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Ray Miller (community member of Black Wall st.)
Raiyyan, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Creating Community, Spring 2022, Black wall street, Racism, The U School, 0Feb 16, 2022 Ray Miller 211 greenwood Tulsa, Oklahoma 74210 Dear Brad Girson, I’m writing this letter to you...
Judged because of our skin
Niazia, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Spring 2022, Black wall street, Racism, The U School, 3Brad Girson, Executive Director Atlantic Ventures The Atlantic ATTN: Hayley Romer 60 Madison Avenue 6th Floor: The Atlantic New...
“Face to face”
Samyah, , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2022, Black Lives Matter, Black wall street, Racism, The U School, 0My pictures” face to face” is a response to your publication “the HBO watchmen sponsored partnership production,The Massacre of...
the discussion of black wall street
Emily, , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2022, Black wall street, Racism, The U School, 0Executive DirectorAtlantic VenturesThe Atlantic ATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Brad Girson I...
Black Wall Street Letter
Lisvez, , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Semester Published, Spring 2022, Black wall street, Racism, The U School, 0I’m writing to you about The Massacre of Black Wall Street: Graphic Novel. I am a student at the...
“The Black Street Response” by Kevin Johnson
Kevin, , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2022, Black wall street, Racism, The U School, 0Brad Girson, Executive Director Atlantic VenturesThe Atlantic ATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Executive Director,...
Black Wall Street Egalitarianism
Chester, , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2022, Black wall street, Racism, The U School, 2Executive Director Atlantic VenturesThe AtlanticATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Brad Girson, In...
Questions about “The Massacre of Black Wall Street: Graphic Novel”
Aaron, , Art, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, Black wall street, Racism, The U School, 3Brad Girson, Executive Director Atlantic VenturesThe Atlantic ATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Developers and...
What if Dick Rowland Could Tell His Side of the Story?
Ny'Aira, , Arts & Entertainment, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2022, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, Black wall street, Racism, The U School, 3Executive DirectorAtlantic VenturesThe AtlanticATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Brad Girson: I’m writing...
Small Great Things
Rowan, , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Race Relations, #bookreview, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Racism, 0The book that I read was called Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult. This book has been awarded the...
The Presence Of Discrimination and Racism In Society…
Isaiah, , Black Lives Matter, Gender Equity (Women), Latino Power, Prison, This is America, USvsHate, #women #society #equality, Discrimination, Racism, 1Discrimination and racism have a presence in modern society, not just in the people but in the systems that...
How Did Chinese Food Become So Americanized?
Brody, , Fall 2021, Immigration, Race Relations, Chinese food, culture, food, Immigration, Racism, 1What’s the deal with “Americanized” Chinese Food? We always hear about how the Chinese restaurants we’re familiar with are...
The Cruel World of Racism
Tristan, , Books or Plays, Guides, Literature Guides, Spring 2021, World Connections, P.U.L.S.E. High School, Racism, 0Hello everyone! I started to read a book called Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. This book was really interesting...
A movement to integrate schools across the United States.
estrella, , Quality Education, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2021, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Racism, 3Years after the Civil Rights Movement, there have been many strides to becoming an “anti-racist” America. One being, the...
Moving Forward from Private Schools’ Racist Past
Alyssa, , Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2021, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Racism, 1Although swept under the rug, many private schools, especially Christian schools, have a racist past of segregation that cannot...
A Time When Being Anything But White Wasn’t Right
Brendaly, , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Race Relations, Showcase, P.U.L.S.E. High School, Racism, 3The theme in the first two parts of “Born a Crime “ might remind a reader of the beauty...
Trump’s Criticism of The 1619 Project
Henry, , Fall 2020, Quality Education, Race Relations, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Racism, 2Inquiry Question: How does Donald Trump think race should be incorporated in American history and education? Summary of first...
Really shocked me because it really happened to me once and it really is very ugly
Estefani, , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Police, Race Relations, Showcase, P.U.L.S.E. High School, Racism, 5What I’ve been thinking about since I started reading ” The Hate You Give ” by Angie Thomas is...
Abuse of power
Nahum, , Fall 2019, Oakland, Police, Showcase, Discrimination, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Oakland, Police Brutality, Racism, 7Police brutality is a real issue in America. Did you know In an article “Law Enforcement Killed 90 Oakland...
How Music Helps Us Define What it Means to be American
Aidan, , American Creed, Arts & Entertainment, Creative Writing, Fall 2019, Music, Protest, Showcase, Slavery, Social Media, War, Writing, america, american, American Creed, argument, censorship, frank zappa, history, lizzo, music, Okemos High School, pop culture, prince, Racism, vietnam, 6American culture is forever changing and music is the best way to explore this. This is evident through the...
Do American Values Apply to Native Americans As Well?
Jasmine, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, america, American Creed, Equality, happiness, history, interview, Native Americans, Natives, Okemos High School, Racism, Reservation, Treaty, United States, 3Can we, as the American people, agree that some important values include the rights to life, liberty, and the...
Racism in Courts
Ella, , Art, Fall 2019, Showcase, court, disrimination, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Racism, Sentences, 3There was data found in 2017 based on data from 2012-2016 that showed this. It reported that male African...
Statistics on Racism
Michele, , Showcase, Spring 2019, policebrutality, Racism, saynotoracism, stoppolicebrutality, stopracism, 0I created this video for the purpose of informing viewers on which race feels the most discriminated against. My...
Inter-sectionalism in Feminism
Solomon, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Gender Equity (Women), Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2019, Berkeley High School, Racism, Sexism, 0Racism is one of our society’s biggest issues, along with the existence of our patriarchy. Many people think that...
