Monthly Archives: March 2012

Adrienne Rich (1929-2012)

Posted on March 29, 2012 by asusequitycommissioner

Adrienne Rich, American poet, essayist and feminist, died on Tuesday, March 27. I  read her essay “When We Dead Awaken: Writing as Re-Vision” about a month ago for an English class, and I was unable to put the book down … Continue reading →

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Today’s reasons to fight for equity

Posted on March 27, 2012 by asusequitycommissioner

These articles are sad and blatant examples of discrimination that occurs everyday. Perhaps more sad is the fact that most of you probably won’t be too surprised about this. From Jezebel.com : Racist Hunger Games Fans Are Very Disappointed Miss … Continue reading →

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From NPR: After Trayvon Martin’s Death, We’re All Having “The Talk”

Posted on March 22, 2012 by asusequitycommissioner

On The Two-Way, NPR’s news blog, Mark Memmott writes: “A national discussion about race continues in the wake of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin’s death last month in Sanford, Fla. To recap: Martin, who was unarmed, was shot by a a 28-year-old man, … Continue reading →

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Excerpts from An Evening with Dr. Cornel West

Posted on March 12, 2012 by asusequitycommissioner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W1mpWjGQkQ

Dr. Cornel West speaks at Cal Poly Pomona in February. Dr. West is an American philosopher, author, critic, actor and civil rights activist. Here, he speaks poetically and captivatingly about civil rights, social justice and the human condition in general.

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