Racial Reparations

James Dickson Carr (1892) First African American student to graduate from Rutgers

Image is from the exhibition Rutgers African American Alumni Gallery: The Forerunner Generation by Beatrice J. Adams and Jesse Bayker. From the Exhibit: James Dickson Carr was the first African American student to graduate from Rutgers. He was born on September 28th, 1868, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Thomas Carr, a Presbyterian minister, and Mary Louise […]

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For those who are always living in a time of fracture

In our capitalist and male dominated society, women are left to be the most vulnerable. When trying to initiate change and while engaging in dialogue, we must consider that womxn of color specifically are the backbone of our society and that they are those who are constantly living in a time of fracture.

For those who are always living in a time of fracture

I feel as though this contribution is necessary to get other contributors/viewers to consider those who are most vulnerable really in any society. Once this shift in thinking is facilitated, then that's when we can truly begin to change as a society and give a seat to those who are most marginalized.

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Image of Murals for Justice: Newark, “Abolish White Supremacy”

On Saturday, June 27th 2021, the words “ABOLISH WHITE SUPREMACY” were painted in bright yellow 25ft high letters on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard between the Essex County Historic Courthouse and Veterans’ Courthouse. On Halsey Street, east of the Rutgers campus, the words “ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER” takes up another city block. These powerful […]

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What’s the difference between being Latinx and being Hispanic?

What's the difference between being Latinx and being Hispanic?

What’s the difference between being Latinx and being Hispanic?

Dialogue workshop. “The difference between being Latinx and being Hispanic is that when somebody identifies himself as Hispanic, it aligns him/herself with Europeans. On the other hand, when someone identifies itself as Latino, it aligns with African American ancestry”.

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Bill of sale for Mark for $20 until he turns 25

Image from the Digital Archive: Scarlet + Black Citation: Neilson, James, “Bill of sale for Mark for $20 until he turns 25,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed March 5, 2022, From the Digital Archive: James Neilson (1784-1862) sells a black man named Mark to Abraham Veghte for a term of five years […]

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City of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Community Members during Murals for Justice: Newark

City of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and community members collaborate on ground murals.

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My Question

Would more engagement decrease polarization?

My Question

A question I have.

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Amplifying Black Artists; Black Voices.

Brooklyn-based artist, MILO MATTHIEU presents an organic introspection of the self, understood broadly in the academic field and brought straight to the canvas. Matthieu’s complex works check in with deep philosophical questions of identity and self-perception. Through a diverse palette of earth tones and primary colors, collage, and other forms of mixed media, Matthieu is […]

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Bill of Sale for Teunis

Joseph T. Baldwin sold a 26 year old man to James Neilson for $125. The date was 1814-04-20, in Newark, NJ. Here is the full text: Know all men by these Presents that I Joseph T. Baldwin of the Township of Newark in the County of Essex, For under consideration of the sum of One […]

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Black People’s Unity Movement (BPUM), “BPUM Liberator Returns Home / Fight Racism flyer,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive

Double-sided flyer for a December 22, 1969, event with Charles “Poppy” Sharp, chairman of the Black People’s Unity Movement (BPUM) in Camden, sponsored by the United Black Front. The front of the flyer has an image of Sharp and event details. The back of the page reads “Fight Racism Support the Black Community” and tells […]

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