Yesterday I was in the Atlanta airport. As usual, I found the bookstore and spent some time perusing the shelves. New Releases, Inspirational, Popular, Non Fiction, Classics, and...African American?! I stopped. It was the same size as all of the other sections and had everything from The Snowy …
Nelson Mandela
In the Wake of Nelson Mandela’s Death
There are many things I could write about this week: How the sign language fiasco at Nelson Mandela’s memorial is an example of how bias keeps us from recognizing or acknowledging issues that for some people are so very vital. How the stigma of mental illness keeps it in the shadows, and prevents …