Saying More, With Less
The first thing that really connected with me in the poetry I listened to was Jamila Layiscott’s “3 ways to speak English.” Before even pressing play, I knew immediately that this piece would be about code-switching, and I connected to this piece particularly because of its emphasis on this idea of “articulation” and what it…
Racial Comedy and the Benign Violations Theory
Trying to articulate my thoughts on racial comedy has always been conflicting for me, especially as someone who is socially acute and aware of the importance of language and its implications on the lived realities of people. With this being said, I am also a huge fan of stand-up comedians, particularly Dave Chappelle, Katt Williams…
When Blackness Benefits White Entertainers
Brittney Cooper is one of my favorite scholars, particularly due to the fact that she keeps things real and speaks in a way that is palatable and not always riddled with theoretical jargon, which is something she maintained in her analysis of Iggy’s “Fancy.” One argument Cooper made that I agree with is the double…
Whiteness: A Safety Net from Oppression
A common theme of whiteness that I hear discussed often in conversations, both academic and otherwise, surrounds the security and protection that it offers to those who can identify fully with it as well as those who benefit from it in relation to others (recognizing that an individual’s proximity to whiteness offers certain protections not…
“Deeply Foreign and Strangely Familiar”: The Racist Underpinnings of the Body
Pablo Mitchell’s “Coyote Nation” outlines the political struggle of and resistance to the statehood of New Mexico in the late-nineteenth, early-twentieth centuries. What I found to be the most interesting aspect of his explanation was his discussion on the body politics of New Mexicans after already gaining statehood and the ways in which their bodies…
Black Students Matter: The Realities of Being Black in a “Good School”
A primary concern for most parents in the U.S. centers around what school district to send their kids to in order to provide them with the best shot at achieving the illusive “American Dream.” Unfortunately, when Black and Brown students are able to find themselves in what would be considered “good schools” (typically understood as…
CRT: Inhibiting or Promoting American Ideals?
The Trump Administration’s letter calling to stop all funding that supports Critical Race Theory (CRT) and the response email to it actually have more in common than what immediately meets the eye. Both letters deal with the core values and founding ideas of our nation; but they diverge in how these values are being exemplified…
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