Letting Black Children be Children

ShellyZK — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:11:34 +0000

Children are defined by their innocence, playfulness, curiosity, and youthfulness. However, those characteristics are defining White children. A set of studies titled, “The Essence of Innocence: Consequences of Dehumanizing Black Children,” conducted by Phillip Goff and colleagues, explains that with the prejudice and discrimination surrounding Black children, they need fewer basic needs and protection. In other words, their innocence is stripped away. But why? Why are Black children treated differently than their White counterparts? In ...

Double Jeopardy: COVID-19 and Racism (Wait…they’re related?)

ShellyZK — Sun, 18 Oct 2020 14:52:33 +0000

November 2019 was when the first case of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, was reported in China. January 2020 a lab confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the United States. Fast forward to today, September 2020, where there are 34.4M cases and 1.02M deaths worldwide (CDC, 2020). This led to closures, social distancing, and quarantining. People all around the world had their everyday lives shift and change. However, the coronavirus is not the only pandemic ...

ShellyZK – Contemporary Racism

Letting Black Children be Children

Double Jeopardy: COVID-19 and Racism (Wait…they’re related?)