Challenges to the dream : the best of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Writing Awards at Carnegie Mellon University / edited by Jim Daniels.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Daniels, Jim, 1956-

Series:

Marianna Brown Dietrich notable book series ; v. 3.

Marianna Brown Dietrich notable books series ; volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.

King, Martin Luther.

Racism--United States--Literature.

Racism.

Race relations.

Literature.

United States--Race relations--Literature.

United States.

Genre:

Literature.

Physical Description:

197 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, PA : Carnegie Mellon University Press, c2017.

Summary:

This Anthology celebrates the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Writing Awards at Carnegie Mellon University, a poetry and prose writing contest that, since 1999, has invited Pittsburgh-area high school and college students to write honestly and creatively about race. The mission of the awards is to create a space for daring, eloquent, and inventive writing, in the belief that the process of writing itself can help explore and break down issues of difference in our lives. Their attempts take brave steps to avoid the poisonous silence that Dr. King warned against. This anthology invites you into the struggles of young people trying to make sense of the world as it is-where they encounter difference, discrimination, pride, and prejudice-in order to help all of us to imagine a better one. Book jacket.

Contents:

The Ink That Gives the White Page a Meaning / Amma Ababio, 2015 Ababio, Amma, 2015 15

Harriet Faid / Connie Amoroso, 2004 Amoroso, Connie, 2004 18

Soljah / Katheryn (Casey) Artz, 2003 Artz, Katheryn (Casey), 2003 20

Apologies / Rachel Belloma, 2004 Belloma, Rachel, 2004 22

Ghost Dance / Rachel Belloma, 2005 Belloma, Rachel, 2005 23

Stranger / Maya Best, 2013 Best, Maya, 2013 24

One Person Wonder / Ashley Birt, 2006 Birt, Ashley, 2006 26

Sorry / Ashley Birt, 2007 Birt, Ashley, 2007 29

Dear Dad/Sperm Donor / Rebecca Bortman, 2006 Bortman, Rebecca, 2006 31

A Crime Too Dark / Brittany Boyd, 2004 Boyd, Brittany, 2004 33

Another Challenge to the Dream / Brittany Boyd, 2005 Boyd, Brittany, 2005 35

Being a Minority in a School of the White and Privileged / Djibril Branche, 2017 Branche, Djibril, 2017 37

Microaggression / Irina Bucur, 2016 Bucur, Irina, 2016 39

American Jeans / Connie Chan, 2013 Chan, Connie, 2013 40

Lost Heritage / Brianna Kline Costa, 2016 Costa, Brianna Kline, 2016 43

Untitled / Shane Creepingbear, 2001 Creepingbear, Shane, 2001 45

The "S" Word / Kristen Deasy, 2017 Deasy, Kristen, 2017 46

Midnight Pittsburgh / Terence Degnan, 2002 Degnan, Terence, 2002 49

Your Stereotypical Biracial Child / Phallon Depante, 2008 Depante, Phallon, 2008 50

My Father Tries to Bond with Me / Jonathan deVries, 2005 deVries, Jonathan, 2005 52

Being Mexican-American Post-Election / Melanie Diaz, 2017 Diaz, Melanie, 2017 54

The Wrath of Hamtaro / Kathleen Dillon, 2004 Dillon, Kathleen, 2004 57

Anomalies: My Struggle for an Identity / Erika Drain, 2012 Drain, Erika, 2012 58

Goofy Little White Girl / Brianna Dunleavy, 2001 Dunleavy, Brianna, 2001 61

I Am Not Wrong: Wrong Is Not My Name / Elsa Eckenrode, 2017 Eckenrode, Elsa, 2017 63

Shiksa / Carolyn Elliott, 2001 Elliott, Carolyn, 2001 65

I Never Wore an Ethnic Dress / Alayna Frankenberry, 2007 Frankenberry, Alayna, 2007 66

White Coat / Gretchen Gally, 2006 Gally, Gretchen, 2006 67

Wife / Hannah Geisler, 2016 Geisler, Hannah, 2016 70

Questions for a Black Mother / Suhail Gharaibeh-Gonzalez, 2016 Gharaibeh-Gonzalez, Suhail, 2016 71

Hip-Hop Workshop, November 28, 2002 / Gillian Goldberg, 2003 Goldberg, Gillian, 2003 73

Canto Immigrante / Kevin González, 2002 González, Kevin, 2002 74

Shelter / Kevin González, 2003 González, Kevin, 2003 75

Proud to Be / Emily Green, 2003 Green, Emily, 2003 77

Chocolate and Vanilla / Mya Green, 2002 Green, Mya, 2002 79

Some Hip-Hop Show / Nicholas Hall, 2001 Hall, Nicholas, 2001 83

My First Best Friend / Arica L. Hayes, 2004 Hayes, Arica L., 2004 84

Halloween in the Welfare Office / Desiree Henry, 2002 Henry, Desiree, 2002 86

Dusty Memories / Lauren Hirata, 2012 Hirata, Lauren, 2012 89

Label / Thomas Holmes, 2011 Holmes, Thomas, 2011 92

Black and White Playground / Dana Horton, 2007 Horton, Dana, 2007 95

An Invisible Wall / Nathan Hubel, 2011 Hubel, Nathan, 2011 97

Phone Bank / Amanda Huminski, 2004 Huminski, Amanda, 2004 99

Things I Know about Rhinoceros / Amanda Huminski, 2003 Huminski, Amanda, 2003 100

