Mad Men, Esalen, and spiritual privilege
May 26, 2015
—Marion Goldman The online community is still pulsing with speculation about the final close up of Don Draper meditating on the edge of the Pacific at Esalen Institute—where he found… READ MORE
Month: May 2015
Celebrating Revolutionary Blackness: Haitian Flag Day
May 21, 2015
—Bertin M. Louis, Jr. [This post originally appeared on Mark Anthony Neal’s blog, NewBlackMan (in Exile).] In communities across the globe, thousands of Haitians celebrate Haitian Flag Day every May 18… READ MORE
Clinton deserves the black vote
May 19, 2015
—F. Michael Higginbotham [This article originally appeared in The Baltimore Sun.] Political pundits have wondered whether Hillary Clinton will enjoy the same enthusiastic support from the African-American community in her presidential bid… READ MORE
Entering Lakewood Church
May 13, 2015
Phillip Luke Sinitiere, author of Salvation with a Smile: Joel Osteen, Lakewood Church, and American Christianity, will be a featured guest blogger on From the Square leading up to his book’s publication in October! The posts will unveil certain aspects of the project and provide selected snapshots of the making of the book, including his research and the writing process. To kick off the series, below is the opening vignette from the book’s introduction. (Check out his other post on the book’s cover over at Baldblogger!)
Ferguson, race, and the disability politics of the teen brain
May 5, 2015
In an article published on Somatosphere this week, author Julie Passanante Elman discusses race, disability, and the volatile teen brain. Read an excerpt from the essay below—and be sure check out more from the website’s… READ MORE