The following image was taken by Richard Bluecloud Castaneda, where he watched “unarmed, peaceful Water Protectors at Standing Rock were forcibly repelled with tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets” (Leonard 2018). This image has burned in my brain for any instance in which we attempt to analyze and discuss the protests against the Dakota…[Read more]

For this week’s photo-share, I have chosen a screenshot of an interaction online between rapper, Cardi B, and journalist, Stephanie Hamill. The interaction exemplifies many coexisting dynamics in the ongoing #MeToo movement. This movement was subject to white-washing and in turn, the invisibility of the plight of women of color, particularly the…[Read more]

The following image is a cartoon rendering of the powerful, Alicia Garza, a queer Black activist and co-founder of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. This is a 2019 piece by the New York-based artist, Hey Roodney, to celebrate Black “Herstory” Month and LGBTQ+ pride. This week dealt with an intense conversational point that is central to the…[Read more]

The following image was taken from a meme challenge on twitter named, “what’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done for money?”. Though this image demonstrates a comical take on the issue of inflated tuitions and lacking job markets or means for financial security– it is also a place to critique how we receive reparations and what they look like.…[Read more]

The following image is the album artwork of Mos Def’s Black on Both Sides album. I chose this image in reference to the elements of religious and conscientious lyrical material in hip-hop. I went to a charter school which was comprised of first-generation Americans who were from the inner city and sought an alternative education. In this space,…[Read more]

<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>The most impactful insight we shared in class today was in regards to the function of intergenerational trauma. Baldwin’s work exemplifies the inherent burdens that are passed down by oppressed people. This is paralleled in his work whereby he considers his letter to his nephew as an example of the “talk”, Afric…[Read more]

Thinking beyond the civil rights movement, I attempt to recapture, as Malcolm X does, the differences of “revolution”. In his speech, A Message to the Grassroots, Malcolm X studies the historic nature of a revolution; that is, its objective, morals, results, and methods used in a revolution. This is an essential framework for people like me, who…[Read more]

<p dir=”ltr”>The following image was posted on a personal blog site by, warng at Tumblr.com. This image was chosen to summarize our weekly discussion regarding what it is to lead a movement. Justice is inextricably tied to love. The fluidity of these terms prove that they can be individually defined, while also, generally <span style=”color:…[Read more]