Years ago I wrote a book about a young man named Clay Light, born at the end of the 19th century, who comes of age during World War I. The book was titled Light and I never managed to get it published but a couple of chapters did appear in literary reviews. One chapter excerpted in African American Review recounts the days after Clay has enlisted in the Army and decided to leave Harvard. Continue reading ““Harvard, 1917” – A Short Story | Mar 16, 2004″
Patriot Acts: A Documentary | Mar 15, 2004
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I co-produced the 2004 documentary Patriot Acts, which explores the human cost of the Bush Administration’s controversial National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS). Inspired by post-9/11 national security concerns, NSEERS (also known as “Special Registration”) required non-immigrant males, 16 and older, from predominantly Muslim countries to register with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Watch the documentary here.