by Drick Boyd | Oct 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
At the risk of stating the obvious to some and “playing the race card” to others, I believe race is a central issue in this year’s presidential contest. However, I say that not simply or even because Mitt Romney (a white guy) is running against Barack Obama (a mixed...
by Drick Boyd | Jul 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
On July 4, 1852, eleven years before the Emancipation Proclamation and 13 years before the abolition of slavery, Frederick Douglass, a former slave and leading abolitionist was invited to deliver an address in 1852. The ironic power of Douglass’ words still ring true,...
by Drick Boyd | Oct 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Early on Sunday morning, the New York Times reported that 700 protesters of the group “Occupy Wall Street” had been arrested attempting to cross the Brooklyn Bridge to Lower Manhattan where there have been a week of demonstrations in New York’s...
by Drick Boyd | Jun 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Last week (June 3-7) I attended the annual conference of Pedagogy and Theater of the Oppressed (PTO) at the University of Texas in Austin. This gathering brings together students, educators and practitioners working for healing and social justice in communities and...
by Drick Boyd | May 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Educational justice has been at the heart of my work over the last 13 years.In 1997 I left pastoral ministry and turned my interests and talents to education. While I was working in higher education, I did not teach the typical 18-22 year old college student; instead...
