The Wall Street Journal has reported that the number of “college” students who need a remedial (or high school repeat) course funded by the U.S. government had risen a staggering 160% in the last 12 years. This means that students are now arriving on campuses in America so poorly prepared and scarcely educated they must redo a version of pre-school in order to prepare for professions.
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National Food Recovery Week: November 17-21, 2014
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, more than 96% of the food we throw out ends up in landfills.
My thoughts on Beloved and The Color Purple featured on BlogHer.
BlogHer.com, sponsor and spearheader of National Blog Posting Month, features my post "Important and Troubling Book-to-Film Issues in My Favorite Movies: 'The Color Purple' and 'Beloved.'
My story “Personals” appears in The Stockholm Review of Literature…
I am happy to see my short story "Personals" appear in The Stockholm Review of Literature. The story follows a web of interconnected strangers plagued by urban alienation and internet safety issues across a nameless online platform.
*On The Color Purple and Beloved film adaptations…
I remember when The Color Purple movie came out in 1986. To have a beautiful and serious movie, that was not about Blacks killing each other or acting stupid but truly featured the story and amazing acting, was a big event. Oprah Winfrey was already a sort of star, and the other actors were people we knew as well. … Continue reading *On The Color Purple and Beloved film adaptations…
10 Black Women’s Book-to-Film Adaptations*
Maya Angelou, Alice Walker and Gloria Naylor were early trailblazers for cinematic adaptations of Negress stories. Adaptations of their autobiography, novel and stories catapulted their work and names to national prominence their Harlem Renaissance and Black Power Movement predecessors were unable to enjoy in their lifetimes.
Spirit of Writing Week 4: The Secret Of Getting Ahead is Getting Started…
You really don't have time to be worried about other people and wasting energy to criticize others' ideas. The purpose of this post is to help anyone push past limitations of walking around with just your idea because you believe it is not good enough. Or, maybe you believe other writers did it first or better … Continue reading Spirit of Writing Week 4: The Secret Of Getting Ahead is Getting Started…
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