Cameron Lynch My Sister’s Country: religion, colorism, & femininity On April 6, 2022, I attended author Alexis V. Jackson’s program where she discussed her recently published book, a collection of poetry titled, My Sister’s Country. Joining Jackson in conversation and Continue reading
The Copley library at our own University of San Diego held an event starring Heather McGhee. Heather McGhee is the author of the informative novel The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone. The Sum of Us: an evening with Heather Continue reading
On the evening of February seventeenth 2022, Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Nobel Peace Prize nominated Black Lives Matter movement and inventor of the BLM hashtag, gave an inspiring seminar at the University of San Diego. The topic was centered Continue reading
The American ideology that has dominated the US country since its birth relies on the dependence of consumer demands and a free market. It views competition as the driving factor of success and human relations. The citizens of the country Continue reading
In order to enrich my understanding of African American history I attended two events titled “The Black Present and Presence”. Speakers Dr. Corey Barnes, Susie Poly-Babka, Khalia Ii and V. Dozier explored the black presence in the day to day Continue reading
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
James Carroll Professor Miller African American History 16 February 2021 Baked In I was startled and taken aback by the information I received in the Baked In event on February 16th. I am well aware of more of Continue reading
In the trans-Atlantic slave trade, millions of Africans were stolen from their homes, crammed into ships, and sold into slavery. From the moment they were captured, the life of enslaved Africans were filled with more violence than most modern-day Americans Continue reading
For my Black History month event I choose to watch Judas and The Black Messiah directed and produced by Shaka King. The movie is a biographical drama about the betrayal of Chicago’s Panther Party leader in the late 1960’s, Fred Continue reading
In her panel, titled “Living in a Bubble: White Neighborhoods, White Schools, White Thinking”, Dr. Lisa Nunn, a sociologist of education, referenced Emile Durkheim’s famous quote, “We are born into a world that pre-exists us.” Dr. Nunn discussed topics revolving Continue reading
