Just Keep Swimming Monthly Archives: November 2014
Protest and Privilege
Posted on November 25, 2014 Leave a Comment
Last night, we sat in front of the television and watched the announcement of the Grand Jury decision from Ferguson, Missouri. From the time the broadcast started, there was a split screen, one camera on the crowd and another on the DA who was reading the lengthy statement. For a while, we watched the people […]
Finding Free: The Atlanta Freedom Bands and Coming Full Circle
Posted on November 3, 2014 Leave a Comment
When I was in fifth grade at Littleville Elementary School, something magical happened. One day, our teacher announced that the band teacher from the nearby high school would be coming to Littleville to talk to kids and their parents about joining the band. It was 1973, and resources for extra-curricular activities–heck, resources for curricular activities–were […]
