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I Come to Campus

February 9, 2021May 24, 2021 wordsncoffee

A poem about the campus of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington Continue reading I Come to Campus

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Did Dr. King Die in Vain?

January 17, 2021May 24, 2021 wordsncoffee

Reflections on the lesser-quoted refrains of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech Continue reading Did Dr. King Die in Vain?

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Angela Davis: Controversy, Commitment, Courage

November 7, 2020November 9, 2020 wordsncoffee

Politics, activism, humanities, social justice and more, with Angela Davis, who presented at Gonzaga U in 2017 and recently held a webcast hosted by University of San Francisco in 2020. Continue reading Angela Davis: Controversy, Commitment, Courage

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Racial Lessons in Place

August 3, 2020May 5, 2021 wordsncoffee

Spokane, Washington, writer Kate Vanskike takes a journey through places that informed her views on race. She’s still learning to unpack it. Continue reading Racial Lessons in Place

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Mississippi river near train tracks in Hannibal Missouri

Thirty Years Later On the Banks of the Mississippi

October 27, 2019 wordsncoffee

Here on the banks of the Mississippi, in Hannibal where I lived two decades ago, I wonder: How much time has really passed? Have I grown up enough? Too much? This river, these tracks, all the trees along the winding … Continue reading Thirty Years Later On the Banks of the Mississippi

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What I’ve Learned: 4 Years at Gonzaga U

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 wordsncoffee

Working at Gonzaga University as its magazine editor is a great ride. Continue reading What I’ve Learned: 4 Years at Gonzaga U

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Talking About Racism

May 3, 2018 wordsncoffee

Seven hundred. That was the population of Perry, Missouri, the town I lived in from age 3 to 20. It had one blinking stoplight and one non-white family, a couple that didn’t stay long. Legend says that a century-old city … Continue reading Talking About Racism

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The Immigration Deadline: A letter to Congress

February 26, 2018 wordsncoffee

[The following letter was sent to Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who represents Eastern Washington in the House of Representatives. It was sent following a visit to her office by a group of Gonzaga University students which I was proud to … Continue reading The Immigration Deadline: A letter to Congress

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