Month: August 2021

• Let Your Light Shine

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  August 31, 2021

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  Wisdom

  As the outer bands of what used to be Hurricane Ida bring rain to Lexington, my thoughts and prayers are with those that felt its brute force over the weekend. When I was a child, my favorite song was “This Little Light of Mine” I would sing it with fervor! According to Wikipedia, the song…

  

• Ten Second Review of The Chair on Netflix

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  August 27, 2021

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  Film, Wisdom

  I binged watched #TheChair on @Netflix as #homework The show does accurately cover some of the drama and pain of academia. But there is JOY too! The drama makes for better TV apparently. As academic leaders we must focus on the humanity of our work and lead dialogically.

  

• Critical Race Theory, what it is and isn’t

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  August 23, 2021

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  African Americans, Curriculum, Podcasts, TV and Radio

  I sat down for a few minutes with Dr. Gerald Smith on the Eastern Standard podcast that aired on NPR WEKU to discuss Critical Race Theory (CRT), what it is and isn’t. For some, CRT has become a catch-all phrase for discussions about race, so in this podcast we discuss what CRT actually is for…