Two books; two smart, well-educated writers; two entirely different opinions on race. Nicholas Wade is a former science writer for[…]
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My Experience with the Black Lives Matter Protest at the Mall of America
I had heard that the Black Lives Matter movement was going to hold a protest at the Mall of the[…]
Read moreArusha, Tanzania: The Streets, The College Campus, The Food Market
Last week was a lengthy word story, this week is a story of pictures. As covered last week, on my[…]
Read moreThoughts on Ferguson
A ruling, a reaction. We’ve seen this before. Violence, fires, businesses destroyed. Besides these obvious consequences, the negative effect of[…]
Read moreWhat I Learned About Race by Living in Africa
Obviously, there are many lessons to be taken away from living in a place as different as East Africa. I’ve[…]
Read moreInterracial Romance
Interracial dating is a topic with as much curiosity for some as attraction for others as distaste for yet some[…]
Read moreEvery Human In America As a Dot
A map created at the University of Virginia provides a layout of everyone in America–yes, everyone, which means something like[…]
Read moreAdventures in Subbing: Inner City School pt 2
Part one was about the hoopla; this post is about the nuts and bolts of the student struggles in North[…]
Read moreAdventures in Subbing: Inner City School pt 1
I walked into the class knowing that it would be a little tougher than other places I taught. I based[…]
Read moreAdventures in Subbing pt 1: From the Mouths of Babes
Because I’m yet to make millions from my blog, I decided to start working as a substitute teaching assistant (TA).[…]
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