Is anything sadder than the long list of people in our country who have known hatred and exclusion imposed by this county’s dominant male, wealthy, white culture? Immigrants, people of color, queer folks, fat folks, those who wear a hijab,...

Many years ago, in my initial career as an educator, I tried to persuade elementary school teachers to take time to observe the children in their classrooms. I hoped they would sit back now and then and be quietly, intentionally...