Remembering my teacher, Mrs. Dukes, who gave me a better sense of myself, Black community

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date Nov. 7, 2026, 8:01 a.m.
Last Updated Nov. 7, 2026, 8:01 a.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/11/07/african-american-literature-history-foster-rose-marie-dukes-alden-loury

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][38] * [ Facebook ][39] * [ Bluesky ][40] * [ Email ][41] * [ Reddit ][42] * [ Flipboard ][43] From kindergarten through sixth grade, I attended a South Side Catholic school. But when increases in the tuition became more than my ...