Month: November 2015
New Initiative: #LargeFears
My next diversity initiative will be to begin a Twitter bookchat that focuses on all things in diverse book. I kinda smile thinking that I may be late to the table with something on Twitter, but it will put conversations about diverse books front and center in a public space. I’ll be working with Sujui… Read More New Initiative: #LargeFears
Sunday Morning Read
Maybe I’ve had CNN in the background too long this weekend. Maybe bombs around the world are waking me up. Or, maybe it’s the power of the words I’ve been reading. But, this call to change I’ve been feeling is getting deeper and my resistance is lessening. I’ve been looking at PhD programs, funded research… Read More Sunday Morning Read
#tbt Post: Trying Not to Go Too Far Off Topic
What a timely repost! I just finished watching West Wing for the third time AND just posted Paula’s SABA Award acceptance speech. Did you know that Paula Yoo, author of Good Enough and Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story was a writer for The West Wing? The show ran on NBC from 1999 to… Read More #tbt Post: Trying Not to Go Too Far Off Topic
Hot Topic: France, Syria, Lebanon
What struck me most when I binge watched MadMen were the sensibilities of the era portrayed in the series. I remember the show incorporating the assassination of President Kennedy and the mother would not let her children see any of it on television and she herself was distraught and in tears. I don’t think she… Read More Hot Topic: France, Syria, Lebanon
Cotton Quilts Edi 