Raised Fist

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reduced to a sad, emojified shadow of its former self, how will the raised fist salute face retain its intensity? Once an image of unity, has morphed into a nebulous anything. The raised fist has become shorthand for indignation, whether sincere or ironic, playful or deadly serious. It’s easily found on soapy primetime TV, comedy shows as on a smartphone keyboard. Once a sign of solidarity for the black civil rights movement, the raised fist, now used by everyone from Winona Ryder to Donald Trump, has come

Black excellence; a term possibly defined as the recognition and celebration of the successes of the black community. Lacking from the definition is the idea that black excellence cannot be achieved without understanding its relation to apparent racist perpetrations. In an essay discussing Serena Williams, entitled “The Meaning of Serena Williams”, by Claudia Rankine, she states, “the notable difference between black excellence and white excellence is white excellence is achieved without having to

Black excellence; a term that is possibly defined as the recognition and celebration of the successes of the black community. Lacking from the definition is the idea that black excellence cannot be achieved without understanding its relation to apparent racist perpetrations. In the essay entitled “The Meaning of Serena Williams”, author Claudia Rankine states, “the notable difference between black excellence and white excellence is white excellence is achieved without having to battle racism. Imagine

“NFL anthem protests continue with raised fists, T-shirt slogans” The movement of NFL players kneeling during the national anthem is a symbol of peaceful protesting. It does not symbolize a rebellion, it instead serves as the way to get the point across that the people will not stand for the social and racial injustice done to other citizens of this country. The action bears no disrespect to veterans or any other patriot who has fought and/or died for the United States. In the article “NFL anthem

The vast majority of my earliest memories consist of cheering on my favorite sports teams along with my father. The weekends were dedicated to watching games, regardless of the sport or level of the athletes. We would gather around the old box television and cheer on Notre Dame football and basketball, Detroit Tigers baseball, and every two years, the U.S. Olympic teams. The Olympics always bring out patriotic sentiments in Americans, and we were no exception. From Beijing, to Vancouver, to London

see change take place fast. Fire or suspend!”. (realDonaldTrump) President Trump’s comments reignited the recently relaxed National Anthem Protests, “as more than 130 players sat, knelt or raised their fists in defiance during early games. A week ago, just four players didn't stand and only two raised their fists.”

18, 1968 for their display; the athletes were stripped of their credentials and made to leave Mexico in two days after they raised their gloved fists in the air during the National Anthem in support of the civil rights movement in the US at the time (Sheehan). This small rebellion lead to the behavior of five other American medalists on the victory stand; these athletes changed a part

involuntarily as the blade scraped against my bone. Flesh and nerves and lungs severed without another thought. I think I may have tried to scream, but it only came out as a low gurgle. I spat out a red and pink gooey clump lodged in my throat. He raised his knife again, and, as the blade swung down, glinting harshly against the equally cutting fluorescent lights, my hand shot up to catch it. No...no...no more pain. The knife is doing nothing. Nothing, can't you see! The blade dug into my palm painfully

baseline, I had observed Thomas and noted the following information. On several occasions, I had observed Thomas when he was at school eating lunch with his friends. Some common facial expressions and body language he displayed were laughing, smiling, raised cheeks, and leaning forward. The other time, I had observed Thomas while he was at home. During these times, Thomas acted one of