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Beginning in the 1900’s the Caribbeans began migrating to the United States. Many of the immigrants were young and unmarried coming to New York for a better life. In the beginning, they worked low-wage salary jobs such as the men, working as doorman’s or laborers and the women were nannies and maids. It is quite…

Introduction Malcolm X once said that “We were not brought here to be made citizens. We were brought here against our will. We were not brought here to enjoy the constitutional gifts that they speak so beautifully about.” As the events in history has shown, this is entirely factual. Fortunately, times has changed and society…

It’s 2020, and that means it’s about time that women feel like equals in the workplace. Yet, they still don’t feel that way, with salary disparities, sexual harassment and insufficient family leave policies still being major issues. However, if we push the bigger problems aside, workdays are also filled with small and subtle reminders that…

The Twelve Tribes, a religious cult, was formed in Chattanooga Tennessee in 1972 to live out the word of God. This cult from the outside looks like a hippie commune that emerged from the 1960’s, but it is much more than just that, this religious cult has spread to areas throughout the world to establish…

Women should not be treated badly, because everybody is equally and beautifully created or born. Activists all over the world have created awareness and advocated for this over the years, but despite all the effort, it seems we move five steps forward and eight steps backward. Every person has their own perspective about violence. I…

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “median weekly earnings of full-time workers were $876 in the second quarter of 2018. Women had median weekly earnings of $780, or 81.3 percent of the $959 median for men” (2018). This is as of July 17, 2018. This disparity is not of times long ago but a…

A hard to break cycle of poverty coupled with language barriers, unfair targeting by the educational system, the failure of the governmental and private programs put in place to address these issues and remedy these situations, and the misconception that there is no desire to seek out higher education all hinder the progress and success…

INTRODUCTION America is only America because of immigration. America wouldn’t be what it is today without immigration. Even the people that were here first which were the natives were immigrants. They came here from Asia. Anybody else that lives here in america is an immigrant or are somehow connected to one. Every person in America…

Why other people are addicted to drugs? That’s the question that crosses to our mind when we saw an addict person. Sometimes, assumed that drug users are commonly lack of self-control and that’s why they couldn’t stop using drugs and resulting to change their behaviors. Facing the reality today, addiction in drugs is a very…

Rosa Parks was a civil right activist that believed that no matter what color or race you should be treated fairly. She lived during a time of segregation, were blacks and whites were considered separate but equal. During this time there was sections were colors could eat, drink, sit or buy goods. Prior to the…