Kindness

On my way to school one morning I saw a mother hitting her child on the metro as he apologized for what he had done. She didn't stop there she continued to yell at the child for his wrongdoing for 3 stops (metro stops). There was no remorse with her. He just sat there crying, I mean he already apologized what more could he have done. There should have been a limit to her anger. Maybe should could have handled that situation with a little more kindness and compassion. After he apologized she could have been accepting and understanding there was noneed to esculate the situiation. Situations like that leave kids with emotional scars and that's how we get our murders and robbers (in my opinion).

FERGUSON

My reactions to Ferguson:
What role does the media really play in this case?
How could this not be a race issue?
Why are we regrssing?
Why are black considered a threat when they are almost always the victims?
What is going wrong in the police force?

R.I.P Marion Barry

Marion Barry was very influential politician in DC. He was well known and respected across the world. He was the cause of things like the summer youth employment program and an advocate for African- Americans during the civil rights era, president of the city's old board of education, placed many women and African-American in middle class and high power positions in the city government. He was a key player in the overall betterment of DC.

Although Marion had trouble with the law he was still a completely capable leader. He should not be judged on his tribulations because everyone has their own issues. He proved himself to be a great leader in DC and that should not be over looked because of some problems he ran into in the past. One of the reason he was such a great leader was because he was a common man. He remained an active community member even after his reputation was tarnished by the media. In the words of Marion Barry he was still able to “walk with kings” and not “lose the common touch,” a quote from “If” a poem by Rudyard Kipling. TMZ reporting his death as "Crackhead Mayor dies" is just an example of ignorance of the media and why people should'nt judge others based off of what they hear.

Artist of the week: Kali Uchis

Imagine Amy Winehouse and smooth jazz with pop cultural refrences. This Columbian singer has teamed up with artist like Snoop Dogg, Goldlink and Tyler the Creator. Kali Uchis brings a new afro-jazz feel to hiphop. Check her out!

Photojournalism

These photos represent what life is like for children in middle eastern countries like Palistine and Pakistan. The first picture is a younh girl who  has had to join the Islamic Jihad militants group.  According to UNICEF over 500 children have been killed as a result to the crisis in Gaza. The second a third pictures represent children in Pakistan fighting for the right to education and honoring Malala Yousufzai who was shot in the head twice by the Taliban for seeking an education.

Ebola cartoon

1. This carton is  showing how the U isnt really doing anything about the Ebola crisis because they cut the national health budget and haven't done anything to compensate for it.
2. The characters being depicted in this cartoon are African- American firefighters but also doctors helping to stop the spread of Ebola
3. I agree with this message because Ebola is like a wildfire that is continuing to spread and people are trying to stop it but its hard when they're not being provided with the resources they need to end it.
4. UN isn't helping much with Ebola in African

           Ebola is spreading like wildfire

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