Category Archives: social justice
Black History Month
> Chris Rock’s Nat X character is right; February is too short for Black History. I have lived in the Charleston, South Carolina, area for most of my life and in the last 20 years, I have found more and … Continue reading
Filed under African-American culture, history, libraries, social justice, South Carolina
The Picture I Didn’t Take
(Captain Rattan on right) This morning I read about US Army Captain Tejdeep Singh Rattan, the first Sikh allowed to complete basic officer training while wearing a full beard and turban since the Army first allowed Sikh enlistees to keep … Continue reading
Filed under culture stuff, Dr. Martin Luther King, freedom, social justice
Big Sticks: Pink Saris and The White Tiger
Serendipitously, a day or so after finishing Aravind Adiga’s wonderful, Man Booker Prize-winning novel about a down-trodden young man’s path to becoming a successful entrepreneur through dubious means in contemporary India , The White Tiger, I heard a fascinating story on … Continue reading
Filed under booktalks, culture stuff, India, Man Booker Prize, social justice
Big Sticks: Pink Saris and The White Tiger
Serendipitously, a day or so after finishing Aravind Adiga’s wonderful, Man Booker Prize-winning novel about a down-trodden young man’s path to becoming a successful entrepreneur through dubious means in contemporary India , The White Tiger, I heard a fascinating story on … Continue reading
Filed under booktalks, culture stuff, India, Man Booker Prize, social justice
