colonization

We live in a world where beauty is seen as intrinsic to a woman’s self-worth and her ability to gain respect. But because these beauty standards often specifically exclude women of color, they send the message that we are not of any value if we don’t change ourselves to look “white enough.”

What starts here on campus will have a lasting impact on the world, but it begins with knowing what we are up against.

Remember through poetry how far you’ve come with the months and moments of 2021.

If the Artemis program succeeds, the US could add the moon to its colonial possessions, which include Hawaii, Guam and Puerto Rico, in fact if not in law.

I will no longer allow white supremacy to control my life and will continue to be a critic of its different manifestations. I will continue to decolonize myself by changing old attitudes and habits. Ultimately, ethnic studies fundamentally changed the way I view the world. It empowered me by showing me how I was being oppressed and how I was oppressing others.

While we can disparage the blatantly colonialist undertones of his statement, we can also acknowledge and agree with a call for progress.

Despite its stunning appearance, UC Berkeley, like much of the United States, is tainted by a history of dispossession of indigenous land and culture.