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Read more about the article When You Post About Barbie on Social Media

When You Post About Barbie on Social Media

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:August 23, 2023
  • Post category:Current Events/Disability/Down Syndrome
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about “Barbie” (the movie) and disability. As Amber, my social media coordinator says, “the algorithm decided to show your post to a lot of…

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Read more about the article Hollywood, via Barbie, Still Doesn’t Know What To Do With Disability

Hollywood, via Barbie, Still Doesn’t Know What To Do With Disability

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:August 3, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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{Keep scrolling for an update to this post.} Our whole family went to see the new Barbie movie on Friday. We loved it. I laughed so hard Penny shushed me.…

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Supreme Court and Affirmative Action

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:July 11, 2023
  • Post category:Privilege and Race
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I’m a white woman who went to an Ivy League school. I’m pretty sure my grades and leadership positions in high school meant that I “merited” a spot in that…

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Read more about the article The Importance of Diverse Friendships
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The Importance of Diverse Friendships

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:August 9, 2022
  • Post category:Healing/Parenting/Privilege and Race
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Friendships that cut across social dividing lines matter more than almost anything else in helping people move from one social class to another, according to a recent study. Diverse friendships…

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Read more about the article Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) and Mammograms
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) and Mammograms

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:June 30, 2021
  • Post category:Privilege and Race
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Is everything about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) these days? That’s the claim—or accusation—a lot of parents are making across the country when it comes to a newfound focus on…

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