Racial identification
Read a fascinating article in the Fall 2007 edition of the Du Bois Review. In an article “The New Latin Nation”, Alejandro Portes made the very interesing, and…
Great speech
Worth staying up for. He used the example of a 106-year-old voter to go through a century of US history, touching on…
David Foster Wallace
I really need to read more. Apparently David Foster Wallace, who committed suicide last month after years battling depression, was the “most…
Johann Hari – How we fuel Africa’s bloodiest war
The deadliest war since Adolf Hitler marched across Europe is starting again – and you are almost certainly carrying a blood-soaked chunk of the slaughter in your pocket.…
William Cuffay, Black Chartist
Just read an interesting pamphlet called “The Story of William Cuffay, Black Chartist.” It’s quite a story. His grandfather was an African,…
Hermeneutical injustice
I caught a piece in the TImes Literary Supplement 3rd October issue with a really interesting snippet. The article, which I believe…
Quote for the day
“Re-examine all you have been told – dismiss what insults your soul.” – Walt Whitman Thanks to http://www.whywork.org/about/welcome.html.