As we end Black History Month I will make note of an exceptional African American I met four years ago. Charles Harrison, a retired industrial designer, was brought to Virginia Tech in observance of Black History Month by the Colleges of Engineering and Architecture and Design. He did workshops for students and offered a public … [Read more…]
See at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s76RrWiLWo8
In this month of celebrating black history let us take note of the recent passing of a significant historical figure, African American classical singer Mattiwilda Dobbs, who died in December at 90 years of age. A soprano, Ms. Dobbs was the first African American to sing a leading role at La Scala in Italy in … [Read more…]
The Debate between Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders last Thursday was interesting in several ways. For me the most remarkable occurrence was the frank discussion of structural racism by both candidates. They used the terms “institutional” and “systemic.” It appears that Hilary Clinton is pushing hard to retain her problematic hold on black voters for … [Read more…]
Sometimes we just have to pass the word. Below I share the last two paragraphs of the article by Charles Blow in the NY Times today. The article is entitled, “White America’s ‘Broken Heart’.” “America has a gauzy, romanticized version of its history that is largely fiction. According to that mythology, America rose to greatness … [Read more…]