While I have been writing about my favorite topics from this semester, I thought it would still be beneficial to write about my final reflections since the semester is now over. Before taking this class, I thought I was pretty educated on the Black Power Movement and the Black Arts Movement. I had learned about … Continue reading Final Reflections
Sonia Sanchez’s “The Bronx is Next”
Throughout this semester many of the pieces of literature we read were plays, one of which being "The Bronx is Next" by Sonia Sanchez. Before getting into that play, I wanted to kind of think out loud about the reasons in which plays were heavily used throughout the BPM. I feel like there are benefits … Continue reading Sonia Sanchez’s “The Bronx is Next”
The Theme is Blackness
For the remainder of blog posts that I have left to write, I wanted to touch on various topics that I found interesting throughout the semester. One of my favorite pieces of literature that we read was "The Theme is Blackness" by Ed Bullins. This was a one-act play that was supposed to be performed … Continue reading The Theme is Blackness
The Third World Women’s Alliance
Hello readers, I know it is the end of the semester and most of you are finished with blog posts, so I do not expect many of you to read this. However, I have some catching up to do so I will be spending the next few posts discussing some things from my project and … Continue reading The Third World Women’s Alliance
Dutchman Doesn’t Want to be Defined
The play The Dutchman by Leroi Jones is another very interesting play that we have read this semester. I did a lot of theatre when I was in high school so reading plays as literature has been really exciting for me. The theatre at my high school didn't do a lot of analysis when it … Continue reading Dutchman Doesn’t Want to be Defined
The Theme is Blackness
The Theme is Blackness by Ed Bullins is a play that has haunted me since we first read it in class. I think that it has this effect on me because of the ambiguity of the whole thing and because i think a lot of understanding comes from experiencing it, which one would never be … Continue reading The Theme is Blackness
A Bittersweet End
I'd like to start of by saying I have taken courses with Professor Emery for the majority of my time attending IUS, and I have loved every single one of the courses. Dr. Emery, Don't worry I'm not counting this toward my total word count! Sadly, this is the last course I will be taking … Continue reading A Bittersweet End
Black Power Isn’t Dead: The Black Lives Matter Movement (Blog Post 14)
Disclaimer: I don't own this image. In the Epilogue of William L. Van Deburg’s “New Day in Babylon”, he discusses briefly the seeming end of the black power movement. Media and the public lost interest in the movement once it seemed that there was nothing more for African Americans to fight for. The problem with … Continue reading Black Power Isn’t Dead: The Black Lives Matter Movement (Blog Post 14)
Good and Bad is Not Determined by the Color of One’s Skin! (Blog Post 13)
Yin and Yang, the Chinese Symbol for Good and Evil The thought that America completely blends different cultures into one is something that takes away individuality of every culture to exist within the country. This thought process is as incorrect as it is insulting to those who aren’t white. This to me seems to be … Continue reading Good and Bad is Not Determined by the Color of One’s Skin! (Blog Post 13)
Black is Beautiful? (Blog Post 10)
Disclaimer: Image is not my own Eldridge Cleaver’s “As Crinkly as Yours” discusses the history of how beauty is perceived and the influence it carried into the modern world. Cleaver states that in our world and culture today beauty is that of white people, which comes out of white supremacy. Until America began enslaving African’s … Continue reading Black is Beautiful? (Blog Post 10)
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