As a friend sometimes reminds me, the less social we are, the less social we become, and that’s exactly why it’s good that I didn’t spend yesterday morning out of town. Brunch was served at the James House, you see, and I was there … being well-adjusted, for a change. So picture if you will […]
Okay I’m snarky. I shouldn’t be, but I am. And I don’t know why. Despite having every material thing that I’ve ever really wanted, modest though my material aspirations might be. Despite having had, at one time or another, every non-material thing that I’ve ever really wanted, as well. On a day like today, with […]
In 2009, John and Margarita “Maggie” Anderson, an affluent black couple living in Oak Park, Illinois, embarked on a year-long “Empowerment Experiment.” They’d resolved to spend an entire year patronizing black-owned businesses exclusively. That experiment is the focus of a book by Maggie Anderson published just four days ago — Our Black Year. What follows […]
