The photo I chose for this week’s photo share of “trespassing” is a photo of Yale University and of Lolade Siyanbola’s student ID. Siyanbola is a black graduate student at Yale who was napping in her dormitory common room when she was reported to campus police. When the officer came to the common room, they interrogated her saying, “We’re in a…[Read more]

The photo I chose for this week depicts a large crowd with a bright red sign with bold letters “Defend the Sacred”. What I found most interesting about this website and this photo in general is that they never mentioned that they were protesting, but in fact that they were protecting the water. This reminded me of our discussion this week about…[Read more]

This photo I chose for this week is a cartoon illustration that demonstrates the water poisoning in Flint, Michigan. I was completely dumbfounded to learn that GM reported that their engine parts were actually rusting from the corrosive water in the Flint River, but the government still allowed the water source to switch from the Detroit River to…[Read more]

The photo I chose for this week shows the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and how the government did not properly provide any relief to the victims, such as the children shown in the picture. The article written by Bryan K. Bullock, the source of this photo had a quote which stood out to me stating, “White environmentalist talk about saving the…[Read more]

The photo I chose for this week’s theme, “Segregation and its Hazards,” shows a water fountain in a Camden school district building with a label that clearly states “Please do no use”. This photo stood out to me because it demonstrates how there is a large segregation within the education system that is negatively inflicting the current and future…[Read more]

I chose this photo for this week because it demonstrates how segregation occurred in many aspects of life. From different schools, to even something as small as a drinking fountain. As stated in the Coates’ reading, even after being freed from slavery, there wasn’t complete freedom. In the South, Jim Crow laws prevented any equality and racial…[Read more]

The photo I chose for this week is provided by the National Archives and Records Administration, Mapping Inequality and is titled “The 1938 Home Owners’ Loan Corporation Map of Brooklyn”. This photo shows the red sections deemed as “dangerous” neighborhoods and homeowners living there wouldn’t receive any loans, and even the yellow section…[Read more]

This photo entitled, “A man takes a photo during Banff Indian Days, 1957,” (unknown photographer) depicts a White family taking pictures with “The Stoney”, who was the indigenous population that resided and hunted in the Banff National Park before it became a tourist destination. In fact, The Stoney were forced to leave their homes when the park…[Read more]