The Color Me- A poem by Desiree
i don’t know how to say no yes just seems so much easier i mean it’s what we’re taught yes i can do the dishes yes i can wash the clothes yes i can clean up your mess theses are the responsibilities though of being a women of color of being a women in a…
Resonating Poems- Rupi Kaur
I’ve always loved poetry since I was elementary school poetry books caught my intention over fiction or chapter books. For this week’s poems I feel like I’ve resonated with Rupi Kaur since high school her work speaks volumes. She has a lot of poems that revolve around absent father which I especially can relate to.…
Racial Comedy
After watching the Tik Tok videos I realized how often I’ve seen racial comedy on my own Tik Tok page. I genuinely didn’t look to deeply into it until I was asked the question about it, and I sat there and thought about it. I think it depends honestly its situation based issue. It depends…
“Fancy” Iggy Azalea Controversial Song?
The summer “Fancy” came out my Iggy it was surely a favorite by me and my friends. But 14 year old me at the time knew nothing of who she was or what it meant. After further dissecting the song I can see that many critics have of her song and style in general. The…
“Whiteness and Ethnicity…” David Roediger Review
In the excerpt written by David Roediger his central these is surrounded by him trying to define what is means to be White and how it has been classified throughout history. White is a racial identity that is often overlooked or categorized as being related to “White America”. Roediger tries to explain the “historical complexities…
Coyote Nation Excerpts Review
After reading the Coyote Nation Excerpt I was astounded at the effort Anglo derived schools put into making sure people Indians were “clean”. Although it doesn’t surprise me it’s still shocking to read about how the mindset of White America back then associated trait like “improper posture” with primitive behavior. Like in the New Jim…
Thoughts on Southlake Texas “Silent Majority”
After reading NBC’s news article on the microaggression seen in the school district and throughout the community, I am left appalled. I am aware that Texas is a red state and we have very deep rooted right-wing ideology in some communities, but the sheer lack of acceptance to change in the Southlake community is disturbing.…
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