Racism and the Killing of Black People in America According to mappingpoliceviolence.org‚ in 2015‚ “346 black people were killed by the police.” Racism in the modern world is still a huge problem. In the past 5 years‚ There have been numerous deaths including people of color. Two very wrongful death that show the struggle are the deaths of Philando Castile and Trayvon Martin. These were young men that were gunned down because people her afraid of the color of their skin. One afternoon in Sanford
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"Black English" Another Way to Classify Humans "To open your mouth You have confessed your parents‚ your youth‚ your school‚ your salary‚ your self-esteem‚ and alas‚ your future ". After reading the two essays‚ "From Outside‚ In" by Barbara Mellix and "If Black English Isn’t a Language Then Tell Me‚ What Is?" by James Balwin‚ I came to realize a few things one of them being that the way we speak‚ is a means of identifying somebody’s culture and background. Much in how a license can tell a person
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Everyone knows the intersection on Hoover and Jefferson. It’s where students and faculty and neighbors of the community for a moment in time all come together. That intersection represents not only ones entrance and exit from the “USC bubble‚” but provides a moment of realization that there is life beyond the classrooms‚ the books‚ and even the 2 mile “Fruber” radius around USC. See USC‚ provides the opportunity for one to reach their goals‚ to take their dreams and make them a reality. However‚
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surprise‚ a mural project to paint the wall of the auditorium for Black History Month. The mural would represent African Americans who brought change starting with Frederick Douglas and ending with Barack Obama. Each student received a historical figure to paint and I was given the honor to paint Barack Obama and the White House. It may have been my first time painting but I was in my element. Using limited colors (blue‚ yellow‚ black‚ red and purple) in wavelike motions my hands painted his face with
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Where I lived… I’ve lived in many places growing up but I was born in Baltimore‚ MD so of course that’s where most of my love would go. Ayee‚ go Ravens! (lol) But as a teenager‚ my favorite place I’ve lived at would have to be Virginia. It’s where I met my first “love” and met all my‚ what used to be‚ friends. While living in Virginia‚ I lived in two places – Chesterfield‚ VA and Fort Lee‚ which is on the Petersburg and Hopewell line. Living on Fort Lee was my favorite. Fort Lee is an army base
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was a more strenuous activity since it involves all the muscles in your body‚ yes! DANCING. I can say my dancing skills are in between‚ I’m not good or bad at it so the easy steps given where a help. After a few minutes of rest and for us to change‚ we continued the program. This part is the financial literacy‚ where we were given clays for us to form one want and one need‚ for my need I decided to make a graduation hat and diploma‚ this symbolizes that what I need right now is to graduate. For my
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What is the “Black Table”? The “Black Table” is a table that is a spot for only black students. This was placed when the schools began to “integrate”. Near the time of the Civil Rights Movement. A man named Graham had been in school when they placed this table in the cafeteria. He returned a few years after he left the school and still sees the “Black Table”. To him this is a serious problem‚ and I completely agree with him. One of the reasons that this is a serious problem because it will make
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Black Orpheus was an interesting film; it was worth the watch‚ even with its somewhat tragic ending. Being that it is a modern adaptation of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice‚ I knew what to expect. However‚ that did not take too much away from the movie; it had me captivated right from the beginning to the very end. The music played a large part in this captivation‚ and so did the characters. If I had seen the movie without prior knowledge of the Greek legend it was adapted from‚ I would
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The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history‚ it resulted in the deaths of about 75 to 200 million people in Europe in the years 1346–53. The cause of this sudden eruption of the plague is not exactly known. From the Gobi desert‚ it spread out in all directions. The plague then spread eastward to China. During the expansion of trade during the Early and High Middle ages‚ trade routes with China were strengthened and ventured greatly. European traders‚ particularly those
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Where Do We Go From Here Capitalism was good for the people of the United States‚ at least for a few years. The Golden Age of Capitalism‚ or the economic prosperity following the World War II in 1945‚ was good as long as it put more than food on the table and allowed many to live the elite life. America‚ indeed‚ paid a good deal for its love of Capitalism. But that was then‚ and just like any other love affair‚ the good relationship between America and Capitalism had to reach a conclusion. Unfortunately
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