Some of you are doing the US States reading challenge with me this year, but I know several of you are reading around the world with a different book from a different country each week. I was amazed to find out that many authors and books from this country were censored by the government and … Continue reading South African Literature
When I was a little girl, we used to take road trips 2-3 times a year to see family and so my dad could play in golf tournaments around the state. Some of my favorite memories are of playing road trip games and reading in the backseat on the way there and back. What are … Continue reading This Week: July 14th
Apartheid isn’t something that was well taught when I was in school. I think it was too closely aligned with slavery for teachers in the American South to feel comfortable discussing with their integrated classrooms in the 80’s and 90’s. I do remember some news around Mandela’s release, but no one ever really explained apartheid … Continue reading Born a Crime
