Latinx Heritage Month

Latinx Heritage Month

Wednesday, September 15, marked the beginning of Latinx Heritage Month. This date is also the anniversary of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua gaining their independence. Latinx/Hispanic Heritage month was started in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson and was made into a month-long celebration by President Ronald Reagan. Throughout the month, the…

Women-of-color matter: Notes on contribution and representation at Dickinson

Women-of-color matter: Notes on contribution and representation at Dickinson

“Have you cited a woman of color today?” My colleague and friend Koritha Mitchell, Associate Professor, English, Ohio State University regularly posts this question on social media as a directive to other writers, thinkers and thought leaders. Her request is not racial or gender cheerleading. Rather, her query responds directly to the underrepresentation of female…