The image that I chose for this week relates to our conversation on white fragility. In this cartoon, a woman of color is attempting to have a discussion about race with a white woman. However, the white woman is very defensive and continuously shuts down the other woman’s comments. This does a great job at visually representing the ways that w…[Read more]

The image that I chose for this week depicts a sign reading “violence against land is violence against us”. This image relates to the ongoing destruction of sacred Navajo land for the purpose of drilling for oil. This has been an ongoing issue, but activities were momentarily been halted in March due to widespread discontent among Navajo lea…[Read more]

The image that I chose for this week depicts people protesting against the poor water quality in Flint, Michigan. This picture relates to our class discussion on how individuals living in Flint are often viewed as expendable, and unimportant. It is atrocious that the people of Flint had to protest the horrible conditions in order to be heard,…[Read more]

The image that I chose for this week shows the Administration’s failure to properly send aid to Puerto Rico following the devastating hurricane. In this image it appears that President Trump is “attempting” to save the Puerto Ricans, but they are just out of reach. As we discussed in class, the United States government failed to respond follo…[Read more]

This image depicts an electrical power plant located across the road from an elementary school. As it can be seen, the power plant produces a smoke stack, which pollutes the air that the school children must breathe. The article associated with this image explains that Dearborn Industrial Generation wants to expand the already existing complex,…[Read more]

This image stood out to me because of the sign the man is holding. I thought that this was impactful because the phrase, “How about we start with reparations?”, implies that reparations are just the first step in redeeming the horrible actions of our past. Today, many people believe that they can say they aren’t racist and essentially sweep the i…[Read more]

This image depicts blockbusting, which took place in the early to mid 1900s. As it was discussed in the American Apartheid chapter, blockbusting is a tactic used by real estate agents to scare white people into selling their homes, which are often re-sold to African Americans at a cheaper price. The sign in this picture is a great example of how a…[Read more]

<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>This is an image of San Francisco Peaks. The San Francisco Peaks are sacred to the Navajo people, but federal authorities allowed it to be developed into a ski resort. This example often came to mind this past week when we were discussing the Patrick Wolfe and George Lipsitz readings. This picture exemplifies the…[Read more]