03/26/2023
Today we honor legendary singer and actress Diana Ross on her birthday!
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03/26/2023
4 ex-cops charged in Tyre Nichols' death barred from police - New York Amsterdam News
Four of five former Memphis police officers charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who was handcuffed, brutally beaten and ignored by first responders for crucial minutes despite being barely conscious, can no longer work as law enforcement in Tennessee.
03/26/2023
Kittie Knox of cycling fame and fashion - New York Amsterdam News
Knox was born on Oct. 7, 1874, in Cambridgeport, Mass. Her mother was white and her father was a Black tailor, and it was possibly from him that she later became a talented seamstress, often making her own eye-catching garments. After the death of her father when she was 7, the family moved to the West End of Boston to a section of town where poor Blacks lived cheek-to-jowl with immigrants. Very little is known about her educational development, if any at all. When she came of age, she found work as a seamstress, while her brother, Ernest, labored as a steamfitter.
In pursuit of research on Harlem in the 1890s, I was surprised to discover how popular bicycling was then, which really should not have been such a stunning revelation.
03/26/2023
Disney Dreamers Academy: Teens focus on self-image, careers
Teens learned about the value of self-image along with showcasing what they’ve learned on the third day of the Disney Dreamers Academy on Saturday.
Teens learned about the value of self-image along with showcasing what they’ve learned at the Disney Dreamers Academy on Saturday.
03/25/2023
Trump ramps up attack on Manhattan DA with violent imagery and call for ‘death’ and ‘destruction’ - New York Amsterdam News
Former President Donald Trump has ramped up the rhetoric and the threats as potential criminal charges loom in New York, Georgia, and Washington.
Trump took to his Truth Social platform and posted a photo of him swinging a bat to the head of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Former President Donald Trump has ramped up the rhetoric and the threats as potential criminal charges loom in New York, Georgia, and Washington.
03/25/2023
Wilma Rudolph: A legacy of overcoming odds - New York Amsterdam News
In commemorating Women’s Heritage Month, we reflect on the legacy of world-renowned sprinter Wilma Glodean Rudolph. By the time she was a teenager. she had overcome more challenges than many people do in an entire lifetime. Doing so forged her indomitable will, which drove her to earn honors as a world-record-holder and multi-medal Olympian, as well as an international sports icon.
In commemorating Women’s Heritage Month, we reflect on the legacy of world-renowned sprinter Wilma Glodean Rudolph. By the time she was a teenager. she had overcome more challenges than many people do in an entire lifetime.
03/25/2023
Today we honor singer, songwriter, pianist and the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin on what would have been her 81st birthday.
03/25/2023
How does ranked choice voting work in NYC? - New York Amsterdam News
For the last two election cycles, New York City voters have used ranked choice voting, which was approved by 73% of voters in 2019 to vote in local primaries.
Voters will use ranked choice voting (RCV) once again in the June 27, 2023 primary for most of the offices on their ballots, with one important exception: RCV is used only for municipal elections like City Council, but not in district attorney races, which are technically state offices. This year, DAs are on the ballot in The Bronx, Queens and Staten Island.
For the last two election cycles, New York City voters have used ranked choice voting, which was approved by 73% of voters in 2019 to vote in local primaries.
03/25/2023
Students take a ‘Deep Dive’ at Disney Dreamers Academy
Youth listened to inspirational speakers and got the chance to experience their future careers on the second day of the Disney Dreamers Academy on Friday at Walt Disney World.
Youth listened to inspirational speakers and got the chance to experience their future careers the Disney Dreamers Academy on Friday.
03/25/2023
Angelina Weld Grimke, gifted, versatile writer of mixed ancestry and s*xuality - New York Amsterdam News
Angelina began teaching English at the Armstrong Manual Training School in 1902. The school, consistent with the Jim Crow system at that time, was Black and segregated. By 1916, she was a teacher at the renowned Dunbar High School. Among her notable students was the playwright and poet, May Miller. During her summer break, she often took classes at Harvard University. On July 11, 1911, she was traveling on a train to Connecticut when it crashed; she sustained a back injury that never completely healed. Seven years later her father became ill; in 1928 she retired to care for him and attended him until his death in 1930. She left the nation’s capital and moved to New York City where she lived in a semi-recluse apartment on the Upper West side before her death in 1958.
A play by Michael Dinwiddie and a book by Kerri K. Greenidge evoke an illustrious American family of mixed ancestry, and none more emblematic than Angelina Weld Grimke.
03/24/2023
Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov't workers - New York Amsterdam News
President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 was blocked Thursday by a federal appeals court.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans rejected arguments that Biden, as the nation’s chief executive, has the same authority as the CEO of a private corporation to require that employees be vaccinated.
