The photo I decided to use for week 9 is of Jackie Robinson accomplishing a home run in a game against the Boston Brave in 1948. The reason I chose this image was that Robinson was a very historical figure due to the barriers he broke during a segregation era. When Robison was a baseball player he dealt with so much racism, and showering…[Read more]

This photo captures the deforestation that was caused by the palm oil companies in Santa Clara de Uchunya. In this deforestation lies unfair actions since the indigenous community members that inhabit this place were not able to keep their ancestors land due to a lack of legal papers for all of the acres. This reinstates the focus we touched in c…[Read more]

The photo I chose for this week is one that demonstrates the color of the water that was not just flowing through the Flint neighborhood but a hospital located in Flint. It is appalling to think that those who are ill must also suffer and receive contaminated water given the understanding that their immune system is already low. I chose this…[Read more]

The photo I decided to share, encapsulates the egocentric thoughts and actions that were taking place after the Katrina Hurricane devastation. From this, we can see that after the hurricane occurred, many people were still using the location as a means to travel, for their own benefits rather than using allowing the area to heal and reconstruct…[Read more]

The photo I chose for this week demonstrates the project developments that occur in many communities of low income. Project developments do not occur in all neighborhoods, they are commonly seen along with other pollutants, in communities that have fewer resources. It is actually very common that when comparing similar project developments in t…[Read more]

The image I chose for this week demonstrates segregation that has occurred through voting right. I chose this image to represent often unseen segregation, and since voting season has arrived,  I was reminded that one of the ways in which segregations continues to occur in today’s day is through limiting voting rights to certain populations t…[Read more]

The photo I decided to share for week 3 was taken after the desegregation that occurred after the Brown vs Board case in 1954. Once desegregation occurred and children of color were able to attend the similar school that white children were able to attend, some children along with their parents, did not believe they would receive the same…[Read more]

The image I have chosen for this week clearly depicts the effort of a tribe in counteracting the effects of development. As we have discussed in class, development projects that are lead by colonization result in tribal communities becoming displaced from their long-lived lands. Although this picture represents a tribal community in India, it…[Read more]