A musical backdrop to Unreal City: the London of the Lonely Londoners When the Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury in…
In September we heard Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with Oprah Winfrey at the Apollo in NYC. The topic was his…
Update: 15 October 2020 I've heard from Lyn who is the Project Lead for ‘Away from the Western Front’. ‘No…
In a time of political darkness - when the ugly power of racism rears up - it is good to…
A bike ride in the country. A conversation interrupted by a near accident and the shock of a racist chance encounter.…
Imagine being so consumed with racial hatred that you travel all the way from Maryland specifically on a mission to…
The NAIS Annual People Of Color Conference opens this week in Atlanta. It will draw independent educators from across the country. They…
Marlon James is author of the 2015 Man Booker prize-winning novel Brief History of Seven Killings. In this short video via…
We celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday on Monday and that means a day off. It's a recent habit to use…
There’s an interesting photo exhibit just opened at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar. Called “the Making…
I haven't read Go Set a Watchman and I'm not sure I will. I did read the first chapter in…
This week began with a professional day for faculty and staff. Our theme was Identity, Privilege and Race provoked by…
Most Wednesday mornings the lower school assembles in the Chapman Room and parents are welcome. It’s usually a showcase for…
Rather like how I'm quoted in Saturday's Poughkeepsie Journal "Diversity is a core value embodied in the school's mission," said…