by Toni McNaron | Jul 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’m just home from a pilgrimage to Washington D.C. with a good friend. We went to have the better part of two days at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and then part of a single day at the National Museum of the American Indian. My...
by Toni McNaron | Jun 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
The little six-year old girl crying plaintively and asking for help to call her tia with her memorized phone number. The little boy’s repeated cries of “papa,” “no papa,” “papa, “no papa.” Charles Blow, Opinion Columnist...
by Toni McNaron | Jun 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
When I was a sophomore in college (1955), I took a course in English Romantic Poetry. When we were introduced to the romantic hero, our teacher gave us a standard definition, i.e., someone who rejects establishment norms and conventions and may be rejected by society...
by Toni McNaron | Jun 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
When I saw the news clip showing Colin Kaepernick poised on one knee during the playing of the national anthem before an NFL football game, I immediately wanted to know more about him. As I listened to the furor that ensued and heard people hurl accusations of...
by Toni McNaron | May 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
I recently read an article about the famed ballerina, Natalia Osipova, and her signature role as Giselle in the story ballet of that same name. She has performed in the past with the American Ballet Theatre and, more recently, with the Royal Ballet Company in...
