Graduating college is an event culminating in years of hard-work, hangovers, and general anxiety that makes you say “wow, glad that’s over” while feeling a tinge of sadness knowing those distant memories of an undergraduate experience is in the past. Amidst hugs, tears, and a few shots of tequila, I set out to find my […]
Co-authored with Christopher Strickland, MSW In 1906, a wealthy Black businessman by the name of O.W. Gurley purchased 40 acres of land in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This modest tract of property became a beacon for people of color— in the open plains of the Midwest, during the heyday of housing and employment discrimination against blacks, Gurley […]
Co-authored with Christopher Strickland, MSW One of the most interesting courses I took during my college tenure was a senior level course titled Language and Politics. In it, we examined just how crucial language can be when forming ideas in notions in the minds of constituents and citizens: framing, rhetoric, speech techniques. As the semester […]
