Via American Theatre.  The Ground on Which I Stand by August Wilson African American theatre is distinct, distinguished, and fully deserving of the kind of funding and respect too often reserved for white culture and institutions. BY AUGUST WILSON Some time ago I had an occasion to speak to a group of international playwrights. They had come from … Read More

Via Rewire.  Smashing the Status Quo of Classical Music A conversation with radio host and musician Garrett McQueen of the ‘Trilloquy’ podcast by James Napoli When Garrett McQueen, a 33-year-old native of Memphis, Tennessee, first moved to Minnesota for a job as a national host and producer at the country’s largest classical music service, he found himself spending long … Read More

Via Google Books.  When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America Ira Katznelson W. W. Norton & Company, 2005 – History – 238 pages A groundbreaking work that exposes the twisted origins of affirmative action. When Affirmative Action Was White demonstrates that all the key programs passed during the New Deal and Fair … Read More

Via Penguin Random House.  The Warmth of Other Suns THE EPIC STORY OF AMERICA’S GREAT MIGRATION By ISABEL WILKERSON ABOUT THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for … Read More

Via The New York Times.  An Antiracist Reading List Ibram X. Kendi on books to help America transcend its racist heritage. By Ibram X. Kendi No one becomes “not racist,” despite a tendency by Americans to identify themselves that way. We can only strive to be “antiracist” on a daily basis, to continually rededicate ourselves to … Read More