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March 9, 2019 at 7:15 pm #4719CONNOR TABONEParticipant
The photo I am using for this week’s photo was taken by Andy Greene.
The source of the article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/how-musicians-are-joining-fight-at-standing-rock-125592/ was written on November 17,2016.
The picture is about how musicians are now beginning to join the fight in supporting the protests at Standing Rock. Some of the musicians who went to help support were Jason Mraz, Dave Matthews, Jackson Browne, and Bonnie Raitt. They supported by hosting concerts at the location. It is said in the article that the reason for this was to get then President Obama to order the United States Army to reroute the pipeline that is causing all the anger that the protestors are feeling. The fact that these artists make it their journey and purpose to help fight for the people’s desires is what makes all this so impactful. It makes the message be heard even louder because it is the popularity of these artists that is helping the cause. This is very similar to when Beyonce performed at one of the SuperBowl in which she paid homage to the Black Panther party and Malcolm X and even when rappers who use Black Lives Matter messages in their rap songs. They are all aiming for the people’s message to be heard. All in all, this creates unity, which then creates numbers which then, inevitably, creates change.
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February 24, 2019 at 4:22 pm #4376CONNOR TABONEParticipant
The photo I chose for this week, taken by photographer Andrew Mackay, is from a Black Lives Matter march that took place on December 13, 2014 around Balboa Park in San Diego, California. The protest was a “die-in” protest where the protestors lie on the ground simulating that they are dead. The protestors were protesting against police brutality and other injustices that occur against blacks. Supporters in the march wanted to help the public see the connection that the United States’ justice system is doing an unjust job towards the black community. The reason why I chose this photo is similar to the reason why the person who wrote the article about this event chose this photo. The power of unity. In the photo you see a white person and black person holding hands during the die-in protest. The photo symbolized the unity and diversity the protest possessed. In my opinion, it is one thing when a group of protestors are protesting for something that directly affects them, but it is another thing when that group of protestors is a mixture of people, some who are affected and some who aren’t, because it relays the message that even those who aren’t affected see the unfairness and injustice being placed. In the case of the photo, I feel like it is even more impactful that it is a white person and a black person holding hands in unity because of the past history the two races have shared. In this world, numbers create change. Unity in numbers, but what creates even more change, through powerful motives, are diverse numbers that broaden the visual range that shows how some people see the world in.
source: https://unspokenpolitics.net/2014/12/14/black-lives-matter-san-diego-in-solidarity/
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February 24, 2019 at 5:40 am #4293CONNOR TABONEParticipant
The photo, taken by Andrew Mackay, I am talking about for this weekly post is from a Black Lives Matter march that took place on December 13th, 2014. It was taken either in or around Balboa Park. The protestors were staging a “die-in” protest where they all lie down and pretend to be dead. The march was to protest against police brutality against Blacks and the injustices that Blacks face in the United States. The reason behind it was to make the public see the connection that the justice system in this country is not doing its job correctly and humanely. It was to make the public realize that the justice system in the United States is being unjust to Blacks. The reason I chose this picture is almost similar to why the person who wrote an article about it chose the picture. The picture displays a Black man and a White man holding hands in unity during the die-in protest. This brings a big smile to my face because unity overpowers anything in this world. And the fact that it was another race, a white person as a matter of fact, makes this picture ever more powerful because of the history that the two races share. When people get up and spend a day protesting for a good and fair cause that applies to them and the rest of the group of protestors in particular, that’s one thing. But when the group of protestors is a mixture of all kinds of people, especially Whites, then that is another thing. And I say Whites not because they are above every other race because no race is above any race, we are all equal of course, but because of the history the races share, especially during the Civil Rights movement with MLK. I believe that a more diverse group of protestors has a stronger impact because it shows that the whole world sees the injustice. It shows that even the people who aren’t affected see the racial discriminations. And when a broader scope of people see it and believe it, then the change can be set in place.
