Tag: Cherrie Moraga

News Roundup

Viola Davis is Barnard College’s Spring 2019 Commencement Speaker

Award-winning actress, producer and humanitarian Viola Davis has been named the Barnard College’s commencement speaker during its 127th commencement ceremony on May 20. Davis will also receive the college’s highest honor, the Barnard Medal of Distinction during the ceremony for her human rights work. “I am thrilled to have Viola Davis bring words of inspiration […]

April 1, 2019

Opinion

The Risk of Displeasure: How to Write Without Permission

At the age of 13, the first Chicana Ph.D. I had ever met handed me The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. In the inside cover, she wrote: “We offer this book to reflect on life’s journey. We hope you enjoy it. May you continue to pursue and follow all your dreams so that you go away to come back for the ones who cannot out.”

March 18, 2018