by lindaoppenheim | Apr 1, 2019 | Opinion
In his New York Times editorial, Staples argues that the 19th century creation of the ignominious blackface character Jim Crow cemented the demeaning stereotype in American consciousness and was expressed in popular culture, the entertainment world, commercial...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 6, 2019 | Article, Documents
What was your favorite Dr. Seuss book? Mine was The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. March 2, the birthday of Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, was adopted in 1998 by the National Education Association as “Read across America” to encourage...
by lindaoppenheim | Jan 15, 2019 | Opinion
Following Sandra Oh’s telling her parents “I love you.” in Korean as she accepted the Golden Globe, Viet Thanh Nguyen addresses parent-child relationships in the Asian American community and the price paid for the lack of representation and the...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 20, 2018 | Webinar
RACE, GENDER AND CULTURE IN VIDEO GAME PLAYING AND MAKING: WHAT’S AT STAKE? A Talking Race & Kids online conversation with Dr. Gabriela Richard (Assistant Professor of Learning, Design and Technology at Penn State University and editor of Diversifying Barbie...
by lindaoppenheim | Feb 12, 2018 | Community Meeting
Want a bright spot in an otherwise grey February? Come to the next Hopewell Valley Race and Diversity Discussion Group meeting, which will be held on February 16th from 6-9pm in Pennington @ St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. 300 South Main Street. We’ll be...
