<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Communications around the Black Diaspora]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communications Aroun]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:35:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My time in this Class and at Morgan]]></title><description><![CDATA[“I trained for 4 whole years to run 9 seconds. Some people don’t see results in 2 months and give up.”— Usain Bolt This class has taught...]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/post/my-time-in-this-class-and-at-morgan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681a1d944f6c7a1c089297b8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 14:45:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Meilani Wilson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intersectionality in America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intersectionality is widely known around the nation for various reasons, but let's start by discussing its original meaning....]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/post/intersectionality-in-america</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68180da5f0457602a0fd7e43</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 01:03:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_fbf736bf28534353bfd0832c25abff8b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Meilani Wilson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rap Then vs Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rap has changed significantly changed throughout the years. African Americans created rap in the 1970s and since then it's made many...]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/post/rap-then-vs-now</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68104fc402e22389d117d55d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:52:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Meilani Wilson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunity Gap]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opportunity gap between Black and Brown students and their White counterparts has been and still is unproportionate and needs...]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/post/opportunity-gap</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6807df9b765eb353ed593924</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:46:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_d5e406020f8a412db2c0b21b4f1fe8f6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Meilani Wilson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Middle Passage a glorified Slavery]]></title><description><![CDATA[In school, we probably talked about slavery for at most a week and when we did it was always referred to as the middle passage. I never...]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/post/the-middle-passage-a-glorified-slavery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67fea89380d4bf7d67775ea0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:10:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Meilani Wilson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cultural Appreciation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week I talked about cultural appropriation and its impact on minority groups when one cultures is mocked or copied to become...]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/post/cultural-appreciation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f8171f9fa38111fa755cf4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 01:24:47 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Meilani Wilson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cultural Appropriation  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cultural Appropriation is a worldwide controversy in simple terms it means when a person from one culture usually the majority copies or...]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/post/cultural-appropriation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ebfc1026cc997c19bc2341</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 23:21:51 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Meilani Wilson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Code-Switching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Code switching is defined as the practice of alternating voices between two or more languages, dialects, or communication styles in a...]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/post/code-switching</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e57fe5f96b48cc2d143278</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:02:25 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Meilani Wilson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Blues Came To Be ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The blues emerged in America as a deeply emotional and soulful expression of the African American experience, rooted in the struggles and...]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/post/how-blues-can-be</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cf9b75d497fa6e54c7eade</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 02:15:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Meilani Wilson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Influence of Black Hair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black hair holds deep cultural, social, and historical significance within the Black community in America. It is more than just a...]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/post/the-influence-of-black-hair</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cf92b36e313c4d425fa6ea</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 01:55:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Meilani Wilson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timeline: Afro-Brazilian Samba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samba Throughout the Years In the 19th century, in the colorful streets of Brazil, where African culture was most apparent, a rhythm was...]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/post/timeline-brazil</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ba01b1294e5b6e165e8991</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:56:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Meilani Wilson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Banning ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Book banning has been and is becoming a huge issue nationwide. Book banning is censorship that restricts or removes access to books in...]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/post/book-banning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b74ad6cefb4b91730e6494</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:32:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Meilani Wilson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holloway Prompt (African Linguistics)]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGeWYoB2HA/4f8WbGiALN42o7-O21DczA/edit?utm_content=DAGeWYoB2HA&#38;utm_campaign=designshare&#38;utm_medium=link2&#38;ut...]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/post/holloway-prompt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67aecb887667bda10f74a397</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 04:50:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/511b46_95eb7bb34697464687ad0d5e59271ed1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_361,h_641,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Meilani Wilson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Race Theory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Should Black history be taught in schools? This has been a controversial question around the nation for decades now. There's a lot of...]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/post/critical-race-theory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67a3ae3aec5570ecea35e670</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:51:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Meilani Wilson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Africa to me?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the longest had no real meaning to me it was just another continent. As an African American I find it difficult to feel like I belong...]]></description><link>https://mewil31.wixsite.com/communications-aroun/post/what-is-africa-to-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6796d719d0d2f00ad9dec418</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:45:51 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Meilani Wilson</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>