Art is often viewed in commercial societies (those engaged in gathering, hoarding and consuming resources) such as ours as … More
Category: History
Historical Repetitions (and Other Forms of Seeing for Consideration): a
I refuse to live in fear. I’m told about the many frightening things ahead for us because of Trump’s … More
The NRA’s Convenient Gun-Reform Policy
Let us recall the words of abolitionist Lloyd Garrison in this process of truth telling: “ I will be … More
Registries and Other Post-Modern Curiosities
I’m curious what would happen if we create a registry for Muslims we also create a registry for all White … More
Evolving Forms of Entertainment
Thank G-d for television, Netflix, cable, video games and movie theaters. Remember when lynching Black Americans was a form of … More
Making the Count: Our Rights and Duties
Election season is upon us, again. It is a joyous time, one full of demanding intellectual rigor, requiring contemplation and … More
The Missing Word in the Black Lives Matter Movement
Like many of us, I’m deeply wounded by the regular enactments of violence in the United States, no matter the … More
Video: Walking With Our Parents (A Tribute to the Survivors of Slavery)
Walking With Our Ancestors is a collaborative film, created as a tribute to the survivors of slavery and to … More
Centuries in the Making: The Legacies of New Orleans, A Retrospective
Skirting the mighty Mississippi River, a formidable body of water that enabled the trafficking of millions of Africans to her … More