Latisha
Lewis: A Young Woman Intent on Change
Mary
Jordy
ENGL
360
Latisha Lewis is a 20 year old
sophomore originally from Baltimore City. Her major is English and her
concentration is professional writing. She is a vivacious African American girl
with a sweet personality and “fireball” attitude. When we discussed a future
dream job, she commented that she would like to work in public relations or in
a journalistic field. Her interest in this field is instigated in part by her
high school education which she refers to as, “shitty-ass education.” She
comments further on the lack of responsibility on the part of the teachers and
the poor conditions of the schoolbooks, partly due to the large minority of the
school. In her indignation, to her former years as a student, she has joined
the social progress club on campus. They discuss the rising progressive moment
to allow more students to enjoy a better education, better equality for
minorities and the upheaval of the underdog. As a student bringing awareness to
pressing issues experienced in the education world, she says if she could
change the world, she would make racial inequality a thing of the past. As a
woman in the education field, particularly an African American woman, she
experiences a moment of nostalgia when asked to recall her days in the regional
math and science club which she participated in 2010-2014. “We did a lot of
things.” She says with a smile on her face. She also says it “helped her love
education” and claims she starting “loving books in first grade.” She currently
has a job at the Regional Math Center here in Frostburg at Sand springs and
feels that the work she does there promotes better learning conditions
particularly among minorities. Due to the strong feelings she has towards the “inconsistencies
in the public school system” she would like to “break down this inferiority
experienced by schools particularly in urban areas” and give minorities a
better chance to succeed. Another club she would be interested in joining, is
the English Honor Society which allows English students with a certain GPA, the
chance to become distinguished members of their graduating class.
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