Do you hear that? Come closer. That’s the sound of my heart breaking. My son has always loved the ocean. His eyes are the color of the sea, changing from blue to green with the swell of the tide. And my love for him is [...]
It Happened… Andrew Cuomo Was Re-elected New York Governor, but Loses Clout. Might his stance on public education be at issue? By Kevin Solari | Originally Published at Working In These Times.November 3, 2014 6:03 PM | New York's incumbent governor will likely sail to a reelection [...]
By Kimberly B. George | Originally Published at and a special to NewBlackMan (in Exile) November 3, 2014 By now you, like 27 million people, have probably seen the video: a woman walking around for 10 hours in New York. It’s a deeply painful video to watch—painful [...]
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D | Originally Published at AlterNet. November 3, 2014 Lessons that promote 'effort' as a mask for privilege do far more harm to our students than good. When it comes to academic success, what matters most: effort – or something altogether different? [...]
Big nose, black hat, green face, horrible wart…all of it. Wicked witch of the East. East coast witches don’t play ya’ll. I saw her last night perched on a broom in front of her classroom door, handing out candy in full knowledge of what it [...]
By Chauncey DeVega | Originally Published at We are respectable negroes. October 31, 2014 | Illustration Vivian James Video Games #GamerGate I have not written about the internet troll debacle that has come to be known as "GamerGate". I have made that choice for a number of [...]
By Tiffanie Drayton | Originally Published at The Frisky. October 31, 2014 Dear Hollaback & Rob Bliss Creative, I have watched your collaborative video depicting the menacing street harassment of a young, white woman as she casually walked through the streets of New York. You captured dozens [...]
My (Often Painful) Online Education By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. October 30, 2014 No, I have not been taking part in a MOOC or signed up for an online degree because an NFL player has been hired to [...]
The white people of Ferguson are scared of Halloween. So scared that they cancelled it, and then rescheduled it, and then confined its alternative to a certain part of town. They say they’re worried “about opening their doors…as well as for [their] children’s safety.” “We [...]
