Deidre Powell
@mrspowell.bsky.social
Educator and lifelong learner with a passion for empowering students and a knack for blending cultural stories with modern teaching. Forever blue tie chasing blue skies! 🌟Generation Jones🌟
Your comment allowed me to reminisce about being marked absent the first week of senior year because I did not understand Madame Nataf’s pronunciation of my name. She was a lovely lady. Take care.
January 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Your comment allowed me to reminisce about being marked absent the first week of senior year because I did not understand Madame Nataf’s pronunciation of my name. She was a lovely lady. Take care.
According to David Levering Lewis, his biographer, W.E.B. Du Bois’s birth certificate reads “Duboise” because that is how the town clerk heard it - “Dewboys.” His father (Alfred) was born in Haiti.
January 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
According to David Levering Lewis, his biographer, W.E.B. Du Bois’s birth certificate reads “Duboise” because that is how the town clerk heard it - “Dewboys.” His father (Alfred) was born in Haiti.
You are welcome. I appreciate your show!
January 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
You are welcome. I appreciate your show!
x.com/DuBoisUMass/... This is the correct pronunciation of Du Bois. Thank you for your advocacy.
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January 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
x.com/DuBoisUMass/... This is the correct pronunciation of Du Bois. Thank you for your advocacy.