Source: https://unspokenpolitics.net/2014/12/14/black-lives-matter-san-diego-in-solidarity/
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February 17, 2019 at 3:05 pm #4135CONNOR TABONEParticipant
The photo I am using this week was taken by Ross D. Franklin and was about the event that took place in Arizona when a state law was passed to prohibit ethnic studies courses to be taught in Tucson, Arizona. The controversy was making many people enraged. On the one hand, the people for ethnic studies claimed that it was discrimination against Mexican-Americans and that it was by no means constitutional. The opponents who were against the ethnic studies courses stated that the way the ethnic studies courses were being taught were racist towards Whites. Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill that announced that no courses can “promote resentment toward a race or class of people… [or] advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the treatment of pupils as individuals” (Brewer). I am in two ethnic studies courses and I would be lying if I said whites did not get most of the heat. But here is the thing, that was what happened in history. Specifically during the time of the Civil Rights movement. Now not all whites, but there were some evil whites who were disgustingly racist and deserved nothing more than to be spat on. It is wrong to change history and to sugar-coat what some whites did because I as a Caucasian and Latino do not agree with that. Talking about Mexicans and Americans, particularly about the border, there is going to be tension. There always will be tension. The way the ethnic studies course will be taught all depends on the teacher though because if a teacher is bias then it could unfairly sway the perspectives of young pupils. Not all races and groups of people are bad, some people in a specific group are because some people are just evil, but not all. If that were the case then this world would not be worth living in. To be honest, it is such a sticky situation when dealing with the past and current emotions and tensions. Referring back to the action that took place in Arizona, if teachers or the course curriculum could not be bias, and just teach it the way history documented it then that is fine. Of course like I briefly mentioned above, there were some cases were some whites were despicable and it is fine to tell it that way, but maybe clarify that not ALL are like that, only some.
I have had a teacher in high school who was white actually and said that “whites don’t know what it is like to be on the receiving end of racism” and I am here to say that that is not true.
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February 10, 2019 at 2:54 am #3837CONNOR TABONEParticipant
The picture I chose was actually a screenshot from Kendrick Lamar’s music video of his single called “Alright.” It is from his album “To Pimp a Butterfly.” It was released on June 30th, 2015. The reason I chose this is because I really enjoyed the music video’s message. It was very impactful but very sad seeing that it is true. The basis of the song is for him to tell the black community that they are going to be alright. “Alright” against the police brutality towards unarmed black people. His song spreads the hope that some black community members really need to hear. The lyrics of the song do not exactly say directly what the song is aiming for, but when you watch the almost seven minute music video, you can clearly see what the message is. It is a very memorable and intense video. To summarize in a nutshell, the beginning is Kendrick dancing and singing with others and slowly throughout the video the police are shown. Towards the end, kendrick is on top of a lamp post rapping when he shot down and as he is falling he keeps singing, then it cuts to black. Then it shows his so-to-be lifeless body…but then he smiles. Kendrick is a popular figure and he is able to peacefully protest through what he does a s a living. And his message is able to be heard loud and clear throughout the world.
source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-48u_uWMHY
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February 3, 2019 at 4:29 pm #3720CONNOR TABONEParticipant
This picture was taken by I believe photographer Nikki Arai in the year of 1968 at a Black Panther Rally. The reason I chose this photo is to discuss the possibility of Aoki leading two lives and the curiosity of why he held a sign saying the “yellow peril supports Black Power.” Okay so Aoki met the two people who made the Black Panther party in college and they became close enough to the point where the two asked him to join the group even though he was not black. Now there is speculation that he was leading two lives, his second life was being an informant for the FBI and spying on the Black Panthers. Well, if I ever had a friend who I trusted so much to the point that I would take a bullet for him or her and low and behold they ended up being a spy put in place to spy on me, I would lose my stuff. Especially if I went to him first before the FBI or anything. That is just a question of loyalty and I absolutely despise unloyalty. Hopefully, it isn’t made 100% true that he was a spy, though a lot of evidence is pointing towards that he was.
