For the last weekly photo share with the theme of trespassing, I would like to share this image where Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson are both arrested in a Starbucks for waiting at a table without purchasing an item. They asked to use the restroom but the manager said it was for paying customers only. However, from my personal experience, I’ve…[Read more]

This picture spoke to me because of the words that said “we are water” because water is not just a physical necessity but it is life. Water directly affects all aspects of life such as the land and the people and without it, nothing would survive. Therefore, it’s sad to see that because these are Native Americans, that the government thinks that…[Read more]

I chose a picture that described the horrifying reality that families had to outsource their water because the water was poisoned with lead. It’s a sad reality that people could not even brush their teeth with the sink water or even shower without being afraid of being poisoned. I’m from Sacramento, so I drink straight from tap and I’m not afraid…[Read more]

I really enjoyed the discussion from Wednesday because I find it that there’s a reoccurring theme within our country that as a society, we only choose to protect those who we find valuable. For example, as a whole, the US does not value the lives of people of color including African Americans and Hispanics. Therefore, when there is a natural…[Read more]

This photo was taken 3 years after the Sandy Hook shooting. Sandy Hook, was the first real modern realization that we need to change the laws on gun control because it dealt with children so young. For me, Columbine was the first massive school shooting that I heard about. Since then, gun laws should have changed because without proper…[Read more]

<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>This photo was taken by Andrea Izzoti in 2014. It relates to the topic of reparations discussed in class this week because it shows how much distress that the African Americans experienced throughout U.S. history. No amount of reparations is going to be enough to repay them. Relating this back to the Coates reading,…[Read more]

The photographer of this photo is John Minchillo taken in 2014. I related this picture with the lack of greening of racial minority neighborhoods. With racial segregation of neighborhoods, the white neighborhoods are becoming more green while other racially diverse neighborhoods aren’t. The fact that the people of color can’t breathe is directly…[Read more]

This political cartoon relates to the discussion in class relating to Hurricane Katrina where those most affected were the communities predominantly occupied with people of color. While natural disasters affect these communities greatly, these minority groups are in constant danger in their daily lives because of their increased risk of pollution…[Read more]