Shay Tomorrow is the first day of school and I am more angst filled about this than my eight year old, third grader. This year the girl will enter a larger school that is a combination of kids from all over our town; including kids who have had zero exposure to people of difference. I hadn’t …
As a college graduate with an advanced degree who holds a ”professional” job, who happens to be married to a fellow college graduate with an advanced degree, one might not think that I have much in common with the men and women who work in low paying, service jobs. Think again, in fact I think …
Last month I wrote a post about the idea for hosting a Night with BGIM: A discussion on race, class and life. At that time, I had an inkling of how the idea would be received but to be honest, I was not prepared for the level of interest. Since making the announcement, people have …