by Mufson, Michael | May 5, 2021 | Essay, Monumental Gallery, Uncategorized
The Modern Machine by Nathaniel Mitchell The sound of rivers flushing with fresh water fills yours ears, along with the sound of birds flying all around. As you walk throughout this enchanted forest you see all forms of life all around you including some deer as...
by Mufson, Michael | May 4, 2021 | Monumental Gallery, Poetry, Uncategorized
Why? Why him? by Alyssa Bobczynski Why? Why a monument honoring Nathan Bedford Forrest? Forrest was a man of division, hate, and superiority. He was a man that breeds division of race, man-kind, and horrendous acts. Forrest was a “grand wizard” of the Klu Klux...
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, 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...