I knew that I was wading into instant drama when I wrote and submitted my post-‘verdict’ Trayvon Martin column. I had written of race issues before as a Briefing columnist, and as a Black woman who’s lived in the South … Read the rest
A week after the Zimmerman ‘verdict’ and a day after my column about the issue, readers who take exception with my views are firing off e-mail after e-mail. A couple have been supportive, others have been smug and snarky, while … Read the rest
Sunday’s weather was overcast and turbulent, the clouds obscuring any presence of brightness and creating an atmosphere weighted with tension and gloom.
Normally, I enjoy summer storms. But this time, the tempest overhead was a fitting backdrop underscoring the sadness … Read the rest
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Baldwin
In the Aesops Fable entitled “The Lion And The Statue,” a man and a lion were having a debate about which … Read the rest
Greetings, Professor Graglia,
You seem like a thoughtful and educated man and given your decades of teaching experience, including your current post as a University of Texas Law Professor, you may not have meant to diminish the performance efforts of … Read the rest