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Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site The Movement for Black Women's Lives 6 years ago
After giving birth to her daughter via C-Section, Serena Williams, a world-famous tennis player, suffered several complications and had to endure two other surgeries to help correct her blood flow. Williams has […]
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Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site The Movement for Black Women's Lives 6 years ago
For black women, and other women of color in general, hair has always been an issue. Not only is it difficult enough to get a job with an “ethnic-sounding” name, but our natural “nappy” hair is seen in most […]
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Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years ago
A UN panel announced that the United States owes African-American people reparations for slavery. The announcement apparently stems from the various police brutality reports that are reminiscent of the trauma of […]
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Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years ago
On April 17, two black men, Alize Ramon Smith and Jarron Keonte Moreland were found dismembered in a pond in Oklahoma. Both men were 21. Four people have been arrested for their murders.
Knowing that these k […]
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Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage 7 years ago
Throughout these first few weeks of class, we explored the nature of relationships between slaves and their masters. In particular, we talked about how masters would often rape their female slaves as a way to […]
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Alyssa S. became a registered member 7 years ago
