Pan-American Exposition

I can see how Lorde’s agrees wholehearted to this view being an African American, feminist, lesbian. The ability to feel liberated by someone of the same sex and it be reciprocated is something that I believe everyone wants in some form. Her ability to express this was so uplifting. I feel empowered to help those in the LGBTQ community with this simple…

According to Brinkley, Rosa as a young girl with the help of her mother and grandmother found so much comfort and peace while reading the bible where her mother repeatedly pointed to her that every being is equal in the sight of God and that God’s children were supposed to free. The teachings of the bible became a way of life and helped her in dealing with her day-to-day problems. From the bible, young Rosa learned that people should stand up rights just as the children of Israel stood up to the…

Introduction Over the last few years, we have seen a focus on Black Lives Matter. On several occasions, we have witness were African-American males have been shot in cold blood because of the color of their skin or because they were viewed as a threat. We have seen an increase on college campuses where students of color are having to deal with microaggression from students, faculty, staff, and from those in the community where students are trying to obtain their education or to be a part of…

If you were to ask an average white American today if they believe segregation between white folks and black folks still exists, the answer would most likely be no. Why would they have a reason to believe the opposite if federal fair-housing laws have been on the books since 1968? But why is it that “in a network of 100 friends, a white person, on average, has one black friend”? (Kristof 2) In the article Redlining Revisited: Mortgage Lending Patterns in Sacramento 1930–2004, Jesus Hernandez…

The recent events below have led to a series of protests over the past year but recently in the media the public has been advocating for the rights of African Americans in America based off of the neglect of the justice system for these young black men. These situations were all against young black males that had absolutely no reason to be murdered as a means to a solution. As these three situations only stand as representations of the many black male to be victimized by the police system in…

Forget that he was the first African American player in baseball, forget that he will forever live in the baseball Hall of Fame as one of the greatest players to step onto a baseball field, and forget that he had an incredible impact on the Civil Rights Movement. At this point in time, Jackie was just an ordinary African American man in the military. He had no notoriety, no fame, no power, whatsoever, to back up such a bold statement…

“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” - Vince Lombardi What does it take to be successful? The answer lies within itself. My whole life I was told hard work and dedication are the keys to being successful at whatever you want do in life. Everyone sets goals and everyone has a dream. But not many of us knows what it takes to accomplish these goals and…

In 1865 slavery in the United States of America ended, and since then the Black Community has been told to: get over it, move on, and, “leave the past in the past.” Since 1865 this country has taken steps toward making “improvements”; in the year 2008 we elected our first President with brown skin! Is that progress or what? Has the United States of America, the land of the free, home of the brave, and the place where all were created equal, left its race issues in the past? As much as we would…

Why Ethnic Based Studies are Essential “Afrocentrism is not about sympathy or insult; it is about the proper presentation of factual information in multicultural society” (Molefi Asante). African American Studies and other Ethnic based disciplines will help education in this country. Opposing to Schlesinger’s “The Disunity of America” individuals who arrived from different nations to the “new world” did not melt into one new race. Wealth, the amount of land, and most importantly race…

For as long as I can remember my great-grandparents have owned a wood burning stove to heat their house. My great-grandpa, my mother, my brother, and I had always been the ones to retrieve and split the wood for their stove. Since my great-grandpa and mother have gotten older, the responsibility of this laborious task has been handed down to my brother, Griffin, and myself. Retrieving and splitting wood is a long, tiring, and cold process. First, as with most things we must start at the source,…