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“Soy una niñita”: ¿por qué las policías no permiten a los jóvenes ser jóvenes?

“Soy una niñita”: ¿por qué las policías no permiten a los jóvenes ser jóvenes?

By Izzy Ford on May 4, 2021 |

Spanish, Translations and Translations Issue

This translation is part of the 2021 Spring Translations Marathon for student translators.

Traducido por Izzy Ford del ingles

El primero de febrero, 2021, un video de la cámara corporal de policía emergió en el internet de una niña negra que tiene nueve años siendo arrastrada a través de la nieve a un coche de la policía, con esposas, y rociada con gas pimienta. Los oficiales, que fueron respondiendo a un informe de “problemas con una familia”, actuaron de esta manera después de que la niña expresó que quería matar a su madre y a sí misma. Cuando la niña se negó a sentarse en el coche de la policía y dijo que quería a su padre, un oficial de policía despectivamente le dijo que ella estaba “actuando como una niñita,” a lo que la niña con nueve años respondió, “soy una niñita”- y entonces, la rociaron con gas pimienta.

BSA Conference 2021: Visions of Black Liberation through Collective Economics
(Photo via Smith College Social Network)

BSA Conference 2021: Visions of Black Liberation through Collective Economics

By Sadie Buerker on April 26, 2021 |

Features

Smith College’s Black Students’ Alliance (BSA) hosted its 13th Biennial Conference entitled “Investing In Ourselves: Black Wall Street and Collective Economics” on April 10-11. A reflection upon histories of wealth inequality and racial violence in America, as well as a celebration of Black resilience and ingenuity, the conference is a testament to BSA’s vision for racial justice at Smith and beyond.

Cromwell Day Art Showcase Highlights Artistic Responses to Racial Violence
Tiffany Hugh '22, Healing, 18 x 12 in, Acrylic and Collage

Cromwell Day Art Showcase Highlights Artistic Responses to Racial Violence

By Shira Zaid on November 20, 2020 |

Arts and Arts and Culture

Tuesday Nov. 10 Smith College held its annual Cromwell Day, and though this year's symposium took place virtually, it was still an impactful opportunity to come together, reflect and learn. This year’s celebration was entitled, “Tackling Anti-Blackness: Moving Past the Abstract” and featured speakers, workshops and student art pieces. It concluded with a showcasing of student artwork that grappled with the harrowing history of racism in the United States as well as devastating current events such as the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor which have sparked civil unrest across the nation. 

Activist Art in the Time of the Pandemic
Photo courtesy of Emma Vejcik, '22

Activist Art in the Time of the Pandemic

By Emma Vejcik on September 29, 2020 |

Arts and Culture

In the past few months, we have seen a surplus of mural paintings throughout the nation. The movement was sparked by the commission of the BLM street painting, by the Washington D.C. mayor, Murial Browser. Since then, communities across America have taken to the streets with road-marking paint to cement the statement “Black Lives Matter.”

Activist Art in the Time of the Pandemic
Photo courtesy of Emma Vejcik, '22

Activist Art in the Time of the Pandemic

By Emma Vejcik on September 29, 2020 |

Arts and Culture

In the past few months, we have seen a surplus of mural paintings throughout the nation. The movement was sparked by the commission of the BLM street painting, by the Washington D.C. mayor, Murial Browser. Since then, communities across America have taken to the streets with road-marking paint to cement the statement “Black Lives Matter.”