President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 was blocked Thursday by a federal appeals court.
03/24/2023
Q&A: Chuck D talks rap's rise through 'Fight the Power' doc - New York Amsterdam News
Hip-hop became a cultural phenomenon against the backdrop of American history, and now Public Enemy’s Chuck D has committed himself to explore the artform’s origins.
Chuck D rounded up several rap greats — including Ice-T, Run DMC and MC Lyte — who offered their firsthand accounts ahead of this year’s 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Their reflections are explored in the four-part docuseries “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World,” that aired on PBS and is available to stream on its platforms and YouTube with a premium subscription.
Hip-hop became a cultural phenomenon against the backdrop of American history, and now Public Enemy’s Chuck D has committed himself to explore the artform's origins.
03/24/2023
Amazon cuts 9,000 more jobs, bringing 2023 total to 27,000 - New York Amsterdam News
Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on Monday.
The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company’s history, adding to the 18,000 employees the tech giant said it would lay off in January.
Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on Monday.
03/24/2023
Disney Dreamers Academy kicks off at Walt Disney World
The Walt Disney World Resort welcomes the 100 teens selected to participate in the 2023 Disney Dreamers Academy on Thursday. Several of the students are from the NYC area
The Walt Disney World Resort welcomed the 100 teens selected to participate in the 2023 Disney Dreamers Academy on Thursday.
03/24/2023
Banking on change: City Council makes election payouts - New York Amsterdam News
This month, the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) approved public matching funds for 2023 city council candidates. In predominantly Black and brown districts, candidates got some pretty big payouts. Overall, CFB said they dispensed a total of $1,051,696 to 15 candidates.
This month, the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) approved public matching funds for 2023 city council candidates. In predominantly Black and brown districts, candidates got some pretty big payouts.
03/24/2023
North Carolina House passes bill limiting racial teachings - New York Amsterdam News
North Carolina’s Republican-controlled House passed a previously vetoed proposal Wednesday to restrict how teachers can discuss certain racial topics that some lawmakers have equated to “ critical race theory.”
The House voted 68-49 along party lines for legislation banning public school teachers from compelling students to believe they should feel guilty or responsible for past actions committed by people of the same race or s*x.
United in their opposition, House Democrats challenged Republican claims that the bill would reduce discrimination and argued that a comprehensive history education should make students uncomfortable.
North Carolina’s Republican-controlled House passed a previously vetoed proposal Wednesday to restrict how teachers can discuss certain racial topics that some lawmakers have equated to “ critical race theory.”
03/23/2023
Puerto Rico marks 150 years since end of African slavery - New York Amsterdam News
This month marks the 150th anniversary of the abolition of African slavery in Puerto Rico.
On March 22, 1873, Spain’s parliament passed a law that ended slavery in Puerto Rico. That law ostensibly freed nearly 30,000 enslaved Africans on the island. But it was a freedom that was conditional: Those “free” Afro Puerto Ricans were obligated to continue working for their enslavers for at least three years as a way of compensating the enslavers for their future loss of labor.
This month marks the 150th anniversary of the abolition of African slavery in Puerto Rico.
03/23/2023
SPONSORED CONTENT: "Everyone, especially for the work that we do, deserves to live comfortably.” – Terrell, Bronx resident. Read more about how union carpenters and contractors are building our city and creating good-paying jobs so that working people can afford to live in the city they built.
03/23/2023
‘Just Pay’ campaign demands fair wages for essential city & state workers - New York Amsterdam News
Several essential labor groups gathered in Albany last week to demand fair and equitable wages throughout the state. They were supported by the Human Services Council (HSC) and the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, & Asian (BPHA) Legislative Caucus.
Nonprofits and essential services—such as childcare centers, senior centers, and mental health providers—fall under the umbrella of human service workers. Data indicates that they are the “lowest-paid workers” in New York City, despite the importance of their services during the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing migrant crisis.
Several essential labor groups gathered in Albany last week to demand fair and equitable wages throughout the state. They were supported by the Human Services Council (HSC) and the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, & Asian (BPHA) Legislative Caucus.
03/23/2023
Today we honor singer Yvette Marie Stevens, better known as Chaka Khan, on her birthday!
03/23/2023
CUNY students rally, want ‘New Deal for CUNY’ enacted - New York Amsterdam News
Jamell Henderson is one of the leaders of more than 200 CUNY students and supporters demonstrating at the “New Deal for CUNY” rally on March 19. They spoke out against Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal for a CUNY tuition hike—the first increase since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019.
