The photo I am sharing this week is of a poster that says “The Gay Agenda: 1. Equality. 2. See Item 1.” This was submitted by NightFrog on http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/gay-rights/images/30759640/title/gay-rights-photo. I chose this photo because it relates to what I stated in class- the rights of the LGBTQIA community will not negatively affect…[Read more]

Henry Payne, on March 2nd, 2016 posted this cartoon on Sunshine State News with the title “For Illegal Immigrants by Illegal Immigrants.” This cartoon brings light to the fact that Trump has big ideas to keep out undocumented immigrants out of the United States, but will also employ them and take advantage of the cheap labor.

Bernie Sanders…[Read more]

I stumbled upon this short video while I was scrolling through Facebook one day and it really impacted me. Because no recording devices are allowed inside immigration courtrooms, Linda Freedman worked with the public interest firm Immigration Counseling Service from Oregon to create a reenactment to display just how difficult it was for children…[Read more]

Since I grew up after 9/11 happened, it’s hard to imagine life without a negative stigma against Muslims. Seeing this image on the internet sent a jolt of fear and disgust through my body. I did not understand how any one could immediately group together 1.8 billion people practicing Islam with the few who committed the most heinous act in 2001. S…[Read more]

This photo, found on Densho Blog, shows three protestors warning the public to not repeat history. Too many times, we have found ourselves in the same patterns of fear, discrimination, and racial bias. It seems as if that it is the only thing this country excels in. No matter how how educated people get, they still cave into the fear that the…[Read more]

This photo was taken by Sedat Pakay in Istanbul, Turkey in 1965 of James Baldwin trying hookah. Just as with Malcolm X in Mecca, Baldwin gained many new perspectives during his time abroad. Both leaders were able to remove themselves from the toxic events that were occurring in America and immerse themselves in a different culture. They found that…[Read more]

This photo depicts Elijah Muhammad discussing something with Malcolm X. Elijah Muhammad was instrumental in getting Malcolm X involved in the Nation of Islam, and in the earlier years, Malcolm X looked up to Elijah Muhammad and considered him to be a powerful leader. When JFK was assassinated, however, Malcolm X said in a speech that the “Chickens…[Read more]

This cartoon, Stop the Cycle Reform the System, published on December 28th, 2014, displays how prevalent the problem of Alabama’s overpopulated state prisons is. As stated in the article “Stop the Cycle,” the revolving door metaphor is used to signify how inmates walk out of prison to return right back where they started. They aren’t offered the n…[Read more]