PinnedMaureen WalkerDr. Claudine Gay, Ms. JaMaiya Miller, and the Plantation Ethos of the United StatesTwo Black Women Walk Through a DoorJan 15Jan 15
PinnedMaureen WalkerAmerica, America, How Does Your Wisdom Grow?About 40 years ago, I had an intense conversation with a man whose name I don’t remember, so I will just call him Paul. Both of us were…Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 2023
Maureen WalkerNot All Vampires Live in Transylvania or Texas or . . .The last time I worried about vampires was when I was about eleven years old. Of all of the shape-shifting monsters, vampires were the…Apr 1Apr 1
Maureen Walker“Biblelistically” Blessed: Liberating Christianity from White SupremacyOne of the many gifts I received from my mother is a healthy skepticism about religiosity. Although she was a deeply devout, churchgoing…Jun 29, 2023Jun 29, 2023
Maureen WalkerMary, Full of Grace, with a Little Splash of VinegarThere were some Southern traditions that my mother seemed to delight in ignoring. One was wearing roses on Mother’s Day: red if your mother…Jun 27, 2022Jun 27, 2022
Maureen WalkerHere in a MangerI know next to nothing about barnyards and stables. In fact, I just learned that a manger is a feeding trough for animals. Other barnyard…Dec 21, 2021Dec 21, 2021
Maureen WalkerA “Karen” by Any Other Name . . .In gratitude and memoriam for Erica Garner, Heather Heyer, Fannie Lou Hamer, Coretta Scott King, Dorothy Parker, Ida B. Wells, and Ruth…Oct 2, 2020Oct 2, 2020
Maureen WalkerWhose Story Is It?All this talk about history and statues reminded me of my third-grade lessons in Mrs. Bennett’s class. It was there that I learned to…Aug 3, 2020Aug 3, 2020