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☆ Clyde Taylor, Literary Scholar Who Elevated Black Cinema, Dies at 92
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Clay Risen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Clyde Taylor, a scholar who in the 1970s and ’80s played a leading role in identifying, defining and elevating Black cinema as an art form, died on Jan. 24 at his home in Los Angeles. His daughter, Rahdi Taylor, a filmmaker, said the cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. As a young professor in the Los Angeles area in the late 1960s — first at California State University, Long Beach, and then at the University of California, Los Angeles — Dr. Taylor was at the epicenter of a push to bring the study of Black culture into academia. Black culture was not merely an appendage to white culture, he argued, but had its own logic, history and dynamics that grew out of the Black Power and Pan-African movements. And filmmaking, he said, was just as important to Black culture as literature and art.

Persons: Clyde Taylor, Rahdi Taylor, —, Dr, Taylor Organizations: California State University, University of California, Black Power Locations: Los Angeles, Long Beach

☆ 5 ways to help boys cultivate friends and combat loneliness
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Phyllis L. Fagell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Like Kaden, many boys want to spend time with friends but lack the skills needed to connect. Here are five ways you can help boys form satisfying friendships to combat loneliness and its damaging effects. Do your boys have individual friends and friend groups? Help boys take social risksFor boys who need logistical help, “Say, ‘I want you to text three people,’” said Christopher Pepper, a teacher who coordinates boys’ groups in San Francisco Public Schools. Help boys read social cuesAt Sterling Hall School in Toronto, teachers facilitate community circles to teach boys how to repair friendships and show empathy, said principal Rick Parsons.

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☆ CSU faculty end strike after reaching tentative agreement with management
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Melissa Alonzo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Faculty members at California State University (CSU), the largest public university system in America, have ended their one-day strike after reaching a tentative agreement with management. The union represents 29,000 members including professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches, across the 23 campuses of Cal State. Our members have won a Tentative Agreement … that includes raising the floor for our most vulnerable faculty, safer workplaces & expanded parental leave,” it said. “The agreement enables the CSU to fairly compensate its valued, world-class faculty while protecting the university system’s long-term financial sustainability,” she added. Thousands of Cal State faculty began striking on Monday, the first day of spring semester classes for much for the university system’s 450,000 student.

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☆ Cal State Professors Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Soumya Karlamangla | More About Soumya Karlamangla | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The California State University system and the union representing thousands of professors and lecturers reached a tentative deal on Monday to raise wages, ending what was the largest strike by university faculty members in U.S. history. The deal, announced by both sides on Monday night, came just hours after the California Faculty Association, the union that represents 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches, began what was planned as a five-day walkout across the 23 C.S.U. campuses, which serve nearly 460,000 students. The tentative deal means that faculty at the nation’s largest four-year public university system will return to work on Tuesday, union officials said. “This deal immensely improves working conditions for faculty and strengthens learning conditions for students.”

Persons: ”, Antonio Gallo Organizations: California State University, California Faculty Association

☆ CSU faculty strike: Thousands of Cal State faculty walk off the job, beginning a massive five-day strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Faculty and supporters picket during a strike at the California State University, Northridge campus in Los Angeles, California, US, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Jill Connelly/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesVillanueva Bernal said one of her children attends a Cal State school, one of two public university systems in California. In a statement, Cal State said the CFA’s demand for a 12% raise, along with other economic demands, are “financially unrealistic.”“Their request far surpasses the state funding increase that the CSU received in last year’s state budget ($227 million) and is more than the entire budget of Cal Poly Pomona ($369 million),” Cal State said. The union has been bargaining with Cal State since May, and the university system has offered a 5% raise each year over three years. However, CFA has argued that Cal State can afford their proposals.

Persons: ”, “, Elaine Villanueva Bernal, Jill Connelly, Villanueva Bernal Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, California State University, California Faculty Association, ”, CFA, Cal State, CSU, Cal State University, Cal State University Long Beach, Faculty, Northridge, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, Getty, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal, management’s Locations: Cal State University Long, Los Angeles County, ”, Los Angeles , California, California

☆ Men are turning to OnlyFans for emotional connection amid a loneliness epidemic
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Marta Biino | Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

"They can go to Pornhub and get naked people and sexual videos," Rae Richmond, another content creator, said. And when he chats with Farrah, an OnlyFans creator, things rarely get sexual. Some think the OnlyFans relationships help, while others think they can make people lonelier. LiensueGenuine connection can be an unintended consequence for creators, tooDespite the transactional nature of OnlyFans relationships, a real sense of companionship can develop on both ends. Sweetheart said she hadn't been on any dates since she began creating OnlyFans content over three years ago.

