Category Archives: Social Change
Elia Peattie: Instituted by Women
This is one of a large series devoted to Chicago writers. These articles are expansions of ones written as introductions to two anthologies of Chicago writing I did: first, with David Starkey, Smokestacks and Skyscrapers, and second, my Black Writing … Continue reading
The New Neighbor Project
The mission and core values are still solidly the same, but The Neighbor Project—a social change organization, part of which started as our family’s small foundation—has a new website and new branding. These are cleaner and more direct, I think, … Continue reading
Black Voice, White Voice: Baldwin vs Buckley
Below is a VIDEO showing about 15 minutes of one of the most famous debates of the 20th century: James Baldwin vs William Buckley at the Cambridge Union in February 1965. The proposition up for debate: “The American Dream has … Continue reading →