The first time I posted this I could not speak. I was in tears. I was overwhelmed by something that I did not believe would happen.
President Elect Barack Obama has made history. We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, have elected the best candidate for the job. [...]

* This article is originally posted at The Chancellor’s New Clothes by Learners Inherit the Earth and used here with permission.
I have been teaching three summer school courses focusing on the Origins of Black-American Stereotypes and Their Use in Modern Society. My students laughed at me as I explained hidden racial stereotypes in movies Like [...]

While sitting in the ICU waiting room with my in-laws, my father-in-law and I got into a heated discussion about Obama, Muslims, and history. He, like many Americans, is very quick to cite emails when arguing that Obama is not fit to be Presidents. Much of what he said was ignorant and based on the [...]

People are now whispering the word “M**lim” as if it were a bad word. The other day I heard a security agent at my job (a school) say, in hushed tones, to another one that her daughter was dating “one of those real Muslims”. She went on to clarify that he was really nice despite [...]