Jose R. Guerrero, The Dream is Not for You 2018 mixed media painting 48"T x 38"W
Children’s Dreams at the US Border by Basia D. Ellis, Ph.D., Professor of Child and Adolescent Development, Sacramento State; Curriculum Chair, Dreamer Resource Center
Kachiside Madu…Breathe, May 30, 2020 digital photograph
Our Streets! by John Johnson, Sacramento State
Jorge Quintana, The Poem Where My People Never Suffer
Poetic visions rooted to mis raíces [my roots], by Manuel Barajas, Professor, Department of Sociology, Sacramento State
Briana Swain reading We Gave It A Good Try
Deconstructed Artichoke Press, Nikki Thompson (she/her), Riots Become Protest 2020 paper zine
Unfolding Political History by Mark Brown, Professor of Political Science, Sacramento State
Watch the zine Riots Become Protest unfold.
contested.city
a zine (DIY magazine) that exists both in the worlds of atoms and bytes.
contested.city | Volumes:
01 · Before Today 2020 https://contested.city/volumes/vol_01/index.html
02 · Normal Never Was 2020 https://contested.city/volumes/vol_02/index.html
03 · Future Tense Perfect 2020 https://contested.city/volumes/vol_03-01/index.html
but we make a place
temporary by its nature
a tent, debris of daily life
and we live on below the levee
by the rail road track
by Cathleen Williams, writer for Sacramento’s homeless newspaper, the Homeward Street Journal
Esta vida, a collection of poems by Danny Romero
Jennifer Lugris, American Dream 2021 Ink on United States currency
Beyond Face Value, by Dr. Brenda Romero, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Sacramento State
Sarah Rafael García & Cecilia López, Modest Avila Obstructing Development Since 1889 (#MAOD)
La leyenda de la resistencia de Modesta corre como un fantasma por todas nuestras comunidades (The legend of the Modesta’s resistance runs like a ghost throughout our communities), by Jose Artiga, SHARE FOUNDATION, Executive Director and Sarah Garcia
A Poetic Letter for Amerikkka, by Rosa Martinez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sacramento State.
Dear Amerikkka, by Maya Coleman
You say you are not your ancestors, but there is still an unpaid debt.
And as you can see, the descendants birthed after your crimes are here to collect.
How do you calculate the worth of millions of Black enslaved bodies?
How do you reconcile intentional systematic productions of poverty?
As far as I can see,
You shake a lot
You deflect
You don’t know whether to call me Black or African American,
And say nothing as your family talks about how to make America Great again.
Oh the silence.
Oh how it has taken up more space then your privilege.
It’s uncomfortable isn’t it.
You say you are not your ancestors, but I am mine. They sent me to send you the message that we won’t be singing hymns this time.
No more asking for freedom, recognition and acceptance. No more waiting on your repentance.
Oh the silence,
And how it has been the greatest violence.
They tell me that my analysis isn’t fair.
“After all Maya it’s not like you were there.”
Forget the genocide of my people.
Allow these conversations about race
Just like 1968 to make me feel
that the playing fields are equal
“Maya forgive and forget,
Move forward and neglect that all these conversations have not produced reparations yet. Shhhhhhhh Maya be patient.”
They theorize in their classrooms
about what black people want and need
As if Black scholars and intellectuals
Did not leave.
A blueprint
A clue
Debating on whether racism is my problem to fix
Or is it for you?
How do you calculate that worth of millions
Of Black enslaved bodies?
How do you reconcile
Intentional systematic productions of poverty?
Seems like the first of the month with no harmony.
Amerikkka your rent is due.
And you
say you are not your ancestors, but there is still an unpaid debt.
And as you can see, the descendants birthed after your crimes are shamelessly here to collect.
Words, Images and Sounds of the Revolution, by Chris Castañeda, Professor of History, Sacramento State
Sociology 194: Social Change And Migration in Latin America, Spring 2021, Sacramento State, Professor Heidy Sarabia Digital collages, drawings, and reflections by students on the Mexican Revolution (1910), Cuban Revolution (1959), and Nicaraguan Revolution (1979).
Upon first glance, I thought that the canvas was on fire. Tongues of fire cascading down the page. Upon second glance, I thought no not fire, blood, rivets of blood pouring from hearts broken. Upon yet another glance I thought perhaps it was neither fire nor blood instead the tears of thousands who mourn the lives of these innocents whose journey brought them to an unwelcoming line in the sand. Reflection of the art of Marquise Grace by Ann M. Pratt, Director, Dominican Center for Justice Resources
Disciplining Fertility into Genocide by Maria Elena Vargas, Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies, Sacramento State
Protection orders as parachutes: The impact of domestic violence by Danielle Slakoff, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Sacramento State
Exuberant. Vibrant. Edgy. Intimate. Candid. Aspirational. Accusatory. Unflinching. Passionate. Provocative. Courageous. Exquisite. An Affirmation of Black Womanhood by Deborah Reidy Kelch, Writer, mentor and executive coach.
