The 19th Amendment In 1920, the 19th amendment was ratified, prohibiting the United States from denying any American citizen the right to vote based on sex. This included recognizing women’s right to vote. To get here, many women had to contribute to the women’s suffrage movement, but it is important not to forget the contributions …
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When did “Black Love” become a thing? What do I mean by that? Well, something that has to be qualified. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been taught about love. Just…love. Not Black love. Just…love. Let’s think about this. For anyone who was reared in a community with most people having the same …
A Social Band-Aid Even though free Black people found more sustainable livelihoods in the North, the remnants of slavery still strongly influenced American society. The 13th Amendment ensured that slavery was illegal, unless under punishment for a crime. A glaring loophole that opened the flood gates for incarcerating Black people at alarming rates. As federal …
This semester I began my journey towards studying mass communications. As my professor began to discuss the initial presentation of mass media through the radio, I began to think about how mass media presents black people, or rather, black love. I later discussed with a friend about Tyler Perry’s “Madea” films, and the debate around …
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Yet someway, somehow it touches us all. How would we define such as thing? The essence of black love is powerful, deep. It is that understanding that you almost can’t explain. The black experience alone, from of course slavery, to racism, poverty, and the fight against it all, encompasses that love. That love for our …
I remember typing the words into HU Twitter like a fervent prayer. “Since we are manifesting, I need a queer Black friend group in DC.” For much of my life, I had gone without a sense of community. Yes, I had grown up with a host of Black friends in school or in the Saturday …
The United States of America is on the precipice of seeing another first in the anticipated retirement announcement of Washington, D.C. Justice Stephen Breyer from his seat as one of the nine justices on the Supreme Court. This announcement set off the usual frenzied speculation about who will be “the pick,” just like it did …
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Sunday morning Corn muffins, sausage, scrambled eggs All to be consumed before Mass at 11:30 am And we better not be late Or else God is going to have another angel \”Can Kachi come outside and play today?\” You cross your arms and tilt your head Mhm. You better be in the house before …
You came into Ms. Ramsey\’s math class A chestnut face full of braces and vibrant colored beads in neat braids you probably sat between your mother\’s legs the night before anxious about your first day of school Since your first day was everyone else\’s 68th I did not understand why I stuttered when I spoke …
You came into Ms. Ramsey\’s math class A chestnut face full of braces and vibrant colored beads in neat braids you probably sat between your mother\’s legs the night before anxious about your first day of school Since your first day was everyone else\’s 68th I did not understand why I stuttered when I spoke …
