Africana Studies
As an African American, writing about events of the African Diaspora, blackness, and black history more broadly has been one of the highlights of my college experience. Click on an essay to learn about my research.
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Welfare Queen
Welfare Queen is an essay about the reason behind the government’s creation of stereotypes associated with Black women on welfare.
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Literacy as a Form of Resistance
Literacy as a Form of Resistance is an essay about how literacy was an act of nonviolent resistance among slaves in the South.
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Segregation in Education: Then and Now
Segregation in Education: Then and Now is an essay about how education has not really changed in their demographics since the Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board of Education.
