A dark, Muslim visitor
Just now reading a piece in Smithsonian Magazine on Malcolm X. It reminded me of a time in …
A “B” for Tolstoy
I was a Comparative Lit minor in college. I took courses in Dostoyevsky & Tolstoy as well as …
Haute couture at Easy Bargain Center
Much of what I know of haute couture I gleaned from shopping at the Easy Bargain Center in …
Happy Birthday, Ms. Steinem!
About fourty years ago, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting the brilliant and delightful Ms. Steinem. It …
Jackpot at the Dollar Store
We all like to tell stories and torture our loved ones at family gathering. I like it far …
Avoiding the indiscretions of youth
All this talk of Spring Break and the high school & college students heading South unchaperoned reminded me …
A Port of Spaniard
It seems that being Spanish has long been preferable to being Black in America. As a school child, …
Instrumental Protection
My grandmother was a tasteful & genteel woman whose Caribbean upbringing taught her culture and class. She thought …
BG Rudolph
As a kid, just graduated from Central Tech HS and waiting to become a freshman at Albany, I …
Liberries … and those who grow them
While never a Librarian myself, it was my absolute joy to supervise 32 Library Media Specialists. Among them …