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Where did you top out in math--algebra, geometry, something else? Mitchell Jackson and a lot of people he knew had to perform something called "survival… -
ludi/PixabayIt happens all the time in classrooms: the example a teacher uses to demonstrate a concept draws glazed looks from the students. Is the teacher doing…
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Kiese Laymon has a story to tell, and don't expect it to make you smile. His life has had its ups, to be sure, but plenty of downs as well. It's no…
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Ernesto Javier Martinez is a University of Oregon faculty member in the department of Indigenous, Race and Ethnic Studies. He studies how racially and…
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We speak of wanting diversity in education, but it's taking a while to get there. Teachers of color can make a big difference in the education of a child…
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It's a grim anniversary, but certainly one worth noting: the arrival of African slaves in Virginia in August, 1619. So 400 years since the door opened…
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Racism continues to rear its head and speak loudly in our time. Will Harris was motivated to write about it, but not in a strictly black-or-white…
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Richard Blanco has traveled many miles since his appearance reading his poetry at the second Obama inaugural in 2013. And his travels have taken him to…
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Elizabeth Warren was not the first person of mostly European ancestry to claim Native American heritage, and will not be the last. "Pretendians" appear…
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It is a concern in many parts of the world, and has been through history: how can we keep our culture alive? It is a particular issue for indigenous…
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Portland was a gritty place growing up, from the perspective of Mitchell S. Jackson. He was constantly calculating what it would take for him to get out…
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Oregon bears a permanent stain from joining the union (in 1859) with black "exclusion laws" on the books. Nobody with dark skin was allowed to live in…
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By many measures of societal well-being, the USA is not number one. The American Dream or something like it is more of a reality in Denmark. So say the…
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Kiese Laymon has had an interesting life, to put it mildly. Fortunately, he's a good writer, too, so we get to read about his life and how he's dealt…