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☆ Breadcrumbing: What it means and examples in dating or relationships
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Our seven-part guide has tips to help you make more informed decisions around personal finance, career, wellness and personal connections. Others may just be conflicted about what they want, or uncomfortable with intimacy due to their upbringing or trauma, experts said. These people may also feel inadequate and incapable of engaging in healthy, authentic relationships. Healing from breadcrumbingIf breadcrumbing is happening in a relationship that’s important to you, confronting the person is worth it, Campbell said. Being able to recognize breadcrumbing is the first and most important step, experts said.

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☆ Leadership style comparison: antagonistic vs. conscientious
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Alyshia Hull | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Antagonistic traits might serve wartime presidents better, but most employees prefer conscientious leaders. Companies and institutions can thrive under conscientious leadership. A conscientious leader is typically more aware of others, has more humility, and is less impulsive. Let's look at the characteristics of antagonistic and conscientious leaders. A person who believes their way is the only way and loves the limelight might be an antagonistic leader.

Persons: —, Ramani, that's, they're Organizations: Service, California State University, Companies Locations: Los Angeles , California

☆ Sex on the wedding night? Relationship experts say it isn't as important as you think
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Jacqueline Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Two relationship experts say you shouldn't be worried if you don't have sex on your wedding night. Two TikTokers, @JoshandSav, said they didn't have sex on their wedding night or on their honeymoon. "We don't need to keep this belief and try to do it on the wedding night," Suwinyattichaiporn told Business Insider. If you aren't enjoying yourself for whatever reason and doing it just for the sake of doing it on your wedding night, stop. Whether things don't go as planned or you simply choose to wait, don't be discouraged if your first time comes after your wedding night.

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☆ Elon Musk calls antisemitic tweet 'the actual truth'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of X, arrives for the Inaugural AI Insight Forum in Russell Building on Capitol Hill, on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Tesla , SpaceX, and X Corp. leader Elon Musk issued a spate of arguably bigoted tweets on Wednesday that spurred a critical backlash online. Musk replied to that tweet in emphatic agreement: "You have said the actual truth." "This exchange would have languished in obscurity had Musk not replied to this bigoted bromide," wrote Yair Rosenberg in The Atlantic. Musk previously threatened to sue the ADL, alleging that they tried to "kill" his social network's business.

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The union, SAG-AFTRA, which represents tens of thousands of actors, and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of studios, reached the tentative agreement on Wednesday. It followed a bitter standoff that contributed to a near-complete shutdown of production in the entertainment industry. At 118 days, it was the longest movie and television strike in the union’s 90-year history. The actors’ strike, combined with a writers’ strike that started in May and was resolved in September, devastated the entertainment economy. Hundreds of thousands of crew members were idled, with some losing their homes and turning to food banks for groceries.

Persons: ”, Todd Holmes Organizations: SAG, Alliance, Television Producers, California State University, Northridge Locations: Los Angeles, Georgia , New York , New Jersey, New Mexico

☆ Elon Musk laid him off. Now he’s aiming to build a social network that’s better than X
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

They wanted it to be everything most social media struggles to be: positive, safe and inclusive. And as the user base of the platform now known as X splinters, so does Black Twitter, the community of Black users that was a big part of Twitter’s growth and culture. Legacy social media platforms have repeatedly failed to anticipate how their products might be manipulated or misused until something goes wrong. Alphonzo Terrell, co-founder of the social media app Spill, demonstrates how the platform works during an interview with CNN. CNNEven with AI content moderation models, other social media companies often fail to catch harmful content that makes it onto their platforms.

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☆ John Oliver says the Hollywood writers' strike was no vacation
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Hollywood writers' strike was no vacation for talk show hosts, John Oliver says. Oliver discussed the topic on an appearance on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" on Monday. AdvertisementAdvertisementJohn Oliver, the host of "Last Week Tonight," says the Hollywood writers' strike was no vacation. The writers' strike ended on September 27 when the Writers Guild of America secured a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for stipulations including better pay, AI safeguards, and minimum staffing. The nearly-150-day strike was the second-longest in the guild's history, only surpassed by the writers' strike of 1988.

