Support Black Businesses Buffalo part 2.

Child Migrant Detention Centers and Family Separation does not reflect Democracy.

Families at the U.S-Mexican Border attempting to cross over into the U.S for a better life are being met with strict resistance. Once crossing over if caught by the U.S government are then detained and oftentimes children are being separated from their parents. Many of these children are only following their parents' leads and doing what they are told. These children do not understand the full ramifications of their parents’ decision. Some of the children crossing the border are being sent alone to escape poverty, drugs, crime, and an overall lack of resources. The United States is known for enforcing strict immigration policies and has always addressed illegal immigration as an issue that needs to be controlled. The numbers are skyrocketing, but the U.S has failed to find a solution that safely protects these children. News outlets have shown footage of these children sleeping in cages with only foil blankets as coverings. The detention centers are run similar to prisons, ...

Support Black Owned Business

The summer of 2020 once again highlighted significant disparities that Black people and other minorities face here in the United States. " In the United States Only 4.3% of the United States' 22.2 million business owners are Black, according to a February 2020 Brookings Institute report ." This is due to the systemic racist structures within the United States that historically have been weaponized against the Black community. From education to entrepreneurship, it is clear the United States has not done enough to provide equality and equity to Black communities. It's time to celebrate, embrace, and support the local Black businesses in your area. One might ask why it's necessary or why it even matters? The truth is every dollar that is spent within local businesses provides more economic value to those direct communities. The wealth is spread literally. If the people have the power to be a positive difference within the local or neighboring communities, that...

Who is Dahlia - introduction to aspirations and achievements.

Born in Upstate, NY, Dahlia Midyette, influenced by an environment that displayed a lack of diversity. The atmosphere did not fulfill her desire to see herself reflected in the world around her. Growing up in a world that did not even slightly mirror Black and Brown people in diverse avenues. She became destined to express beauty, traditions, images, creativity, stories, all from a minority perspective. Dahlia has a passion for uplifting and telling the stories of Black and other minority people through a multimedia lens. She attends SUNY Buffalo State College and will graduate in Fall 2021. Studying communications, journalism, and African American studies, she has sharpened her photography, cinematography, and storytelling artistry. She has a heritage that speaks to the Black Diaspora: African American and Puerto Rican. Dahlia, inspired by the visual language that speaks to the soul. Her creative intention is to reveal; elegance and honesty of those living, thriving a...

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