Digital, Diverse, Disorders, oh my!

Oakland University senior, Simon Albaugh, feels that diversity is the inclusion of as many voices as possible. With that, he also believes that this level of inclusivity is something to strive for. Based on the media's portrayal of bipolar disorder and the rigorous nature of surviving university, Albaugh doesn't think that is a commonly shared...

Tackling Terms

After interacting with the Under Our Skin project, I am a little upset to admit that I am not surprised by the ratio of ignorant people in comparison to woke people. The majority of the participants did not understand the severity of the words and their concepts, which will further confuse students that do not...

Pretty Privilege

After watching the documentary "Miss Representation" I've realized that there is an entire world within me that was created by the media messages and depictions of women. As a child, I would dress up in women's clothes and wonder what it would be like to be so beautiful and admired that someone with money and status...

Implicit Biases

After taking the implicit bias test, I've realized that there are deep rooted insecurities about being on the darker side of the skin tone spectrum. Strangers tend to be more skeptical of my presence in stores, malls and classrooms than my lighter skinned or white counterparts. As a child, this made me think that I...

Cries from Counter-Culture

Cultural hegemony is not necessarily the enemy. It allows mass amounts of people to coexist under one structural order. The enemy appears when this hegemonic system exercises its influence through force and violence on those that do not fit into the system as nicely as those that can. On Tuesday, Jan. 29th, Empire actor Jussie...

Unofficial Experts: Professional Vulgarity

The past couple of weeks have given me an incredible realization of self. I've listened to the podcast The Unofficial Expert with Sydnee Washington and Marie Faustin . These comedians co-host this podcast as two black women living in New York City. Though not always, they frequently have guest speakers that are an "expert" on...

Black Tweets Matter

Twitter has definitely taken the world by storm in the past couple of years. Since 2006, it has been a major source of news, information, entertainment, and media. I've chosen to create an account using this platform because it allows me to get almost an  instantaneous update on social issues that matter to me. On twitter,...