Rest in Power, Justice will be served * Created by @ms_herlins @cautionxconsciousbipoc* BREONNA TAYLOR Change.org Petition Access to pre-written email template addressed to Louisville's District Attorney TONY MCDADE Change. org Petition Email of Tallahassee’s City Attorney. Cassandra.jackson@talgov.com AHMAUD ARBERY Petition for Disbarment of George E. BarnhillPetition for Justice for Ahmaud Arbery Make Calls to all involved in this [...]
Introduction In working with young Black men, it is essential to acknowledge the reality of the racial and class oppression they face on an everyday basis. The Black community experiences various events of violence related to race that later form into traumatic stressors. Traumatic responses could include but are not limited to post-traumatic stress disorder [...]
Students of color who come from under-resourced schools and under-represented communities are put on a different educational standing in comparison to their counterparts. By not having been immersed into the college environment, their transition was more difficult. They are deprived from resources, guidance, mentorship, and social networks. Being low-income, first generation, and undocumented are few [...]
Privilege As an undocumented Latina woman a part of one of the most marginalized communities in white America, I can speak for my Brown and Black brothers and sisters who face the same or similar struggles I face in my everyday life. In a particular time, place, and line of work minorities specifically Brown and [...]
"White" The racial category, is understood as a group of people who share a common set of phenotypes (skin color, hair texture, facial features) and trace their genealogical roots to Europe. Caucasian, European ancestry, and "fair" skin color are synonymous with whiteness is problematic for a number of reasons. The most obvious of them being [...]
Who am I? Who am I? I still to this day struggle with that question. It becomes even more difficult when we are constantly put to the test through the tribulations we face. Although I feel like I am at a point in my life where I feel as if I have become fully content [...]
Grad students of color are never just grad students. We mentor undergrads of color. We fight the oppressive structures of our departments and society. We get called to do diversity work and advocate for social justice when the few faculty of color have been drained. White America. Before I dive into complex [...]
The Come Up: An Undocumented Latina In White America 