Shefali S. Kulkarni

Why Can’t People Pronounce ‘Zohran Mamdani’? (Gift Article) Friends and foes keep getting it wrong. Mr. Mamdani says, “It’s pretty phonetic honestly.”

“Those who go out of their way to mispronounce it — that’s not a mistake, that’s a message.”

[[We know who "people" are. It rhymes with bassists.]]

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Nory Doesn’t Go to School Here Anymore

ICE deported 17-year-old Nory Sontay Ramos and her mother. Devastation met them in Guatemala.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

Shout out to some great kids books about Diwali by great Desi authors:
- Raakehee Mirchandani's "My Diwali Light"

- Monica Saigal's "Papa's Butter Chicken"

More here: www.scholastic.com/teachers/tea...

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Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous #Diwali full of lots of light and love!

The Sari as Art, and Political Statement

The “New York Sari” exhibition at the New York Historical, which runs through April, shines a light on how the garment is more than just fashion.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/s... (by @alisha-hg.bsky.social)

D’Angelo, Acclaimed and Reclusive R&B Innovator, Dies at 51

After hitting No. 1 with “Voodoo,” D'Angelo's genre-melding 2000 album that he promoted with a risqué music video, he vanished for more than a decade.

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And produced by: Rumsey Taylor and Michael Beswetherick. Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, Laura Boushnak, Emma Bubola, Ameera Harouda, Adam Rasgon, Raja Abdulrahim and Nader Ibrahim contributed reporting. Additional work by Duy Nguyen, Teresa Mondría Terol, Juliana Castro Varón and Ademola Bello

Worth noting the monumental effort of this piece written by: Vivian Yee, Lauren Leatherby, Samar Abu Elouf, Bilal Shbair, Iyad Abuheweila, Abu Bakr Bashir & Aaron Boxerman

We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them. (Gift Article) We kept wondering: Did they find their missing relatives? Were they even still alive?

Some phone numbers no longer worked. Others had escaped Gaza. Some, we learned, had been killed... www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

@duolingoverde.bsky.social is going hard

White House fires much of the National Council on the Humanities The White House appeared to fire all but four members of the National Council on the Humanities, an advisory board to the head of the government’s grantmaking agency.

Not very humane wapo.st/3IRQBdg

How Should a V-Neck V?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/s... (via The NYT Styles Desk)

The great @chhabs.bsky.social might know of some orgs....

A Black Man’s Death in Mississippi Strikes the Nation’s Raw Nerves

#TreyReed’s death was twice ruled a suicide...
But the NAACP declared “a man was lynched,” ... #ColinKaepernick pledged to fund an independent autopsy & the lawyer who represented #GeorgeFloyd’s family got involved.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u... (by @camcgrady.bsky.social)

Which Federal Benefits and Services Continue During a Government Shutdown? Without a deal in Congress by Tuesday, the government will run out of funding.

With the federal government headed toward a potential shutdown this week, thousands of workers could be furloughed and operations could be disrupted at many agencies. But not all government programs would come to a halt. Here's what to know.

Meanwhile Portland:

Trump deploys troops to Portland, authorizing ‘full force’ if necessary The action escalates a campaign to use the U.S. military against Americans that has little modern precedent.

Trump said in a social media post that he was directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide troops to what he dubbed “War ravaged Portland.”

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Addressing Racism and Ableism in the Classroom and Teacher Education: Case Studies of Special Education Teachers of Color Addressing Racism and Ableism in the Classroom and Teacher Education centers and elevates narratives of special education teachers of color, an overlooked and underserved population in public educatio...

My sister’s book (YES, MY SISTER WROTE A BOOK) is available for pre-order!

Addressing #Racism and #Ableism in the Classroom and Teacher Education
Case Studies of #SpecialEducation Teachers of Color

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Happiness, Healing and Hot Jook: How I Found My Korean Prison Dad Destiny intervenes in an Illinois prison and an incarcerated Korean man finds his prison dad to heal his wounded soul.

"Unable to speak English, this petite 75-year-old Korean man was thrown into the American criminal justice system to fend for himself," writes Andrew.

Western States Issue Their Own Vaccine Recommendations to Counter Kennedy

The Best Coast lives up to its title:
The guidelines, from California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii, mirror those of major medical organizations. They were issued a day before an advisory panel was set to meet to review potential changes to federal recommendations.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/h...

Black student found hanging from tree at Delta State University The body of 21-year-old Demartravion "Trey" Reed was discovered on Monday, prompting the university to cancel classes and campus activities.

The body of #TreyReed was found hanging from a tree at Delta State University early Monday, prompting horror on the Cleveland, Mississippi, campus. thegrio.com/2025/09/15/b...

This Frustrated New York Pedestrian Calls Out Bad Walkers

The thing I tell anyone visiting NYC: Walk the way you would drive on a highway. If you can do that, you can walk in NYC.

PS. No one should be holding hands & walking in Times Square.
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In a Chicago Neighborhood, Fear and Anger Over Trump’s ICE ‘Blitz’

Pilsen, a part of the city long home to Chicagoans of Mexican heritage, has grown quieter since the Trump administration announced an operation against illegal immigration. (by @jazmineulloa.bsky.social & 📸 by @jamiekelterdavis.bsky.social)

Column: Ice raids take toll on Latino mental health: ‘it’s been nonstop’ This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission.

Therapists describe greater stress, anxiety, anger and fear among Latino patients in Los Angeles since immigration raids intensified in June.

Community Event I'm supporting Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)! I'm raising funds and awareness to support MSF's response to emergencies around the world. Your donation will be put to work imme...

Every year for my birthday I pick one org and ask friends & family to throw a few bucks that way instead of getting me gifts. This year I picked @msf.ca and I ask that you celebrate #Sheftember by chipping in for my birthday fundraiser. events.doctorswithoutborders.org/campaigns/Sh...

Tonight is Bad Bunny‘s final show as part of his 3 month residency. I learned so much about Puerto Rico & the economic impact this is having on the island.
We also published the story I wrote & @amylombard.bsky.social photographed in the paper. (You can read it here: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/b...)

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The number of employees at stores who looked at me like I am nuts when I asked if they sell the Sunday newspaper is wild. One store clerk was like “wait like a newspaper… to wrap things with?”

If ever you needed a moment to humble yourself about the state of print here it is.

Sheftember 2025: A Benchmark Year! It’s once again, the greatest month of all, Sheftember and this year I’m turning 40. [insert gasp!]

Every year, I use my birthday month (aka #Sheftember) to support an organization that does some good in this world. For this benchmark year I've picked @msf.ca. I also shared links to all the organizations I've chosen for Sheftembers in the past.
Happy Sheftember all!
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California Passes Bill Allowing Omission of Patients’ Names From Abortion Pill Bottles

The measure is meant to make it harder for states w/ abortion bans to make legal cases against doctors & others operating under shield laws that were adopted by many states to protect abortion pill prescribers after SCOTUS revoked the national right to abortion. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...

Video: Our Photographer Reflects on Her 9/11 Images Ruth Fremson, a New York Times photographer who captured the moments when the twin towers fell, describes what she witnessed on Sept. 11, 2001, and the days afterward.

Photographer Ruth Fremson Reflects on Her 9/11 Images www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...