Category Archives: Social Change
Leonidas Berry and the Strength of Black Families
In 1981, after a successful career as an M.D. specializing in gastroenterology, Leonidas Berry wrote I Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now: Two Centuries of an Afro-American Minister’s Family. The title echoes a famous black spiritual, a testament of … Continue reading
Posted in Black Writers, Chicago Writing, Diversity & Multiculturalism, Social Change
Tagged Black Writing from Chicago, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Herbert Gutman, I Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, Judith Berry Griffin, Leonidas Berry, Pathways to College, Ralph Ellison, Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom
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Radio Documentary: Diane Nilan – Homeless on the Road
A couple of years ago NPR’s The Story did this documentary on Diane Nilan, the distinguished advocate for homeless people, and founder of Hear Us, her national organization giving voice and visibility to homeless children and youth. Called “Homeless on … Continue reading
Graphic Inequality
Note: For an October 2021 update, go to “The Wealth Gap Widens.” Year-old statistics about America’s wildly growing wealth gap have been animated in a recent You Tube video that’s gone viral: over 5,650,000 views the last few days. … Continue reading →