"My Life is My Message"

     The authors of the Dis/ability Critical Race Studies: Theorizing at the Intersections of Race and Dis/ability, hammer   the idea that a person's identity does not neatly fit into one category.  And if you're a Black or Brown person, it becomes even more complicated to truly see... race and dis/ability are socially constructed and intertwined.  In my opinion, the following quote by Bennita Love, author of We Want To Do More Than Survive, sums up the key ideas of this week perfectly:   "We who are dark are complex--we are more than our skin hues of Blacks and Browns. We intersect our moonlit darkness with out cultures(s) language(s), races(s), gender(s), sexuality(ies), ability(ies), religion(s).      Historically, "Black and Brown bodies were viewed as less developed than white bodies, more 'primitive' and even considered sub-species of humans" (Trent, 1998). These types of theories that are built on white supremacy ideals are ...

    The  Dumas reading,  Against the Dark: Antiblackness in Education Policy and Discourse,  mentioned that the 2060 US Census estimates that white people will no longer be the majority of the nation's population.  Intriguing... However, I am left to contemplate if this is indeed the case, how is it that mainstream white society still has all the power in the United States?  Ironic as it may be, it is our reality. Why? Systemic racism is the answer.      Not only does the black population experience racial disparity but so do the brown populations as well.  In the video,  Precious Knowledge: Fighting for Mexican American Studies in Arizona Schools , the message is clear~ public education plays a major role in how structural racism works. How? Some of the adults who choose a profession in education are the same ones who attribute cultural behavior for the disparities that exist in our country.      ...