When I was at the University of Utah, I was in a special program called Free Curriculum for my junior and senior years. This program had only 26 students and was offered through the psychology department. The program was experimental and was based on the idea that by allowing students the opportunity to create their…
Tag: prejudice
My Upcoming Story Circle Network Class: “Exploring Prejudice With the Help of Five Acclaimed Black Women Writers”
I will teach an online class on prejudice starting Monday, February 3 – March 3, from 3:30 – 5 Central Time for Story Circle Network, a women’s writing organization encouraging all women to tell their stories. We’ll look at the writings of Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Cade Bambara, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, and Roxane Gay…
A Blight on My Hometown
The First Baptist Church in my hometown of Bonham, Texas, population 7,000, has banned the Boy Scouts from meeting at their church because of the Boy Scout of America’s decision not to discriminate because of sexual orientation. My thoughts: Dear God in heaven, how can we still be dealing with this sort of blatant bigotry…
20 Minutes a Day 