Famous Activist Angela Davis was stripped of her award for her Civil Rights movement efforts. The Birmingham Civil rights Institute´s board announced that the award would honor her at events. According to Angel’s statement and public record, she did not meet the standards on which the award was based.
Angela Davis deserves the award because of the hard work and dedication she has put into her race and culture. As an activist, scholar and educated black women, Angela Davis wanted and still wants equality. In the source, it states “she led the Palestinian movement for freedom, justice and equality”.
After all the situations, Angela Davis continued to Lecture at many prestigious schools discussing Issues that regard her race, the criminal justice and system and women’s rights. In the Angela Davis ‘Stunned’ by decision to rescind civil rights award paper it states ”The institute announced in October that Davis, a Birmingham native, would receive the Fred shuttlesworth Human Rights Award, calling her “ one of the most globally recognized champions of human rights, giving voice to those who are powerless to speak”.But last week, the organization reversed course and said she does not meet the Criteria after all, in an apparent response to objections over her outspoken support of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement that protests against israel’s treatment of palestinians. This explains that Davis was stripped of her award because of the support shown for the palestinian rights, she has compared the struggles of Palestinians with that of African Americans.
Angela Davis deserves the award for civil rights. In the article from The Guardian, it states, I’d like to say that I like being called sister much more than professor and I’ve continually said that if keeping my job means that I have to make any compromises in the liberation struggle in this country, then I’ll gladly leave my job. This is my position”. This says that Angela Davis stood up for what she thought was wrong in this country regardless of the consequences; being called sister represents who she is In her culture and ethnicity. As to running into trouble with the school administration because of her association with communism , she was fired and ordered to court where she fought and received her job back.
Others might say that Angela Davis does not deserve the award for her work in the civil rights movement because of her criminal record. Angela Davis has faced shocking criminal charges as a black Women. After purchasing firearms for security guards, an armed takeover which took place in Marin County california led to four people being killed. As a result she was charged with three capital felonies including a conspiracy to murder in the death of Judge Harold Haley, she was then issued a warrant for her arrest. However all charges were later dropped.
All in all, Angela Davis should receive the Civil Rights award. She was a very successful women and achieved many accomplishments. Until now, Dr Angela Davis works at UCLA University located in California where her official title is “Distinguished Professor Emerita” for Feminist Studies and the History of Consciousness. Her current work focuses on prisons and the criminal Justice of communities that are most affected by poverty and racism.
Milton, thank you for writing this piece entitled “I stand with Angela”. I have never heard of Angela Davis before, but now I know that she is an underappreciated Civil Rights Activist. I don’t hear a lot about activists relating poverty to criminal activity, but this concept is important to me because I think it is important to understand how circumstance has an effect on outcome. One way that you could improve on your writing is that you could increase the variety of vocabulary you have used. However, keep up the good work and I look forward to reading more from you. You might want to check out this link for more information on criminal psychologyhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/inside-the-criminal-mind\
I enjoyed reading your “I Stand With Angela” article, it helped me understand way more about Angela Davis and how much of a great person she is. I also agree with your claim about how Angela Davis should get the award she was nominated for.
Dear Milton,
I am moved by your “I Stand With Angela,” because it gave me a clearer understanding of who Angela davis is and what she did for the black population. One sentence you wrote that stands out for me is: “Angela Davis deserves the award because of the hard work and dedication she has put into her race and culture. As an activist, scholar and educated black women, Angela Davis wanted and still wants equality. ” I think this is wonderful because this made me aware of her role in our society and how dedicated she is. Thanks for your writing. I look forward to seeing what you write next.