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]

As we all know, the trouble with the DAPL and all of the controversy that came with the announcement of the DAPL was broadcast all around the world but know one has done much talking about it since. The biggest issue with building the pipeline was the fact that it would be built on Native land and with no regard for the health of the individuals…[Read more]

This picture shows the pipes that are currently in Flint and this shows how the water quality is still bad. They will not change the pipes or put much acknowledgement into the water quality. The pipes are so bad that the water is being contaminated with lead and many other chemicals that should not be consumed by Humans. The limited amount of…[Read more]

The picture that I have chosen to use for this week is a picture of a grave site in Puerto Rico. The man who’s grave site this is died due to not being able to get dialysis because of power outages due to Hurricane Maria. This is just one of the many people who suffered due to the results of the hurricane. The many people within Puerto Rico who…[Read more]

I chose this photo to use because it showcases the percentages how effective they or are not making efforts to change police brutality within communities. The need to have to create ways to get police officers better informed and to help them understand their racial biases is a great idea but its sad that in 2018 this is still an issue. In terms…[Read more]

The photo I chose to use is a great depiction of the turmoil during the 1950s and 1960s. There was a lot of hatred and ignorance during this time with many whites against minorities such as asians, blacks, jews, mexicans, etc. They were not treated fairly during these times and there was a lot of segregation that occurred. Businesses, schools,…[Read more]

This graph showcases how as years progress, schools are becoming more and more segregated. This is due to many factors such as where these schools are located, what students live in the area and where the students can afford to attend these schools (transportation, lunch, etc). It shows that schools that are high poverty stricken is where majority…[Read more]

This graph that I chose shows the percentage of white to black students within southern schools together since the brown vs education case that got rid of segregated schools. As you can see, the number of black students that attend a school that has at least 50% of white students has decreased and is slowly making its way back to the amount of…[Read more]

The photo that I chose to use is a simple yet very enticing photo that shows a bit of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Puerto Rico.  To date, many Puerto Ricans are still without power, without food, without a home to go to and so much more. However, the Trump administration feels as if they have helped the victims the best they could. This…[Read more]