Category Archives: Race
We Sang “We Shall Overcome.” Mississippi Reminded Me Why.
Scott Colom’s historic victory in Mississippi takes me back to Freedom Summer, when a nine-year-old at a Long Island day camp learned to sing for justice—and to believe America could change. The election of Scott Colom in Mississippi is the
We Sang “We Shall Overcome.” Mississippi Reminded Me Why.
Scott Colom’s historic victory in Mississippi takes me back to Freedom Summer, when a nine-year-old at a Long Island day camp learned to sing for justice—and to believe America could change. The election of Scott Colom in Mississippi is the
What Kind of America Are We Becoming?
They are killing people on the streets of America. This is not MY America This is not OUR America I didn’t make my short film “I Am an American” because of Trump. I made it because the Trump administration forced me
What Kind of America Are We Becoming?
They are killing people on the streets of America. This is not MY America This is not OUR America I didn’t make my short film “I Am an American” because of Trump. I made it because the Trump administration forced me
Watch- “I Am An American”
What happens when the country you pledged allegiance to is no longer the country you recognize? A worn third-grade civics book becomes the lens through which I examine America’s broken promises. Beginning with the patriotic lessons of my 1963 classroom,
Watch- “I Am An American”
What happens when the country you pledged allegiance to is no longer the country you recognize? A worn third-grade civics book becomes the lens through which I examine America’s broken promises. Beginning with the patriotic lessons of my 1963 classroom,
I Am An American
On a bookshelf in my cluttered office is a small, hardcover book I was given in third grade. The well-worn book nestled in between My Dick Jane and Sally primers is titled I Am an American. This book was brand
I Am An American
On a bookshelf in my cluttered office is a small, hardcover book I was given in third grade. The well-worn book nestled in between My Dick Jane and Sally primers is titled I Am an American. This book was brand
An Off Color Remark – White Like Me
On the same sunny Sunday that thousands of my fellow citizens gathered on the National Mall for a day-long event to “rededicate” America to Christianity, thus leaving millions of non-Christians like me out in the cold, I was told
An Off Color Remark – White Like Me
On the same sunny Sunday that thousands of my fellow citizens gathered on the National Mall for a day-long event to “rededicate” America to Christianity, thus leaving millions of non-Christians like me out in the cold, I was told
Watch- American Diversity Whitewash
Make America Great Again or Make America White Again? That is the question I ask in my short, but timely video “American Diversity Whitewash” that takes apart the fake image of diversity sold to Americans for decades and how
Watch- American Diversity Whitewash
Make America Great Again or Make America White Again? That is the question I ask in my short, but timely video “American Diversity Whitewash” that takes apart the fake image of diversity sold to Americans for decades and how
Watch-American Diversity Whitewash
Make America Great Again or Make America White Again? That is the question I ask in my short, but timely video “American Diversity Whitewash” that takes apart the fake image of diversity sold to Americans for decades and how
Watch-American Diversity Whitewash
Make America Great Again or Make America White Again? That is the question I ask in my short, but timely video “American Diversity Whitewash” that takes apart the fake image of diversity sold to Americans for decades and how
American Hate- Who’s Keeping Count?
When little Johnny walked up to the classroom blackboard to work out an arithmetic problem, he had no idea the firestorm his chalk scribblings would create. At the first sight of the threatening numerical combination of 8647 written out
American Hate- Who’s Keeping Count?
When little Johnny walked up to the classroom blackboard to work out an arithmetic problem, he had no idea the firestorm his chalk scribblings would create. At the first sight of the threatening numerical combination of 8647 written out
History on Display-The Politics Behind the Department of Education Banners
With each new banner unfurling on buildings in Washington D.C. there are lessons to be learned. The latest display at the Department of Education makes clear the Trump curriculum. A few weeks ago, a large blue banner featuring a photo
History on Display-The Politics Behind the Department of Education Banners
With each new banner unfurling on buildings in Washington D.C. there are lessons to be learned. The latest display at the Department of Education makes clear the Trump curriculum. A few weeks ago, a large blue banner featuring a photo
I Am Somebody!
“I am—Somebody!I may be poor, but I am—Somebody!I may be young, but I am—Somebody!I may be on welfare, but I am—Somebody!I may be small, but I am—Somebody!I may have made mistakes, but I am—Somebody!My clothes are different,My face is different,My
I Am Somebody!
“I am—Somebody!I may be poor, but I am—Somebody!I may be young, but I am—Somebody!I may be on welfare, but I am—Somebody!I may be small, but I am—Somebody!I may have made mistakes, but I am—Somebody!My clothes are different,My face is different,My