Four-time CUNY grad Jamell Henderson is still studying—he says he’s on the path to graduating a fifth time.
03/23/2023
Gone but not forgotten: Street co-namings and murals advocate peace - New York Amsterdam News
New York has a long tradition of naming its streets after war heroes, explorers, authors, and even slave owners. But out of tragedy, a new tradition of celebration is emerging: co-naming streets after the victims of gun violence.
03/23/2023
What to know about Alvin Bragg, Manhattan district attorney - New York Amsterdam News
A New York grand jury investigating hush payments made on Donald Trump’s behalf during the 2016 presidential campaign has refocused attention on the Manhattan district attorney steering the case. Alvin Bragg’s decision to convene the grand jury early this year could lead to the first criminal charge against a former U.S. president.
A New York grand jury investigating hush payments made on Donald Trump's behalf during the 2016 presidential campaign has refocused attention on the Manhattan district attorney steering the case.
03/23/2023
Several students from our area are headed to Walt Disney World to participate in the 2023 Disney Dreamers Academy! Be sure to check out our online coverage of the event from Florida starting today!
03/23/2023
Woman replaces woman as T&T president - New York Amsterdam News
Trinidad and Tobago made history this week when it replaced one female head of state with the next in a well-organized ceremony in Port of Spain, the capital, on Monday.
Christine Carla Kangaloo took the oath of office as the oil- and gas-rich republic’s seventh ceremonial president, replacing fellow attorney and retired judge Paula Mae Weekes, who had opted not to serve a second term for personal reasons.
The country opted to upgrade its status from an independent nation to a republic 47 years ago. Kangaloo will serve as titular president for the next five years.
Trinidad and Tobago made history this week when it replaced one female head of state with the next in a well-organized ceremony in Port of Spain, the capital, on Monday.
03/22/2023
Video shows Irvo Otieno pinned to floor before his death - New York Amsterdam News
DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — A large group of sheriff’s deputies and employees of a Virginia mental hospital pinned patient Irvo Otieno to the floor earlier this month until he was motionless and limp, then began unsuccessful resuscitation efforts, newly obtained surveillance video shows.
A large group of sheriff's deputies and employees of a Virginia mental hospital pinned patient Irvo Otieno to the floor earlier this month until he was motionless and limp, then began unsuccessful resuscitation efforts, newly obtained surveillance video shows.
03/22/2023
Four Queens prosecutors Who discriminated against minority jurors are still on the job - New York Amsterdam News
A group of law professors filed ethics complaints Monday alleging prosecutorial misconduct, including allegations involving four current Queens prosecutors who had been slapped by the appellate courts for racial or religious discrimination practiced under former District Attorney Richard Brown.
All four have since received raises from new DA Melinda Katz, according to city payroll records reviewed by THE CITY.
A group of law professors filed ethics complaints Monday alleging prosecutorial misconduct, including allegations involving four current Queens prosecutors who had been slapped by the appellate courts for racial or religious discrimination practiced under former District Attorney Richard Brown.
03/22/2023
Disney Dreamers Academy picks local students
Several students from our area are headed to Walt Disney World to participate in the 2023 Disney Dreamers Academy! Be sure to check out our online coverage of the event from Florida starting Thursday. https://bit.ly/3n87HZm
Five local high school students from New York and New Jersey are preparing for the 16th annual Disney Dreamers Academy.
03/22/2023
New York Cares' 34th Annual Coat Drive distributes more than 70K coats and over 235K meals - New York Amsterdam News
New York Cares announces that it distributed more than 53,000 new winter coats and collected over 17,000 gently-used coats, providing a total of 70,547 winter coats during its 34th Annual Coat Drive.
03/22/2023
Today we honor singer, songwriter, Broadway star and Brooklyn native Stephanie Mills on her birthday!
03/22/2023
State Senator Kevin Parker hosts annual Youth Symposium - New York Amsterdam News
Senator Kevin Parker continues to empower youth by providing support and guidance on navigating obstacles they might face throughout their everyday lives by hosting another Youth Symposium and EmpoWOMENt in Brooklyn, N.Y. The annual event was held in collaboration with Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. and Councilmember Farrah Louis.
Senator Kevin Parker continues to empower youth by providing support and guidance on navigating obstacles they might face throughout their everyday lives by hosting another Youth Symposium and EmpoWOMENt in Brooklyn
03/22/2023
UN: Many African children at risk from lack of clean water - New York Amsterdam News
March 22 is the United Nation’s World Water Day, marked annually since 1993 to raise awareness about the pressing need for billions of people around the world to have access to clean water and sanitation.
03/22/2023
Trump indictment would be unprecedented moment in US history - New York Amsterdam News
The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign lies in the hands of a Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing evidence in secret for weeks.
