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27Aug

By The Bougie Aunt8337 Comments

Government

The True Faces of ‘Mount Rushmore’

The Bougie Aunt | Published 1:00 p.m. E.T. August 27, 2020 10 minute read SUPPORT NATIVE AMERICANS BY CLICKING ON THE LINKS BROKEN PROMISES The Age of Exploration (starting from the 1450s AD to the 1650s AD) triggered the colonization, and consequently, subjugation of indigenous people. Europeans seizing land that did not belong to them was justified through technicalities, like deceitful negotiations. The land removal was exacerbated, however, by the ideology most Native Americans possessed towards land. To them, land was viewed as communal rather than private; no one who acquired land truly owned it because it belonged to the Earth. Europeans were able to pounce upon that ideology and take advantage of it. The decimation of the Native Ameri...

19Aug

By The Bougie Aunt4345 Comments

Education, Human Trafficking

Debt Bondage Is Hidden in Plain Sight

The Bougie Aunt | Published 2:00 p.m. E.T. August 19, 2020 10 minute read SUPPORT DEBT BONDAGE WORKERS BY CLICKING ON THE LINKS! WHAT IS DEBT BONDAGE? Debt bondage, also called bonded labor, is where a worker enters themselves into slavery through accepting a loan or falling heir to a debt. When a worker accepts a loan, it is usually through false promises by an employer that the worker can reimburse him/her. However, as time passes, and more debt acquires, workers find themselves in slavery - hidden in plain sight. If the worker was not able to reimburse their employer by their death, usually the employer will pass the debt onto a family member. Thus, making debt bondage generational. HISTORICAL CONNECTIONS TO DEBT BONDAGE Involuntary servit...

Innovative Initiatives: Mason Education Initiative

17Aug

By The Bougie Aunt3409 Comments

Education, Innovative Initiatives

Innovative Initiatives: Mason Education Initiative

The Bougie Aunt | Published 12:00 p.m. E.T. August 17, 2020 10 minute read *Innovative Initiatives is my project where I inform y’all of lesser-known enterprises that are positively contributing to an underrepresented field.* THE TALE OF TWO CITIES New York is a great example of a state where the American Dream is romanticized, but it tends not to actualize itself for many. For example, New York City is the largest city in the nation, but is also one of the cities with the largest income inequalities. People in the top 90th percentile make seven times more than people in the 10th percentile. And, this income gap can be reflected in the majority of New York cities. For the purpose of relevancy and scope, I will be focusing on Queens, New York. Queens, New York was one of the...

Innovative Initiatives: Voices of Voters

13Aug

By The Bougie Aunt6954 Comments

Education, Innovative Initiatives

Innovative Initiatives: Voices of Voters

The Bougie Aunt | Published 12:00 p.m. E.T. August 13, 2020 10 minute read *Innovative Initiatives is my project where I inform y’all of lesser-known enterprises that are positively contributing to an underrepresented field.* COVID-19 & VOTING COVID-19 has brought about many changes in our daily lives, but one of the unforeseen changes was its effect on voting. Such as, the absentee ballot becoming an encouraged form of voting to ensure the safety of others. Or, the voting process being extremely emphasized this year because of recent Black Lives Matter demonstrations and the upcoming presidential election. With all the sporadic adjustments and excitement currently surrounding voting, it has made the voting process more convoluted for some. In an effort to diminish the con...

We Cannot Talk About Sustainability and Not Talk About Race

24Jun

By The Bougie Aunt2556 Comments

Environment, Government

We Cannot Talk About Sustainability and Not Talk About Race

The Bougie Aunt | Published 8:00 a.m. E.T. June 24, 2020 Note: I am not a vegan/vegetarian hater; I just find some of the ideologies pushed out from the diets to be either hypocritical, propaganda, or both. Especially, when it is used to further sustainability. Recently, I published an article where I stated post-structuralist geography is the reason for Flint’s Water Crisis. Now, I am back with an additional point on how post-structuralist geography is morphing our environment; it is preventing the phenomenon of sustainability from diffusing to all socioeconomic levels. The fear-induced search for a way to conserve natural resources but also further industrial development began around the mid-eighteenth century when the Industrial Revolution emerged. Then, figure...