What Really Happened / Rachel Jardini, 2006 Jardini, Rachel, 2006 101

Letters / Leo Johnson, 2013 Johnson, Leo, 2013 103

Blasian / Taylor Johnson, 2012 Johnson, Taylor, 2012 106

Letter from Indian Country / Katy June-Friesen, 2004 June-Friesen, Katy, 2004 108

Coloring Book / Justin Ker, 2003 Ker, Justin, 2003 110

A Different Kind of Field / Sierra Laventure-Voltz, 2004 Laventure-Voltz, Sierra, 2004 112

Sushi at Yunioshi's / Kevin Lee, 2016 Lee, Kevin, 2016 115

Half Smile / Tyler Lewis, 2002 Lewis, Tyler, 2002 116

Finding the Perfect American Model / Ang Li, 2004 Li, Ang, 2004 117

Fighting a Forbidden Battle: How I Stopped Covering Up for a Hidden Wrong / Jesse Lieberfeld, 2012 Lieberfeld, Jesse, 2012 120

A Question Finally Answered / Shai Mallory, 2003 Mallory, Shai, 2003 123

The War on Terror / Kat Mandeville, 2005 Mandeville, Kat, 2005 125

Yoko / Sally Mao, 2007 Mao, Sally, 2007 127

RACEing in America / Anya Martin, 2002 Martin, Anya, 2002 128

For a Day the Air Is New / Claire Matway, 2010 Matway, Claire, 2010 130

Squint / Claire Matway, 2012 Matway, Claire, 2012 131

They Ask and They Judge / Iman Mazloum, 2014 Mazloum, Iman, 2014 133

Rural Vandalism / Michael Mingo, 2015 Mingo, Michael, 2015 135

The Woman, the Paradigm / Deborah Monti, 2014 Monti, Deborah, 2014 136

College Kids / Leslie M. Mullins, 2001 Mullins, Leslie M., 2001 137

Keeping / Emily Nagin, 2005 Nagin, Emily, 2005 138

Eye to Eye / Emily Nagin, 2006 Nagin, Emily, 2006 139

Isn't Music the Universal Language? / Jéri Ogden, 2004 Ogden, Jéri, 2004 140

Coloring Paper / Shanquae Parker, 2012 Parker, Shanquae, 2012 141

Give / Alexis Payne, 2014 Payne, Alexis, 2014 142

Being Human / Alexis Payne, 2015 Payne, Alexis, 2015 144

Grocery Shopping / Ben Pelhan, 2006 Pelhan, Ben, 2006 146

Racism at School / Justin Platek, 2007 Platek, Justin, 2007 149

The Diary of a Suspected Terrorist / Bani Randhawa, 2014 Randhawa, Bani, 2014 152

Co-Ed / Bridget Re, 2014 Re, Bridget, 2014 153

77D / Duncan Richer, 2006 Richer, Duncan, 2006 155

The American Boss / Rachel Rothenberg, 2010 Rothenberg, Rachel, 2010 157

Segregation / Frances Ruiz, 2005 Ruiz, Frances, 2005 160

The Definition of Who I Am / Adam Saad, 2008 Saad, Adam, 2008 162

Behind These Eyes / Ari Schuman, 2010 Schuman, Ari, 2010 164

Breaking the Color Barrier / Themba Searles, 2010 Searles, Themba, 2010 167

Tobacco and Curry Leaves / Indhu Sekar, 2001 Sekar, Indhu, 2001 170

My Mother Speaks / Ashley Smith, 2004 Smith, Ashley, 2004 171

Reading / Sarah Smith, 2005 Smith, Sarah, 2005 174

Unmovable / Casey Spindler, 2004 Spindler, Casey, 2004 175

Some assembly required / Javier Spivey, 2017 Spivey, Javier, 2017 176

One Shade Too Many / Kristen Swanson, 2013 Swanson, Kristen, 2013 178

Black Tigers / Taylor Thomas, 2016 Thomas, Taylor, 2016 180

An Unforgettable Journey / Jamar Thrasher, 2003 Thrasher, Jamar, 2003 183

Skin / Lynell Tomlin, 2012 Tomlin, Lynell, 2012 185

88 / Ryan Tuchin, 2008 Tuchin, Ryan, 2008 186

Black Girls / Cecilia Westbrook, 2009 Westbrook, Cecilia, 2009 187.

ISBN:

9780887486289

0887486282

OCLC:

1015248142