Let us acknowledge some privileges we may have, such as the freedom to speak our native languages, to learn and practice our culture, and not be bounded by uniforms and Slavic treatment— these are all blessings to us. While Indigenous children were taken from their families and homes and placed into residential/ Indian schools under…

It is no secret that US history textbooks often gloss over the horrors of slavery, and how black people were treated as less than human. However, the recent change in Florida education on black history has made the entire situation drastically worse.  The new Florida standards will now have public schools teaching students that some…

Antisemitism generally, is hatred and discrimination against Jewish people; but over the last 2,000 years, it has grown to be something much more complex and sinister. Antisemitism has lead to the direct targeting of Jewish communities over centuries through instances such as slavery, ghettoization across Europe, pogroms, the Spanish Inquisition and  the Holocaust during WWII.…

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Since the founding of the United States of America, the mean and median wealth (net worth) of white families has been significantly greater than that of Black, native american, and hispanic families. This racial wealth gap continues to increase and there is a gross lack of financial inclusion for each of these groups at every level of…

Any discussion of Black Land Sovereignty must recognize that European colonizers inflicted genocide on Indigenous peoples in North America before, during, and after trafficking enslaved Africans over to work the land. Gaining ownership over the land they were driven from or forced to farm has always been a large piece of the fight for freedom…

In studying how the educational system and subsequently society affect the development of young black minds, I discovered that black adolescents are not always given an opportunity to reach their full potential. With the beliefs held by adults in the United States, the need for protection, support, comfort, and nurturing seems to be less necessary…