Site-Wide Activity

1.) How many of the children (percentage) of the pickers come back and support their families in the Picker Operations? I recall that the one guy at the beginning (I forget his name) wanted his future child to be […]

Congrats! You’re that much closer to getting a full tour of my locker room!
I deeply apologize for this pose but I do think it perfectly exemplifies my personality (awkward but endearing). I decided to go with c […]

Congrats! You’re that much closer to getting a full tour of my locker room!

I deeply apologize for this pose but I do think it perfectly exemplifies my personality (awkward but endearing). I decided to go with […]

Em dashes are my absolute favorite punctuation. Almost every English teacher I have had, both in grade school and now in college, has told me that I use them too frequently. I find them to be more powerful when […]

This is what I wore on Friday, April 20th. The weather was kind of nice on Friday, a little bit rainy but not too cold. So i thought this jean jacket and jogger combo was perfect for the moderately cold and rainy […]

This is what I wore on Friday, April 20th. The weather was kind of nice on Friday, a little bit rainy but not too cold. So i thought this jean jacket and jogger combo was perfect for the moderately cold and […]

Was Martin Luther King more like Black Lives Matter than we think?

A while ago, I watched this video on NBC about Martin Luther King and the Black Lives Matter movement. It starts with a footage of Martin […]

Yesterday I wrote a blog post about the unfair background checks that target imposed on black and latino applicants and within twenty four hours i see another news report  on racial discrimination on job […]

“A Womanist Perspective of the Black Power Movement” by Akinyele Umoja

“Ashley D. Farmer’s Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era represents an essential development in a new generation of […]

“A Womanist Perspective of the Black Power Movement” 

by Akinyele Umoja

“Ashley D. Farmer’s Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era represents an essential development in a new gen […]

For this outfit, I chose it the previous night after watching the NBA playoffs. The player whose jersey I am wearing, John Wall, had a great game and won as well. So in honor of him, I decided to rep the old […]

For this outfit, I chose it the previous night after watching the NBA playoffs. The player whose jersey I am wearing, John Wall, had a great game and won as well. So in honor of him, I decided to rep the old […]

I stole this t-shirt and flannel from my boyfriend’s closet. Funny enough, his shirts and pants fit me really well. Due to procrastination of my laundry, I decided to take over what he had so I can be clothed for […]

I picked this outfit because the weather was great and was a good day to run outside. That being said, it was warm so I wore running shorts and a tank top. I believe the shorts are from Target and the tank and […]

What role did race play in Wasteland?

Although race was not really mentioned in Wasteland, the majority of the pickers had darker skin. I think that the issue of race should have been addressed in Wasteland […]

In waste land how did the art of Vic Muniz raise the happiness and confidence of the pickers at the Jardim Gramacho landfill?

IN the painting that Vic Muniz made and sold for the pickers of the Jardim Gramacho […]

Happy Monday everyone! Today is supposed to be sunny and breezy, hence the jeans with a short sleeve button-up. I chose this outfit because I wanted to look nice while also comfortable. The army green matches well […]

Happy Monday everyone! Today is supposed to be sunny and breezy, hence the jeans with a short sleeve button-up. I chose this outfit because I wanted to look nice while also comfortable. The army green matches well […]

Though the spread of Zika has decreased significantly since its initial outbreak in 2015, many Brazilians are still struggling with supporting children born with disabilities due to the illness, especially in […]