On Death and Burials

Check out Kurt’s contribution to the rhetoric surrounding death, burial, consumerism, and ecology. Good stuff.

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.

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 [...]

I know, I know…

It’s been more than a month since I have posted anything worth reading. I have been busy trying to get my exam proposals ready so that I may “officially” begin reading for exams. One of the things I plan to do is post my complete exam lists, but I have been having a hard time [...]

Single Mothers: Bush Strikes Again

Today Bush finally addressed the fact that Latino/a home owners are losing their homes/mortgages at an alarming rate. Statistics show that more Latino/as have lost their homes than Hurricane Katrina victims. So I guess it should come as no surprise that Bush has made a statement in which he empathizes with those folks that have [...]

The Importance of Visual Rhetoric

You ever just chuckle at the cartoons you come across that seem express irony in a way you never thought of? I know I have. Sometimes you see a cartoon that just makes you say “uh-huh”. Well, this cartoon is quite powerful, but as you will see if you follow the link, very deceptive. It [...]

A Dictionary For Us

Although the research project devoted to studying the Taino culture was unceremoniously vetoed, the efforts for understanding and preserving our culture remain. The latest is the work of scholar Alfred Carrada, who has posted an online version of our native Taino tongue. The Taino Dictionary includes etymology, prefixes, and suffixes. What [...]