This weeks conversations on Water being life and indigenous activism reminded me of Berta Cáceres, and Honduran activist. This ties into the conversation because her struggle was with the construction of a dam in Honduras that displaces indigenous folk via the construction of this megaproject. Berta was of indigenous background and of Lenca…[Read more]

This weeks topic of the #MeToo movement reminded me of when Terry Crews testified against a really powerful director and helped move forward the sexual assault bill. Terry in particular is an interesting story because of the fact that he is a male. In the film/movie industry, sexual assault is very common, however, it is not as common for the…[Read more]

The BlackLivesMatter discussion on Monday reminded me of a particular event that happened at my high school in September. On 9/11/18, the girls volleyball team all kneeled during the national anthem before a game. The girls who are predominantly black and latinx, faced mean comments and backlash from many conservative politicians and the away…[Read more]

Attached is an image of Kevin Gates. This image of Gates most closely reminds me of the discussion of Islam and rap in class. It was interesting that someone posed the question “what mainstream rappers are of Islamic faith?” As a response, I briefly mentioned that Gates and others were practicing muslims. It is interesting that in the 90’s there…[Read more]

The image I chose was the black panther party members assembling with their guns. The image was from the sacramento bee Members of the Black Panthers hold guns during the group’s protest at the California Assembly in May 1967.
Here, the party members occupied a government building, in Sacramento. This is one of the instances that made the party e…[Read more]

James Baldwin
“The Crusade of Indignation,” The Nation(New York, July 7, 1956)

The image I chose was a stamp with James Baldwin on it. I thought it was interesting how James held many identities that gave him a unique perspective on civil rights. It is also interesting how James is not recognized as a huge civil rights activist like MLK is. At…[Read more]

This image relates to the week 2 themes of civil right leadership. It is relevant because it depicts the injustices that Dr. King spoke out against. This image juxtaposed Dr. King in his graduation cap and gown and then himself in one of his arrests. This image shows Dr. King being handled in a rough manner, even though he was an educated…[Read more]