Ascribed Statuses: observed through Beyoncé

I will discuss how Beyoncé may never be just a person, but rather must be a black female person, and how she both actively fights and embraces these ascribed statuses she has experienced in life.

Understanding Racial Oppression

For those interested in understanding and tearing down systems of racial oppression, the writings of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Franz Fanon, and Paolo Friere are essential reading.  In this excellent essay, Soc 362 (Racial and Ethnic Minorities) student, Sarah Edmiston reflects on what these authors say about the different roles that White folks (as colonizers/oppressors) and people…