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.

A Reflection on Racism
I cannot say I am writing this piece in a vacuum, because recent events have sparked a movement that should have happened long ago. Still, after hundreds of years of oppression, black lives are unjustly treated as less valuable. This is unacceptable.
By Silvana Martinez6 years ago in The Swamp
Your Privilege Makes You Complacent
It’s almost like when you’re white everything else is blotted out. Or least the things that don’t apply to you are blurred, a little more challenging to visualize. Fuzzy around the edges and the muffled sound like when you’re coming up from underwater. Coming up for air.
By Emily the Period RD6 years ago in The Swamp
B.L.A.M.E.
Black lives always mattered, eminently! In the wake of the senseless and egregious murder of George Floyd, I’m deeply pained and conflicted. Pained because I want to know why it took one more person to die in order for the world to wake up. Conflicted because I don’t want to become desensitized to murder. I wake up, consciously avoiding the urge to participate in the audio or visual intake of the disinformed false narrative fed by mainstream American media to the world regarding systemic racism. I'd instead choose not to participate in such a false story about a reality in which I was born. This is not easy but necessary for me. Utilizing other outlets to get the majority of my current events. It's incomprehensible how many people are unaware of the media bias biases. Tragically in 2020, although it may seem we have come a long way, it is evident that America has a long bridge to cross as it pertains to systemic racism. Black people have achieved and contributed so much to America and the world. While praised and exploited for these accomplishments, they have been consistently fed the narrative of being less than.
By Blairbie 6 years ago in The Swamp
Look At Me
When you visualize the cover of a book; what do you see? As he searches for a book, he is only interested in the actual story. Covers seem out of context or simply blane.
By Devon Fisher6 years ago in The Swamp
Latin American Cultures and our 527-year Struggle with Racism. Top Story - June 2020.
We as a younger generation of Latinos have the responsibility to start a very difficult conversation about race with our loved ones. This conversation is necessary as our cultures have 527 years of colonialist ideologies engraved in our DNA.
By Geomara Flores6 years ago in The Swamp
Anti-Racism Protests Erupt Across The UK
Anti-racism protests 'subverted by thuggery' That's according to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson after a number of anti-racism protests were held around the country at the weekend.
By Ashish Prabhu6 years ago in The Swamp
I Think I Understand
Dear people that used me to build a country, I think I understand. I think I'm starting to get why you took me from my home to create yours.
By Dios Mac6 years ago in The Swamp
Saturation Points
Chemistry has answers. A point is such a tiny thing. And then again, it isn’t. It is a locality that potentially specifies where major shift occurs.
By The Dani Writer6 years ago in The Swamp
The more we know
Its 1989-1990 and the DC Police Department are having a hiring drive where they literally grabbed people from the bus stop. And this would later b e the beginning of a group of young black officers known as the dirty dozen. These officers were responsible for helping drug dealers.
By Sandy Austin6 years ago in The Swamp
Systemic Racism vs Residual Race Dynamics
Everyone knows that there is systemic racism against blacks in America. Except, that may not actually be the case. While racism does exist, and racism needs to be addressed, such racism is expressed by individuals, not the system. Instead, what first appears to be systemic racism is actually residual race dynamics. These two phenomena are extremely different, and how we deal with these two problems is just as dissimilar.
By Daniel Goldman6 years ago in The Swamp
Racism
“Racism: prejudice, discrimination, and/or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.”
By Véronique Maltais6 years ago in The Swamp
Protests Against Racism Take Place In America
Protests have erupted across the world, sparked by the death of George Floyd, a fourty six year old black man who died when Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes while Floyd was handcuffed face down in the street.Two other officers further restrained Floyd and a fourth officer prevented onlookers from intervening: During the final three minutes Floyd was motionless and had no pulse. No attempt was made to resuscitate Mr Floyd who had Chauvin's knee on his neck for several minutes. Floyd had been arrested for passing a counterfeit bill at a nearby market. Eye witnesses captured evidence of the attack and this has been widely circulated on social media and broadcast news.
By Ashish Prabhu6 years ago in The Swamp