My work explores how economic inequality affects representation in America. “We the People” should include everyone, yet barriers to voting, healthcare, and opportunity often silence low-income Americans. By combining patriotic imagery with tension and imbalance, my piece questions who truly has access to power, protection, and participation in our democracy.
A voice missing from “We The People” is that of immigrants who are currently being wrongfully detained and targeted for deportation. The constitution promises justice and due process. Giving a voice to people who are profiled and unfairly accused helps uphold these principles and ensures that vulnerable communities are not excluded from the protections America…
Many immigrants are still being left out of political and economic decisions made in our country today. Yet their voices matter because much of America was built by immigrants, many of whom escaped from their homelands for opportunities that America promised to offer. Excluding these voices is disrespecting everything that the United States was created…
Throughout American history, “We The People” has never truly extended to all Americans. Countless people go without the rights and freedoms the Constitution was supposed to grant them. This injustice, while it has often been addressed, is still a rampant problem today. Each day, Americans all over the country are denied their liberties because of…
Throughout America’s history, women’s voices have often been silenced, as they were forced to stay at home to tend to their husbands, children, and household chores. Catalysts for change can be recognized in Madam C.J. Walker, an early 20th century female entrepreneur and one of the first self-made female millionaires in the United States, who…
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