On June 23rd, 2023, the Supreme Court officially ruled against race-conscious college admissions. These strategies would have acted as a government-based solution to the ongoing discrimination faced by People Of Color (POC) across the United States of America in terms of educational and employment opportunities. The 6-3 ruling shut down
I remember being really excited about the announcement of a new Lord of the Rings show called The Rings of Power. I am a fan of the Lord of the Rings franchise and have watched the original movies as well as read the books. Yet I was bothered by the
“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” – Virginia Woolf The experiences of women have been intertwined throughout history with strands of resistance to restrictive laws and repressive social norms. Women
I’m concerned. I’m concerned about how the American government is functioning in the year 2023. I’m concerned about the spread of misinformation. I’m concerned about others following Florida’s model of banning AP African American Studies and teaching the benefits of slavery. I’m concerned about the constant fighting in our government.
The phrase “American Experiment” denotes the determination of English colonies who participate in unprecedented and valiant efforts to advance their society on the principles of self-governance, liberty, and justice. During the early settlers and the Founding Fathers’ pursuit of establishing both a society and a governing document – outlining their
Throughout my life, I have heard of Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Booker T. Washington. Though perhaps “heard” is the wrong description. “Taught” or “educated” would be closer to reality. For my entire life, my father has been an Africana Studies Professor, and my mother also saw
The power of love can keep people going in a society that is filled with injustice and discrimination. Ta-Nehisi Coates understood the power of love in his book, Between The World And Me, as he was attempting to warn his son about hardships growing up in the world as a
Don’t eviscerate me yet. The question is not as wild as it seems. You think of integration and you assume it’s generally positive: the coming together of everything under one general umbrella in society. That is what history has illusioned us to think anyway. Integration–in society, in the military, and