Warriors

The following works of art all depict the human body: Woman of Willendorf (Paleolithic, 28,000-25,000 BCE), Pharaoh Menkaure and Queen Khamerernebty (Egypt, 2490-2472 BCE), and the Dying warriors of both the east and west pediments of the Temple of Aphaia (Archaic into Classical Greece, 480 and 490 BCE, respectfully). The broad ideas these figures can … Read more

Warriors Don’t Cry retells the heart-wrenching first hand account of Melba Pattillo Beal’s. An African-American woman growing up in segregated 1950’s Little Rock, Arkansas. When first introduced to Melba, we see this young ignorant girl whose only question is addressed to God; “When will we get our turn to be in charge?” (7). With the … Read more

Warriors Don’t Cry retells the heart-wrenching first hand account of Melba Pattillo Beal’s. An African-American woman growing up in segregated 1950’s Little Rock, Arkansas. When first introduced to Melba, we see this young ignorant girl whose only question is addressed to God; “When will we get our turn to be in charge?” (7). With the … Read more