When I worked in daycare throughout high school, I co-led an elementary school classroom dedicated to helping k-8 children navigate their online classes during the pandemic. This service was mostly for families where both parents had to spend their days Read More …
Poem 246
My race hold privilege, although many will denyRacist comments are made with no consequences, anything fliesSomeone should call them out, but no one wants to be that guyI hope that a more equal society will blossom, as time passes us Read More …
Education 246
My education experience started out by going to Maple Tree preschool. This was a private school inside of a church in my hometown of Grandville, MI. I think that this experience, although I was very young, began to shape my Read More …
Parenting Style 246
I think that my parents used the “concerted cultivation strategy” when raising me. I think that this honestly impacted me in a good way. I was never taught to disrespect authority, but I was always taught to question authority because Read More …
Family 246
I would say that I fit in the category of progressives advocating for the dismantling of traditional forms. Most of my life I think that I would have more aligned with the liberal prospective, but I feel like with time Read More …
Place 246
I grew up in the neighborhood of Grandville, Michigan, which is a suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan. My city is very small and close knit. A lot of people know one another through school, social events and church. Religion is Read More …
Other inequalities 246
To make the workplace a more equitable place I think the first thing that should be done is revise the hiring process. First, I don’t think that a person should need to specify their race or gender, unless it is Read More …
Race 246
My racial identity is Nigerian and Puerto Rican I am a black women and was able to understand my race at a very young age. Due to countless of unwanted lectures and difficult conversations. Through out my life I have Read More …
Last Meal 246
The last meal that I ate was breakfast this morning. I had a breakfast burrito, yogurt and coffee. I didn’t make the burrito myself but I bought it prepacked from the store. I had it at the desk in my Read More …
Social Class 246
I would define my social class as middle class. Growing up we always had enough to buy what we needed and occasionally go on vacations or splurge on new furniture or a tv. My dad is very intelligent financially and Read More …