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WHITE: White privilege is real — reverse racism is not

By Aliyah D. White | 4 days ago

At its core, racism is a system in which a dominant race directly benefits from the oppression of others whether they want to or not or whether they are conscious of it or not.

We need an entirely new public safety system based in social and economic equity that is cushioned by a system of nonviolent emergency responders.

WHITE: Blue lives don’t matter

By Aliyah D. White | April 27, 2021

To say blue lives matter, especially among the midst of the police unjustly shooting someone, is tone-deaf — a uniform can be taken off, but the color of someone’s skin cannot.

Keeping OAAA in a building that is tucked away and seemingly hidden feels like an addition to the University’s long history of oppressive behaviors.

WHITE: Can OAAA get an upgrade too?

By Aliyah D. White | March 29, 2021

It is important to note that while The Office of African American Affairs does put a priority on Black students at U.Va., its mission has space for all students.

To fully understand the Black community's hesitancy in accepting a vaccine, you must understand the country's vast history of medical racism.

WHITE: Black hesitancy against the COVID-19 vaccine is valid

By Aliyah D. White | March 4, 2021

The legacy set forth by generations of medical mistreatment of Black Americans has casted an enormous shadow over their minds when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Groups bearing symbols associated with largely far-right, racist extremist groups such as Proud Boys sieged the U.S. Capitol can not be labeled as a protest.

WHITE: Rubber bullets and tear gas are reserved for BLM

By Aliyah D. White | January 7, 2021

A group of peaceful human rights activists would probably be shot dead before they could even reach the doors, meanwhile a group of extremists made it far enough to take photos and leave notes at House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s desk.

Per a Pew study, only about one in ten Trump supporters believe in the presence of systemic racism and say that Black people face greater challenges than white people.

WHITE: America failed the election test

By Aliyah D. White | November 18, 2020

For almost 73 million people to have voted for Trump is a troubling testament to the number of American citizens that are misinformed and easily swayed by a politician they idolize.

In order to build the University, Thomas Jefferson displaced the Monacan Tribe.

WHITE: White supremacy has always been part of U.Va.

By Aliyah D. White | November 12, 2020

It is imperative that the University breaks this pattern of ignoring this shameful history.

Planned Parenthood participates in a funding program called Title X which allows them to supplement birth control, gynecology care and other reproductive health services for those who cannot afford to pay for their health care services.

WHITE: Their abortion is none of your business

By Aliyah D. White | October 7, 2020

Pro-choice means to support an individual’s ability to make decisions about their own body.

The only way this institution could begin to really make up for its past would be to denounce all of its disreputable beginnings — including our founder’s ideals of life — and taking the time to educate every single student and member of staff on the topic.

WHITE: The University can never do enough to make up for its past

By Aliyah D. White | September 18, 2020

Memorials mean nothing when change is not being actively and appropriately sought out. Empty gestures mean nothing in a country built on the backs of others.

WHITE: Policing still functions as slave patrolling

By Aliyah D. White | September 10, 2020

Black people may no longer be slaves in America in the most literal sense, but we remain slaves to the racist systems the country has in place — including policing.

Aliyah D. White

WHITE: White privilege is real — reverse racism is not

WHITE: Blue lives don’t matter

WHITE: Can OAAA get an upgrade too?

WHITE: Black hesitancy against the COVID-19 vaccine is valid

WHITE: Rubber bullets and tear gas are reserved for BLM

WHITE: America failed the election test

WHITE: White supremacy has always been part of U.Va.

WHITE: Their abortion is none of your business

WHITE: The University can never do enough to make up for its past

WHITE: Policing still functions as slave patrolling

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