For those who are always 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 postIs Up to You to Stop That
Is Up to You to Stop That
Members of the Rutgers community have come together to call for change as protests against police violence and racism sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continue nationwide.
Go to postThe Dark Skin is El Que Cocina, Never The Protagonist
The Dark Skin is El Que Cocina, Never The Protagonist
Dialogue workshop. Discussion about the Latino representation in the media. It is common in many Latino cultures to create stigmas on their own race. The lighter you are, the higher your status, your beauty. This is a common representation in the media, where in telenovelas or soap operas the most important characters are always played […]
Go to postDialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Dialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Quote from a political science student who participated in the Dialogue Workshop on March 29, 2022.
Go to postDiscussion in Socio Economic challenges for Color Communities
Discussion in Socio Economic challenges for Color Communities
Workshop Dialogue. Discussion of personal experiences with Socio economic challenges such as not having educational resources or budget cuts at schools in Newark because of their race and income, as well as the need for change and representation in the education realm.
Go to postUnderstand Where We Came From in Order to Make a Change
Understand Where We Came From in Order to Make a Change
Workshop Dialogue. Discussion about the importance of recognizing you own identity, your race, your blackness, and help to break stigmas and the sickle of racism.
Go to postShould I check the white box?
Should I check the white box?
Dialogue workshop. “I’m considerate white back in my country”. Discussion focused on how most Latino cultures consider being light skin as being white, misconception of identity, and how some Latinos don't want to identify their race as black.
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Will You Be My Monument
Will You Be My Monument
Will You Be My Monument is a collaboration between writer Salamishah Tillet of New Arts Justice at Rutgers University – Newark, designer Chantal Fischzang, and photographer Scheherazade Tillet. This public art installation was inspired by the City of Newark’s removal of the Columbus statue in Washington Park on June 25, 2020. Featuring a photograph by […]
Go to postAmplifying Black Artists; Black Voices.
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 […]
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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