Design for X

Malcolm X is an African American man who was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925. Malcolm was born in Omaha, Nebraska to his mother Louise Norton Little and Father Earl Little. Malcolm and a friend of his met up and moved to Boston. Malcolm and his friend got into some trouble and was arrested due to burglary charges and Malcolm was sentenced to 10 years in prison and after seven years was granted parole after serving 7 years. During his few years in prison, Malcolm began to become a better…

Nothing Left Unsaid Passion, sometimes shown in rage, allows us to explore an idea with zest and excitement. Malcolm X, an African American figure who was known for being quite passionate, yet angry, about his cause, is a prime example of how passion can give people the push to pursue causes that are meaningful to them. While he could be very crass and rude, it was only out of this angry passion that he found success as an activist, and gained recognition for his differences. John MacWhorter,…

Can you imagine living in a world where you are being judged by the color of your skin? A man in particular by the name of Martin Luther King Jr. saw what was happening in America and decided to make a change. King dedicated his life to changing the way people of color were being viewed by society. He wanted freedom for for all and he fought an endless battle so that we could be where we are today. His speeches, marches and actions became turning points in the Civil Right Movement such as his…

In John Carlos autobiography The John Carlos Story , John Carlos and Dave Zirin wanted to tell his story of what all he went through as a black athlete and how he decided to deal with racism in the United States. This was written by John Carlos and an author named Dave Zirin. Dave Zirin wrote in the afterword section of the book about things he was currently going through that made him want to write about John Carlos or to hear his story. This book was about John and him starting from the very…

Over the course of the last 15 years, my body has been taken over by FBI handlers for experimentation ad surveillance. It started just after September 11, 2001, and it has caused immense challenges for me in my own life. I went from running my own business to slapping myself, yelling and being completely unable to work. My business closed down, and I was put into a mental hospital by my father. This was done, I believe, as an attempt to discredit me by diagnosing me as bipolar and schizophrenic.…

Participation Ribbons? What happened to the days when first place was a huge accomplishment; when trophies were only given to the first place finisher, and second, and third places were lucky to get a ribbon? In our world today, there are many opportunities given to win without really deserving it. One may ask, “How does this hinder us as a people?” Winning without deserving it hinders people because of the following three reasons: it allows failure to be okay, makes them feel as though they…

X-Men: Days of Future Past Imagine fighting against robots who are slowly eliminating your species, and the only way to stop them is time traveling into the past to interfere with an assassination that occurred. That situation is what takes place in X-Men: Days of Future Past. X-Men: Days of Future Past, was created in three different forms, a comic book, cartoon, and a movie. Each form includes the same reasoning for going into the past to save the future. Although they have a similarity for…

nonviolence. Malcolm X was a spokesman for The Nation of Islam and emphasized “Black Power.” It is my belief that MLK’s philosophy made the most sense for America in the 1960s. MLK’s philosophy is the logical choice because he understands that violence could help but not at its source, he believed that boycotting allowed for communication, and his philosophy worked to convert…

Martin Luther King Jr. accelerated the Black Power movement through self-determination and self-respect, but decelerated the process in terms of self-defense because of his nonviolent perspective. Malcom X on the other hand accelerated all three tenets through Black Nationalism. More particularly Malcom X encouraged individualism, separatism through any means possible, including violence. Similarly Stokely Carmichael, also known as Kwame Taft, promoted all three tenets through education.…

determined by their hard work, values, or intelligence? Past generations fought for their independence, rights, and equality. But what is so salient about generations X and Y? Theses two generations have helped mold how humanity is perceived, and these two generations are going to educate the next generation that follows. Generation X are the parents of generation Y, yet they are very different. However, it is generation Y’s values and take on the world that shows this group of individuals have…