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[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

@Huey_trex I don’t understand that either? How are they allowed to not talk about that part of their history? Does not seem right at all. #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

@worldhistluv I thought this was interesting as well. Seems very contradicting in the present today. #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

I really did not like the way that the University of Chicago did so much scheming to try to keep its history a secret. For example, by changing its name to create a new legal entity. #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

“You have lost 53 [N]egroes in 16 months” and “there is some 10 or 15 more that will die if there is not a change in management in a short time.” Horrible! How could they treat these people so terribly? #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

“Douglas appeared determined to extract as much labor as possible from his enslaved workforce…” I did not like how he was going to exhaust these workers to death. It did not sit right with me. #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

“The recipient of this land, tainted with blood of the enslaved, was a newly viable South Side institution - the University of Chicago.” I thought it was interesting the way the writers wrote this sentence because the land would be controversial later #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

@worldhistluv I 100% agree we are so lucky to be Americans. When I saw how long they fought for their freedom, it made me realize how much they went through and how strong those people have to be. 3 decades. Wow. #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

It was really cool to see all the emotions when Mubarak finally stepped down. People were crying and screaming with joy. To think what all the went through to make that happen is insane. #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

“The entire nation erupted at once to battle injustice, corruption, poverty, ignorance, all that we endured over the past 30 years. We were all equal.” This quote was inspiring. These people came together to fight for freedom and it was beautiful to see. #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

“If we have any dignity and want to live as humans in this country, then we have to go to the streets.” This quote really got me. It hurts me that there are people that don’t even feel like humans or have dignity in their own country. #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

@ian_pettus Haha that makes me feel better, thank you😅

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

Cornel West speaks of the Black Lives Matter movement as “an indictment of neoliberal power”; the late Hugo Chavez called neoliberalism a “path to hell.” I thought this was interesting the way they described neoliberalism #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

@ian_pettus (Cont.) discriminating against them because of their sexuality. In New Orleans, it seems as though people are more welcoming of this & only care about the music, but other areas are definitely not as welcoming. And I hope this starts to change sooner rather than later.

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

The article explained the “last thing any of the sissy-bounce artists wants is to put homosexuality at the forefront of what they do.” Because they are able to perform anywhere at home, but other places know them as “gay hip-hop” which is not want they want #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

@ian_pettus I think this quote caught my attention because I agree with the artists. I don’t think that it is right that their music is characterized by their sexuality. I think their music should speak for themselves, and they should be able to play their music without worrying about people

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

@Huey_trex ^^ #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

@Huey_trex I found this interesting too. Because I feel like a lot of women think that sexual lyrics are about them and sexualizing them in a negative way, but lyrics did not make them feel this way at all.

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

@ValHeffernan1 I found this interesting as well because New Orleans also masks themselves during the season of Mardi Gras in their parades to mask their identities. It is definitely a similarity found in lots of New Orleans culture #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

I really enjoyed when the article was talking about New Orleans culture. I liked how it explained that it is more lax about gender identity and fanciness. I think everyone should be accepting everywhere! It is sad that these artists can’t express themselves #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

“It is a sad understatement to say that homosexuality and hip-hop make for an unlikely fusion” I really don’t like that music and sexuality have to even be considered together. Why can’t music be it’s own thing no matter your sexuality? #AuburnWorldHistory

[Riley @Rileykhudson7]

@ian_pettus At least that’s what I gathered from the article, the idea of neoliberalism still kinda confuses me.