I remember once when I was thirteen years old in the middle of PE class. A teacher came along and told us that we would soon be having swimming lessons over at a nearby private school’s swimming facilities. At first, I was excited. I like swimming, I had a swimming pool at home, and my standard swimming costume of a one-piece, a rash shirt, and board shorts was something I … [Read more...]
Black Lives Matter: 5 Things the Media Needs to Know When Reporting About Charlotte
Shanelle Matthews is the Director of Communications for the Black Lives Matter movement. Matthews works tirelessly to set platforms in place to assure the voices and justice for Black lives reaches the hearts and homes of our society in order to orchestrate social change. She has witnessed the dismissal of marginalized voices in mainstream media's sterile coverage of Black … [Read more...]
