Category Archives: Current Events

I gotta thank the local megaplex, AMC Showplace in Inver Grove Heights, for reminding me why I hate going to the movie theater. Don’t get me wrong, the movie itself was just fine (I saw Oz the Great and Powerful … Continue reading →

In class last week and this, we are reading Twelve Years a Slave. It’s part of the slave narrative genre that was so popular back in the waning days of slavery (all the cool abolitionists were reading them). Unlike other … Continue reading →

Well, for the first time in memory, I watched the Acedemy Awards ceremony last night without having first seen any of the Best Picture nominees. In fact, the only nominated films in any category that I saw were Brave and … Continue reading →

I was going to submit an essay to this online magazine, but after perusing the articles, I nixed the idea. Of note was this doozy, in which the author notes that Father’s Day is less important than Mother’s Day. He … Continue reading →

Today, Feburary 11th, is National African American Parent Involvement Day (NAAPID). So, since my ancestors are from Africa (well, if you go back far enough), I figured I’d better get involved in my son’s school day. Actually, despite the event’s … Continue reading →