Tag Archives: Black

The New Identity Theft: Cultural Appropriation and Redefining Identity in America

BY: CELESTE MCCAW  “Overall, my life has been one of survival, and the decisions that I have made along the way, including my identification, have been to survive…”[1] Transaged. Transgendered. Transabled. Transracial. In today’s society, we can just about go anywhere, do anything, and be anyone. Old. Young. Man. Woman. Blind. Deaf. Black. White. Identities […]

Hurricane Katrina’s 10th Anniversary: How Much Has Really Changed?

BY: AMANDA POWELL It has been ten years since the country watched Hurricane Katrina rip through New Orleans. It has also been ten years since Kanye West made the infamous statement, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” Whether you believed that statement to be true at the time or not, there are current racial […]