What Does “Defunding the Police” Mean? Defunding the police does not mean that we are abolishing the police. It instead calls for funds that are given to the police to be used in other government agencies. Some cities like Camden, New Jersey, have abolished their police force. That was almost ten years ago. While I’d …
History of Policing and Police Reform Today, I want to go back and share with you the history of policing in the United States. To show you the issue of murder of black people by police is a systemic problem. One that will not go away by creating police reform legislature. Original Forms of Policing …
What Was Cancel Culture Originally? Dictionary.com defines cancel culture as “the popular practice of withdrawing support for public figures and companies after they have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive.” Cancel culture started out as a way to combat discrimination, sexism and racism, and it has been effective in doing so. People …
What is EDS? My name is Jenna and I have a genetic condition called hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS). EDS is a somewhat rare connective tissue disorder where the tissue is too all around too lax. Classic symptoms include joint hypermobility, frequent dislocations, easy bruising, abnormal scarring, and velvety skin. In my case, I …
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How Can We Understand the Experience of Black Women? In the last month, there’s been two big names as part of the movement against police brutality. Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. One person’s murderers were arrested and one’s weren’t. George Floyd was murdered on May 25th, and Derek Chauvin was arrested four days later. Breonna …
By Natalie Sfeir Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Clinician at the University of Texas at Austin BS Speech and Hearing Sciences with an emphasis in Speech-Language Pathology National NSSLHA Vice-President of Government Affairs and Public Policy Transitioning to Teletherapy “We left university for spring break…and never came back.” You may have heard this statement as students, such …
What is Juneteenth? On June 19, 1865, enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free. There are many celebrations that bring black families together, and some travel to Galveston for the day. It is important to recognize this holiday and it’s significance, but to also remember who it’s for. If you’re a white …
The Driving Event On June 28th, 1969, officers of the New York City Public Morals Division (part of the police department), raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York city. According to Forbes, “Back then, the Public Morals Division enforced all laws for vice and gambling, including prostitution, narcotics and homosexuality. Cops could …
Class Privilege and Intersectionality Class privilege can intersect with almost every privilege. People have advantage because of economic access and social class. Last week I discussed ability privilege. The world is made for people of a typical ability level. What do people with a disability need? They need supports like wheelchairs, rehabilitative therapies (PT, OT, SLP), accomodations in …
by Danielle Huffman Imagine you are out at a restaurant with your family. The waiter is taking each person’s order until they come to you. You know exactly what you want from the menu and start to tell the waiter, but something happens. You cannot seem to get your words out, as if they got …