Persons: John Oliver, Oliver, Seth Meyers, —, Meyers, Todd Holmes, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Organizations: Hollywood, Service, Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Producers, California State University, Northridge, Force

Some observers say his moves are largely consistent with both the views of California voters and the political tone that Newsom struck in his first term. While Newsom delighted labor advocates with many of his signatures, he also angered them with some vetoes. “It’s because that’s what Californians want their governor to be.”Newsom's actions reflect that he is “a consistently left-of-center Democratic governor,” said Wesley Hussey, a political science professor at California State University, Sacramento. Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, who heads the California Labor Federation, said “it's almost cruel” that workers who go on strike aren't guaranteed insurance benefits. Newsom signed legislation to make sure LGBTQ+ foster youth are placed with families able to support their well-being, train school staff to better support LGBTQ+ students and seal legal gender-change petition documents for minors.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, Elizabeth Ashford, Robert Rivas, Jerry Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, it's, “, ” Ashford, ”, Wesley Hussey, Mark Baldassare, Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, ” Newsom, Baldassare, Melissa Romero, Assemblymember Chris Ward, ” Ward, Sen, Shannon Grove, Grove, ‘, ” ___ Sophie Austin, @sophieadanna Organizations: —, Democratic, California State University ,, Public, Institute of California, Hollywood, California Labor Federation, Republicans, California Environmental Voters, Homelessness, California Legislative, Caucus, Republican, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, — California, California, California State University , Sacramento, ”

☆ As more colleges are promising high schoolers guaranteed admission, 'everybody wins,' expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Sonoma State University Courtesy: Sonoma State UniversityTo help make college a reality, Sonoma State University is trying a relatively new approach: High school students who have completed the requisite coursework and have a minimum 2.5 high school GPA are now "guaranteed admission" to the Rohnert Park, California-based school. Last spring, the State University of New York sent automatic acceptance letters to 125,000 graduating high school students. College enrollment is droppingSonoma State University Courtesy: Sonoma State UniversityStill, fewer students are going to college. More high schoolers want career trainingMost Americans still agree a college education is worthwhile when it comes to career goals and advancement. High schoolers are putting more emphasis on career training and post-college employment, the nonprofit found after polling more than 5,000 high school students six times since February 2020.

Persons: Ed Mills, Mills, Robert Franek, Franek, Lakhani, Doug Shapiro, Cole Clark, Connie Livingston Organizations: Sonoma, Sonoma State University, California State University, Finance, Princeton, Virginia Commonwealth University, State University of New York, Sonoma State University Still, Nationwide, CNBC, National Center for Education Statistics, Student Clearinghouse Research, College Board, Public, USA, ECMC Group, Junior Achievement, Citizens, Brown University Locations: , California, Sonoma State, Richmond , Virginia, New York, U.S

Newsom's veto marked a rare but consequential setback in the movement against caste discrimination that had picked up momentum this year in North America. Had the bill been signed into law, California would have become the first U.S. state to explicitly ban caste discrimination. Here are some examples of recent policy steps across North America to fight caste discrimination:SEATTLEIn February, Seattle became the first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination after its local council voted to add caste to the city's anti-discrimination laws. FRESNOIn September, Fresno, California, became only the second U.S. city to ban caste discrimination after a unanimous city council vote. CALIFORNIAA bill to ban caste discrimination in California was introduced and authored by Democratic state Senator Aisha Wahab, an Afghan American, in March.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Aisha Wahab, Newsom, Kanishka Singh, Jamie Freed Organizations: California State University, Brown University, Ivy League, Harvard University, Democratic, Thomson Locations: California, North America, U.S, SEATTLE, Seattle, TORONTO, Canada, FRESNO, Fresno , California, CALIFORNIA, Afghan American, Washington

Jae Byun, 31, earns around $115,000 teaching math and coaching basketball at a high school in Orange County, California. Now seven years in, the 31-year-old earned $114,099 for the 2021-2022 academic year between teaching and coaching during the school year, teaching summer school and coaching over the summer in California's Fullerton school district. My parents taught me the value of money and that money doesn't grow on trees. Jae Byun"My parents taught me the value of money and that money doesn't grow on trees," Byun says. For the two summer months, he taught summer school and coached summer programs.

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Haynes, 30, had been arrested earlier in the day on murder charges relating to an Aug. 12 shooting in the district. His escape prompted a several-hour shelter-in-place order last week for the entire GW campus and brief roadblocks on nearby streets. Police were able to provide an image last week of Haynes wearing a black t-shirt and gray briefs and moving through a local backyard. There were so many new twists that the public became fixated on what's coming next," Levin said. But Haynes escaped in the midst of a large city not far from a subway station.

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☆ This stay-at-home mom took a cybersecurity boot camp and landed an over $75,000 a year job at a NASA contractor
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Tammy Hinkle, 51, was a stay-at-home mom for eight years before returning to work. In 2020, she enrolled in a 10-month cybersecurity training program without any tech experience. About three years later, she'd landed a cybersecurity role with a subcontractor at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab . In February 2022, she started her first cybersecurity job as an enterprise help-desk technician with the IT company OBXtek. In February, Hinkle started her subcontractor role as an IT-security engineer at JPL — she said she focused on identity credentials and access management.

