Halloween Night and the Terrors of 2020
It’s late October. The autumnal breeze carries the annual promise of a candy-filled end to the month. Halloween once again beckons, the allure of trick-or-treating and partying settling into the bones of our homes. This is not the year to go out though. COVID-19 has ravaged global health security, and the pandemic continues on within America.
It’s late October. The autumnal breeze carries the annual promise of a candy-filled end to the month. Halloween once again beckons, the allure of trick-or-treating and partying settling into the bones of our homes. This is not the year to go out though. COVID-19 has ravaged global health security, and the pandemic continues on within America. The struggle against the disease has been ongoing, with numbers struggling to stabilize.
Halloween is centered around seeing, meeting, and greeting people; thus, it is not a holiday to celebrate during a time where we are dependent on isolation. Going out on Halloween not only endangers you but those around you as well, and it is likely that we will see a spike in cases should people decide to not stay at home with their loved ones.
By not social distancing on Halloween, you also endanger all the voters partaking in Election Day. This year, the date falls three days after Halloween. Should many people contract COVID-19 and head to the polls, there will likely be a new boom of infections and deaths. Right now, on the cusp of a vital political moment, we need to ensure the health of the country so that the polls are not harmed. With so much at stake, it is important to make sure that we do our part as citizens and make sure that all feel safe enough to go out and vote.
Photo Credits: The Daily Meal & News10
Report: Nicolette Schneiderman
Why Respectability Politics Doesn't Work
Oftentimes, in the black community, black parents, uncles and other family members will encourage the youth to pursue their education in hopes of attaining the American Dream.
Oftentimes, in the black community, black parents, uncles and other family members will encourage the youth to pursue their education in hopes of attaining the American Dream. Education is seen as a ticket to solving life’s problems as an underrepresented race in America. They might also say something along the lines of “don’t you think you should get your haircut” if a black man has dreadlocks or “be careful not to give off the wrong impression,” if a young lady’s sartorial presentation doesn’t fall within the Eurocentric standards of professionalism. Although old heads often say these things with good intent, not only are they damaging to those on the receiving ends of them, but they aren’t particularly protective measures either.
The reality is that no matter your credentials, if your hair is in an afro or permed, if you have on a suit or tennis shoes, non-black people tend to merely see you as black. Whenever a black male is approached by an officer, they aren’t considering whether or not that man has an advanced degree or a six-figure salary. The black PhD is hated in America just as much as a black person who works as the corner store in an urban area. Remember that.
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At the rise of Covid-19 many of us first questioned the timeline of fashion week and would we see the regular calendar continue - the question weighed over many of us for months! It was refreshing to see design houses and designers across the globe take advantage of the uncertainty and plow into production mode - thus my interest in Jerri Reid New York - The Black Designer based in Brooklyn New York wow’d instagram with his latest collection paying homage to the Black Is King film which debuted earlier this year in July. I was taken aback at quick of a turn round the young designer produced and released his well crafted designs reflecting some of the films most memorable moments.