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In Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix, the main character, Jonah Skidmore, had a sister named Katherine. Katherine’s supportive and calming qualities made her considered to be a best friend. Her best friend qualities were exemplified when Jonah and his best friend Chip went through some hardships. Jonah and his best friend, Chip Winston, were both adopted. One day, Chip and Jonah each received a letter stating, “YOU ARE ONE OF THE MISSING,” (Haddix 20).

As Angela Davis states in her autobiography, “For my family, my strength, For my comrades, my light. For the sisters and brothers whose fighting spirit was my liberator. For those whose humanity is too rare to be destroyed by walls, bars, and death houses. And especially for those who are going to struggle until racism and class injustice are forever banished from our history.” This quote shows you what kind of miraculous person Angela Davis is and how she felt about this time period.

Madison Busby Ms. Alfaro English 1302 14 February 2018 Throughout the last couple of decades, Texans have seen particularly influential revelations come through from a large number of culturally diverse people. One of these diverse individuals is Juanita Shanks Craft, an African American woman who greatly influenced the great state of Texas. Craft contributed to African American culture in Texas by participating in Civil Rights movements, becoming a chairman of the NAACP, helping young african americans attend different colleges, and many other influential contributions.(Abernathy-McKnight) Juanita greatly assisted in paving the pathway for African American cultures and rights in Texas. Born in Round Rock, Tx, Juanita Craft grew up

Olivia Benson helps solve some of the most hideous sex crimes on Law and Order: SVU. The women offers comfort to victims and entertainment to the masses on the long-running NBC series. This well-known character is one of many women very deserving to be part of the women empowerment series based on television characters. Week after week Olivia Benson empowers viewers by reminding everyone it’s OK to fight for your rights. Benson’s job is to pursue justice, yet after all the terrible crimes she has seen she is still a very sympathetic individual.

I believe the term, hispanic, itself does not define who I am. I define who I am and who I want to become. However, I do come from a Mexican heritage. Coming from a Mexican heritage has influenced and deeply impacted my life. My heritage has taught me a lot.

Melba Pattillo Beals was one of the Little Rock Nine who took a stand against segregation. Melba isn’t some person who walked the face of the earth and had a family and a job, she didn’t just have this normal life, she was special.as a result of segregation in the United States in 1950’s and 1960’s, Melba Pattillo Beals took a stand against/on segregation in the United States by integrating into Central High School in Central Arkansas, which inspired other African American people of the U.S. to help integrate other schools and stop segregation. How many people wake up everyday and face a world of hate and disrespect for their culture. Where the color of our skin makes us different, while white is just a state of mind. Beals took a stand against segregation as a young teen.

Who was Ruby Bridges you may be wondering. Well today I will take you on a journey of what she went through when she went to an all-white school. She endured treacherous names and torture from her classmates. Even though she was called horrible names and even harassed she, still chose to go to school.

Shirley Chisholm’s Presidential Bid From the beginning, the world was a place of inequality. However, it is possible to change. Through hard work from significant individuals, the world has fought wars and created laws that have led towards equality.

I grew up in a two-parent household with my parents being married before they had children. My father has always been the one that provides finically, while my mother was the one who took care of my siblings and I throughout my childhood. Being that both of my parents were born in Mexico, I consider myself Mexican American. I am proud to be Mexican American. Culture plays a huge role in shaping your identity.

Rosa was sitting in a front seat that normally belonged to those of white skin. When a white woman entered the bus and asked Rosa to move Rosa told her “No”. Rosa was later arrested but she now serves as a hero to America for her bravery. It can be very difficult to be different in a world that is so similar, but sometimes it can be as easy as sitting down in a world that all stands

“Isla” by Virgil Suarez is a poem about an immigrant mother and son originally from the Caribbean island of Cuba living in Los Angeles. As mentioned in an article by Leslie P. Perez, Cuba is a communist country and its people suffer instead of being able to live in freedom. The United States government created a paper called the Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act (CAA). “This paper explores the notion that Cubans leave their country not only due to economic difficulties, but also in fear of unjust persecution and to protect their lives and fundamental liberties (Perez, L.P., 2016).”

She was a courageous women who used the internet and other people to make her opinion in the world stand out, “Building a powerful movement for racial equality, courageously reigniting a global conversation around state violence and racism” She worked with many other people who also went through the same thing she went through in her life, “She formed close connections with other young, queer, woman who were dealing with the challenges of poverty and being Black and Brown in the USA.” When she started Black Lives Matter she never thought her organization would spread so much but it ended up making a bigger impact than she thought, “Black Lives Matter has since grown to an international organization with dozens of chapters” Patrisse Cullors didn’t know how much of an impact she would make when she started but she made a huge impact in the world and helped change people’s

Janet Jackson is an American singer and performer who was born on May 16, 1966. She has also done a fair amount of acting and is a talented dancer. She has made a number of socially conscious and thought-provoking albums, as well as sexually charged ones. Here are some of her most memorable quotes. Number Eight: Janet Jackson said, "No word is absolutely wrong or dirty or insulting.

General Purpose: To Inform Specific purpose: To explain the life of Dr. Dorothy Height. Central Idea: The amazing Dorothy Height endured a challenging and difficult childhood and adulthood filled full of struggles, but she never allowed any of these adversities to hinder her from accomplishing remarkable achievements throughout her lifetime. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Material A. “When you worry about who to give credit to; you get little done” was quoted by Dorothy Height 1.

Gloria Steinem immediately stuck out to me because of her Ohio origin. I love a good hometown hero, myself, and she is the perfect woman to call a hero. I first heard the name “Gloria Steinem” when I was in a musical production of Legally Blonde the Musical; Steinem is, essentially, one of the lead characters’ role models, which is understandable considering all of the incredible work that she has done. Steinem is a writer, lecturer, female organizer, and activist (About). She is basically this incredible, feminist super-hero who travels this and other countries to help organize and lecture about issues around feminism, race and sex caste systems, gender roles, child abuse and non-violent conflict resolution among other important topics.