After reading Anti-racist by Jewell and Durand, It made me think more about my identity and who I am. I already know and have a general view on who i am but activities like this give you more reason to look deeper. It makes you think beyond just your name but more on race, ethnicity and how society views you. Reading basically explained how everyone has different views on how they categorize people in society. Regardless white or black, we are always put into categories, without doing so. It’s sort of automatic. Our neighborhoods, social media, the school we attend and the friends we have, typically make us all unique in our own way because we all come from different areas.
As the saying goes, don’t judge a book by its cover. We do it without trying. We as humans have some many labels without even wanting them. Little do we know these titles or labels, make us who you are. In the reading, it stated “Your identity grows and changes just like you.” It’s 100% true, meaning there’s always room for change and to become the better version of you.
There was an activity at the end of our reading about taking some time and thinking about what makes you who you are. All the labels and words that are used to describe you. I did a similar activity back in high school. I will attach it to this. I told myself I'm going to do something new for this activity but also looking back at it and seeing what changed and what didn't.
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| High School Activity |
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| My Self Portrait/ Identity Map |
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| Original Picture to go base off |
I loved that you still kept your highschool project and were able to add onto it. With growth comes lessons and you stated that when you said you have bigger words to add to it now. That is true but you are also always going to be you.
ReplyDeleteI love the project! It's creative and informative. Amazing post!
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