Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has become an easy target for many of the far right, and she is the perfect target for many reasons. Firstly, she is a Woman in politics, which for many people is a major issue especially for the supporters of the far right.
Read MoreI remember sitting in my introductory course to social science and being asked to raise my hand if I was a feminist? I honestly had no idea what the term really meant in great detail. I knew it referred to women rights. In my head I knew my answer was yes, but I saw as all my classmates kept their hands down.
Read MoreThere are many stories of young Somali girls being taken from their home at such a young age to get married. These horrific stories all share a common problem in Somalia: lack of women rights. Young girls are often forced or coerced to marry at very young ages, some as young as 9 years old.
Read MoreWriting can be a challenge for some people especially writing a dissertation; while writing can come naturally for many people it takes much effort and time to perfect. Writing did not come naturally for me but I always had ideas and opinions, putting these ideas into sentences was the challenging part.
Read MoreThis poem is one of my favourite poems by Maya Angelou, an amazing poet and civil rights activists. It is one of Maya’s most popular poems along with “Still I Rise” another personal favourite of mine. I came across this poem for the first time in Middle School and I was taken back by the words.
Read MoreIn the winter of 2015 I took a graduate course in Black Feminism at my graduate department and it was one of the highlights of my educational experience. In this course I was introduced to many different Black feminist and the course really helped me understand my own life experiences.
Read MoreWell, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. But what's all this here talking about?
“No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.” Barbara de Angelis
Read More“You can’t make up for lost time. You can only do better in the future” -Ashley Ormon
Read MoreThe brutal murder of George Floyd represents the true ugliness of the lived experiences of Black men; the mass criminalization, over-policing and violence Black men endure every day has now once again become a focal point in the media.
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