Race and Media Colloquy

There’s more to Race than Black and White.

By: Yam Saowatarnpong

Why is it that when the topic of race is brought up it seems to be limited to the black or white community? I’ve never actually noticed this until I came to America from Thailand. Every other topic, it seemed, was about race, but only…

Define

By Jake Rosser

Who are you

by: Kate Hager

What is race? What have we made of race? How would you define your race? Race is fluid. Race is not the color of your skin. The color of your skin might make up how you define your race, but it’s more than that; it’s your culture, what unites you to your neighbors…

Defining Appropriation: the differences between exploitation and transculturation

By Kasidi Gorneau

Kylie Jenner wearing braids received a lot of flack because it was seen as her “appropriating” African American culture. This was definitely not…

Racial and ethnic diversity in schools: Why is important?

by Jonathan Ward

One of the most difficult, long and exhausting days of my childhood was Immigration Day — a day in which every person from my fifth grade class was given a made-up identity and…

Call me, Racist

By Emily Guajardo

I am not racist. I just call it how I see it. Black is black, white is white, yellow is inferior and brown will forever be superior. We are all “equal”, yes, but my kind will continue to reign in any country, including the United States. Viva Mexico! Viva…

A Southern View

An American controversy depicted by the thoughts of a Texan

By Alexa Conner

I am a proud Texas native. My whole family was born and raised in the great state of Texas. I can remember from a very young age my…

Hispanic poverty in Harris County schools

by Rachel Mallary

Gabriel is six years old. He likes Batman, cars, and soccer. He likes to help his mom with the dishes and read books with grandfather. He likes to go fishing with his dad in the summertime and watches movies with…

Let’s talk about white people and social justice

By Abby Runnels

So you want to be an advocate for social justice. But you’re white. Where do you start?

White allies may not know when to speak, when to be silent or when to call out white…