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Month: January 2019

Helen Epstein and AIDS

Helen Epstein and AIDS

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Acquire Immune Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS, is a disease that is acquired because it is not an infection that is inherited. Helen Epstein is a very powerful individual when it comes to advocating, educating, and promoting public health awareness. Epstein doesn’t just have a familiar background with the United States, but also focuses and has experiences with other countries as well. Just like Hallward, Epstein wants to create a public health intervention. They both share stories and experiences they’ve encountered to…

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They Say, I Say

They Say, I Say

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Anne Hallward really focuses on How our silenced stories can change the world, specifically addressing the concept of shame and how shame creates isolation. The “silenced” things we don’t talk about create shame. Shame is the cause of all health and social issues, which is why Hallward challenges herself to better understand the whole concept of shame. Her claim was her passion, “How can I work with shame in a bigger way? How can I come up with a public…

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Angela Davis Reflection

Angela Davis Reflection

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Activist Angela Davis has been deeply involved in our quest for social justice. We sat in the Harold Alfond Forum for a little over an hour, actively listening to Davis speak and take part in our MLK day celebration. Right off the bat, Dr.Davis had already educated me on something I guess I just never really realized or fully understood. I had always thought of MLK day just as a day to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Simply remembering he…

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Angela Davis Research

Angela Davis Research

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    Racial prejudice has been an on growing issue that society faces day in and day out. Fortunately, since the early 1900s racial prejudice has become less severe, as more serious issues such as transgender and gay marriage has become more of a focus. We owe the decrease of racial prejudice to our African American heroes who have risen up and spoken publicly to their beliefs, “all men are created equal”. A well-known radical African American educator by the name…

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