Why People Protest and Why I Don’t
It has been one hell of a week of demonstration, media, and protest. Death upon death has happened within our country and it seemed as…
Social Activism
#BlackLivesMatter as Much as #AllLivesMatter
You see it once and you will see it again: there is someone that has a problem with #blacklivesmatter. People are either going to say…
Bree Newsome: Black Women are Heroes
Being a middle school teacher, I have a tendency to tease my male students. A lot of times, there may be some discrepancy that I…
If You Didn’t Believe Social Media and Online Activism…
You wouldn’t be reading this blog. Every time something tragic happens, the masses take to social media. The tweeters tweet, the bloggers blog, the tumblrs…
#OccupyWallStreet #OccupyTheHood : Why People Of Color Should Get Involved
Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it. — Frantz Fanon It is said that Louis XVI, at the…