A Moment of Silence
This past weekend, Jovan Belcher, a starting linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, shot and killed his girlfriend and mother of his child, Kasandra Perkins. He then drove down to the Chiefs stadium… Continue reading
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Notes on “Teaching the N-Word”
Eight years ago, Delen Arts, was an idea, unformed and undiscovered, and Emily Bernard, a Black professor, was teaching an all-White class at the University of Vermont. Seven years ago, The American Scholar,… Continue reading
Seeing through Colorblindness
“Teaching the N-Word” montages memory. Emily Bernard carefully assembles personal history across time, place, and people. She describes the ways in which we uphold and subvert our constructions of race, traversing an emotional… Continue reading
Words, Sticks, and Stones
What I’ve always loved about sports is the complication of the human element. I love sitting at the 400 or 500 level of a baseball stadium and hearing fans complain about umpires missing… Continue reading
Creating Identity
I’ve been thinking a lot about how, when, and where race, ethnicity, and gender intersect. The answer, of course, is simple: identity. As a woman of color, I am constantly questioning identity (both… Continue reading