Last class we read “The Fire Next Time”[i] by James Baldwin and the “Autobiography of Malcolm X”[ii]. These two readings highlighted in great detail the social differences between blacks and whites and how those differences, in their opinion, should be dealt with. I couldn’t help but think back to reading the book “Black Like Me”[iii] […]

“And even without clucking like a hen Everyone gets noticed, now and then, Unless, of course, that personage should be Invisible, inconsequential me!”[i] These lyrics from the popular musical “Chicago” came to mind as I read the readings for this week’s class on the topic of Latino Americans. Seemingly caught between two worlds, Latinos are […]

History has always loved a bad boy. As a woman, there is something that draws you to a rebellious, take-charge kind of man. The history of the “wild west” has more stories of these confident and adventurous men than I can name in this post. America’s western pioneers are generally remembered as a rag tag […]

“In my view a writer is a writer because even when there is no hope, even when nothing you do shows any sign of promise, you keep writing anyway.” – Junot Diaz [1] Put yourself in the shoes of a fourth grader. You are part of a bilingual program that starts in Kindergarten and teaches […]

So, I was born on a Wednesday. I don’t know what that says about the following, but maybe this old poem might shed some light. Part of taking the course on Class, Race, and Gender at the Cooperstown Graduate Program entails paying attention to current events, so that we can place them in historical context. Unfortunately, […]