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10 Ways Music Is Intrinsically Linked to Our Cultural Identity

By Chantal Ford — 2020

Do we realize just how much of an influence music really has on us and our cultural identity?

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The Visionary Community of the Harlem Y.M.C.A.

In the early 20th century, the building became a meeting place for many of the writers, artists, actors and activists who defined a new and vibrant Black culture.

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Sandra E. Garcia
2021
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Social Media Helps Native Americans Preserve Cultural Traditions During Pandemic

Many Native people have found innovative ways throughout the pandemic to continue sharing their culture despite physical distancing restrictions. Social media groups have provided some remedies, in ways that may continue after the pandemic wanes.

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Sara Reardon
2021
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How to Build Community and Why It Matters so Much

Community contributes to health and wellbeing. Here’s how to build purpose, belonging, and resilience as an individual and as a leader.

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Tracy Brower
2020
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Eastern Margins: A Family, Gathering

In the face of pandemic-related difficulties, a collective of East and Southeast Asian creatives comes together to create community and celebrate their various cultural expressions.

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Vivian Yeung
2021
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Stories from Experts About the Impact of Digital Life

While many technology experts and scholars have concerns about the social, political and economic fallout from the spread of digital activities, they also tend to report that their own experience of digital life has been positive.

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Janna Anderson and Lee Rainie
2018
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A Guide for Co-Creating Access & Inclusion

This guide is for people who are considering working with and for disabled people, perhaps for the very first time. It includes a brief introduction to disability justice, and then focuses on artistic and pedagogical work with the disability community.

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Taeyoon Choi
2021
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How a Revered Studio for Artists with Disabilities Is Surviving at a Distance

Creative Growth is a place for artists with disabilities to gather, work, talk, and think without fear of reproach or dismissal.

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Dan Piepenbring
2020
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Why Writing Should Never Be Cut-Throat Competition

The word makes you feel as though you NEED TO WIN. You NEED to be THE BEST in order to be recognized and honored. It forces you to dig deep, drive hard, and step on your opponents. Writing, in my honest opinion, is not about that.

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Kristina H
2019
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Circling: A Personal Perspective on Finding Genuine Connection

Anyone who's ever had the experience of feeling “grokked”—truly seen, known and understood by another—knows the experience at the heart of Circling, an open-source brand of communal conversation—some call it “relational yoga”—which is now practiced in over 60 communities in 45 states and 12...

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Gregg Levoy
2021
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Why You Should Worry Less About Your Network and More About Your Inner Circle

Want to get more out of your relationships? Be bold and shrink your social circle.

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Jessica Stillman
2018
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