Why are We Surprised That White People Like Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Writing?

Journalist and lawyer Sally Kohn may have a better idea. In “Why White Women Should Read Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Book,” an opinion piece featured in ELLE, Kohn didn’t discuss white fandom. But as a white woman, she urges other white women to pick up the memoir—especially those who may live in very homogeneous white communities.“That Between the World and Me was Read More …

Why Photographs of Slaves Serving Confederate Masters in The Civil War Matter

Perhaps the most famous of the soldier-slave photographs depicts Sergeant Andrew Chandler and his uniformed body servant, Silas Chandler. Andrew served in the 44th Mississippi Infantry in the Army of Tennessee from 1861 to 1863. Camp slaves such as Silas were expected to oblige their masters’ every need, including by preparing food, tending to horses, Read More …

When You Might Lose Your Self, Store Your Identity in Your Network of Acquaintances

The smallness of her cafés is another device to stoke interaction, on the theory that it’s simply hard to avoid talking to people standing nine inches away from you. And cinnamon toast is a kind of all-purpose mollifier: something Carrelli offers her customers whenever Trouble is abrasive, or loud, or crowded, or refuses to give Read More …

James Baldwin

Through reporting and essays, James Baldwin was a key voice of the Civil Rights Movement. With keen observations, blunt but effective prose describing the roots and branches of white supremacy and white complicity, Baldwin’s writing conveyed something of what it was like to be black in a segregated nation. His The Fire Next Time held white America accountable Read More …

Reflection – Peer Review

Please read the entire post before responding. Write a reflective essay that assesses your current skill in providing constructive feedback to your classmates during the revision process. Compare your current peer review practices to the relevant parts of the standards described in the Learning Outcomes Statement below. Consider how well you use the Describe-Diagnose-Suggest formula to Read More …