The photo I chose from Tracy Loeffelholz Dunn is an info graphic that displays the environmental risks that people of color deal with regularly. The graphic makes the point clear, if you are a person of color you are on average far more likely to deal with environmental health exposures than a white person. This relates to segregation and its…[Read more]

I chose this photo for the theme of trespassing, because there has been a long and horrific history of allegations of trespassing on seemingly public spaces. This picture of children carrying a sign containing the message “free the beach” reminded me of the story of the Black man being arrested in a Starbucks due to him simply “looking like he…[Read more]

I chose this image of a woman holding a sign that says “legalize black!” for this weeks theme of trespassing because in many of the cases that we discussed in class (such as the Yale grad student napping in one of the lounges, or the man shot and killed in his own apartment, or the two men waiting inside of a Starbucks), the only justification for…[Read more]

This photo is of signage for federally-restricted Alaska Native allotted lands, indicating that no trespassing is allowed. I found this photo interesting because most of our class discussion has focused on incidences in which (primarily) white women have individually enforced what they deem to be “no trespassing” laws for people who these women do…[Read more]

For this week’s photo share, I chose an image from the film Hidden Figures. The image is of Taraji P. Henson (who is portraying Katherine Johnson) as she is surrounded by her white male coworkers. Katherine Johnson was a mathematician that was instrumental in helping to get Alan Shepard, “the first American man in space) to space. I thought thi…[Read more]

This image relates to “White Fragility,” specifically regarding segregation and color lines.  Unfortunately, the absolute insult to a beloved cartoon must be brought back up: Avatar: The Last Airbender movie released in 2010.  The movie is a clear example of how individuals strive to keep the media as a white space.  In the cartoon, nearly all cha…[Read more]

For Week 9 I was initially planning to use the image of Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid kneeling during the national anthem at an NFL football game as I believe this image strongly relates to this week’s discussion of white fragility and the idea of white space as Kaepernick’s peaceful protest was met with public outcry and backlash so intense it…[Read more]

Barbeque Becky, Golfcart Gail, and Cornerstone Caroline are only a few nicknames that have been shared upon social media and used to expose the inequities that many black people face in white spaces. There are plenty of other occurrences, many being white women seemingly protecting their communities from people of color, that have spawned…[Read more]

For this weeks photo share, I decided to talk about how white people, men in particular, have always felt in America they have the right to do whatever they choose to do which includes trespassing. In my High School’s DREAM Club, our focus was gaining money for the Crazy Horse memorial. We learned about the Crazy Horse Memorial and how a hundred…[Read more]

I saw a post on Instagram by @defendboyleheights, an account and collective dedicated to resisting gentrification in Boyle Heights, about how Metro bike share is a mode of gentrification which is a form of white and affluent invasion of non-white, poor space. I think Boyle Heights is a prime example of something Elijah Anderson discussed,…[Read more]

This week I chose an image of people participating in a “won’t be erased” protest and fighting for Trans rights. A few months ago, the Trump administration revealed that they would ignorantly  define gender as only male and female. This would erase the existence of transgender and any non-binary folks. I loved the signs in this image and how…[Read more]

Gentrification is a less violent yet still significant form of trespassing whose effects and even existence are often denied. Some argue that if privileged (often white) people move to a neighborhood mostly populated by a minority racial group, like an enclave or ghetto, the area will become more diverse, and the original inhabitants may enjoy…[Read more]

For this week’s photo share, I chose a group photo pf Myneca Ojo and her friends playing a round of golf at the Grandview Golf Club. What makes this picture particularly associated with this week’s topic is that the group of women had the police called on them for allegedly playing too slow. For reference, the golf club is in a largely white…[Read more]

I feel the chosen image depicts the topic of white spaces and trespassing. In the reading “The White Space”, Elijah Anderson defined the white space as an overwhelming presence of white folks and how people of color, especially black and indigenous folks, are seen as trespassing and unwelcomed within this space, however people of color can also…[Read more]

While discussing the idea of white space and the “trespassing” of this space, I learned what white space actually entailed. These were the spaces that were predominantly exclusionary to people of color. If someone of a different background ever dared to try to access these same amenities, they were seen as trespassers. This image shows a once…[Read more]

For this week’s photo share I have decided to pick an image that was taken at a protest, that demonstrates a powerful sign. The sign states, “But why did you need not 1 not 2 not 3 not 4 not 5 not 6 but 7 cops there?”. This sign relates exactly to the idea of trespassing which is what we discussed in week nine. Similar to what was explained in…[Read more]

The image that I chose for this week relates to our conversation on white fragility. This is one slide of a cartoon that shows that the woman is ordering a coffee mentioning “Ok, then… black coffee and white half & half” where it shows the sensitivity of white people on the word “black” and the word “race” that is written on the sign. I believe…[Read more]

For this week, we talked a lot about white fragility and white space. I picked this cartoon for this week because it reminds me of the discussions we had in class about how white can benefit from being white even if they don’t have that intention. This image talks about the defensive nature when people are getting called out about racism. It’s…[Read more]

This is the frame in which the world saw its first canonical black storm trooper. It is a frame from the teaser trailer of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. A big Star Wars movie had not been made in years, and a ton of people were deftly excited to see a new trailer. But the appearance of John Boyega (who plays Finn), a black man, in a storm trooper…[Read more]

This week’s photo I have chosen is in conversation with DiAngelo’s piece on white fragility. It is a screencap from a video by AJ+ called “White Fragility in the Workplace”. The video is satirical and pretty comical, poking fun at the way that people of color have to deal with white nonsense in their work environments. In this particular scenario,…[Read more]