By Molly Rush I recently began thinking about a number of black activists, many of whom may be forgotten. I came to know some of them through my work with the Catholic […]
A Turn to the Left

By Bette McDevitt (Photo caption: Bill Wegener. Photo credit: Bette McDevitt) One day, thirty years ago, Mel Madden, a member of the Merton Center, now deceased, brought his out-of-town friend to have […]
The Masters
June 5, 2017 – By Crystal Faldalen You tell my story without turning my page My race, my body, my income, my age become your headline, hashtag no apology Posting principles […]
CULTURE WATCH: Musing on Intersectionality, Politics and Culture

May 4, 2017 By Jo Tavener Kimberlé Crenshaw is professor of law at UCLA and Columbia Law School; she is also a pioneer in critical race theory. In her 2016 TED Talk, […]
The Homogenization of Asian America

July 28, 2016 By Vivian Le In the past decade, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have become the fastest growing racial group in the United States. Comprising around 5.8% of the […]