Malcolm X 100 & Transforming Narratives
Malcolm X was a master narrator. Whenever reporters tried to get him with a “gotcha question,” he got them instead. Continue reading Malcolm X 100 & Transforming Narratives
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Good News Can Travel Fast
It is safe to say that most Americans want to be happy. CBS News conducted a poll in 2023 to determine where Americans find happiness. It was a fascinating article that unearthed some basic truths about where Americans look for … Continue reading Good News Can Travel Fast
Separate and Unequal: How the Kerner Commission’s Warnings Come True Today
“Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white—separate and unequal” (Kerner, 1968, p. 1). As a Black woman who has studied racial disparities in America extensively, these dire words of the 1968 Kerner Commission report have always … Continue reading Separate and Unequal: How the Kerner Commission’s Warnings Come True Today
The Strength They Praise, The Support We’re Denied
And here’s the double-edged sword: when strength becomes how we are known, it also becomes how we are dismissed. Continue reading The Strength They Praise, The Support We’re Denied
May Edition Review
In a cultural climate riddled with noise, division, and ideological confusion, Three-Fifths Magazine offers clarity with its latest feature, “Two Worlds, So Close, Yet Worlds Apart.” This powerful Edition stands as both critique and reflection, guiding readers through America’s longstanding tug-of-war between individualism and … Continue reading May Edition Review
May Edition:Two Worlds, So Close, Yet Worlds Apart.
“Caste is insidious and therefore powerful because it is not hatred; it is not necessarily personal. It is the worn grooves of comforting routines and unthinking expectations, patterns of a social order that have been in place for so long … Continue reading May Edition:Two Worlds, So Close, Yet Worlds Apart.
Kingdom Over Caste:
While attending a wedding as an honored guest, I also witnessed little girls working the streets, invisible to society. Instead of being in school, learning to read,, write, and do math, these little ones were dancing or begging for survival—working under threat of hunger. Continue reading Kingdom Over Caste:
The Other America
Somehow, we must come to see that in this pluralistic, interrelated society, we are all tied together in a single garment of destiny, caught in an inescapable network of mutuality. The Other America – Speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, … Continue reading The Other America
Broken Records
Comedian Dave Chappelle uses humor to make his point by stating that he is envious of the LGBTQ+ community due to their quick rise in progress in their movement, and we still can’t get reparations. “I can’t help but feel … Continue reading Broken Records
