American rapper, singer, songwriter, flutist, and actress Lizzo has broke the internet through her creativity and confidence. She not only displays herself so confidently, but she lets her fans know that they too are Special. Lizzo continuously explains how she has faced hate from being plus sized, black, and female since she was young. But …
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In almost every movie, Latinas are either non-English speaking babysitters, maids, waitresses, or “Cholas”. Latina women are either shown as these exotic and sexualized things or people working low wage jobs. We are either sexualized or looked down upon. Why does it matter? It portrays harmful ideologies like white men putting on black face to …
“I’ma groove to my own drums, sunlight in my shadow, babyMove ’til my soul comes, let them serpents rattle, baby” As I write my weekly reflection , I am listening to this verse. American rapper Tyler, the Creator wrote a song titled “MANIFESTO” featuring Domo Genesis that touches topics like incarcerations amongst the black community, …
Are you the type of person who donates change at the grocery store when checking out? Or perhaps the type of person who organizes blood drives? Maybe the person who digs deep into questions like “Why are there so many homeless on the street?” and find the root of the problem to fix it? If …
Communicating Change