by John Mancini | Jan 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
It started innocently enough, but it escalated into a debate on The Godfather. A friend and I were enjoying a leisurely ride in my car listening to Sirius Radio when the 1959 song Sea of Love came on. I quickly related it to the movie by the same name starring...
by John Mancini | Jan 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Last Saturday, my grandson celebrated his fifth birthday at an amusement center with all his friends and their parents. Among his buddies was pre-school classmate Terrance, a Chinese American. Terrance’s father was there, and we chatted a bit. He had...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Jan 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Average Americans – including fellow Italian Americans – often express puzzlement, even frustration, with myself and others via our strong opposition to endless “mob movies.” Their responses are fairly predictable: “They’re just...
by John Mancini | Jan 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Martin Luther King Day is one of two holidays celebrating Black heritage – the other is Juneteenth (June 19th), when news of liberation reached Texas slaves in 1865. Despite having two of the only race-based holidays, most Black leaders would abolish Columbus...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Jan 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
For those who doubt the power of anti-Italian stereotypes in the media, or whether they exist at all in a ‘diversity-friendly’ era, consider that even Italian American women aren’t immune. Case in point: Ms. Melissa Schemmenti, a school-teacher...
by John Mancini | Jan 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
It has gone from a partisan slogan to fake history: “Republicans are undermining democracy.” Our own Nancy D’Alessandro Pelosi, Speaker of the House, may not have authored the line but is perpetuating it. But is her narrative undermining our Republic? Last...
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