“They want our rhythm but they don’t want our blues” (Dozier). A very common dilemma if we explore black presence in everyday American life. This reflects the constant challenge of racial discrimination against the minority blacks in a white dominant Continue reading
Black History’s Impact on Current Black Culture I recently attended a program put on at the University of San Diego on April twenty-first called The Black Present and Presence, which was hosted by Dr. Channon Miller, V. Dozier, and Khalia Continue reading
I attended the event “Black Women’s Cultural (In) Visibility” from the Discussion Series: The Black Present and Presence — coordinated by Professor Chanson Miller, and sponsored by the Humanities Center at the University of San Diego. The discussion series explores Continue reading
The legacy of slavery certainly is something that a lot of white Americans are uneasy with, blacks were supposedly less human than white, they were not legally able to marry, but within their communities, they developed cultural practices that allowed Continue reading
How They Started and How Far They Have Come The Black Present and Presence hosted by the University of San Diego where speakers V. Dozier and Khalia Li spoke about Black Women’s Cultural (In)Visibility helped me have a better understanding Continue reading
As a way to elevate my understanding of African American history and the experiences that have impacted the lives of these individuals, I attended the program, “Dangerous Homes: On violence against women and gender non-conforming persons.” This zoom conference was Continue reading
History 128 Channon Miller 05/13/2022 The Ripple Effect of Racism When any one of us is held down, we’re all held back. This is what Heather McGhee’s book, The Sum of Us portrays through different racial stories and themes. During Continue reading
Kate Derham Professor Miller HIST-128 13 May 2022 The Zero-Sum Paradigm In honor of February being Black History Month, I virtually attended Heather McGee’s book talk about “The Sum of Us ”on February 28, 2022. This book talk was Continue reading
JJ Harrington African American History Final Blog May 13, 2022 Since the day I was born, I have always learned about the word discrimination, what it means, and the power it carries. Whether this is Continue reading
More than 10,000 individuals have been recognized as saints by the Catholic Church (Petruzzello). Not a single one of these individuals, however, are of African descent. The event, “Black Saints in Waiting,” was held on February 22, 2022 in the Continue reading
