Economy – RU-N

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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Discussion in Socio Economic challenges for Color Communities

People of Color Don’t Need Extracurricular Classes

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.

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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.

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Adult Learners in Rutgers Newark Community

Access to opportunities are not afforded to students of older demographics comparatively to that of normal aged students. Access to faculty and resources during normal business hours prove it difficult for adult learners who have regular 9-5 jobs. Also, opportunities such as internships are seen as not as accessible for adult leaners due to the […]

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Is the American Dream real or just a pipeline?

A common consensus on the falsehoods of the American Dream

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Newark Paramount Theater, Newark, NJ

Theater in Newark that opened in 1886 under the name of “H.C. Miner’s Newark Theatre.” After renovations in the 1930’s the theatre was named Paramount. It closed in 1986 as a result of skyrocketing insurance rates.

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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.

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Over 350 Groups Urge US House Leadership To Back H.R. 40

We, the undersigned organizations, firmly believe that addressing pervasive anti-Black racism and providing reparations, long overdue, cannot wait another day, month, year, or decade. We are in a once-in-a-lifetime moment that we cannot let slip away if we are to begin the process of righting the country’s wrongs. Voters will remember what Congress did and did not do when it had the power to act. It has that power now. It should ask itself: How do we want history to remember us?

Over 350 Groups Urge US House Leadership To Back H.R. 40

Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer, Majority Whip Clyburn, Minority Leader McCarthy, and Honorable Members of the House of Representatives urged Congress to immediately bring House Resolution (H.R.) 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, to a full vote on the House floor.

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