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What Malcolm X Might Have to Say About Police Brutality in 2021

May 20, 2021 — No Comments ↓

If I believed that we needed guns to defend ourselves in the sixties, then I certainly think so today. Black people are being attacked at all sides, without posing a threat, so we might as well defend ourselves. I’m Malcolm Continue reading →

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Black Lives Matter Movement by Martin Luther King Jr. – Emma Janak

May 20, 2021 — No Comments ↓

Black Lives Matter Movement          One hundred and fifty-eight years ago, in 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. One hundred years later, in 1964, the Civil Rights Act was passed. These significant documents were transformative for the livelihood of all African Continue reading →

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Police Brutality: An Epidemic In America

May 20, 2021 — No Comments ↓

The fight towards the liberation of Black people is a mission that I, Ella Baker, have been working towards for as long as I can remember. Without addressing the major issue of social inequality and police brutality, we cannot take Continue reading →

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Ella Baker’s Take on Economic Injustice

May 19, 2021 — No Comments ↓

Patton Reid Professor Miller African American History 04 September 2021 Ella Baker’s Take on Economic Justice   America during the 1950s and 1960s was in a midst of a movement, a movement so powerful lead by African American activists, influencers, Continue reading →

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What Would Rosa Parks Think of the World Today?- Alyssa Zolman

May 19, 2021 — No Comments ↓

Alyssa Zolman Dr. Miller African American History May 15, 2021 Blog #2 What Would Rosa Parks Think About The World Today? The current events that are happening in this world now are scary. Many people are losing their lives and Continue reading →

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Angela Davis – The Continued Disenfranchisement of Black Americans

May 19, 2021 — No Comments ↓

The Continued Disenfranchisement of Black Americans My fellow Americans, Hello, my name is Angela Yvonne Davis, I am a Political Activist, Philosopher, Academic, Author, and Black Revolutionary from Birmingham, Alabama. I am writing you today in the hope to educate Continue reading →

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Blog 2: MLK on Economic Injustice – Alex Bae

May 19, 2021 — No Comments ↓

                             Martin Luther King Jr. on Economic Injustice     An issue that has been prevalent in American society is the racial disparity in economic well-being. It Continue reading →

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Malcolm X: Police brutality and issues in the justice system due to institutionalized racism.

May 19, 2021 — No Comments ↓

My dear brothers and sisters, how would you feel if I told you that the white man institution that is meant to serve and protect us in this country are secretly plotting to take away all the have rights we Continue reading →

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MLK: Issues in the Black Community Regarding Public Education and the Criminal Justice System

May 19, 2021 — No Comments ↓

Black History at USD: Tam S. Mandanis It has come to my attention my dear brothers and sisters; we are again at war. Not with a foreign enemy but rather right at home. Our government, which was created for white Continue reading →

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Second Blog Post – Charles Allyn

May 19, 2021 — No Comments ↓

Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most prominent figures of the Civil Rights era. His name is synonymous with fighting against discrimination, institutionalized racism, and social injustices. Martin Luther King Jr. has famously advocated for nonviolent resistance Continue reading →

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