Social Justice and the Art of Cheryl Gleason, reflection by Steve Iverson, Fellow Human Being
Raphael Douglas, Slow It Down by Raph's Radio, December 2020 Audio/Video Recording
When we look in the mirror, what do we see?.....Is it our true, unencumbered self, reflecting the dignity, strength and resilience of our shared humanity?.... A reflection on Slow It Down by Peter Petty, Personality.
Pledge of Allegiance to Dignidad y Respeto to Communities in Resistance, by Dr. Nancy Huante Tzintzun, Ph.D., Ethnic Studies Lecturer, Sacramento State
Nj Mvondo & Juan Miranda #TimeForTheNine Spoken Word Performance
Darning Stitch, by Michael C. Healey, In collaboration with NJ Mvondo & Juan Miranda: #TimeForTheNine...threads may form a herringbone
Geometrical and Subtle, by Luis R. Campos-Garcia (he, him, his), Visual Artist
Jalen Tyre, One Blood, One Love
“I Don’t’ Want to Time Travel No Mo,” by Dr. Andrea L. Moore (She, Her, Sis, Queen), Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies; Director, Cooper-Woodson College Enhancement Program, Sacramento State
Social Movements are more than words, reflection on the art of Cynthia Hobson by Stan Oden, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Political Science, Sacramento State
Time of Possession
A time of possession
The obsession of possessing possessions
Called into question
Moral-less laws, we second guessing
more or less
Used as a weapon
Justice could never step in
Mortgage application
A tool of oppression
Leveraged into suppression
Of votes in an election
Impacts the education
And the regulation
Of a nation
Unnatural elements
No signs of intelligence
At the helm of it
Capitalize, therein lies to sell a bit
Another occasion we celebrate for the hell of it
This information
Or dis-information
In the form of misinformation
Causes you to miss information
And this limitation
Puts you in a situation
Where your whole presentation
Will face discrimination
Within a nation, its overt and its blatant
Almost naturally people hating
And believe me It’s frustrating
Over 400 years plus… waiting.
The Dialect of Freedom: An Analysis of Ranon Maddox’s Time of Possession, by Mark Carnero, Ed.D, Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Sacramento State
Oke Junior, Elmhurst (Live Performance)
A Reflection on Misconception by Faith J. McKinnie, Curator
We the People! by Dr. Stacey Chimimba Ault, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Sacramento State
“Gale Minna’s provocative piece provides a poignant glimpse into what it is like to grow up “othered” in the U.S. Minna takes us on a three-part journey to illustrate how our colonized education system leads to feelings of inadequacy and marginalization.”
Like Me, by Susan J. Nakaoka, Assistant Professor, Division of Social Work, Sacramento State
EDUC 160: Urban Education, Expressing Identity and Inequality, includes five pieces by Sacramento State Students created as part of the class Urban Education, taught by Professor Jana Noel, Student contributors: Anonymous, Andrea Lopez Juarez, Annissa Terry , Paola Ramirez and Laurel Woldruff
These five pieces are students' expressions of identity and inequality. 1) A Mexican American woman expresses how the world sees her as full of stereotypes compared to how her family sees her. 2) An African American woman expresses how others see and interact with her through harmful stereotypes as a Black woman. 3) A student portrays the unequal treatment the law provides immigrants compared to White males. 4) A woman illustrates how a woman's climb to the top is missing rungs in a ladder compared to a man's journey up the ladder. 5) A woman illustrates that women around the world face a large "stop sign" in their lives.
Lenses and Counternarratives by Dr. Araceli Feliz, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the Department of Graduate and Professional Studies in Education, Sacramento State
Teri Knox (she, her), Perceived Value and Representaion, "Mixed Pride," March 2021, a poem recited.
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Pride in Mixed Pride – A Reflection . . . by Kathy Jamieson, Professor, Sacramento State
Art 145: Advanced Printmaking. Faculty: Summer Ventis Student Artists: Elizabeth Kellogg, Cecilia Lopez, the Mayor, Byron Medina, Daisy Mejia, Kellina Miller, Sage Stanley. Student Curator: Sage Stanley.
The Power of Prints, by Peter Foucault, Artist
Fashions have changed. Laws have changed. Our social standards have changed. But have we sufficiently advanced the causes represented by the flag and the words on the wall? Reflection on the art of Kerri Warner by Deborah Seiler, Retired Election Administrator and Renaissance Society member
Banners of Hope, First Week Back for Students April 2021, an ongoing project for our students 1-6th. Kate Garcia, Washington Elementary School, Sacramento
How can I improve society? How can I make the world a better place? How can we have equality for all? How can we have justice for all?