Despite what we are taught about our differences, we have been aligned with our African bretheren longer than anyone chooses to believe-or in some sad cases- to admit. Check thsi out…
Entries Tagged as ‘Cultural’
June 11, 2009
Murder at a Museum
Well, folks, I really don’t even know what to say about this, except to reiterate what I have said in previous posts: white folks are getting more scared by the day, and fear is a powerful motivator . Yes, oppressors are concerned about the consistent changes, and yes, the power structure is becoming impacted in [...]
November 8, 2008
One step forward, two steps back?
Alarming. That’s the only word I can think of describe the most current happenings. I am very concerned about our new President-Elect. Apparently, the reason Michelle, Sasha, and Malea were not on stage at the time of his acceptance speech was because he feared they would witness his assassination. There were a few threats prior [...]
June 11, 2008
Malcolm X = Empowerment?
Here’s the latest: a Latina teacher is fired for being to “Afro-centric” in her teaching! Because she tries to make up for the skewed history taught in most classrooms, her reward is termination-and don’t miss this-by her African American principal. I realize that curriculum(s) must adhere to certain standards, but when a teacher is fired [...]
June 2, 2008
Victor’s Post
Victor Villanueva first post on the CCCC’s blog devoted to diversity can be found here: http://cccc-blog.blogspot.com/
I hope everyone takes a minute to read it.
March 12, 2008
The Cultural Complaint of the Day
I just completed my readings for a mini seminar that I am attending in the morning regarding ESL learners and the writing center. All of the texts made some very interesting observations, and brought up some topics that I had not thought about since I got my masters in linguistics. Language has always fascinated me; [...]
February 7, 2008
On Obama…
This is an very interesting assessment of Obama, and might give those engaging in fictive kinship a moment pf pause. Like Dr West says “Who is funding Obama’s campaign”?
January 24, 2008
Cornell West On Martin Luther King
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, Dr. Cornell West gave this speech to honor, remind, and indict those that misread the significance of the holiday as “just some black man’s birthday”. The video you are about to see is 45 minutes long, and is not for the faint of heart. But if you want [...]
November 8, 2007
Best of 2007
I love Time magazine. Each week they have very compelling articles, but what I am beginning to realize is that it’s the visual rhetoric that snags my attention. Every cover is done is such a clever way, that it’s hard not to become intrigued with what the actual articles are about. This week, they use [...]