My second point is the yellow peril. I looked up and found out that the yellow peril is something along the lines of Western people being scared in an Asian takeover, especially Chinese. So if that is true, why would Aoki hold a sign saying that that supports Black power? Because from that perspective it seems like it would harm the Black people’s cause rather than help it. Though maybe I am misunderstanding the message.
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January 28, 2019 at 2:36 pm #3562CONNOR TABONEParticipant
This image of James Baldwin, taken by photographer Ralph Gotti in 1979, in Saint Paul de Vence, France is gorgeous picture of Baldwin displaying him freely smoking a cigar while enjoying the comforts of his home. Even though this picture showcases him as having a great life, that was not always the case. The reason I chose this photo is not so much because the photo because they are many amazing pictures of him in France, but it was more for the whole reasoning of him going to France in the first place. He grew up in Harlem with his real mom and abusive stepfather and many siblings. Over the course of his childhood years, after dealing with constant racism towards his kind because of their skin color, he moved to France at age 24 to discover his true self without having the constant obstacles of racist men and women impeding his dreams and desires. I praise him because he never let racism effect what he will do in his future and how successful he would be. To me it seems like he thought “screw America, if they don’t want to accept me then I’ll move and live somewhere else that is better and that will see me as an equal.” He found his way without the “then racist America” blocking his path. He found his home, his calling, without letting anything he sees unjust limit him. To me that is commendable.
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January 20, 2019 at 4:07 pm #3255CONNOR TABONEParticipant
The image I chose for this weekly 2 photo share is a picture captured by photographer Tony Tomsic on June 4, 1967. The picture consists of the some of the greatest African-American athletes gathered in a room in Cleveland giving their support for refusing the draft to fellow a fellow African-American athlete, boxer Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest athletes to ever live, but his greatness was not just limited to sports. He was inspirational. In 1966, two years after winning the boxing heavyweight title, Ali gained further recognition by refusing the United States military draft during the Vietnam War. He claimed that he has no quarrel with the Viet Cong people and that none of them have ever called him the dreadful “n” word. He carried on saying and asking rhetorically why he must go thousand of miles away from home to fight in a war for a country that turns her back on the people with his skin color and who are racist towards him. I have so much respect for Muhammad Ali for doing this. He stood up for what was right. But there is one thing I respect more. That is that he had the fame and glory, he was loved for the most part even if he was black because he was a phenomenal boxer. But what I love is that he did not care for the fame and glory or the hate he would receive if he refuses the military draft because he knew what was right and wrong and the knew that he had to stand with his brothers and fight for the cause.
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March 3, 2019 at 3:34 pm #4607CONNOR TABONEParticipant
The photo I chose for this weekly post, taken by photographer Damian Dovarganes on December 23, 2017, was taken during a Women’s March. Its goal was to protest and spread the word that men in power cannot just act or do sexual things towards women and think it can be hushed up afterwards. Many actors have been accused of this like Kevin Spacey. Though his accusation was against a man, it is the same principle.
I want to talk about a friend of mine who I have been friends with for awhile dating back into freshman year of high school. She was a loved girl and she had many friends, the majority actually being a lot of boys. Long story short, she was best friends with this one guy, they hooked up here and there and then one day he went too far. He sexually assaulted her while she was drunk.
It’s one thing when you hear these things on the internet or on the news but it’s another thing when it happens with people you know well. Like I said, I knew the girl very well and I also knew the boy fairly well seeing we all went to a small high school. It is absolutely horrific. The girl has told me that she has had nightmares about that night and I think it hurts her even more seeing that it was one of her best friends that did that to her. The girl has a father and brother who were the marines so he better watch out because he is screwed. This whole thing really kind of, even though it didn’t happen to me, puts you or at least almost puts you in the “first-person view” seat. It really highlighted the #metoo movement because it makes you wonder what other stories are out there and what do they have common. Even though the movement is based on horrible events that are wished to have never occurred, it’s nice that there is a movement that brings together these people who have been sexually assaulted to strengthen their cause to end sexual assaults.
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