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]

In this photo of protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, members of “Rezpect Our Water”, a movement made up of young indigenous people, hold up a sign that says “Mni Wiconi”, which means “water is life” in the Lakota Language. This group sought to gain public attention and support against the DAPL by holding rallies and by hosting a 2,000…[Read more]

This is a photo of a poster calling for reparations and justice for Flint. It is particularly interesting as it marries our discussions of reparations and the injustice in Flint and reveals that not only have reparations not been met, but basic human needs, such as water, have not been provided either. This goes to show that past wrong are not the…[Read more]

This photo is a side by side comparison of the damages from Hurricane Katrina (on the left) and Hurricane Harvey (on the right) that was accompanied by a Huffington Post article that compared various aspects of the hurricanes. These comparisons revealed that while both hurricanes were comparable in terms of levels natural destruction (windspeeds,…[Read more]

This is a photo of a man protesting for the closure of a trash to energy incinerator in Detroit, Michigan which has been known to known to cause higher rates of asthma and other health problems within the neighborhood that it pollutes. This slogan on the sign stuck out to me especially because it places the…[Read more]

This is an image of a 2010 census dot map of Milwaukee in which blue represents white residents, green represents black residents, orange represents hispanic residents, and red represents asian residents. I chose this image because the racial divides in this map are very concrete and disturbing. This map brings into perspective the large scale of…[Read more]

This photo, taken in 1962, is a clear visual representation of our discussions from this past week. The message that the sign broadcasts demonstrates efforts by white communities to prevent black folks from moving into their neighborhoods, thereby trapping them in the ghettos. The sign alludes to the importance of racial demographics in…[Read more]

This photo by Tuca Vieria has gain worldwide recignition for it’s accurate and visual representation of the wealth disparity in Brazil. However, much of the social commentary attributed to this photo has been focused on the differences in land use between the rich and the poor and has failed to acknowledge race as a major driving force in said…[Read more]