Voices | Alyssa S. | Activity https://voices.wooster.edu/members/delight/activity/ Activity feed for Alyssa S.. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:11:19 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 92d0ff183c8ae286935786d92fde805c Alyssa S.'s profile was updated https://voices.wooster.edu/activity/p/10589/ Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:36:16 +0000 0 51437706cac2b83fdd714a692317009f Alyssa S. commented on the post, Maud's Musings, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/10/29/mauds-musings/#comment-149 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 18:26:50 +0000 “This leads adults to stay quiet about their sexuality, leaving gay and lesbian kids to have nobody to look up to and nobody to validate their feelings.”

This is so, so important. I was raised Christian, and […]

]]> 5c97b018bb45755720352d051c1c5180 Alyssa S. commented on the post, Not the Question, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/10/29/not-the-question/#comment-146 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 20:26:22 +0000 I like this because it also states the Delly enjoyed basketball, and a few other “masculine” things. But John focused on the things he found to be feminine.

]]> f6a2fc1b3cd9c600456e8b7591dce795 Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4571 Thu, 29 Oct 2020 03:05:22 +0000 Prompt TwoTo begin with, it is interesting that despite the hints at Delmar’s “effeminacy,” there is no explicit indication that he is actually gay. The story is simply John’s perceptions of what a man should and […]

]]> 6697fd7e378bfa0797c3749910743f21 Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4520 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 01:39:55 +0000 Generational trauma is a major part of systemic racism that often gets overlooked. Because black people seem to be inflicting this on ourselves, it is dismissed as a “Black Problem”. Parents passing their trauma […]

]]> d0e75d73bf292752b269ec2151a46f4b Alyssa S. commented on the post, Masculinity in "The Sky is Grey" and "Nothing but a Man", on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/10/19/masculinity-in-the-sky-is-grey-and-nothing-but-a-man/#comment-131 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 00:19:26 +0000 I agree with your perspective on what masculinity is, but it is interesting to see how masculinity is executed in different situations. The toxic patriarchy has taught the world that masculinity is domination and […]

]]> cbf8e01f38d05d5d7484c2d895847e9c Alyssa S. commented on the post, The Power in the Ending of BOYCOTT, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/10/12/the-power-in-the-ending-of-boycott/#comment-103 Tue, 13 Oct 2020 17:47:41 +0000 I think it is incredibly important how you brought it back to racial justice at the end. My question for you would be this: How is the moment where King is acknowledged by the black and Latina officers intended to […]

]]> d9c3dce941a2f5060a76229c1b1dcfb0 Alyssa S. commented on the post, Giving credit where it is due, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/10/13/giving-credit-where-it-is-due/#comment-102 Tue, 13 Oct 2020 17:37:43 +0000 I really appreciate this take. Having your child die is a pain unimaginable to anyone who hasn’t experienced it, and I like that you separated the artist from the work he facilitated.

]]> 7b449295513943217b42c8c8ab963d44 Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4448 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 23:01:36 +0000 Fictionalizations of real-life moments are often packed with symbolism and meaning. It’s far easier to create a moral for a story when it has a manufactured ending than it is to pull apart the meaning from […]

]]> 33aedc8ca6ae38b18e931167e6534de6 Alyssa S. commented on the post, Segregation In Schools, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/10/01/segregation-in-schools/#comment-94 Sun, 04 Oct 2020 22:56:23 +0000 “If black people were given equal rights, white people would lose their power.”

This is sooo important! I’m really glad you said this. This is also a major part of how schools are segregated by income in […]

]]> 8212fae8c87e57342ccc6a323064e867 Alyssa S. commented on the post, The Time is (Always) Now, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/09/21/the-time-is-always-now/#comment-87 Wed, 23 Sep 2020 01:03:03 +0000 I really appreciate this post because although my I.S. is on black representation in terms of replacing white characters in stories, it’s important to note that the film makers also have very little say in their […]

]]> 1aa9243c61dfb203fa4d9c317205c1a5 Alyssa S. commented on the post, Time through Generations, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/09/21/time-through-generations/#comment-78 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:45:39 +0000 I appreciate the connection you made between the unborn child and Nana. I believe that truly shows the spiritual connection Nana has to the past and future (in combination with her values and traditions).

