Disclaimer: Image is not my own The Black Panther Party has been a major and controversial civil rights advocacy group of the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, this knowledge isn’t new to anyone. In this blog post I am going to provide 2 examples (one good and one bad) from the text “Waiting ‘Til … Continue reading The Black Panther Party: Weighing the Good and the Bad (Blog Post 8)
Final Reflection
Now that we are at the end of the semester, I want to say that this class helped change my perception of the Black Power movement, but I really did not know much about it beforehand. I think part of that is because, like we talked about in class, the BPM did not result in … Continue reading Final Reflection
Afrofuturism in Marvel’s Black Panther (Blog Post 6)
2018 Marvel Film "The Black Panther". Afrofuturism is the application of black culture and science fiction to media such as film, television, and theatre. Typically, Afrofuturism is a tool used in politics to bring awareness to the injustices in which the African American people have endured, injustices that could even pit brother against brother. It … Continue reading Afrofuturism in Marvel’s Black Panther (Blog Post 6)
Colored Educators
Good evening, everyone. Today's blog is another doozy compared to my usual posts. The subject of today's topic is very different from my previous posts, for it will be centered around black educators in today's time. (For those of you who are unaware of my previous posts, I usually write about movies and how they … Continue reading Colored Educators
African American Children’s Literature
I know I've already written a research paper on this, but there's so many more children's books that I love and wanted to just dump a bunch of stories that I wanted to include but it would have been too many. One young adult (YA) novel I read in middle school was Brown Girl Dreaming … Continue reading African American Children’s Literature
This is it!
Well here we are, at the end of the semester, at last! When I get to the end of a semester I always feel like it went by so fast, even though when I was going through it weeks felt like months. There is a lot to reflect on from this semester so I'll probably … Continue reading This is it!
Octavia Butler
I am currently reading Fledgling by Octavia Butler which, yes, is a vampire novel. But, with Butler as the author, race is a major part of the storyline. The protagonist, Shori, was an experiment by the vampire people, the Ina. When she was being created, she was given a large dose of melanin that was … Continue reading Octavia Butler
Social Binaries and The Sneetches
Hi guys! So today's blog is going to be a little different from all of my previous posts. For those of you who have been following me on this journey through my senior capstone, you know that most of my blogs involve movies, while incorporating all the different themes I have learned through my class. … Continue reading Social Binaries and The Sneetches
Final Reflection
I’ll begin with how much I enjoyed this course even though we could have read more. I enjoyed the readings, films, music playlists, and discussions. I enjoyed learning more about the Black Panthers, Black Power movement and Black Arts era. This is the first time I’ve heard about the Black Panthers in a light other … Continue reading Final Reflection
Blaxploitation
Blaxploitation has positive and negative sides of African American representation. While on one hand, it reinforces stereotypes of "blackness", but it also gave African Americans power, appeal, and hero status. It included, "African American music, fashions, celebrities, social issues, and political viewpoints," and was an overall message to white America. In the 1970's, it became … Continue reading Blaxploitation
L460: The Senior Capstone Blog at IUS 