“Don’t look.” Look. Slowing down, I peer across two lanes, scanning the scene. A man lies still, face down on the cement with a marine corps baseball cap sitting next to him. Behind him is the wreck. Though told not to look, I have to. What was once a pickup truck is merely a hunk of metal, shaped and bent like an abstract piece of art. I can’t help but stare. The thrill … [Read more...] about The Death Enigma Prompted by Morbid Curiosity
“Voter Suppression Anywhere Hurts Our Democracy Everywhere”: Fighting Voter Suppression in the United States
Generational subjugation… Denial of rights… Legalized oppression… These are all struggles that blacks in America have faced from as far back as the 17th century, beginning with the Jamestown Africans who were brought to America in 1619 as chattel slaves. The white majority who regarded themselves as superior have constantly been fixated on retaining power solely unto … [Read more...] about “Voter Suppression Anywhere Hurts Our Democracy Everywhere”: Fighting Voter Suppression in the United States
The Disregarded Death of Black Women During Their Journey to Birth Life
2020 has been a year of unveiling and reckoning with the dark history America offers. During this time many marginalized groups have used their voice to throw flames to the narratives that define their lives. These narratives are often based on the confines of structural racism that’s embedded in America’s dark history. Black women are no doubt a part of these disproportionate … [Read more...] about The Disregarded Death of Black Women During Their Journey to Birth Life
Black Widow: Marvel’s Not-So-Super Hero
Imagine a woman with a gun in her hand, taking down fifteen baddies without a sweat inher brow or ruffle in her hair. The men that she fights are not sure if they should be aroused orafraid, for she is as beautiful as she is dangerous. Kicking the last one down with her bootedheel, she blows on the smoke of her fired pistol in a show of effortless power and, revealingnothing … [Read more...] about Black Widow: Marvel’s Not-So-Super Hero
Climate Change: It’s Not Man-Made, It’s Business-Made
You have been lied to. Think about all the blue bins and reusable water bottles, plasticstraws replaced with paper, all the things you have been asked to worry about for the sake of ourfuture on earth. How often have you found yourself being scolded if you still take your car towork or spend a little too much time in the shower? Those who are trying to battle climatechange have … [Read more...] about Climate Change: It’s Not Man-Made, It’s Business-Made