It is absolutely absurd and mind boggling that people can be arrested based on fare evasion charges. The various cases described in the reading are such miniscule offences that anyone could have done if they were in difficult circumstances, moreover why resort to such extreme measures when a simple fine would be enough— just like […]
I come from generations of working class people. My grandparents as well as my parents grew up and lived in Albania during the communist regime of Enver Hoxha. The country had jobs and prosperity but it was a very limiting time during which those who wanted to pursue or be anything outside of the norm […]
There lies great inequality in labor opportunities and wage in America for minorities and women. We claim to have grown as a society and to have become less racist and discriminatory, but when it comes to the job market it is evident that there is still much progress to be made. The inequality becomes evident […]
The African Burial Ground Memorial visit was mind opening. The memorial was small but it’s significance was far greater. It’s tribute to the real colony builders that sacrificed their flesh and bones for the foundation of New York was touching. The movie that was shown stated that the way we treat our dead is a signifier […]
The article “Racism without Racist” describes a very disturbing future triracial stratification system much like the ones in countries across Latin America with whites at the top followed by honorary whites and the collective black at the bottom— a system in which the fight against racism will be shut down by claims that racism is […]
Science suggests that climate and sun exposure differences are responsible for the evolution of differently pigmented humans. The extra exposure to UV A and UV B radiation in regions closer to the equator allowed for people with darker pigmented skin in those areas whereas humans located further up north evolved to have lighter skin pigmentation […]
It’s 2:00 pm on a Wednesday. The date is February 10th, 2016. I’m on the lower west side of Manhattan on the High Line. It’s cold outside, windy but not as harsh as the wind usually is in Manhattan. The sky is cloudy and the air is filled with city noise such as the engine […]
