Comments on: Reflections of the “I, Too, Am” Campaign https://www.cbcfinc.org/blog/reflections-of-the-i-too-am-campaign/ Advancing the Global Black Community by Developing Leaders Informing Policy and Educating the Public Wed, 15 Sep 2021 18:16:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Womens Interest https://www.cbcfinc.org/blog/reflections-of-the-i-too-am-campaign/#comment-274 Sun, 03 May 2015 16:42:32 +0000 http://www.cbcfinc.org/thevillage/?p=1378#comment-274 These scripts are the actualization of fantasies woven long ago in the pains of
childhood. Moreover, choosing the right style is one thing that must be
considered on a day-to-day basis. In most cases if we say that an event or endeavor may be “risky” this commonly suggests a negative outcome.
Why would anyone subject their baby to this, knowing their skin is thinner and more absorbent.

]]> By: Sister Shabazz https://www.cbcfinc.org/blog/reflections-of-the-i-too-am-campaign/#comment-273 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 05:48:42 +0000 http://www.cbcfinc.org/thevillage/?p=1378#comment-273 Peace Jared.

Thanks for sharing your experiences at your current institution and within your course of study. I, too, have suffered from similar feelings that you detail throughout this blog post. I attended UNC-Chapel Hill where Black Americans constitute roughly 10% of the total student body population. I, too, know what it is like to be made to feel less than worthy of being where you are. Even more so, I know what it is like to have people constantly question the validity and value of your chosen field of study. I am currently battling those people (including Black professors) who doubt the feasibility of an AFAM Phd in a Eurocentric dominated academic arena as I consider my graduate degree(s).

While I think the “I, Too, Am” campaigns can be effective in empowering marginalized students, it is unclear whether or not the photo campaign will impact the students whose actions result in such marginalization. Too often marginalized communities are faced with the task of proving or showing the oppressor that his/her actions are damaging. More importantly, we face the task of explaining why such oppression must stop. Nonetheless, this campaign and others are great places to begin the deconstruction of racist, sexist, and classist institutions.

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