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Aly wrote a new post on the site Freedom Dreams 7 years, 8 months ago

http://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/opinion/silicon-valley-race.html

The New York Times published a piece yesterday about the lack of diversity in tech companies, with especially few positions of leadership available […]
Aly commented on the post, Kanye West, on the site Freedom Dreams 7 years, 8 months ago

Kanye’s comments about him supporting Donald Trump are highly concerning and should not be excused because of Kanye’s personal struggles or his “dragon energy.” This is not a question of free thought, but rather a […]
Aly commented on the post, Kathleen Cleaver and Black Power's Fight for Equality, on the site Freedom Dreams 7 years, 8 months ago

Kathleen Cleaver was a very powerful speaker, and she brought with her all the fire and energy of the Party. It was a pleasure to see her speak, especially in connection to Ashley Farmer’s book. The book […]
Conar Burns wrote a new post on the site Freedom Dreams 7 years, 8 months ago

Black Americans face a difficult predicament. There has been a recent decline of Black homeownership. From its peak of 49.1 percent in 2004, it fell to 44.9 percent in 2011 (compared to 46.9 percent for L […]
Conar Burns wrote a new post on the site Freedom Dreams 7 years, 8 months ago

I came across an article the other day about a University of Cape Town (UCT) african american Professor named Elelwani Ramugondo. She has worked at UCT since 1998. She is taking the university to court for hiring […]
William Barnett wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years, 8 months ago

In both of the posters I observed, I saw parallels between Brazil and the US. In analyzing these parallels, I saw unique ways in which the US, Brazil, and other Latin American countries are fighting back against […]
Josh Lotko wrote a new post on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years, 8 months ago

Season 2 of the series “Dear White People” is now availible on netflix. Dear White People follows the experience of several different black students at a predominately white institution and how they navigate in […]
William Barnett wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil 7 years, 8 months ago

Music

I was completely unaware of the music scene in Brazil, as well as Latin America in general. Since being introduced to the music video Via Milandra, I have been listening to a lot of Brazilian music on […]
Josh Lotko wrote a new post on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years, 8 months ago

Zora Neale Hurstom’s “Barraccoon: The Last of the African Cargo,” the story of Cudjo Lewis is told through his own words. Cudjo was believed to be the last African to be brought to the United States as a […]
Emma commented on the post, Recognizing The Past, on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years, 8 months ago

I agree with many of the points you make in this article and think it is an interesting discussion. I think the context of these cartoons are shown in matters a lot. I really don’t think these cartoons should be […]
Emma commented on the post, The Response To Black Panther Domestically and Abroad, on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years, 8 months ago

I think the article you discuss is very interesting. It reminds me of when I studied abroad in Indonesia last semester. Sometimes people would talk about how they thought my white skin was beautiful, and how their […]
Emma wrote a new post on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years, 8 months ago

Another book I read in the class World History in the Year 1900 was A World History of Rubber: Empire, Industry, and the Everyday by Stephan L. Harp. It discussed the time period around the 1880s to the 1940s. I […]
Perry Worthey wrote a new post on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years, 8 months ago

During the civil rights movement, women played major roles that I think are often overlooked by the accomplishments of men. Women like Anne Moody and Miriam Anderson contributed greatly to the movement. They led […]
Lilia Federico wrote a new post on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years, 8 months ago

Around the time Black Panther came out in China, I saw an article ( https://qz.com/1226449/a-torture-for-the-eyes-chinese-moviegoers-think-black-panther-is-too-black/ ) that discussed […]
Perry Worthey wrote a new post on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years, 8 months ago

While doing the final exam essay, I focused on Anne Moody’s “A Coming of Age in Mississippi” and how the tactics for black rights of SNCC differed from that of Martin Luther King’s. While researching I came across […]
Lilia Federico wrote a new post on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years, 8 months ago

In my final essay I chose to talk about the article we read earlier in the semester, Where Were the Women in the March on Washington? by Jennifer Scanlon and I realized that there wasn’t a prominent disconnect be […]
Lilia Federico wrote a new post on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years, 8 months ago

When I took African American History in high school I knew very little about Malcolm X except that he was a part of the civil rights movement and was treated as the opposite of MLK. My teacher chose to have our […]
Angela danso Gyane commented on the post, What Will Come of Starbucks?, on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years, 8 months ago

The problem with cultural competency training is that it won’t make a lasting impact because the prejudice is rooted deep in our society. That is why to this day black people get followed around it the store, […]
Angela danso Gyane commented on the post, Trump's Incredibly Articulate and Compelling thoughts on Race Relations in the U.S., on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years, 8 months ago

The problem with Trump is that he doesn’t understand the need to choose a specific side, he is a crooked businessman, he goes on whatever side he is benefitting from at that time. He is very inarticulate but that […]
D'Khorvillyn Tyus commented on the post, Childish Gambino's "This is America", on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years, 8 months ago

On a differing perspective, while I appreciated the story Gambino was trying to tell, it was little hard to ignore his problematic past. He is someone who has been regarding to as a main stream black artist for […]
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