Studies that Inspire Love and Unity
Regarding the rigmarole concerning the banning of “Ethnic Studies” in Arizona it seems that it’s pretty much “Chicano” in nature,…
Category: Education
Posted in: Civil Rights, Education, From the Soul, History, Labor
Tucson’s Univ. of Arizona President: A Man I Appreciate More Each Day
Ernie McCray January 17, 2011 2 Comments on Tucson’s Univ. of Arizona President: A Man I Appreciate More Each Day
Over the last few months , I wrote a couple of articles about a whirlwind trip I took to Tucson, my hometown,…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Education, From the Soul
Leeches, Today’s Date and the Photo of Charles Main – the “Liberry Lady” Answers Your Questions
Anna Daniels January 9, 2011 11 Comments on Leeches, Today’s Date and the Photo of Charles Main – the “Liberry Lady” Answers Your Questions
There is no word in the English language that rhymes with orange. Spiders do not have moveable mouth parts. Defenestration…
Socialization Funding for Kids with Autism Cut 100%
Community-Base Socialization Funding for Kids with Autism Cut 100% due to Interpretation of CA Budget “Trailer Bill” Court Hearing on…
A Librarian With a Sunny Smile I Once Knew and Loved
San Diego has company coming to town this weekend, about 10,000 librarians. My kind of people. I mean I just…
Remembering Remarkable Experiences in a Lighthearted Mood
Ernie McCray December 30, 2010 16 Comments on Remembering Remarkable Experiences in a Lighthearted Mood
I hadn’t written anything for a while and decided, in a spirit of fun, to check into “www.creativewritingprompts.com” and craft…
Posted in: Culture, Education, From the Soul
Ocean Beach Elementary Nominated to Be National Blue Ribbon School
Frank Gormlie December 9, 2010 1 Comment on Ocean Beach Elementary Nominated to Be National Blue Ribbon School
OB Elementary – along with two other elementary schools and one K-8 school in the County –…
Posted in: Economy, Education, Ocean Beach
What Being a Wildcat for Life Means to Me
Some time ago, the University of Arizona asked its Alumni: “What does being a Wildcat for life mean to you?”…
Posted in: Education, From the Soul, History
It Was a Good Day
November 30th of 2010 was a good day. In many a way. First of all, from the beginning, the day…
Posted in: Education, From the Soul, Organizing, Peace Movement
Tagged: San Diego Unified School District
Life is a Dance and Everyone Wants to Cut a Rug on the Dance Floor
Ernie McCray November 23, 2010 13 Comments on Life is a Dance and Everyone Wants to Cut a Rug on the Dance Floor
With all the negative vibes flowing through Arizona regarding Latinos I’m reminded that it wasn’t so long ago, around 1994,…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Culture, Education, From the Soul
Knowledge Is Power – The Frightening of the Ethnic Chauvinists
Ernie McCray November 16, 2010 26 Comments on Knowledge Is Power – The Frightening of the Ethnic Chauvinists
When I was coming up in Tucson, the Old Pueblo, I would go this way and that way, to and fro, trying to keep a step ahead of Old Jim Crow. Somehow I survived that dude’s hateful antics and grew up with a lot of love in my heart and soul. But he doesn’t give up easily and seems to have a toe hold in Arizona and just won’t let go.
A few years ago the idea of a holiday for Martin Luther King came up and Arizonans freaked out …
Posted in: Civil Rights, Culture, Education, From the Soul, Organizing
I Hate Getting Old!
I hate the idea of getting old. I hate “remembering” the way things “used to be” and comparing them with the way things are now.
For example: I remember when education used to be free. The public schools provided books, pencils, papers, crayons, glue, scissors, etc. so that we could learn without the stress of the teacher saying “we can do this if you bring in some paper and pens.”
I remember when school used to be safe for the students, the staff and anyone entering the premises.
Posted in: Civil Rights, Culture, Economy, Education, San Diego, The Widder Curry
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