Angel Awards Badly Misrepresented
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Angel Awards Badly Misrepresented
Subject
In Reference to the award that was set up by the College to commemorate the four freshmen students who died in a tragic car accident in April of 2000 (Iniko Johnson, Maika Prewitt, Anisa Gamble, and Tiffany Holmes). They were all women of color. This op-ed defends the qualifications for the recipient of the Angel Award to be women of color. This is in reference to another Campus op-ed, titled "Premise of Angel Award Good, But Prerequisite Bad", by John Carr. Some highlights from that piece include:
"If it is the white population that is being discriminated against, it is acceptable... I am just making the point that reverse racism, even in its simplest form, is still racism" (Volume 99, 17).
"If it is the white population that is being discriminated against, it is acceptable... I am just making the point that reverse racism, even in its simplest form, is still racism" (Volume 99, 17).
Description
Volume 99, Number 18
Creator
Ali McGraw
Yolanda Espinosa
Yolanda Espinosa
Publisher
The Campus
Date
03/17/2001
Contributor
Ali McGraw '01- President of AAA
Yolanda Espinosa '00- Former President of AAA
Yolanda Espinosa '00- Former President of AAA
Coverage
"One parent's words stuck us deeply, as she recalled her daughter commenting on the difficulty of being a woman of color in a school that is predominantly white. She continued to state that the award should be given to a woman who is able to overcome such tribulations and contribute to the community as a whole."
"The labeling of this award as 'reverse racism' is a sign of sheer ignorance."
"The labeling of this award as 'reverse racism' is a sign of sheer ignorance."
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Ali McGraw
Yolanda Espinosa, “Angel Awards Badly Misrepresented,” Archives of Anti-Racist Activism, accessed October 27, 2026, https://twilightprojectantiracistrecords.middcreate.net/items/show/496.