humanity
Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of politicians, legislators, activists, women in politics and the everyday voter.
Dear Pandemic 2020
Dear Governor of Nevada, How are you doing today? I am writing to you today because I have a few things I would like to address regarding the pandemic we are all living through. I have high hopes that this letter reaches you personally so my voice is heard as I share with you a good portion of my background here as a Nevada resident and then I will get to the point of my letter.
By Shellioness Love5 years ago in The Swamp
The Past We Can't Escape
I cannot watch anything that portrays what life was like for black people in the past. Not because I don’t want to understand it or because it breaks my heart; but because of the raw rage I feel inside every, single, time. It’s a burning ache that rotates violently, end over end, in my chest each time I see tears on a black face, scars on black skin, and ESPECIALLY the look of unadulterated disgust portrayed on white faces. I’m afraid of that rage because it calls for more than justice. It calls for revenge: blood for blood, an eye for an eye, a life for another. It’s a very primal urge that feels a little too right at times. My soul sings for a revolution; even when I know the truth behind such a word. Real revolution means senseless violence and devastation. It means newly orphaned children, unworthy martyrs, and cities brought down to their iron knees. It would mean a chance to start building a new America, but with the same old bruises that never heal because we never learned. Just another war America would have to go through because we didn’t have the common sense or patience to communicate with each other.
By Jessica Conway5 years ago in The Swamp
Police Brutality
We all suffer from the repercussions of poorly trained police officers. These men and women are there are here to protect its citizens and yet mistakes are clearly being made and often times there is an abuse of power. This happened with the case of Floyd and many others.
By Olga Melman5 years ago in The Swamp
Rebuild The beautiful city of Detroit Expose The Potential In Poverty
The motor city The renaissance city Home of the Detroit Pistons arguably one of the best rappers to ever live Marshall Mathers. Yes, all these great things in this city where ford brought on 90,000 workers at one point now are known for major oppressions high crime rates. I hate seeing how bad it is although I never have been there I might just have a great idea to make an example for the rest of the country no matter the situation someone in the United States Of America was willing to help give the right resources. The right type of resources to help them go and lead where they wanna be.
By David Combs5 years ago in The Swamp
Being a Black Man in America under Trump Presidency
The events that took place this year will definitely be recorded in the history books for many generations to read about. We can all agree systematic racism in the United States has been uncovered, and the Trump Administration was not interested in denouncing how African Americans were being treated by the Police.
By Veronica Charnell Media5 years ago in The Swamp
My Skin Color
If I am reading American and world history correctly, I see a world shaped greatly by the harm caused by people who look like me. In my own country, I see lynchings, exclusionary acts, separate but equal policies, slavery, internment, genocide, chemical castration, xenophobia, and nationalism. Looking more broadly across the globe, I see colonialism, eugenics, anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, Apartheid, and much more.
By Nathan Box5 years ago in The Swamp
Terrorism and Islam
Terrorism has been among the most discussed issues in the world. Terrorist-associated bombings and brutal killings have been experienced for many years, which have consequently led to strong feelings of hostility and fear towards terrorism among the general population. In many cases, the public has closely associated terrorism with Islam. In a recent incident of Boston bombings the suspect was in many cases described as a devout Muslim who prayed five times a day. In Logan International Airport, Boston, two men were removed from a plane by the rest of passengers when they overheard those two conversing in Arabic. Many people take Islam as terrorist religion and Muslims have often faced segregation and discrimination in working and social places. As they interrelate the two, they completely disregard personalities of terrorists. They also disregard the fact that there are many serial killers that are not Muslim, yet their actions have never related to their religion. Many people who associate themselves with Islam might have been the followers of this religion, but this does not guarantee the fact that their personal motives are fueled by their religion.
By Lily Johnson5 years ago in The Swamp
The Hotel Homeless
tomorrow I’ll be homeless. Technically, I suppose I’m homeless right now, but it’s easier on the eyes if I’m tucked away in a motel somewhere not peddling myself on the street making those without the worry of shelter or transportation feel uncomfortable. I agree, trust me I agree more than you know. Being outside on a curb, begging people for change, and hearing “get a job” for the ump-teen millionth time as if the piece-of-work touting it at the top of his lungs just came up with it right then and there. Well, Sir, allow me to be the first to say: well said! It stung appropriately, your bootstrap story is protected. However, I feel the need to interject, I never asked you for your thoughts on my circumstances, actually I never approached you in the sense that if you taught me to fish I could stain my Armani suit the same way you have done. Your change Mr. Sir without the unsolicited bad advise would go much further to getting me out of immediate need which, by the way, still exists immediately even If I get that job you proposed I need so badly, and find me out of your sight so you may save up your altruism for your once-a-year donation to whichever trendy charity exists with the highest advertising budget and makes you like less like the “get a job” type.
By Brenton Hayes-Way5 years ago in The Swamp
Dealing With A Pandemic For An Already Troubled Region
When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the globe, countries were plunged into a chaotic period of enforcing restrictions on activities, scrambling for medical equipment, and preparing their medical infrastructures for the wave of new patients. While nearly no region has come out unscathed, few have been as hard hit as Kashmir. Even before COVID-19, Kashmir had been through months of strict lockdown which, at one point, included a full internet shutdown imposed by the Indian government. While rudimentary internet services have been restored, stay-at-home orders are often difficult for Kashmiris to adhere to. Due to the slow-speed internet, many students and workers don’t have the services to work from home, medical professionals are stifled, and misinformation abounds.
By Raisa Nastukova5 years ago in The Swamp
Thousands Have Vanished in the Arizona Borderlands
Not many people are searching Arizona’s isolated, scorching desert for the remains of missing migrants, whose families hundreds or thousands of miles away wait with bated breath for news. Finding missing migrants or searching for corpses isn’t in the Border Patrol’s job description, so a volunteer group called the Aguilas del Desierto bears the family’s sorrow. At least once a month, the volunteer group, many of them Mexican-American, solemnly comb the wasteland for bodies. Desperate families often reach them through Facebook and inform volunteers of the path their loved ones took, along with any identifying information. On one of their searches two days before Christmas, they found nine bodies together; all died of dehydration. On another day, they found 11 bodies in a single afternoon. The Arizona-Sonora borderlands are a graveyard.
By Raisa Nastukova5 years ago in The Swamp
