by Toni McNaron | Feb 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Traditionally, the phrase “natural disasters” refers to serious disruptions brought on by forces outside human control. Some call these “forces of nature” while others name them “acts of God.” Either way, we are assured that we...
by Toni McNaron | Jan 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, January 21, 2017, history was made in the United States and across the world. Several million people, mostly women and children of all shapes, colors, ages, conditions, took to our streets to send a message to the new administration in Washington, D.C....
by Toni McNaron | Dec 27, 2016 | Toni's Blog
In the 1970’s, the university where I was teaching hosted a program for several summers that was designed to bring bright black students who would be seniors sand who were interested in graduate study to our campus. They would conduct research with faculty...
by Toni McNaron | Sep 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
What is it about difference that can turn otherwise sane, even kindly, individuals into mean-spirited, foul-mouthed hysterics? As a white person growing up in the South of the 1940s and 50s, I certainly had many occasions to ponder this question. Neighbor ladies who...
by Toni McNaron | Sep 20, 2016 | Toni's Blog
In her writings about Adolph Eichmann, the political philosopher Hannah Arendt spoke about the “banality of evil.” This was a new concept to me when first I read her work; I thought of people like Eichmann as the most extreme examples of white...
