Like the interview subject of this article, I’ll admit I was surpised that the young male victim of a recent Web-broadcasted suicide was black. That aside, sadness all around.
“Generosity without orthodoxy is nothing, but orthodoxy without generosity is worse than nothing.”
~Hans Frei
(quoted in Brian D. McLaren’s A Generous Orthodoxy )
This just in: My latest column is up at Anti-Racist Parent. The always-kind Tami gives a preview, and you can read the whole thing here.
In a column draft for AntiRacistParent, I wrote that it’s an interesting time to be an Episcopalian, especially one in Pittsburgh. We’ve got a deposed bishop and declared schism, and even our own Wikipedia entry, two in fact. The Sunday in June 2003 that my family first joined a local Episcopal parish was the day [...]
I went to a predominantly black Episcopal church today. During the service, I wrote an anti-racist parent column in my head. Stay tuned…
So, this morning I attended a Tiny Tot Symphony Stories concert performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Heinz Hall. BabyGirl’s class (and a few others from her preschool) attended along with preschoolers from other schools around the city. I went along not as a chaperone, but rather an invited guest. This [...]
Blogger and fellow Anti-Racist Parent Liz Dwyer aka Los Angelista is giving away a combination HP scanner/copier/printer. The contest is very easy to enter, but perhaps you’ll opt as I did to skip the contest, but nevertheless have your heart warmed by the story behind the contest.
Boy, am I going to have sweet dreams tonight! Just before I turned in, I did one last blog check, and discovered that the wonderful, dedicated media activist Amy Jussel of ShapingYouth, has written the following about yours truly:
…Deesha herself is an amazing literary force, contributing a bi-monthly column for the excellent Literary [...]
After posting a teaser for months, the brilliant Michelle Sewell of GirlChildPress finally gave up the goods. Do I even have to mention that I am sooo submitting a story for consideration for this collection (CFS below)?
In other GirlChild news, a few weekends ago, I joined Michelle and 9 other Just Like a Girl contributors [...]
Down to The Wire:
An Anthology of Black Thought on HBO’s Greatest Show Ever
~call for submissions~
HBO’s The Wire came out of left field and captured the attention of hundreds of thousands of devoted viewers in Black communities throughout the country. The question is, “Why?” On one level, the show gave numerous Black actors the opportunity to [...]
