http://www.sweet-juniper.com/ great writing and photographs about family, life, Detroit

http://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/ fiction, nonfiction, poetry recommendations. my goto place for children's books. jane yolen and others post poems there in response to poem challenges

http://www.tolerance.org/
Teaching Tolerance website, very worth a browse. educational materials on diversity, tolerance, recognizing and combating bias and prejudice

http://xkcd.com/