The New Dimension of the First Amendment
I strongly believe that social media has played a huge role in the usage of our 6 freedoms as are listed in the first amendment. The...
My Theme Song- Where is the Love by The Black Eyed Peas
Growing up in my home, The Black Eyed Peas were a staple of every car ride to every destination. This song in particular, though, has...
Bakke V. Board of Regents- Significance?
This pivotal case was sparked by a white student being denied entry into The University of California, Davis Medical School and blaming...
The Time Trump Became Commander in Chief
It was hard to watch, to say the least. As Erik Daniels, President of College Democrats, reflected upon it to me and my fellow members of...
Siding With the Board (Oliver Brown Vs. The Board of Education)
"It was the second Emancipation...", former president of the National Urban League, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. concludes in the included...
Swann V. Board- Who did it and what for?
Swann V. Charlotte Mecklenberg Board of Education was a quintessential supreme court case in 1971 where bussing was used to...
The Minority Report of Plessy V. Ferguson
After reading Judge Harlan's, the judge of the Plessy V. Ferguson court case in 1896, dissent, it is clear that his dissent definitely...
"Their ability to have, what we call the American dream, that is what has been stolen from blac
As explained by the writer of this documentary, "Slavery By Another Name explores the little-known history of how post-emancipation labor...
Who's Dred Scott?
Dred Scott (1795-1858) was a man born into slavery whom fought for his and his family's freedom after being sold to a new owner and being...
Siding with Slavery (An Analysis of the State V. Mann Case of 1829)
Most recently in class we argued the case of State V. Mann in a mock trial, me being on the side arguing for Mann. According to a...