“Children are Better at Telling the Truth”: An Interview with April Gibson

"Children are Better at Telling the Truth": An Interview with April Gibson

[ad_1] I first took notice of April Gibson when she stirred up her students by assigning James Baldwin and Jimmy Santiago Baca in entry-level courses. She pushed them to think critically, insisting they could deliver. And they did. I couldn’t have known then that she was also carrying around a universe in her pocket, that … Read more

Telling the Story of the National Women’s Football League in “Hail Mary” – Chicago Review of Books

Telling the Story of the National Women’s Football League in “Hail Mary” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] For as long as sports shape so much of our culture—globally, nationally, and locally—the stories we tell about them will shape us, too. In the United States, football remains the most popular sport, generating billions of dollars in revenue every year. Women and other people of marginalized genders have been systematically shut out of … Read more