“Culture, Consciousness, and Movement Building: Las Tres Hermanas” These three concepts acted as the foundation of the community organization I interned at throughout my year at community college, Motivating Individual Leadership for Public Advancement (MILPA). It is based on Las Tres Hermanas (the three sisters), the indigenous farming technique of planting beans, corn, and squash…
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The Danger of white Liberalism
Our society is built upon a legacy of racial subjugation and exploitation. The existence of the United States is built upon the evils of slavery and land theft, and the legacy of those institutions can be seen in the numerous political, economic, and social racial inequalities and injustices that plague Black people on a daily…
Here’s the cold brew | Institutions need legacy admissions (for money)
My beloved family member graduated from the University of Ivy League Prestige in 1790. Their love for said Ivy League institution is why I had expensive college sweatshirts on before I could walk, why they would drag us back to campus to ‘network’ at reunions, and why getting into said Ivy League institution was one…
The Art of Laying Down Baby Hairs
Ironically, I held no childhood compulsions to lay down my baby hairs. My hands were not trained with gel stiffened toothbrushes and precision, but with bright brittle crayons and youthful ease. You begin to notice that being so carefree isn’t inconsequential. You’re swept into swirls at the edges of western beauty. I was never good…
Urgent Call to Disarm Yale Police Department in wake of 4/16 shooting
April 20, 2019 Dear President Peter Salovey, Chief of Police Ronnell Higgins, and senior members of the Yale administration: We, Black Students for Disarmament at Yale, unite to demand that Peter Salovey and the Yale Police Department implement immediate and lasting policies to address the injustice of the April 16th shooting of Stephanie Washington and…