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The distinguished American civil rights leader, W. E. B. DuBois first published these fiery essays, sketches, and poems individually in 1920 in the Atlantic, the Journal of Race Development, and other periodicals. Reflecting the author's ideas as a politician, historian, and artist, this volume has long moved and inspired readers with its militant cry for social, political, and economic reform. It is essential reading for all students of African American history.

At a time when popular solutions to the educational plight of poor children of color are imposed from the outside, the acclaimed Algebra Project and its founder, Robert Moses, offer a vision of school reform based in the power of communities. Founded on the belief that math-science literacy is a prerequisite for full citizenship in society, the Project works with entire communities—parents, teachers, and especially students—to create a culture of literacy around algebra, a crucial stepping-stone to college math and opportunity.

In questo podcast racconteremo il ruolo della musica sacra nella Commedia di Dante, un ruolo che va ben oltre quello meramente retorico e decorativo; in particolare descriveremo la progressione dalla cacofonia infernale, alla monofonia nel Purgatorio e alla polifonia del Paradiso. Le descrizioni musicali che ci fornisce Dante, veicolano un significato metafisico preciso: il passaggio dalla cacofonia al canto corale unisonale e poi all'armonia celeste. La musica appare, nell’inferno, come strumento di punizione, poi come via di purificazione nel purgatorio, e infine, nel Paradiso, come mezzo ...