The Sea is Haunted. The Sea is Home. The Sea is Healing.

 Bailee Galloway Engl-44378 Ms. Harris November 15,2022 Is “Liberty and Justice for all” really for “All”             As a black person in America when I lay down at night and all I can hear is, “Say their names”, “No justice no peace”, and finally, “Mama I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe”.  The land of the “free” and the home of the “brave”, “liberty and justice for all”; These slogans were created by Francis Scott Keys and facade by the United States of America.  Since August of 1619, the formerly “free” have been enslaved and brutalized by a system of unprovoked violence and racism. In 2022 we as black people should not still be scared of leaving our homes and never returning, but this is real life reality we face in the so-called, “Land of the free”.             On December 6, 1865, slavery was written to be abolished, but that truly never happened....

  Wright James  Harris, Jaleesa  ENG 2016  17 November 2022  Playlist  1985 (Intro to “The Fall Off”) - J Cole  ● Gazzy Garcia known as Lil Pump, is a rapper who comes from a Latin American heritage. In 2018, Lil Pump presumably had beef with J Cole and proceeded to write a diss track on him. J Cole took to such actions, in dissing Lil Pump in a fatherly manner, giving advice on what’s best for his image. J Cole addresses that though coming from a Latin American heritage, Lil Pump passes as a black man, who provides a false image toward his widely caucasian audience, in order to provide the feeling of what it’s like to be black. Thus escalating Lil Pump’s social and financial status, which is a representation of Black Bourgeois in the Black Gothic.  Deep River  ● Deep River comes in many arrangements by many African American composers like Hall Johnson and H. T. Burleigh. Nevertheless, this negro spiritual tells the story of going home by way...

  Treasure Garner  ENGL 2016 Ms. Harris 17 November 2022 Reality Beneath The Surface The Black culture. Culture consists of elements that makes up a nation; it is the foundation of a united group of people. In reference to Black culture, I am referring to Africans, African Americans, and all Black communities. The Black culture has taken on elements since the period of enslavement. These elements stem from the ideology of the Black Gothic. The Black Gothic is a genre within academic literature and visuals. It is the process of experiencing spiritual, traumatic, and horror circumstances as well as healing and overcoming breakthroughs. To bring acknowledgment to the elements that have been brought on stemmed through the Black Gothic from the years of the enslavement of our ancestors by looking through the lens of spirituality and mental health.  Spirituality is widely permeated within the Black culture and community. Dr. Carter in his work he explained the importance of spi...

  Harlee Harris  Professor Harris  ENGL 2016  15 November 2022  Dragon Ball Z and Black Empowerment  Ever since my childhood as some kid who watched anime Saturday nights on Toonami,  almost every fan of Dragon Ball Z I’ve met has also happened to be Black. They’ve also been the biggest, most enthusiastic fans of the show. This coincidence has been something to pique my curiosity. I wondered whether it went any further than chance, and it was here in African  American Literature where I determined the truth to be something far greater. Since its original airing in America in the late nineties, Dragon Ball Z has risen to become one of the most well known pinnacles of pop culture and motivational masculinity for men growing up watching cable TV cartoons and anime. Something apparent though is that the show has grown to a level  of distinguishment that goes much further beyond specifically in Black communities and facets  of culture. It has...

  Tobias Nash Ms. Harris ENGL 2016-44378 17 November 2022 Black Heritage and Enslavement through Time When we think about heritage and traditions, we tend to associate them with races and ethnicities. Through time we have seen them be passed down from generation to generation, whether it’s certain dances, foods, or music. There is a particular heritage that I want to focus on and that is the black heritage. There are different aspects of black heritage that some people may not understand because that there are different ethnicities that celebrate or embrace their heritage in their own way. Some may come from a route from slavery which was a dark time for black throughout history. This essay will go through the time and lifestyles of enslavement and black heritage. Starting with enslavement, it’s when you have lost your freedom and are treated cruel for your disobedience and bad behavior. But some may just have been for reasons that have nothing to do with the person at all. Slavery...

   Caleb Pogue Professor Harris English 2016-44378 November 15,2022 Interracial Relationships and the Black Gothic This semester, when reading “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,” I found myself relating to a section of Equiano's story. Equiano, a slave, had formed a bond with the man who bought him, Pascal. Pascal treated Equiano with more kindness and respect than his previous enslavers, and Equiano considered Pascal, a friend. Pascal then betrays Equiano and sells him to another master (Equiano 76). As a resident of a small town in Louisiana, and a student of a K-12 school, I watched as the white people I socialized with adopted confederate flags, made insensitive jokes, and threw around racial slurs. I decided to base my project around this phenomenon, questioning the nature of interracial relationships. The first area I decided to focus on was romantic relationships. This was influenced by the “Willie” chapter in  Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing, as even...