power and superiority over other races to allow their mere existence. If we're . . .

OFFICIAL MEETING MINUTES FROM THE LAST SUPPER | mcsweeneys.net A detailed account of the Last Supper..."The meeting is called to order. Jesus asks Romaine who he is and what he’s doing here. Romaine asks if this is the meeting for Creative.Jesus sayeth upon him no. That’s tomorrow. Romaine thanks Jesus and announces he’s going to a club called Wicker Baskets tonight. He exits the conference room. Jesus puts forward that he wants to sit in the middle of the table, and everyone should sit . . .

THE UNCHECKED RACISM OF THE LEFT AND THE PLATINUM RULE | huffingtonpost.com A white man calls out the unchecked racism of liberal white people who tend to center themselves in a misguided effort to combat racism... "White progressives need to learn to balance when and where white opinions are helpful, requested, and not imposing. White people are so used to dominating discourse and centering ourselves, we struggle with the idea that when it comes to discussing race our opinions are often . . .

7 REASONS WHY YOUR TWO WEEK TRIP TO HAITI DOESN'T MATTER: CALLING BULL ON "SERVICE TRIPS" | thedoctorschannel.com Some hard truths about service trips and voluntourism..."My least favorite but most common response when asking someone about their micro-trip abroad goes something like this: 'I was heartbroken to see how life is there. It really makes me realize just how good we have it. My life will never be the same.' (*Rolls eyes*) If you truly want this experience — to change your world . . .

  HOMEWORK IS WRECKING OUR KIDS: THE RESEARCH IS CLEAR, LET'S BAN ELEMENTARY HOMEWORK | salon.com   Research confirms: the benefits of homework are age dependent..."For elementary-aged children, research suggests that studying in class gets superior learning results, while extra schoolwork at home is just . . . extra work. Even in middle school, the relationship between homework and academic success is minimal at best. By the time kids reach high school, homework provides academic . . .

  IF WE'RE BEING CANDID HERE, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE YOUR COMPANY IS SORORITY RACIST, TOO | linkedin.com/pulse On the heels of Chris Rock's opening monologue at the Oscars, Jared Karol breaks down what "sorority racism" looks like..."A young white woman was struggling to answer, and finally said, "I'm just normal."...When this "normal" perspective continues to go unchecked and unchallenged, it solidifies the sorority racism that Chris Rock spoke about. People grow up with no clue . . .

  WHY I LEFT THE RIGHT: HOW STUDYING RELIGION MADE ME A LIBERAL | medium.com Susie Meister, former young Republican who worked on George W. Bush's presidential campaign, writes about how studying the Bible shifted her thinking along with her political leanings..."What happened, however, wasn’t an abandonment of my faith, but a shift in my understanding of Scripture. While I had always read the Bible and knew large portions of it by memory, I had relied on the expertise of my religious . . .