by Drick Boyd | Dec 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Gloria Watkins, better known as bell hooks, died today (December 15, 2021). She was 69 years old and had been suffering from a chronic illness. She was an author, social critic, teacher, and prophetic voice. Whenever I read her writings, of which there are many, I...
by Drick Boyd | Oct 2, 2021 | Featured
“For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” Amanda Gorman Light and Darkness At the end of September, I visited Minneapolis, Minnesota on personal business, and took time to visit the George Floyd Memorial in...
by Drick Boyd | Jan 31, 2020 | Featured
Note: After a several month hiatus, I am renewing this series on important books that have impacted me. A Slow Impact Probably more than any other book in this series, no book has redirected the course of my life like Pedagogy of the Oppressed, and no author has...
by Drick Boyd | Apr 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Inside Out Program Last week ( April 1-7) I participated in a teacher training conducted by the Inside Out Prison Exchange Program. Started in 1997 by Temple University professor Lori Pompa, Inside Out “facilitates dialogue and education across profound social...
by Drick Boyd | Oct 22, 2018 | Featured
This past week (October 18-19) I had the privilege of attending the Freire50 conference at the University of South Carolina commemorating the 50th anniversary of the publication of Paulo Freire’s groundbreaking book, Pedagogy of the Oppressed. There were...
