Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr day! Without a doubt, I am living in a generation of great privilege. The things my ancestors went through is nothing compared to the ease and access that I have to the things I love and enjoy. So I wanted to practice done humblenesd and write down five places… Continue reading Five things I wouldn’t have been able to do if it weren’t for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s bravery and strength *Special post*
Tag: black history
‘I Have a Dream’: reading Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech for the first time
Of course, everyone has learned about Martin Luther King Jr. in school. Growing up, I remember reading his I Have a Dream speech in part with my third grade classmates and believing to my little self that racism didn't exist anymore, and that we weren't in the times that Dr. King was in during the… Continue reading ‘I Have a Dream’: reading Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech for the first time
Emmett Louis Till and his gruesome lynching.
I want to start this post off with the fact that nothing about this was easy to write. It took me two long months to complete every idea I had in my head on how I wanted this post to appear. Unlike the Michael Jackson case, this one hits home more, because I am a… Continue reading Emmett Louis Till and his gruesome lynching.
Shanedra Writes Too Much 