Universally, people of color have been belittled due stereotypical assumptions which are created by others. These stereotypes hold power over a person who may appear a different color or facial appearance. This bias excludes people from society and basic human rights like economic opportunities, healthcare, education, housing, and political representation.
The lack of comprehensive Black history education in schools is a personal subject and close to my heart. Black history is not just a niche topic but a fundamental part of the American story that shapes the present and future. Unfortunately, many educational institutions still fail to teach this essential
What does it mean to be fully human? At a first glance, one may think that it only requires someone to be born a human. That assumption is only a portion of the truth. Humanity actually contains various traits that allow or prevent humans, and in some fictitious cases human-adjacents,
As children in America, we are taught to believe that we have the power to become whatever we want by the time we fill our parent’s shoes. At least that’s what we like to say to our kindergarten classes and cohorts of voters. To white Americans that is a promise.
In a world where the shadows of racial otherness and prejudice loom large, one might ask: are we the architects of the very monsters we fear? From the haunting echoes of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to the piercing truths of James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, the question of responsibility reverberates—are
Culture. What is it? How is it made? Who decides what counts as culture and what doesn’t? Is it something of great multitude and purpose, or is it as simple as choosing the outfit you wear today? In a world where every action contributes to the ever-evolving tapestry of human
The Plague, by Albert Camus, tells the story of a fictional plague running rampant within Oran, a coastal city in North Africa, and its impact on the city’s residents. Residents of Oran begin struggling to cope amid the situation as their entire way of life is uprooted by the onslaught
Every Asian American I have ever met has shared one or more of these similarities: growing up with ethnic foods, slowly forgetting our native speech, or bonding with friends about our overbearing family dynamics. Occasionally, I’ll meet a third-, fourth-, or even fifth-generation kid who can’t relate, but they too
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