An indictment of Trump, who is seeking the White House again in 2024, would be an unprecedented moment in American history, the first criminal case against a former U.S. president.
Law enforcement officials are bracing for protests and the possibility of violence after Trump called on his supporters to protest ahead of a possible indictment.
The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign lies in the hands of a Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing evidence in secret for weeks.
03/22/2023
How to rename a street in NYC: The right way to dub your block - New York Amsterdam News
Is your block named after a famed New Yorker? If you’ve wondered how that happened, this guide is for you.
Honorific street names are a reflection of the city’s culture and people — and the process of co-naming a street begins with the city’s 59 local community boards. It’s called co-naming because the street retains its current name as well.
Is your block named after a famed New Yorker? If you’ve wondered how that happened, this guide is for you.
03/21/2023
Researchers find Obamacare has significantly reduced racial disparities in health care access - New York Amsterdam News
Former President Barack Obama’s signature piece of legislation has proved the gift that’s kept on giving for Black and Brown communities in America.
03/21/2023
Willis Reed, leader on Knicks' 2 title teams, dies at 80 - New York Amsterdam News
Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship and create one of sports’ most enduring examples of playing through pain, died Tuesday. He was 80.
03/21/2023
Remembering Biggie - New York Amsterdam News
There was a community commemoration of the 26th anniversary of rapper Biggie Smalls’ death in front of the Clinton Hill Key Food at 991 Fulton Street, where young Christopher Williams used to bag groceries. Noting the worldwide influence of the Bed Stuy, Brooklyn rapper, Mayor Eric Adams helped unveil the interesting mirrored mural of the Notorious B.I.G.
There was a community commemoration of the 26th anniversary of rapper Biggie Smalls' death in front of the Clinton Hill Key Food at 991 Fulton Street, where young Christopher Williams used to bag groceries.
03/21/2023
Disney Dreamers Academy picks local students
Several students from our area are headed to Walt Disney World to participate in the 2023 Disney Dreamers Academy! Be sure to check out our online coverage of the event from Florida starting Thursday. https://bit.ly/3n87HZm
Five local high school students from New York and New Jersey are preparing for the 16th annual Disney Dreamers Academy.
03/21/2023
SPONSORED CONTENT: "Everyone, especially for the work that we do, deserves to live comfortably.” – Terrell, Bronx resident. Read more about how union carpenters and contractors are building our city and creating good-paying jobs so that working people can afford to live in the city they built.
03/21/2023
The Black and African American Connections to Parkinson’s Disease (BLAAC PD) study announces an effort to expand their long-term research on Parkinson’s Disease.
The study will now be taken up by two additional clinical site partners, Louisiana State University, and the University of Florida, which now brings the study to a total of six site locations. This is according to The Micheal J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, who in the collaborative effort with the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s initiative, and the Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program, seek to grow awareness of the genetic understanding of Parkinson’s disease.
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The deadline is extended to May 6th to apply for Discover the Unexpected 2018! This 8-week summer journalism fellowship offers a $10,000 scholarship, a $5,000 stipend, professional mentorship, a chance to celebrate our African-American community heroes and a 4-city road trip adventure in the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. Visit http://www.nnpa.org/dtu for more info and apply today!
The deadline is extended to May 6th to apply for Discover the Unexpected 2018! This 8-week summer journalism fellowship offers a $10,000 scholarship, a $5,000 stipend, professional mentorship, a chance to celebrate our African-American community heroes and a 4-city road trip adventure in the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. Visit http://www.nnpa.org/dtu for more info and apply today!
The deadline is extended to May 6th to apply for Discover the Unexpected 2018! This 8-week summer journalism fellowship offers a $10,000 scholarship, a $5,000 stipend, professional mentorship, a chance to celebrate our African-American community heroes and a 4-city road trip adventure in the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. Visit http://www.nnpa.org/dtu for more info and apply today!
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Today we honor legendary singer and actress Diana Ross on her birthday!
Four of five former Memphis police officers charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who was handcuffed, brutally beaten and ignored by first responders for crucial minutes despite being barely conscious, can no longer work as law enforcement in Tennessee.
Knox was born on Oct. 7, 1874, in Cambridgeport, Mass. Her mother was white and her father was a Black tailor, and it was possibly from him that she later became a talented seamstress, often making her own eye-catching garments. After the death of her father when she was 7, the family moved to the West End of Boston to a section of town where poor Blacks lived cheek-to-jowl with immigrants. Very little is known about her educational development, if any at all. When she came of age, she found work as a seamstress, while her brother, Ernest, labored as a steamfitter.
