by Drick Boyd | Sep 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
One of the benefits of being a university professor is that often I get to pose questions to my students that I am asking myself. Unbeknown to them my students become my counselors to my personal queries. This fall I am teaching Race and Ethnic Relations, a course in...
by Drick Boyd | Sep 26, 2008 | Uncategorized
Tim Wise, author of White Like Me, and well known speaker on white privilege recently applied his thoughts to the current media treatment of Sarah Palin. You can read his comments here. Wise’s tone is strong and a bit acerbic, which is why I hesitate to post it....
by Drick Boyd | Sep 4, 2008 | Uncategorized
“I guess a small-town mayor is sort like a community organizer except that you have actual responsibilities.” That line got a big laugh and cheer from the delegates at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul this week. At the same time it betrayed an attitude...
