The Learning Center in Exile

The Learning Center, once a viable institution in New Orleans as a part of the New Orleans Public Library, like much of New Orleans no longer exists, it was washed away by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The Learning Center in Exile has become one of a documentation of my and others' rites of passage toward personal progress like getting a decent job at middle age or finishing school. It is also a place for political and societal rantings. All of this is to keep you reading here.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Santorum: Separation Of Church And State 'Makes Me Want To Throw Up'

Taliban Rick. The USA as a theocracy. What next burkas and stoning?
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Melissa Harris-Perry On 'The Help': 'Appalled At The Gross Historical Inaccuracies' (VIDEO)

The book nor the movie "The Help" are my cup of tea. As a black woman from the south with first hand knowledge of women who were maids to white people, I heartily agree with Melissa Harris-Perry's view of "The Help." Both the book and the movie romanticizes a fraught filled, thankless, low paying job done by black women in the south during the ending of Jim Crow. Best wishes to Ms. Davis and Ms. Spencer but I do not wish the film well at all.
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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Rick Santorum: Obama Agenda Not 'Based On Bible'

I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ though I am ashamed of some folks who call themselves Christian. If Santorum chooses to promote the argument that Jesus did not emphasize the care of the "least of thee" then if a theology is in dispute it is his and not President Obama's.That dog whistle that the President is Muslim is old and tired.
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

In Rediscovered Letter From 1865, Former Slave Tells Old Master To Shove It

One of the best letters I have read. Biting humor always seems to hit the mark. It probably went over the Col.'s head.
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