Criminal Justice Enforcement as the Overriding Policy in the US

This should drive our policy makers to take a hard long look at our nation's collective soul. Criminal justice enforcement as the default policy of choice has only eroded the nation and created deeper fault lines in our society among the population groups that make it up. #TimeForAChange

The Enduring Myth of Black Criminality from The Atlantic on Vimeo.

Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the impact of mass incarceration on the black family in his next Atlantic cover story. Posted by The Atlantic on Lunes, 14 de septiembre de 2015

Brown Girl Dreaming

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Just finished reading this marvel of a memoir in verse! Jacqueline Woodson invites us to her journey of self-discovery, of vocation and purpose, in poetry and story, of the world(s) we choose for ourselves and the world(s) made for us. The discovery, rediscovery and the preservation of her most precious memories so vividly etched in the recesses of the author's soul and shared so graciously with all of us to embark with her, to smell and taste, to see and listen, to touch and suffer, to laugh and grow, to feel and believe, and most of all to dream, on this marvelous journey that is to come of age.

Gracias, Jacqueline Woodson, for letting us into your life through your gift of vivid poetry, your vulnerability and your sensitivity!

Everyone should read Brown Girl Dreaming, for everyone dreams!


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¡Fenomenal!