by Nicole Civita | Jun 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
By now, readers likely know that Juneteenth commemorates the day upon which exuberant freedom celebrations officially reached Galveston, Texas. On June 19, 1865, General Granger brought news of emancipation — and, importantly, the power to enforce the liberatory law —...
by Nicole Civita | May 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
Floored. By a book that takes us into and across the sky. Floored was the first word that came to my mind as I turned the last page. Months later, it is still the best single-word description of how I feel about Joe Fassler’s debut novel: The Sky Was Ours, which...
by Nicole Civita | Feb 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
“The trouble is that once you see it, you can’t unsee it. And once you’ve seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out. There’s no innocence. Either way, you’re accountable.” — Arundhati Roy Day 139. And the...
by Nicole Civita | Nov 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
This used to be my favorite holiday. As a child who always bristled at and bucked against her Catholic upbringing, I really appreciated the coziest of the secular holidays. I enjoyed the shared preparation, the days of good smells coming from the kitchen, the...
by Nicole Civita | Nov 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Today Veterans Day is observed in the United States. In between calling for a #ceasefire, educating on colonial and imperial oppression, and holding space to radically imagine worlds where peace is precious and always treated as such, it wasn’t easy to find the...
