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Walt Whitman used the phrase “after times” to describe America after the Civil War.  Eddie Glaude, Jr. , professor of African American studies at Princeton, defines the phrase as what has come before and what is beginning to appear,  and compares it to James Baldwin’s deep anguish and disappointment after the Civil Rights movement.  AfterContinue reading “After Times”

34 mins ago This has been the summer of pandemic and protest. Our fairly small college town nestled in the land of Mississippi Burning is a microcosm of our country.   Racial inequality is once again so vivid and so stark it cannot be ignored. After 34 years in public education I never lost myContinue reading “A summer of pandemic and protest”