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Respiration: Breathing Between The Stacks, Jerome D. Clarke
Respiration: Breathing Between The Stacks, Jerome D. Clarke
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How rare are we, who brandish Black and Male identity, in Academia?
In the past two weeks, I have been reminded of my Black maleness in a multitude of ways. I sat alone, subordinate in number, in a dialogue about Internalized Oppression at Diaspora House. Strong women of color discuss this issue while I work to stay respectful and non-oppressive in this space. I sat alone, subordinate in number, in each of my classes, where I am often the only one of my race and class. My race-gender circumstance is a matter of fact to me. How does this Black …
Fearless: Maihan Wali, Christina L. Bassler
Fearless: Maihan Wali, Christina L. Bassler
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Maihan Wali describes herself as “one of those kids that always wanted to help.”
So when she noticed that many of her peers in her class struggled with reading and writing, she started a peer to peer literacy program with the help of her sister and a few friends. She was only 8 years old. [excerpt]