Toni Cade Bambara is a well known and respected activist, professor of English and African American studies, editor of anthologies of Black literature, and author of short stories and a novel. "All writers, musicians, artists, choreographers/dancers, etc...

In many ways Toni Cade Bambara is one of the best representatives of the group of Afro-American writers who, during the 1960s, became directly involved in the cultural and sociopolitical activities in urban communities across the country. Like James Bald...

Toni Cade Bambara dedicated her life and her art to realizing positive change and healing in the black community. As writer, filrnmaker, educator, and political organizer, she celebrated the power, beauty, and wisdom of African American culture and its s...

Is Solidarity a noun or an adjective? The answer: Both For three remarkable years, I have taught students in a community college access program, upgrading their language and study skills so they can succeed in college or university. I'm often amazed at...

Morgan hardly even touched the piano at home. You know, too busy with soccer, homework and tutors. Karen had an attitude that would make any teacher cringe. I was ready to reassign them to different teachers. Instead, I paired them up as...

Richard Nixon had a “secret plan” to end the Vietnam War in 1968, and apparently John Kerry had one of his own for the Iraq War in 2004. This, at least, is what Robert Shrum, one of the architects of Mr. Kerry’s fruitless White...

Britain is funding a curriculum aimed at teaching children in Muslim religious schools how to steer clear of extremism, but some of the lessons are worrying Muslim educators.One lesson plan goes something like this: A group of Islamic extremists want to buy fertilizer that could...

Analyzes Toni Cade Bambara's short story, "The Lesson." Examines the resolution of the conflict between Sylvia and Miss Morre. Describes how the linear nature of the story masks its deeper meaning.

Explores major themes in the short story, The Lesson. Provides a brief plot summary. Describes the main character, Sylvia, and details how she provided the story with its climactic ending.