Rock Creek One of the great surprises of the end of a fantastic meal of flank steak, kale, salad, and couscous, was the singing around the campfire as the bigger logs started to burn. Dan Russell, my old friend from high school and Springfield College professor for the last 30 plus years, turns out …
Category: Personal Writings
Reflecting on the Time of Our Lives
Rock Creek I had lured a number of family and old friends and comrades up to Rock Creek to celebrate the rough anniversary of 45 years of my work as an organizer, as well as an upcoming birthday. Fortunate enough to have a Katrina Airstream planted along this beautiful river in gorgeous country in the …
Coming to Grips with Elite Public High Schools
New Orleans Some of my class at Benjamin Franklin High School came together over the weekend in New Orleans to celebrate largely surviving over the many years since we graduated. Our class stood for something though it’s unclear how well. Our class had been the first public high school class to be integrated in New …