As National Poetry Month draws to a close and the Kentucky Derby approaches, I dedicate this post to poet Frank X Walker and his book of persona poems on Isaac Murphy, Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate this Ride. Murphy descended from slaves and rose to prominence as a jockey, winning the Kentucky Derby three times. TheContinue reading “Models Monday: I Dedicate This…”
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Models Monday: Finding Joy Through “Cool”
I liked Anthony Hamilton’s “Cool” the very first time I heard it. It’s a hopeful cut that suggests other models for finding joy and pleasure in life. The song soulfully challenges the notion that personal fulfillment necessarily derives from realizing the goals of the most casual of our “best laid plans.” Instead, Hamilton suggests thatContinue reading “Models Monday: Finding Joy Through “Cool””
Models Monday: Living Learning Out Loud
I was a girl when I first read The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Malcolm wasn’t a figure that I learned about in school but as someone coming of age in the ’90s, his name was referenced in rap songs and references were being made to him through the Xs emblazoned on t-shirts and baseball capsContinue reading “Models Monday: Living Learning Out Loud”
Models Monday: Trembling Heroes
For a while I have been wanting to watch Of Gods and Men and this weekend finally presented me with the opportunity. The film offers a cinematic interpretation of the actual events surrounding the fact of French Trappist monks living in the mountains of Algeria whose commitment to cooperation between Christians and Moslems obligates them toContinue reading “Models Monday: Trembling Heroes”
I AM a MAN: R.I.P. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today, the striking Memphis sanitation workers whose efforts King supported in 1968 are once again concerned about being diminished as workers, as persons, and as citizens as the city is considering privatizing sanitation work and thus effectively eliminating the Union. 45 years after King’s assassination on this day in Memphis, the fight for dignity continues.
The Importance of Questions
There is a very short article and a 2:53 video at the Big Think site about the value of asking the right questions. According to the article, data from the U.S. School System reveals that “the average high school student asks one question of substance per month in a classroom.” This troubling find would makeContinue reading “The Importance of Questions”
Models Monday: National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Today begins National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. I was reading around on the National Sexual Violence Resource Center site thinking about the work that I try to do as a parent to keep my son safe and to keep him aware of his responsibility for ensuring the safety of others. Perhaps one ofContinue reading “Models Monday: National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month”
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