SHESPEAKS.png
  • Blog

  • How To Help in 2020

  • Get Involved

  • Contact

  • More...

    • Instagram
    Subscribe!
    • December 2020 (1)
    • October 2020 (1)
    • July 2020 (2)
    • June 2020 (12)
    Fighting Murder with Murder?
    • Dec 14, 2020

    Fighting Murder with Murder?

    How crazy does that sound? Except to some people I guess it makes perfect sense. I am firmly against capital punishment. To me, that does...
    0
    My Debate-Induced Headache
    • Oct 5, 2020

    My Debate-Induced Headache

    I'm so exhausted. So much has happened in the past few months and being in the midst of senior year and applying for college, I just don'...
    1
    White Pride and Prejudiced Literature
    • Jul 17, 2020

    White Pride and Prejudiced Literature

    In the 2018-2019 school year I was enrolled in Brit-Lit or British Literature, a notoriously boring and difficult English course. We read...
    1
    Pseudo Independence
    • Jul 7, 2020

    Pseudo Independence

    I don’t think I have to explain this one. The Fourth of July was never a big deal in my house. I don’t know if that was intentional on my...
    1
    Happy Father's Day
    • Jun 21, 2020

    Happy Father's Day

    I've always hated the whole "Black men are deadbeat dads" narrative. For lack of a better term, it's really stupid. And harmful. And wron...
    0
    Seventeenth on Juneteenth
    • Jun 19, 2020

    Seventeenth on Juneteenth

    Happy Emancipation Day beautiful people! On this day 155 years ago, the very last slaves - in Galveston, Texas - were freed. Two years af...
    0
    There's NO Excuse for Murder
    • Jun 15, 2020

    There's NO Excuse for Murder

    Most of us have been force-fed police propaganda the entirety of our lives. We watch TV where detectives act recklessly on a hunch and ar...
    0
    This Affects Everyone
    • Jun 8, 2020

    This Affects Everyone

    This one is for everyone asking why we don't protest when white people are killed by the police. First of all, because those killings are...
    0
    Happy Birthday Breonna
    • Jun 6, 2020

    Happy Birthday Breonna

    Yesterday would have been the 27th birthday of Breonna Taylor, Louisville EMT and one of the more recent victims of senseless violence at...
    0
    RIP Sarah Grossman
    • Jun 6, 2020

    RIP Sarah Grossman

    On May 30, after attending a peaceful protest in Columbus, Ohio, 22-year old recent Ohio State graduate Sarah Grossman died. While attend...
    0
    Bad Apples...or Bad Orchard?
    • Jun 5, 2020

    Bad Apples...or Bad Orchard?

    Today I am attempting to explain what I mean when I say ACAB, or All Cops Are Bad. It seems that people misunderstand the statement, and ...
    0
    Happy Pride Month
    • Jun 4, 2020

    Happy Pride Month

    This week marks the beginning of Pride Month 2020. You may or may not also know about Tony McDade, a transgender Black man who was shot a...
    0
    The Broken Policing System
    • Jun 3, 2020

    The Broken Policing System

    I encourage you all to watch this free episode of Netfix's Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj. Along with being a trailblazer for brown people...
    0
    Riots, looting, and a whole lot of confusion
    • Jun 2, 2020

    Riots, looting, and a whole lot of confusion

    "And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it America has failed to hear?" - Martin Luther King Jr. ...
    0
    Letter to the Principal
    • Jun 1, 2020

    Letter to the Principal

    Last night I was made aware that in the heart of this rebellion and uprising, seniors at my high school were still expected to take final...
    0
    We aren't violent, the police are.
    • Jun 1, 2020

    We aren't violent, the police are.

    During a nation-wide attempt at peaceful protest, and media's attempt at demonizing them, I realized something. The media and government ...
    0
    {"items":["5fd6d14ef7485c00172592c7","5f7b39dc585bb70017321aa6","5f11d51a6653150017b9c714","5f04d92851c04b001753960f","5ef102156d1a060017b9b8f1","5ef10189d2157e0017ecd9e1","5ef10157fc2d990017b1b02b","5ef1013615898000172bde85","5ef100ffdaf8870017ac676b","5ef1011e53191d001776608e","5ef100d64eec260017085c66","5ef0ffff4511b7001769f7d5","5ef0ffe1fc2d990017b1add3","5ef0ffccdb011f0017d9f662","5ef0ffae7285460017bf545e","5ef0ff37966b9f00177f3b02"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":0,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":3,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":0,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":false,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_BELOW","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":350,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":292,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_12","value":"rgba(232,230,230,1)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"calculateTextBoxHeightMode":"MANUAL","textsVerticalPadding":-15,"targetItemSize":292,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":true,"externalInfoHeight":350,"externalInfoWidth":0},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}