Still no justice for Henrietta Lacks and her family
Henrietta Lacks and her family may finally be getting acknowledgement of her medical legacy but it’s not even close to real justice–there’s still no financial compensation. Read it here. I could’ve sworn that I wrote a full commentary about Sister Henrietta after I read the compelling book about her story. I only found a reference […]
Intersection of art and race
News of the Black Rep’s eviction from Grandel Theater traveled fast. The Black Rep has known for months that Grand Center was interested in selling the building, but the actual git-yo-stuff-out-in-two-weeks-or-else notice came as a real shocker. Tenants received the notice by email. As usual, white power brokers missed the opportunity to change the racist […]
President Obama’s last chance?
My Crisis mag just came. It’s good stuff–mainly highlighting 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and other related historic events. Flipping through the pages to prioritize my reading, I spotted an interesting piece by Deborah Douglas. I’ll check it out and get back to you.