Can you imagine sitting next to Martin Luther King, Jr. on an airplane and whitesplaining to him? How insufferable it must have been for Dr. King. "It is a cruel jest to say to a bootless man to lift himself up by his bootstraps." Great reading by Wanda.
You see the Rexroth story I posted at the end? It’s actually a two-parter. After the Kenneth Rexroth memoir essay, I included a story from my friend Barbara Winslow, who attended Coretta Scott King’s memorial (they were both Antioch alums) and had some thoughtful words. Worth checking out . . .
Amen!
Can you imagine sitting next to Martin Luther King, Jr. on an airplane and whitesplaining to him? How insufferable it must have been for Dr. King. "It is a cruel jest to say to a bootless man to lift himself up by his bootstraps." Great reading by Wanda.
So powerful! Thank you for sharing this.
I’m so glad it struck you the way it struck me!
An evergreen piece of history! “Wanda is my heartbeat.”
You see the Rexroth story I posted at the end? It’s actually a two-parter. After the Kenneth Rexroth memoir essay, I included a story from my friend Barbara Winslow, who attended Coretta Scott King’s memorial (they were both Antioch alums) and had some thoughtful words. Worth checking out . . .
I’ve always liked Wanda Sykes, from the beginning.
She’s incredible behind the stage, too. The professional work ethic and grace that every producer dreams of.
That comes through.