Affordable two- and three-bedroom apartments planned for D.C.’s Shaw Shaw, a community struck by gentrification has faced backlash by many African Americans for its changing physical landscape and demographics. Many African Americans feels as if the government is ignoring them and their issues with gentrification are not being heard. Although it would be difficult to […]
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Commonplace Entry 10: The Power Of Simple Lyrics
“Sunday, by the blue purple yellow red water On the green purple yellow red grass Let us pass through our perfect park Pausing on a Sunday By the cool blue triangular water On the soft green elliptical grass As we pass through arrangements of shadow Toward the verticals of trees Forever By the blue purple […]
Commonplace Entry 9: Yahoo Hacked
“Yahoo, which learned about the August 2013 hack last month, said it was separate from the massive breach announced in September. Yahoo attributed that attack, which compromised 500 million accounts, to a “state-sponsored actor,” but it has yet to identify the party responsible for the breach announced this week.” (Larson) The sentence above discusses that Yahoo […]
Commonplace Entry 8: Racist Robots
“A chatbot developed by Microsoft has gone rogue on Twitter, swearing and making racist remarks and inflammatory political statements.” The sentence above is two- fold because of the issues that the robots are having but also the deeper issues that people are having. The above sentence, read from a BBC article, discusses these newly developed […]
Commonplace Book Entry 10
This photo posted by Capitol Hill interns and staffers working for members of the Democratic party was taken in response to an image of Paul Ryan with their Republican colleagues. The original photo that Ryan took featured a poised, all white group of young interns. People across the country took to social media to highlight […]
Commonplace Book Entry 9
“Great to see so many investors come together to work towards a clean energy future. It’s a smart investment and it’s good for the planet.” These words tweeted by President Obama in celebration of a one billion dollar clean energy deal have loaded context behind them. For months, protesters in South Dakota have fought against […]
Commonplace Book Entry 8
This picture of a Syrian child became famous after one of many brutal airstrikes in Aleppo forced him into the back of an ambulance. The boy, covered in blood and dust, was completely silent, an effect of the traumatizing event he had been through. His picture flooded across social media, opening the eyes of many […]
Commonplace Book Entry 7
“When they go low, we go high.” This quote comes from a speech made by the First Lady, Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention. By this point in the election cycle, Donald Trump had solidified his persona as the candidate that is willing to say anything, whether that be crude comments about women or […]
Commonplace Book Entry 6
“If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House wait so long to act? Why did they only complain after Hillary lost?” This statement from President-elect Donald Trump came in response to accusations that the Russian government had played its hand in the outcome of this year’s election. Donald Trump has […]
U Street: Progress and Place in DC
The Frank D. Reeves Center is an essential part of the conversation in the U Street neighborhood, one that often turns to simultaneous fears of development and neglect. In turn, such discourse falls within the citywide debate on gentrification. The surrounding neighborhood, known as the U Street Corridor, has a storied history that dates back […]