Photo by Hussain Badshah The question “Why is slavery wrong?” might sound like a misnomer, since slavery is obviously not a good thing, but having a deeper understanding of slavery will help us stop it. Marvin Blake, author of E. Pluribus Unum: From Many, One, is a story about the culture and the exploitation of Native Americans….
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A Look into the Multi-Faceted Nature of Desegregation
Photo by Unseen Histories on Unsplash Desegregation, often associated with the struggle for racial equality, goes far beyond the simple dichotomy of black and white. While the Civil Rights Movement in the United States was pivotal in challenging racial segregation, desegregation encompasses a broader perspective that extends to various aspects of society. It may still need a lot…
The Reality Of Life Inside Victorian Mental Asylums
Reading Asylum Scandals by Patricia Lubeck is a great introduction to learning more about the wider history of asylums, particularly Victorian mental asylums. Perhaps nothing has captured the minds of people when imagining mental torture than that of the insane asylum. These institutions have terrible histories, and not without reason. They were initially established to be places…
Discussing Violence Behind Bars, We All Failed To See
Photo by Felipe Vallin With the help of cellphone video footage and police bodycams, ironically, police brutality can now be witnessed by the public. However, the kind of violence we are aware of but are not allowed to see is the one behind bars. Prisoners still experience excessive abuse from the system that is blatantly…
5 Key Lessons Learned In Overcoming Color Stereotypes
Photo by Ketut Subiyanto It is a strange time to be Black in America, a country where waking up Black can be considered a crime. – King Bell. Black progress over the past fifty years has been impressive despite standard wisdom. And yet the nation still has a long distance to go on the widening…
To Sam It All Up 