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Welcome to Stack Stories Articles and News by me, Claudia Stack. I am a writer, filmmaker and teacher. My interests include historic African American…
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Intersections of history and gardening in the era of COVID-19
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Claudia Stack
5 Things Cats Know
5 Things Cats Know
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Claudia Stack
Grow Some Food
It will make you feel better
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Claudia Stack
Teaching Your Child at Home During the COVID-19 Crisis?
Thoughts, tips, and links for teaching your child at home during the COVID-19 crisis, from an educator with 25+ years of teaching…
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Claudia Stack

February 2020

5 Things Cats Know
If it’s worth going up to the door, it’s worth going through. Cats are wholly committed to whatever they do. Once they have a goal, they…
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Claudia Stack
The Inversion (Part Two): African Americans and Education — The Equalization and Desegregation Era
Please click here to read the first part of this story- The Inversion (Part One): African Americans and Education, for background on…
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Claudia Stack

January 2020

Lessons from My African American Neighbors
Since 2003, I have done hundreds of interviews to learn about the experiences of my neighbors.
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Claudia Stack

December 2019

According to Our Estimates, You’re Screwed (financial hacks for teachers and others in the helping…
You know those annual statements we get from the Social Security Administration, the ones that make you realize you are worth more to your…
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Claudia Stack
I don’t buy these varieties of “healthier” water for myself, but I did see two circumstances in…
I’m sharing this in the hope that it may help someone else.
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Claudia Stack
The Inversion: African Americans and Education (Part One)
African Americans, particularly in North Carolina, sacrificed more to build schools than any other group. Despite this, many educators…
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Claudia Stack

September 2019

In some of the comments people express a feeling of futility about how to improve the situation.
In some of the comments people express a feeling of futility about how to improve the situation. Spending time with my African American neighbors…
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Claudia Stack
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