This post has been updated (see “Rebel”) I’ve been having on-going discussions with persons who work or have lived (or were born) in countries where there’s extreme poverty, war, and other maladies. What distinguishes “their” poverty from American poverty? Is it just a matter of food, resources, and material goods? In the U.S., we’re talking [...]
Watch Precious Knowledge on PBS. See more from Independent Lens. “Precious Knowledge” aired on the PBS series “Independent Lens” in May. This is a must see film by Ari Luis Palos and Eren Isabel McGinnis of Dos Vatos Productions. Do check it out. Here’s the description: At Tucson High School, ethnic studies programs have improved [...]
Maybe you feel like no one has your back, like you’ve been let down by people so many times that you’ve stopped believing in yourself. Maybe you feel like your destiny was written the day you were born and you ought to just rein in your hopes and scale back your dreams. — Michelle Obama, [...]
Is Reading Rainbow really coming back?! [Tweet from host LeVar Burton.]
Note: This is my 200th post. Just thought I’d share that. HEALTH CARE REFORM ON THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S WATCH See where the Obama administration is going with health care reform; submit your stories; read the reports. The healthreform.gov site is user friendly. President Obama will appear in Green Bay, Wisconsin today to discuss health care [...]
