Remembering Ray Bradbury at 100 Years
Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1920. In addition to writing twenty-seven novels, including Fahrenheit 451 (1953), and over 600 …
Remembering Nikki Giovanni
Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr. was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. She was also one of the …
Remembering Mike Rose
This post was written by NCTE member and past CCCC Chair Linda Adler-Kassner. Scholar, teacher, researcher. Even more often, mentor. Inspiration. …
Remembering Mary McLeod Bethune
We remember educator and political leader Mary McLeod Bethune who passed away this week in 1955. She died at the …
Remembering Kurt Vonnegut
November 11 is the birthday of Kurt Vonnegut, a writer who was also a veteran. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, …
Remembering James Baldwin on His Birthday
James Baldwin was born in Harlem on August 2, 1924. Baldwin wrote many novels but he was also a poet …
Remembering Freedom Songs: Repurposing an Activist Genre
This is an excerpt from the article “Remembering Freedom Songs: Repurposing an Activist Genre” in the September 2018 issue of …
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born January 15, 1929. Following in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps, he was ordained …
Remembering Dr. Edmund J. Farrell
This post was written by NCTE Past President Kylene Beers. Photo was provided by members of the Texas Council of …
Remembering David Bartholomae
This post was written by NCTE and CCCC member Stacey Waite. A force in the field of composition studies, an …