Won’t it be wonderful when Black history and Native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just U.S. history. — Maya Angelou I was in my third year at university when I learned about the significance of June 19th — and I Read more…
When I slipped below the Mason-Dixon line, the mood started to change almost imperceptibly. It started with a few comments, questions of where I came from, and the following observation that ranged from joking to dismissive: oh, so you’re a northerner. As I moved further south, past DC and into Read more…
There are few times that I feel as acutely aware of being a woman as during my first 24 hours in a new small town. Word gets around quickly, especially since the first observation is a keen: “You’re not from around here, now are you?” I quickly understood that meant Read more…