ChristinaHow Stella fantasied the CarribeanIn Terry Rodeny Sullivan’s film adaption of Terry McMillan novel, How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), Stella is a 40-year old black…Apr 24, 2017Apr 24, 2017
ChristinaI am a citizenI am a citizen. Whether it is African veterans newly offered citizenship in France after fighting for the country in many overseas wars or…Apr 17, 20171Apr 17, 20171
ChristinaThe History of Our SilenceHindsight either makes clearer or less potent the events of the past; history can be used as a cautionary tale or a forgotten fiction. The…Apr 10, 2017Apr 10, 2017
ChristinaFighting for Our FutureEducation has always been seen as a gateway for many people, despite class, race, or societal limits, it’s a space of possibly for…Apr 7, 2017Apr 7, 2017
ChristinaThe Elephant in the Room: NeoliberalismDomestic policy is never totally isolationist in its concerns or influences especially when comparison arises between the global north and…Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
ChristinaWars on ourselvesHeroin like AIDS or cancer has become an infliction of the people, an epidemic touching everyone despite class, race, or geographical…Mar 13, 2017Mar 13, 2017
ChristinaNeo-colonialism and the Global SouthThe legacy of colonialism is often inescapable because of the relationships power and threads of globalization that underlie a country’s…Feb 20, 2017Feb 20, 2017
ChristinaA question for Poet Angelou“We are neither devils nor divine,” spoke poet Angelou to the the United Nations in her poem entitled “A Brave and Starling Truth.” She…Feb 13, 2017Feb 13, 2017