Prophecy as practice: Reviewing “A Few Rules for Predicting the Future” by Octavia Butler

(photo credit: Chloe Cushman for Harper's Magazine) I debated about posting this, since this piece is actually an essay, not a formal book (although it has been turned into a print book that I picked up last week from my local library). However, I decided to go along with reviewing once I read the text … Continue reading Prophecy as practice: Reviewing “A Few Rules for Predicting the Future” by Octavia Butler →

Freedom dreaming in action: Reviewing “We Want to Do More Than Survive” by Dr. Bettina L. Love

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Some books demand to be read almost immediately upon discovery, not because they're easy escapes, but because they fundamentally challenge how you see your work and world. Dr. Bettina Love's "We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom" is exactly this type of necessary disruption. Love delivers a … Continue reading Freedom dreaming in action: Reviewing “We Want to Do More Than Survive” by Dr. Bettina L. Love →