“Don'ttll yourself that getting a scholarship s too dfficult or this programme is too competitive or I'l never get into this school, " shesaid. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolling in. "32. What can we learn from the ...
Once again, a Black girl became an inviolable subject鈥攁 person impervious to pain. The loss of her mother, her assault and the incessant retweeting, reposting, and re-watching of her assault created a ...
Okay, girl, you don't have to tell me. I promise you I don't think you're racist. In those instances I’m like,Oh my god. Let me roll my eyes real quick. On the other hand, I'm not sure what I want. Do I want you to say something, or do Inotwant you to say something...
Born in Atlanta, GA in 1974, Hardwick attended the University of Georgia on a football scholarship, but after a stint with the San Diego Chargers' developmental squad failed to amount to anything, he switched his attention to acting instead. Hardwick made his screen debut in LGBT comedy "...
Ricky is a high school football star with a good chance of making it to college on a scholarship. Finally, Doughboy and Chris are now Crip gang members who have regular run-ins with the rival gang, the Bloods. On the verge of becoming men, each must choose to either become a product...
Today, Black women in Britain deal with the force of Euroscepticism that is often steeped in nationalistic and racist concepts of citizenship and Britishness, as well as the effects of backlash against neoliberal notions of multicul- turalism, which the scholarship of political sociologist Akwugo ...
Some have been intellectually generative, and push my scholarship further; others underscore the limitations on freedom in academia for a Black girl. As a result of time in the academy and currently participating in more service work than I ever have, the questions I have become more urgent ...
Black women in Britain deal with the force of Euroscepticism that is often steeped in nationalistic and racist concepts of citizenship and Britishness, as well as the effects of backlash against neoliberal notions of multiculturalism, which the scholarship of political sociologist Akwugo Emejulu (2016...
but she took an epic nap that day and I was alone with my misery. But I got through it and went on to survive a series of other gut-wrenching parental moments, like the first time Swim Girl drove to early morning practice on her own, and getting through one seriously awful official ...
(and women). I want to talk to us. I want to use my words to reach somebody. And I know that my scholarship– my manuscripts and peer reviewed articles– may not be the work that gets to who I want to be in conversation with. But it might be my novels. Perhaps a blog post. ...