A period once nicknamed and symbolized as the ‘New Negro in Vogue,’ ‘New Negro,’ or the ‘Harlem Renaissance’ indicated a point where equality in the arts was strived for due to the injustice in every other realm. In wages the South had a significant decrease compared to the north, there was a lack of proper… Read More Harlem Renaissance
What an amazing movie. I cannot stress how amazing this movie and biographical film of Harriet Tubman is. From the beginning of her life…… Read More Harriet: a Focus on Freedom (2 min)
Exoneration. What does the word even mean? It’s understandable in context, but alone, what is it?… Read More Exoneration
There are so many popular culture trends right now! It’s interesting seeing the documentation and trends by the end of the year. These quickly disperse and are a vague memory in a couple months. It’s easy to catch up with news and mash-ups with Alyson Stoner’s annual YouTube videos. Here are some current trends: Marvel… Read More 2019 Current Trends
The journal is a reflection piece on 13th a Netflix original documentary on the broken prison system. This stars Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay. Both social and cultural issues are represented. Any level of expression truly impacts people for a call to action and change. This is the purpose and desire for the movie. The documentary starts… Read More 13th (Netflix documentary)
In Popologetics, Turnau focused on Christians respond to popular culture in an apologetic way. This takes a deliberate change of focus. There are five questions that can be used to interrogate any piece of popular culture: (1) what the story is, (2) what is the imaginative origin, (3) what grace-filled elements can be found, (4) what is perverse that can be found, and (5) how … Read More “Poplogetic” Chapter Review
Named after a Dutch farm area Haarlem, the city transformed into a suburban area with middle and upper class. A well-known street, Seventh Avenue, is mentioned several times. Harlem became a safe haven, city of dreams, and freedom giving city of New York where white supremacists and the KKK were not awaiting. Not surprisingly, the… Read More Harlem: City of Dreams
Translated into forty languages, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak tells the extraordinary story of a girl, Liesel Meminger, during the World War. Words become her escape.… Read More The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (no spoiler 2min read)
Below are my March reads!… Read More March Reads
I’m in an online book club via Instagram and Goodreads! It’s great for meeting other readers and discussing the chosen novel of the month! You can join by clicking either link! To start the year, we voted on The Study of Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro! What is this book about? Jamie, the great-grandson of Watson,… Read More The Study in Charlotte review QA