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Sabrina Washington commented on the post, Week 9 responses, on the site 6 years, 7 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewThis weeks focus was on refugees, what constitutes a person as a refugee and America’s views on refugees coming in. It was not until college that I started to understand the difference between immigrants and refugees. What stuck out to me about this discussion about refugees was this idea of America being “the land of the free” yet we exclude…[Read more]
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Sabrina Washington commented on the post, Week 8 responses, on the site 6 years, 7 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewWhen i think about a sanctuary city, I think about protection against deportation and immigration police. However, after reading Janaé Bonsu, “Black People Need Sanctuary Cities, Too”, I was actually amazed on how much this made sense. A sanctuary city should be a safe place on all aspects, not just immigration, but the criminal justice sy…[Read more]
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Sabrina Washington commented on the post, Week 7 responses, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewSome things that were significant to me from the reading was how affected people feel by immigration, but we are still selective and discriminatory when it comes to who we let in. for example, many natives are worried about the effects that immigration has on wages, employment, and housing, however this shouldn’t even be a concern. I say this…[Read more]
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Sabrina Washington commented on the post, Week 4 responses, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewThis week we focused on the concept of gentrification and how it effects the neighborhood, and more specifically black bodies who experience the act of gentrification. In class someone brought up the idea of,”The more gentrification there is, the more those coming in do to ‘clean up’ the place.” This sat with me deeply because i started to think…[Read more]
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Sabrina Washington commented on the post, Week 3 responses, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewThis week we are focusing on the many faces of segregation, and how the idea of space creates different experiences for certain groups. The idea of space and land has always been of importance to this country, especially when thinking in terms of colonization and settlement. This country is known for using space as a way to show who is protected…[Read more]
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Sabrina Washington commented on the post, Week 2 responses, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewI identify greatly with the reading, “American Apartheid” on the basis of urban ghettos and how the systematic structure of these ghettos ensure the continued marginalization of black bodies In the “United” States. First of all, the word “Ghetto”, although the area is not limited to Black people, often refers to the living area of black people…[Read more]
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Sabrina Washington posted a new activity comment 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 1 responses in the group Ethnic Diversity and the City: Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some g […] ViewIn, “Can a City Be Compassionate?”, I was conflicted on this idea of a “compassionate city”. This is because I feel although this mayor recognizes his privilege within social systems and is trying to work to break some barriers, he believes encouraging compassion among residents will solve a lot of the problems people of marginalized communities…[Read more]
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Sabrina Washington joined the group Ethnic Diversity and the City 6 years, 9 months ago