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Confessions of a White Educator: Stories in Search of Justice and Diversity

Author(s): Joan Therese Wynne, Ronald E Miles, Lisa D Delpit

Confessions of a White Educator: Stories in Search of Justice and Diversity provides a collection of stories and essays that offer an insightful analysis of the factors that limit and sometimes derail our best efforts to educate future generations. Exploring the formidable obstacle that racism and ...

Card Talk: Winning Communication Games

Author(s): William A Donohue

Communication is like a card game that resembles Texas Hold-em.William Donohue, author of Card Talk: Winning Communication Games compares communication with the high-stakes poker card game, Texas Hold-em. Instead of card games with playing cards people play Talk Games with Talk Cards. Whenever ...

A Flashpoint in a Melting Pot: The Crown Heights Riots, A Watershed for New York City

Author(s): Brendan Finn

The Big Apple was a city in decay for over thirty years. Machine politics had failed the constituency, as crime soared and the quality of life deteriorated. The social fabric was fraying in a politicized climate of heightened racial and ethnic tension.Crown Heights, Brooklyn was a microcosm of New Y...