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today’s society, respect is decreasing. In schools, in the workplace, at home, and in public with racism, sexism, religious intolerance, and more. Racism and police brutality have increased since cases like of Trayvon Martin and Freddie Gray. People of color have not received the respect they deserve and respect for policemen is decreasing. Sexism has increased since third-wave feminists surfaced and skewed people’s image and respect for feminists. Religious intolerance increases as terrorist attacks continue

“The Lion of Bed-Stuy” Through History social injustices have been a normal affair without much leadership to correct it. Even though our great country is nine months away from her two hundred and fortieth birthday little has changed. While many champions of a movement start out with good intentions they still usually fall victim to the political machine, and its vices. Politics is the last line of defense for righting society’s wrongs, but the division of what is right, and what one thinks is right

Introduction In October 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Nova Scotia’s Wanda Thomas Bernard as one of Canada’s nine non-partisan senators (Williams, 2016). According to Semansky (2016), Dr. Bernard, “who serves as the university’s special advisor, diversity and inclusiveness, [is] the first African Nova Scotian woman to serve in the Senate Chamber” (para. 2). In response to the news, Bernard has stated that “equity for all is [her] primary goal in life. To be able to enter the Senate

recent example of a Disney production that works to break the imposed stereotypes placed on children from an early age. The Moana movie poster in itself is a perfect example of challenging gender expectations. Through the look at the target audience, color, and the context of the poster, one can better understand how Moana challenges

Dominiquie Gray Len Peyronnin History 2030: Louisiana History May 6, 2014 The Feast of all Saints by Anne Rice The Feast of All Saints, written by Anne Rice: A historical fiction based story about the New Orleans society of free men of color (Gens de couleur libres), before the civil war living within the laws of the white men that surround them. Between 1810 and the Civil War, there lived in New Orleans a strange, Varying mixtures of the black race and French ethnics (half breeds, quadroons, and

However, spectators and participants have been changing how the game is decided. These so called fans that go to games have been bringing in racism to make the players feel unstable mentally. The players that mostly receive this racism is men of color. The fans are hoping that the players will lash out or possibly bring down their performance, so that their team will win. So while researching this topic it has shown me how different players deal with this. Although most of the players have admitted

Bringing Awareness to Intersectionality and Its Impact on Women of Color Police brutality has always been a controversial issue in America. Fortunately, the issue is being brought to light and there have been many protests and speeches done to address the awful acts committed by select police officers in this country. It is enlightening how most of our society is trying to change what is happening and bettering this country and bringing back what America is truly about, life, liberty, and the pursuit

is, the idea of beauty beat into their heads is an ideal impossible to achieve healthily and naturally by the majority of women. The perpetuation of Western beauty standards is an ideal that causes harm to young women, and especially young women of color.

experienced by students of color is the rise of mental illness. I am part of the group of students of color that has experienced institutionalized racism. The system often gets overlooked because of the belief that this system is not present in academia. In reality, the system implants its roots as soon as a child begins school and from there the roots expand as the child moves up in grade level. Institutionalized racism in academia and its effect on mental health for students of color is important because

people of color. This report will briefly examine three articles focused on the topic of modern workplace racism, the connections to the world of business, and potential solutions to the issue. The first article, titled ‘Women of Color Hit a ‘Concrete Ceiling’ in Business’ and written by Jo Piazza for the Wall Street Journal, discusses the roles that women of colour play in workplaces, and the challenges they face in developing their careers. Research found that 48% of women of color (Black, Hispanic