Quote by Victor Hugo
Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.
Quote by Victor Hugo
I am adding this post in the context of the war in Ukraine and the threat to world peace caused by Russian foreign policy.
Go to postFor 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.
Go to postOne Property at a Time: A City Tries to Revive Without Gentrifying.
One Property at a Time: A City Tries to Revive Without Gentrifying.
Rutgers University- Newark promotes the integration of its students into the community after their educational careers. The goal is to revitalize the city by breeding opportunity within its limits, but at what point will revitalization disadvantage lower income, or Newark natives.
Go to postIs the American Dream real or just a pipeline?
Is the American Dream real or just a pipeline?
A common consensus on the falsehoods of the American Dream
Go to postCity of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Community Members during Murals for Justice: Newark
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.
Go to postJuneteenth Reparations Rally
Juneteenth Reparations Rally
Image published in the article Mapping a Plan for Reparations in the Twenty-First Centuryby Ashley Dennis, published in Black Perspectives, published by AAIHS.
Go to postThe United States Declaration of Independence
The United States Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based. Unlike the other founding documents, the Declaration of Independence is not legally binding, but it is powerful. Abraham Lincoln called it “a rebuke and a stumbling-block to tyranny and oppression.” It continues to inspire people around the […]
Go to postBill of Sale for Teunis
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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