by Mufson, Michael | May 4, 2021 | Monumental Gallery, Poetry, Uncategorized
Monumental Haiku by Luz Olea “Our Voices” How many times Will we be silenced again We need to be heard When will we unite Fighting the stereotypes Together as one We will come as one To break all the barriers, All the social injustice “One Nation” How long till we are...
by Mufson, Michael | May 4, 2021 | Essay, Monumental Gallery, Uncategorized
Madeline Austin It Takes All of Us A Short Essay on Race Written to White People, from A White WomanMadeline Austin I did not encounter racism until I was sixteen. I grew up in a predominately white suburban area. I am white, so it was not racism directed...
by Mufson, Michael | May 4, 2021 | Monumental Gallery, Poetry, Uncategorized
Flag by Shiann Seale Red as the blood that covered my fore fathers hands. Fighting a Civil War against the southern man. Blue as the song the Negro sang. As the master sets the blocks for his family to hang. White as the cotton slaves were forced to pick. Defiance...
by Mufson, Michael | May 4, 2021 | Essay, Monumental Gallery
Carson Spencer 4/28/2021 Multicultural studies Removal of confederate statues January 1st, 1863 was The day Abraham Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation which abolished slavery in the United States. That day over 3,000,000 enslaved people was given their...
by Mufson, Michael | May 4, 2021 | Essay, Monumental Gallery, Short Story, Uncategorized
A Short Story About a Lifetime of Injustice by Jessica Neyhouse I grew up in a predominantly white community and, being white myself, honestly, I never really saw many issues with the community’s attitudes toward people of color. However, my best friend of twelve...
