teen talk
A librarian once told me that Wish didn’t sound like YA language, and I took…
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when you’re strange
I don’t often go into Manhattan, but ever since Sandra Payne mentioned on Facebook that…
follow the leader
Ari’s got some awesome posts up, including an interview with Japanese Canadian author Hiromi Goto…
We Could Be Brothers
Most readers know Derrick Barnes as the author of the popular Ruby and the Booker…
new scholarship
Still trying to figure out the appeal of “street lit” for today’s teens? Then head…
black art in Canada
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is one of the few places that comes to mind…
the woman I have become
That’s the title of a powerful film given to me by Notisha Massaquoi, Executive Director…
hum
I want to write about my experience in New Orleans, but I don’t feel ready…
have hope
It’s Remembrance Day in Canada and Veterans Day here in the US. My 6-year-old niece…
shady
This short TV documentary is an introduction to the issue of shadeism, the discrimination that…