Jay-Z I became a fan-girl of Jay-Z at age 61! I never really listened to rap. Sure, I watched 8 Mile and Straight Outta Compton when they premiered and heard an occasional rap song on TV, but I never really LISTENED. That is until my adult daughter played “99 Problems” for me. To be honest, … Continue reading Rap Music Virgin
Family photo of author and her brother Harvey circa 1969. These are hurtful words that cut deep The words “retard” and “retarded” are almost never used in context. Instead, these terms are used to get a laugh, make an insult, or insinuate that someone or something is stupid. Unless you have a relative with a … Continue reading Stop Using the “R” Word
In his last official photo, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) leaves the safety of his bunker to award decorations to members of Hitler Youth. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images) Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hitler1945.jpg It forever changed my life During the mid-2000s, when I was lecturing on Nazi Germany to students in my 10th grade World History class, a … Continue reading Meeting a Member of the Hitler Youth
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To avoid racial discrimination during the Jim Crow era, my father-in-law passed as white and never told his children about their African American heritage.
Whoopi Goldberg misspoke about the Holocaust not being about race. To the Nazis, it was all about race. Since she has sincerely apologized, let's show her some grace, use it as a learning experience, and move on.
While on a student-exchange trip to Odessa, Ukraine, in 2002, the Ukrainian mob hosted us on a Black Sea disco cruise.
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