Tag Archives: racism

Donne: Better to be Woke Than Asleep

In “Good Morrow,” Donne delivers a timely message that it’s good to be woke.

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Lit that Features the N-Word: What to Do

Now to teach White literature that employs the n-word? Balance with Black literature.

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Faulkner on Racism: Sadly, Still Relevant

Faulkner’s “Absalom, Absalom!” understands White America’s race hatred in a deep way that is still revelant.

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GOP Attacks on the Poor? Read McCullers

In “Heart is a Lonely Hunter” McCullers calls out rightwing attacks on poverty programs. Today’s GOP should listen.

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“Paradise” Explains Nichols Killing

Toni Morrison’s “Paradise” helps explain why Black policemen would carry out the horrific killing of Tyre Nichols.

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Integration’s Child Pioneers

Black children in the early days of integration report intense bullying from peers. Ozeki describes such childhood cruelty in “Tale for the Time Being.”

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Kindred’s Race Lessons

Butler’s “Kindred” awakens us to our racial blindnesses.

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Actors of Color in New Tolkien Drama

While some critics, perhaps revealing their racism, are complaining about actors of color in “Ring of Power,” here’s why the casting is good.

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Serena and Venus Transformed Tennis

Serena Williams changed tennis, as this Tony Hoagland poem makes clear.

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