Classical playwright Terence and his present-day counterpart Branden Jacobs-Jenkins construct worlds that provide humanistic dimension to the lives of enslaved people.
Category Archive: race
It is Saturday night, and El Monte’s atmosphere is buzzing with a youthful glow. As the parking lot and the surrounding streets began to fill with vehicles from the American golden age of automotive design with names like Galaxie and Mercury, the space became saturated with cosmic energy.
From hiring to curriculum and back again, an Anglo settler-colonial regime still permeates higher ed — despite the long movement for Ethnic Studies and greater inclusivity.
Thinking through California, Texas, and the United States’ many migrations.
Adrián Félix recounts the faces and voices of a journey back home to Zacatecas, via the world’s worst airport.
I pulled into the garage, took off my helmet, and stepped into the kitchen. Then I was greeted by the enormous smiles and warmth of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Mrs. Nomalizo Leah Tutu.
I and most ethnic Mexican compas, colleagues, and gente in communities of my ilk do not identify with Spain’s legacy of violence and exploitation in the Americas.
In this short story, a group of teens confronts environmental racism and the invidious question: “Why don’t you just move?”