Cord J. Whitaker

@profcwhit.bsky.social

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Professor and author at Wellesley. Substacker at DIVERSITY DIFFERENTLY: https://diversitydifferently.substack.com; Consultant at https://sagelycreative.com.

Poster for Benefit Concert Sat, Oct 4, 1 pm for Calvary. At 4801 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia. Songs of Justice & Inclusion

Title: “Freedom Cut Me Loose.”
Hello and Happy Friday,
In the United States, today is a day that we celebrate our country’s Declaration of Independence from its colonial power, England. This year, as with many before, a lot of people do not feel like celebrating.

Poster for Global Glossing: Transnational Commentary in the Later Middle Ages. A conference to be held July 19 at U of St Andrew’s, in person and online

Poem: “Hope Is Not a Bird, Emily, It’s a Sewer Rat” (Caitlin Seida)
Hope is not the thing with feathers That comes home to roost
When you need it most. [Poem continues from here and can be found in its entirety in accessible formats online]