Haunted By A Phantom Gap Year

Why is extended leave such an anathema in the USA?

Photo by Atikh Bana on Unsplash

I recently attended a college graduation of a close family member. I hadn’t been to a school graduation in a few years, particularly due to…you guessed it… the pandemic lockdown. With fresh eyes, I sat and marveled at the pageantry in this process. What always gets me is the animated excitement that African-American families…