An Open Poem Response to Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson’s original poem There’s no shame in taking on another new name Because each new identity increases our game Sojourner Truth Frederick Douglass Ntozake, Amiri B. Malcolm X, Martin Luther and Assata, you see? But you don’t understand That the swapping must be Unless you want us [...]
Continue reading …Teatro Nopalero: Seeking social change, justice and consciousness through theater
February 2, 2010 Comments OffA group of young activist actors bring forth a theatrical approach to deal with social issues at the grassroots level. Phoenix, Arizona, February 1, 2010 – In the context of Arizona’s legislation and crackdown on undocumented immigration, Teatro Nopalero emerges as a developing alternative to tackle immigration issues and other social problems in Maricopa County. [...]
Continue reading …Searching for whitopia: An improbable journey to the heart of white America
December 16, 2009 Comments OffVerily I say unto you, it is easier for a person of color to enter into the picnic grounds of the Aryan nation than it is for him to talk to the residents of a co-op apartment in the Manhattan neighborhood of Carnegie Hill. It’s true says Rich Benjamin, author of Searching for Whitopia: An [...]
Continue reading …It’s 150 years later, and we’re still debating Darwin’s good old Origin of Species. A new exposition center, The Discovery Times Square Exposition, was launched in New York City, and featured the 3.2 million-year-old fossil known as “Lucy.” For many museum enthusiasts and ethnographers alike, it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But the exhibit didn’t close [...]
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