Teens learned about the value of self-image along with showcasing what they’ve learned on the third day of the Disney Dreamers Academy on Saturday.
Former President Donald Trump has ramped up the rhetoric and the threats as potential criminal charges loom in New York, Georgia, and Washington.
Trump took to his Truth Social platform and posted a photo of him swinging a bat to the head of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Trump took to his Truth Social platform and posted a photo of him swinging a bat to the head of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
In commemorating Women’s Heritage Month, we reflect on the legacy of world-renowned sprinter Wilma Glodean Rudolph. By the time she was a teenager. she had overcome more challenges than many people do in an entire lifetime. Doing so forged her indomitable will, which drove her to earn honors as a world-record-holder and multi-medal Olympian, as well as an international sports icon.
Today we honor singer, songwriter, pianist and the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin on what would have been her 81st birthday.
For the last two election cycles, New York City voters have used ranked choice voting, which was approved by 73% of voters in 2019 to vote in local primaries.
Voters will use ranked choice voting (RCV) once again in the June 27, 2023 primary for most of the offices on their ballots, with one important exception: RCV is used only for municipal elections like City Council, but not in district attorney races, which are technically state offices. This year, DAs are on the ballot in The Bronx, Queens and Staten Island.
Voters will use ranked choice voting (RCV) once again in the June 27, 2023 primary for most of the offices on their ballots, with one important exception: RCV is used only for municipal elections like City Council, but not in district attorney races, which are technically state offices. This year, DAs are on the ballot in The Bronx, Queens and Staten Island.
Youth listened to inspirational speakers and got the chance to experience their future careers on the second day of the Disney Dreamers Academy on Friday at Walt Disney World.
Angelina began teaching English at the Armstrong Manual Training School in 1902. The school, consistent with the Jim Crow system at that time, was Black and segregated. By 1916, she was a teacher at the renowned Dunbar High School. Among her notable students was the playwright and poet, May Miller. During her summer break, she often took classes at Harvard University. On July 11, 1911, she was traveling on a train to Connecticut when it crashed; she sustained a back injury that never completely healed. Seven years later her father became ill; in 1928 she retired to care for him and attended him until his death in 1930. She left the nation’s capital and moved to New York City where she lived in a semi-recluse apartment on the Upper West side before her death in 1958.
President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 was blocked Thursday by a federal appeals court.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans rejected arguments that Biden, as the nation’s chief executive, has the same authority as the CEO of a private corporation to require that employees be vaccinated.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans rejected arguments that Biden, as the nation’s chief executive, has the same authority as the CEO of a private corporation to require that employees be vaccinated.
Hip-hop became a cultural phenomenon against the backdrop of American history, and now Public Enemy’s Chuck D has committed himself to explore the artform’s origins.
Chuck D rounded up several rap greats — including Ice-T, Run DMC and MC Lyte — who offered their firsthand accounts ahead of this year’s 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Their reflections are explored in the four-part docuseries “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World,” that aired on PBS and is available to stream on its platforms and YouTube with a premium subscription.
Chuck D rounded up several rap greats — including Ice-T, Run DMC and MC Lyte — who offered their firsthand accounts ahead of this year’s 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Their reflections are explored in the four-part docuseries “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World,” that aired on PBS and is available to stream on its platforms and YouTube with a premium subscription.
Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on Monday.
The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company’s history, adding to the 18,000 employees the tech giant said it would lay off in January.
The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company’s history, adding to the 18,000 employees the tech giant said it would lay off in January.
The Walt Disney World Resort welcomes the 100 teens selected to participate in the 2023 Disney Dreamers Academy on Thursday. Several of the students are from the NYC area
This month, the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) approved public matching funds for 2023 city council candidates. In predominantly Black and brown districts, candidates got some pretty big payouts. Overall, CFB said they dispensed a total of $1,051,696 to 15 candidates.
North Carolina’s Republican-controlled House passed a previously vetoed proposal Wednesday to restrict how teachers can discuss certain racial topics that some lawmakers have equated to “ critical race theory.”
The House voted 68-49 along party lines for legislation banning public school teachers from compelling students to believe they should feel guilty or responsible for past actions committed by people of the same race or s*x.
United in their opposition, House Democrats challenged Republican claims that the bill would reduce discrimination and argued that a comprehensive history education should make students uncomfortable.
The House voted 68-49 along party lines for legislation banning public school teachers from compelling students to believe they should feel guilty or responsible for past actions committed by people of the same race or s*x.
United in their opposition, House Democrats challenged Republican claims that the bill would reduce discrimination and argued that a comprehensive history education should make students uncomfortable.