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Activists such as Angela Davis and Fred Hampton understood that in order to achieve Black liberation, exploitation needs to be removed from the picture. Systems that are built to sustain and reinforce white supremacy are useless to Black people’s liberation. #COMferenceForensics
This present-day model of Black Capitalism does highlight capitalism’s inherently exploitative nature. The idea of Black Capitalism lies in misconceptions about small businesses and the working class position of most Black people. #COMferenceForensics
Fast forward to 2021 and Black Capitalism is still being pushed by governmental powers. However, there are now multiple Black billionaires along with a “Hustle Culture” being promoted in music and TV to justify sole Black entrepreneurship as well. #COMferenceForensics
This was accomplished by co-opting Black power rhetoric from Black activists like Malcolm X and using it to create a segregated economy. That way, if Black people struggled after creating businesses, stereotypes of Black people being lazy were justified. #COMferenceForensics
When Richard Nixon coined Black Capitalism as the solution it was done so to remove the US Government’s responsibility in creating Black socio-economic uplift. That way, he could acquire the votes from southern states and oppose reforms by Black activists. #COMferenceForensics
Black people creating businesses is important but the problem arises when Black entrepreneurship is solely pushed to achieve Black liberation. Black liberation involves Black self-determination AND government policies adding to our community work. #COMferenceForensics
Ever since Black people were emancipated from that chains of chattel slavery we sought for opportunities to economically uplift ourselves and create wealth within our own communities. Tulsa’s Black Wall Street is a great example of this. #COMferenceForensics
Black Capitalism is a socioeconomic idea and a political movement that was first coined by Richard Nixon in 1968. The movement strives to eliminate systemic racism through Black entrepreneurship and the cultivation of Black-owned businesses and banks. #COMferenceForensics
Thank you, Delaney! We'll have a short 15-minute break and then we'll wrap it up with Doniven Hill-Bush on A critique on Black capitalism as the solution to achieving Black Liberation #COMferenceForensics @isuforensics
Animals are still being sent to space, but thanks to today’s updated technology the likelihood of survival is now much greater. Each animal being sent to the stars takes a little bit of Laika with them, and on their return, she comes home. #COMferenceForensics
Laika not only helped the Soviet Union in their race to space, she sparked a conversation about animal welfare and rights. Her journey and subsequent death in the stars has inspired action in all aspects of life, from animal activism to visual art. #COMferenceForensics
Laika was NOT the only dog sent to space. Others included Belka and Strelka, who were the first dogs to return from space alive. Strelka even had puppies after returning, one of which was gifted to John F. Kennedy from Nikita Khrushchev. #COMferenceForensics
A memorial dedicated to Laika, was created April 11th, 2008. It’s located outside the Russian Cosmonaut training facility where she was trained in Star City, Russia. #COMferenceForensics
In 1957 Laika, a stray dog from the streets of Moscow became the first dog sent to space. Unfortunately she would give her life for her country and the sake of science soon after making it to space where she would die from overheating and asphyxiation #COMferenceForensics
In the late 1950’s the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union was heating up. It wasn’t just a battle of satellites and rockets, it was the race to see who could send living organisms to space! #COMferenceForensics
Great job Mycah! Next up, Delaney Kosar with the Story of "Dogs in Space" @isuforensics #COMferenceForensics
If you would like to read up more on this perspective and the beautiful writings of Charlotte E. Jacobs, check out the link below: https://t.co/nVCicVyA8Q #COMferenceForensics
Jacobs argues that Developing an oppositional gaze is especially important for adolescent Black girls who continue to grow up in an environment in which Black girls and women are continually relegated to the role of “the Other” in society. #COMferenceForensics
Oppositional gaze is a type of looking relation that involves the political rebellion and resistance against the repression of a black person's right to look. #COMferenceForensics
This was first coined by social activist bell hooks in her 1992 essay collection “Black Looks: Race and Representation” #COMferenceForensics
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