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March 3, 2019 at 5:04 pm #4636NIEMA SHERFIParticipant
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend this weeks lecture on the white space discussion. To further the discussion it seems everyone had in class I decided to post about Travon Martin. Travon was a young African American boy who was visiting his father who lived in a predominantly white area where he was killed. The neighborhood watch captain in Florida, George Zimmerman said he felt threatened by Travon which lead to George killing Travon. The reality of this unfortunate situation is that Travon was in white space where he thought he would be safe to visit his father. Travon was casually walking to the store to get snacks to watch the NBA Allstar game where George felt like he was threatened by Travon. George automatically approached Travon with his had on his waist and his gun in his hand. Travon was in the wrong space at the wrong time.
Photo Source https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/03/what-happened-trayvon-martin-explained/
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March 3, 2019 at 5:03 pm #4633NIEMA SHERFIParticipant
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend this weeks lecture on the #Metoo #SayHerName movement. However, to further the discussion it seems everyone had in class I decided to look at the #MeToo movement through the lense of athletes. For this weeks photo share I decided to post a photo of the former USA gymnastics coach, Larry Nassar who was arrested for sexually assaulting his athletes. A total of 81 individuals have accused Larry of sexually assaulting them while being coached for gymnastics. I think this is an important view to shed light on because many indviduals may not be aware of the sexual assault that exists within sports. Many young men and women are sexualy assulted by their coaches. A lot of which are taught to remain silent and allow for the sexual assault to continue.
Photo Source: Paul Sancya 2017 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/22/sports/larry-nassar-case-scandal.html
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February 10, 2019 at 11:32 am #3862NIEMA SHERFIParticipant
For this weeks photo share on the topic of the afterlife civil rights movement: The hip hop generation I decided to use a photo of rap artist Kevin Gates. Kevin gates converted to Islam with his wife and has incorporated Islam in his music today. In his song The Prayer, he prays in arabic and talks about how Allah (god) has saved him and how prayers help him. He mentioned how he was sentenced to 25 to life in prison and how Islam and his beliefs helped him overcome that obstacle. He continues to speak about his life throughout hip hop and continues to communicate with individuals who listen to his music and are going through similar things he went through.
Photo Source: Kevin Gates instagram (@iamkevingates)
Date: February 8, 2018
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February 10, 2019 at 11:16 am #3859NIEMA SHERFIParticipant
For this weeks photo share topic segregation and schools, I decided to use a screenshot from a short clip found on YouTube that talks about the racial segregation in schools in south Carolina. In Orangeburg, South Carolina, racially segregated schools still exist where white students attend private schools and black students attend public schools. This video was taken place at a 99% black school called Orangeburg-Wilkinson (OW) High School in South Carolina. A white student named Mykenzie attended the school as her and her mother enrolled her in the public school to combat racial segregation in their town. In the video Mykenzie discusses how she feels like something is wrong with her and feels uncomfortable as she attends the school. This common feeling of her discomfort is one that black students undergo throughout their daily lives in different scenarios which we discussed in last weeks class lectures. Throughout the video they had a couple of students from the private school come to the public school and discuss their differences. The black students at the private school discussed how they felt like they would never run into the white students from the private schools while they are out on the weekends because their schools have unfortunately gotten them comfortable with segregation. I think that school meetups with students from private and public schools is a great way to start the end to segregation as long as they keep up with meetings and don’t just have them once and never revisit each others schools. I also think it was very courageous for Mykenzie and her mother to come up with the idea to attend a predominantly black public school in order to combat racial segregation and that too is another way to put an end to the problem that continues to exist.
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlYDfzMdH4w
Posted on: September 18, 2018
Posted by: BBC Three YouTube channel
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February 3, 2019 at 4:46 pm #3744NIEMA SHERFIParticipant
For this weeks photo share I wanted to highlight the discussion we had in class about civil rights allies. This is a photo of a very important Ally named Ida B. Wells. Ida was an investigative journalist and a civil rights leader. She was also an active crusader in lynching in the South as a few of her friends were lynched for being successful black store owners in Tennesse. She created multiple awareness and protection programs in the South about lynching which made its way to the North for awareness as well. She was an important ally to the black community, as people of color were wrongfully lynched for many years. Being an investigative journalist also allowed her to voice her thoughts during the civil rights movement.
Photo Source: https://www.biography.com/people/ida-b-wells-9527635
Date: 1900’s
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February 3, 2019 at 4:44 pm #3735NIEMA SHERFIParticipant
For this weeks photo share I wanted to touch base on the discussion we had in class about denial of hallmarks for certain american citizens, particularly people of color. I decided to use a photo of Ruby Bridges to highlight what she fought for. As a young child attending William Frantz elementary school in New Orleans, Ruby Bridges desegregated the school of all white students. Ruby went through various hate crimes and speeches everyday as she went to and from school. She signifies the hallmark of desegregation of schools. She did not stop attending the predominantly white school, and today she continues her Ruby Bridges foundation where she helps troubled children at the school she attended as well as other schools. On the left of this photo is Ruby Bridges as a young girl which displays how young she was having to go through desegregation. To the right of the photo is a more recent photo of Ruby, which is humbling to see the successful woman she has become.
Photo Source: https://blackdoctor.org/516030/ruby-bridges-the-6-year-old-who-changed-everything/
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January 25, 2019 at 7:28 pm #3363NIEMA SHERFIParticipant
I decided to use a comparison of two high schools from Southern California for this weeks photo share to illustrate how segregation continues to exist today. There are many schools that are segregated and placed in lower poverty neighborhoods. The students that attend these schools are forced to do so based on the area they live in. The photo of Beverly Hills high school shows that the school is significantly larger and well built compared to the photo of Compton High school. Even the school signs display a large difference in how welcoming the school is to the students, which also largely represents the neighborhoods they are in. It is very unfortunate that any student has to attend a school that is different from the ones seen in wealthier neighborhoods. Students should be able to get the same education, however lower poverty areas continue to grant children lower budgeted education as they are segregated from wealthier schools and children. Government funding for schools tend to give more money to wealthier schools rather than non-wealthy schools causing segregation throughout the educational system.
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January 20, 2019 at 11:39 pm #3318NIEMA SHERFIParticipant
I decided to use a photo of Medgar Evers for this weeks photo share because he was an activist during the civil rights movement. Many people of color admired his work as he fought for their rights. I decided to use this specific photo of Medgar because it’s a clear example of him at work. Medgar was a member of the NAACP in Mississippi, becoming the first field secretary. While in office he investigated crimes against blacks, as well as helped blacks register to vote. On June 12, 1963 Medgar was assassinated outside of his home in front of his wife and kids because of being politically active during the civil rights movement and being an unsung hero for people of color.
Photo Source: Local NPR for the cape coast and islands. Posted on December 23, 2013. Photo was presumed to be taken in the late 50’s.
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