controversies
It seems every time one racially-charged incident ends, a gender or religious controversy takes its place; Ruminate on the issues dividing our nation and world.
White Silence Is Violence
I just want to start off by saying to all the black people out there,that I am with you and although I will NEVER understand even a portion of what you go through everyday,I will continue to stand by you in your fight for human rights(something you shouldn’t have to be protesting for at all,ever). I truly believe that the time has finally come where we are not taking no for answer, we will keep fighting until there is equality for all.
By Nicole Stephenson6 years ago in The Swamp
The Carmel in My Coffee
This morning, a pretty average almost summer morning in late May, I, a pretty average white guy had left for work to make my hour plus commute to the bank. A little rain, a little sun, the highway lightly traveled, and my mind drifted away from the pandemic of the century, to the sweetness of my coffee. Hazelnut with the delicious finish of carmel, just nutty enough to get that earthy feel and sweet enough to cover the bitter.
By Jack Robertshaw6 years ago in The Swamp
As Well
I get it. I really do. I am a black man and it has been wearying, even for me, the worldwide movement that is Black Lives Matters. That is not to say I am sick of hearing about it. It is, unfortunately, a necessary movement but like the Me Too movement of recent years, a movement that was adopted by Hollywood but in truth was created a decade before to highlight sexual abuse and harassment, something related to half of the world’s population.
By Q-ell Betton6 years ago in The Swamp
Perspective on "Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States," by Seth Holmes.
Seth Holmes composed a wonderful book based on his ethnographic field work. His vignettes were memorable and personal from his arrest by the Border Patrol, to his realizations of the social capital his skin color afforded him. He also intertwined several theoretical concepts throughout the book to break down the social/structural inequalities his Triqui friends experienced crossing the border, working on the farm, and through dealing with the medical systems. Holmes introduced the concept of the violence continuum to illustrate their suffering, and discussed how the clinical gaze can be dehumanizing; both ideas are quite interesting and dissect what is happening with precision in the lives of Triqui migrant farm workers.
By Katherine Shackelford 6 years ago in The Swamp
A frank letter to white people who may have disputed the fact that Black Lives Matter.
I was not initially going to write this, but with my attention recently having been caught by a fellow Vocal Challenge writer, I felt a significant and immediate urge to do so.
By Lizzie James 6 years ago in The Swamp
What is this world coming to?
What is this world coming to? Too much is going on. We have a president like Trump not really doing much to help the situations at hand. Trump seems to have a child like mind. He seems like he does not know what to do. His responses to situations are just ridiculous. He doesn't have the right people helping him.
By Ebony Ward6 years ago in The Swamp
If You Are Anti LGBTQIA+, You Are Not Pro Black
Happy Pride Month, everyone! I know that it's really tense right now with everything going on, and there is a lot of uncertainty, but I hope that you are still celebrating yourselves for who you are. You are all loved and accepted!
By Teguan Harris6 years ago in The Swamp