Persons: Tammy Hinkle, Hinkle, she'd, we're, She'd, —, it'd, It's Organizations: NASA, Service, California State University, Jet Propulsion, Cal State, JPL —, University of California Locations: Wall, Silicon, Pasadena , California, Long Beach, Los Angeles, OBXtek

Anti-Black hate crimes peaked in 1996 at 42% of all hate crimes, then began a steady decline until 2020. June of that year was the worst month for anti-Black hate crimes since national record-keeping by the FBI began. “We generally see increases in hate crimes in election years and around catalytic events,” said Levin. “We’re talking about almost 500 to 700 more hate crimes in an election year. Domestic terrorism will not prevail in America.”In 2021, Biden signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act to address the spike in anti-Asian hate crimes seen at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

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The collection amassed by Jein, who died last year at age 76, will be offered up by Heritage Auctions next month in Dallas. Jein, who had an Oscar and Emmy nominated career making miniature models, was also a collector of costumes, props, scripts, artwork, photographs and models from the shows he loved. But a small preliminary model, which is about 5 inches (12 centimeters) long, is among Jein's creations that will be offered at the auction. Chang said Jein loved his work and also had a passion to learn about a wide array of topics. After Jein died, his cousin found that his book collection spanned topics from cooking to the military.

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☆ California Could Become the First State to Ban Caste Bias as Prejudices Linger
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Amy Qin | More About Amy Qin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“I personally see this as something that does not exist in society,” said Praveen Sinha, a professor of accounting at California State University, Long Beach, who filed a lawsuit last year challenging the university system’s addition of caste to its discrimination policy. Opponents say that expressly naming caste as a protected characteristic disproportionately makes South Asians more vulnerable to unfair accusations of discrimination for actions that may have nothing to do with caste. They see redemption in the state dropping its case against the two managers at the heart of the Cisco case, though its lawsuit against the company is still ongoing. The State Legislature, in an attempt to address such concerns, amended Senator Wahab’s bill this summer to make caste a subset of ancestry discrimination rather than its own class. Some say that writing caste into state law will draw greater attention to outdated South Asian distinctions rather than dissolve them.

Persons: “, ”, Praveen Sinha, Wahab’s, Samir Kalra Organizations: California State University, Cisco, State Legislature, Hindu American Foundation Locations: India, Long Beach, America

State and federal laws already ban discrimination based on sex, race and religion. India has banned caste discrimination since 1948, the year after it won independence from Great Britain. Many major U.S. colleges and universities have added caste to their non-discrimination policies, including the University of California and California State University systems. In February, Seattle became the first U.S. city to ban discrimination based on caste. California lawmakers are in the final two weeks of the legislative session.

Persons: —, Gavin Newsom, It's, Sen, Aisha Wahab, ”, Shannon Grove, Newsom Organizations: Democratic Gov, University of California, California State University, Hindu American Foundation, Republican Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, California, South, U.S, India, State, American, Great Britain, Seattle, Bakersfield

☆ In Southern California, a Fresh Wave of Fandom for ‘Los Estrokes’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Eric Ducker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“What’s really cool is they’re taking the reins, not just in terms of being fans, but also fronting these tribute bands and producing their own music. They’re fully participating in every sense in these subcultures.”In 2022, the rising El Monte, Calif., band the Red Pears covered the Strokes’ “Automatic Stop” for Unquiet Live’s YouTube channel. But it was each band member’s individual love of the Strokes that helped bring them together and shape their sound. “In our city there was a lot of punk, ska and metal bands,” Vargas said in an interview. “We were the only ones that were branching out, trying out different stuff.”

Persons: Jose Maldonado, Morrissey, ”, “, They’re, El, Pears, Unquiet, Henry Vargas, ” Vargas Organizations: Smiths, California State University , Los, Calif, YouTube Locations: California State University , Los Angeles, Los Angeles, El Monte

☆ Americans are spotting more sharks in the water. Here’s why that’s a good thing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Christina Maxouris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Unwanted interactions and shark sightings have made national headlines, and shark bites in popular tourist destinations have prompted temporary closures. Kathy Hochul deployed dozens of shark-monitoring drones to parts of the state after Long Island authorities repo rted five non-fatal shark bites over two days. In 1997, the US established the prohibited shark species group, which barred the possession, sale and purchase of several shark species, including white and sand tiger sharks. “If sharks … wanted to bite people, I think we’d probably have about between 10 and 20,000 shark bites a day,” said Naylor. Video Ad Feedback Drone footage shows great white shark swimming near surfers 00:45 - Source: CNNSo, how can we best coexist?

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