Ed Whitfield
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Greensboro, NC |
| Introduction | I am a community activist and social critic. I have just become the Executive Director of the new Fund for Democratic Communities. After graduating as a Presidential Scholar from Little Rock Central High School in 1967, I went on to Cornell University where I was the leader of the Black student organization struggling for Black Studies. I left Cornell to teach at Malcolm X Liberation University in Greensboro. When it closed I remained in NC to do labor and community organizing. I volunteer in the public schools. Often I find myself agreeing with students who are considered difficult as they critique how boring and irrelevant school is. But I also enjoy sharing with them how exciting and liberating authentic learning can be. I have worked over 35 years in industry and for nearly 30 years on my current job as a Senior Electronics Specialist. I sometimes play jazz flute and recently worked on the score for a short movie. Fun! If no one stops me I will even play blues guitar and sing. I love to read, to write, and to try to understand the world to make it better. My two favorite things are truth and beauty. There is not enough of either in most folks lives. |