Bias, Racism, and Death in U.S. Communities
Edwin, , Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter At School, Crime, Police, Protest, Race Relations, Raise Your Voice, Taking a Knee, Violence, BlackLivesMatter, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, policebrutality, Racism, 9Bias, Racism, and Death in U.S. Communities Why is Police Brutality causing death? “It could have a lot to...
Increased Discrimination Against Hispanics
Laura Sofia, , Showcase, Spring 2018, antitrump, Discrimination, hispanic, immigrants, Proud, Racism, 0The issue I decided to focus on was the increased discrimination against hispanics. I am passionate about this...
Is the Death Penalty Fair?
Rachel R., , Crime, Death Penalty, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2018, convictions, death penalty, Racism, 2I am passionate about this issue because it is a life or death situation and in most cases involving...
Racial Discrimination and Gender Inequality
Ibrahim, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2018, Discrimination, humanrights, Inequality, Racism, 0Too many people are being treated poorly and unfairly because of their skin color or because of their gender....
Racial Biases and How It Coincides With Use of Police Force
Brian, , Showcase, Spring 2018, African-Americans, black history, Black Lives Matter, Police, Police Brutality, Racial bias, Racism, 0The reason as to why I’m so passionate about this issue is that, even though I’m not African-American myself,...
Racial Discrimination
Yahav, , Black Lives Matter, Protest, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2018, Violence, Race, Racism, Violence, 1My topic revolved around Racial Discrimination and through prior knowledge I know that it is a very serious topic....
“Legal Good, Illegal Bad”
Sophie, , American Dream, Immigration, Latino Power, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, #Trump, daca, Immigration, Racism, 1Recently in the news, we have seen a lot about the arguments between parties and members in the same...
Violence has led to Killing
Karyme, , Fall 2017, Showcase, The Fifth Column, #StopTheViolence, BlackLivesMatter, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Racism, 2Violence has led to Killing Lately people have been angry at police and claim that police don’t protect...
What Should We Do With Confederate Monuments?
McCamey, , Fall 2017, Showcase, #EthnicStudies, change, education, happiness, Racism, stress, This I Believe, 6Since 1619 all the way to the end of the Civil War in 1865, chattel slavery prospered. Merrit Kennedy,...
Not Allowed To Fight For Our Rights?
charles, , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Protest, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, #Trump, Black Lives Matter, Climate Change, Racism, 9I feel like the athletes that are kneeling during the national anthem are right as far as the motive...
Taking The Knee For What you Believe In
Denise, , Argument, Fall 2017, Police, Protest, Rights, Showcase, Taking a Knee, #Protest, #TakingAKnee, #Trump, Black Lives Matter, NFL, Racism, Rights, sports, 2Protesting by taking a knee is necessary. Some players feel like they aren’t being heard , so they decided...
Lets Live in Harmony
Whitney, , Charlottesville, Showcase, Charlottesville, color, harmony, Racism, unite, 0Dear Leaders of America, My name is Whitney Langston. I am in my fourth year at Michigan State University...
Dear Leaders of America, I really hope this was an eye-opener for you. Is this what you wanted?...
Racism is an issue that affects the world badly. We shouldn’t judge people just for their race, skin color,...
Controversy around “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
Naomi, , Spring 2017, Ban, Historical context, Huckleberry Finn, Literature, mark twain, Racism, society, 0Should The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn be banned? In all honesty, I’m confused as to why society is still stuck on this...
Would You Say He’s Racist?
Sejal, , Books or Plays, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2017, Huck Finn, mark twain, Racism, 5Many people can agree that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn covers some heavy topics, and it’s very upfront about...
Huckleberry Finn: Is Pap More Than an Abusive Father?
Maddie, , Spring 2017, Huck Finn, Huckleberry Finn, Racism, 0Pap is Huckleberry Finn’s father. Huck describes him by saying he was around fifty, with long, greasy, black hair...
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is most definitely a book with quite the reputation. From the...
Safety Pins
Natori, , Black Lives Matter, Crime, History, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Equality, minorities, Racism, Safety pins, 1There are lots of people around the world, who has started to wear safety pins. These safety pins represent...
For or Against the Pin?
Ashley, , Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, #Action, election, Immigration, Racism, Trustworthy, 0There has been a new movement has cause lots of arguments and disagreements and this day and time, this movement...
Police Brutality
Andres, , Black Lives Matter, Police, Showcase, Spring 2017, Brutality, Equality, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Police, Racism, 12“No one had anything to say to those cops, I don’t blame them, Because you’re are pretty much...
Police Brutality
K'Chelle, , Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, Black Lives Matter, Inequality, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Police, Racism, 7Police relations are very important to focus on because police officers have killed and harass people of color due...
Fight Against Racism
ganayahernandez, , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Race Relations, Violence, Black Lives Matter, crimes without consequences, justice not made, Police Brutality, Racism, 3Dear Future President of the United States of America, First off, I would like to say congratulations with your...
Calling for Respect and Equal Treatment
Chris, , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Police, Race Relations, Showcase, Violence, Racism, unfair jobs, unfair lives, violence against black people, with black people, Young black males, 9Dear Future President of the United States, I believe that Black lives matter in our world because we are...
From the voice of a young black woman
Jamillie, , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Police, Race Relations, 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Police Brutality, Racism, 0Dear Future President of the United States Of America, Congratulations on being the new President of The United States....
Response to Deadly Force
Jeremy, , Black Lives Matter, Family, Guns, Race Relations, Summer 2016, Violence, Black Lives Matter, Police officers, Racism, Violence, Young black males, 4In Ryan Gabrielson, Ryann Grochowski Jones and Eric Sagara’s essay, “Deadly Force, In Black and White,” from ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/deadly-force-in-black-and-white,...