Ethnic Empowerment

EthnicMajority.com is a blog style website focused the advancement of African, Hispanic, Asian, and Native Americans in the predominantly white society of America. The goal of the website is to "educate, assist, and empower" the minority groups of the United States to achieve greater influence in "politics, business, at work, and society in general."

The rate of growth among Ethnic minorities in the U.S. is rising significantly as the years go on. The growth is not expected to decline anytime soon and the US Census Bureau is predicting that minorities will eventually make up half of the U.S. population.

This site is very important despite the continuing improvements in society since the Civil Rights Movement. There is still a great divide in the unity of all Americans concerning class, race, and the issue of citizenship among immigrants. EthnicMajority.com would like to close the gap and allow for everyone to have a fair chance to advance their life in America.

The site provide news and resources on things such as politics, housing, healthcare, and education. The site also offers a section dedicated to current Civil Rights issues, news, and movements.
Websites such as EthnicMajority.com are great tools for the people they are geared toward. I think they are also a great way for people outside of the demographic to learn about cultural issues going on around them.

Diverse-City

I think diversity is a beautiful part of culture. Diversity, particularly on the OU campus, has greatly impacted my life. I have met many new people with backgrounds and views which differ from my own. I'm learning that I enjoy being surrounded by this colorful collection of cultures. As much as I may love and welcome the diversity around me, I will never completely understand it. I think it is a challenge everyone faces when dealing with diversity. 

I am a diverse individual whose culture differs greatly from let's say, a 20-year-old woman from South Africa. We both see each other as diverse, but are both proud of our individual cultures and differences from one another.

The important thing is that we, as journalists, try to understand the importance of being aware and sensitive to those who differ from us.

Let's blame it on junior high!

I remember getting my first cell phone in junior high. Naturally, my first goal was to learn how to text. It was very hard to learn this new language of odd abbreviations and numbers posing as words. Looking back, I remember some of those little pests showing up in my school work. How could I let that happen! Consequently, I have learned to be more careful with my writing. Even now in texts, I write complete sentences to prove I can do so. I still have problems with grammar. I think most people do. It's a skill I am constantly learning and second guessing myself on.