]]> 70058142bd60e267834b9eb5683404fc Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4339 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 17:25:33 +0000 Willie Cole is an American visual artist, known particularly for his use of domestic objects to create inspiring works. Many of his better known works involve the use of an iron or ironing boards. Struck by the […]

]]> 5cae783c4865ea846c1a5855e43b5e70 Alyssa S. commented on the post, John's Lack of Self Awareness and its Affect on his Life and Preaching, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/09/07/johns-lack-of-self-awareness-and-its-affect-on-his-life-and-preaching/#comment-54 Mon, 07 Sep 2020 21:48:25 +0000 I wonder if there is a psychological reason why John doesn’t hold himself accountable. I know with many characters, you could pinpoint the moment in the story when certain tendencies began. It would be interesting […]

]]> 638195d58896ad707cd6ca59cdf42de4 Alyssa S. commented on the post, "A Culture of Orality" in a Troubled Southern Society: Understanding Where John is Truly Leaving for in "Jonah's Gourd Vine.", on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/09/07/a-culture-of-orality-in-a-troubled-southern-society-understanding-where-john-is-truly-leaving-for-in-jonahs-gourd-vine/#comment-53 Mon, 07 Sep 2020 21:43:29 +0000 I appreciate your disagreement with this author’s view. I find your description to fit better with the way I’ve read the story

]]> d189702bf3f9e0bc9ecfae45b30816b7 Alyssa S. commented on the post, Who Can Tell A Story?, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/08/31/who-can-tell-a-story/#comment-48 Tue, 01 Sep 2020 02:29:45 +0000 You have an excellent, clearly stated breakdown of what Vidor’s film was and its effects. The only thing I would say differently is that the film didn’t benefit anyone. It definitely benefited white societies […]

]]> 6cfb7d98df87a609134485a0df84f27b Alyssa S. commented on the post, The Symbolic Meaning Behind Trains, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/08/31/the-symbolic-meaning-behind-trains/#comment-47 Tue, 01 Sep 2020 02:23:04 +0000 There’s a lot to be said about the mobility of trains, and how they symbolize movement from one place to another. I think you have a lot of good information here, and if you really wanted to, you might be able to […]

]]> a0d35aa00cb623818cfcde14314501ef Alyssa S. commented on the post, Preaching on Wax, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/08/25/preaching-on-wax/#comment-6 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 20:41:19 +0000 These are some solid questions. To add to those, I wonder, since Christianity changed so much, from its origin in the first followers of Christ to medieval England all the way to the beginnings of America, is […]

]]> 1991b305b5c1bae380bfd2c9b60837cf Alyssa S. commented on the post, Music, Death and Sorrow, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) http://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/08/25/music-death-and-sorrow/#comment-3 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:40:26 +0000 I really appreciate the connections you made between the two moments you mentioned in the first paragraph. Finding comfort in religion is a very common theme among older black works, and using music as a way to […]

]]> 4f2d78c2de775b57888d07bbc7dcba10 Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4180 Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:47:14 +0000 King Vidor’s Hallelujah! tackles the themes of black religion and black sexuality through the thick lens of music. The main character, Zeke, experiences a ‘Prodigal Son’ like story, leaving his family behind to […]

]]> 0747c9fc7b32396cbb4ae3f378827ae9 Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site The Movement for Black Women's Lives http://blackwomenintheblackfreedomstruggle.voices.wooster.edu/?p=366 Sat, 30 Mar 2019 17:26:36 +0000 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 […]

]]> 1c049330e2aec131e90b9f2817786456 Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site The Movement for Black Women's Lives http://blackwomenintheblackfreedomstruggle.voices.wooster.edu/?p=184 Tue, 12 Feb 2019 15:32:54 +0000 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 […]

]]> 3c86977be28a3767b06df61b82418b59 Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage http://loseyourmother.voices.wooster.edu/?p=837 Tue, 08 May 2018 01:17:04 +0000 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 […]

]]> 4133183a453958af24719b4037eeb0c2 Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage http://loseyourmother.voices.wooster.edu/?p=806 Sat, 05 May 2018 21:39:48 +0000 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 […]

]]> 1feb533d8283d46fd90890d211b41904 Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site A Tribe of the Middle Passage http://loseyourmother.voices.wooster.edu/?p=250 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 04:08:12 +0000 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 […]

]]> a165bf4ea18a4f1699adc0a92bbe21b7 Alyssa S. became a registered member https://voices.wooster.edu/activity/p/1980/ Thu, 18 Jan 2018 03:37:59 +0000 0