In examining a lineage of events throughout time, this timeline endeavors to call consideration to the role of literature, history, and culture in informing and creating the climate from which the lives of Black mothers in the United States are consistently, disproportionately endangered by medical malpractice. Chosen for this timeline were literary and historical events that shed light on the…
A protest is a statement or action expressing one's disapproval of or objection toward something and women have been doing it throughout history. The 4B movement was first introduced in South Korea in 2019. The 4B movement is a social movement in which women in South Korea stay single to challenge the domestication of women. The 4 B’s represent different aspects of a woman’s life that…
Exploitative labor comes in many forms, and remains an important contemporary issue through companies such as Shein. Forced labor, an industry term for exploiting workers, is used and defined by the Blue Campaign, a Department of Homeland Security website, as “when individuals are compelled against their will to provide work or service through the use of force, fraud, or coercion” (“What is…
On January 6, 2023, Seattle public schools sued major social media platforms, like TikTok, over concerns for the mental health of their students. The primary reason for this lawsuit was to hold these companies accountable for their algorithms pushing inappropriate content onto minors. This content was being blamed for loss of sleep, eating disorders, and cyberbullying, among other…
In this timeline, you will find some major events in British history that have influenced our current discourse about race and current racial politics. Each of these events include scholarly sources that might be useful when researching and developing your own individual timeline entries.
Create galleries of images related to the Black Lives Matter unit by researching and gathering images related to our readings here. Please see the assignment prompt in Canvas for more info.
Create galleries of images related to the 99% by researching and gathering images related to our readings here. Please see the assignment prompt in Canvas for more info.