Project Proposal

For my Visual Advocacy Project, I plan to use visuals that represent both a local and worldwide controversy. I've chosen to produce it based on an issue that has an effect on my everyday life--racial (in)equality. In researching for a topic for this project, I ran across 2 blogs. One titled "Proud to be white-someone finally said it" and the other titled "Why white people are so ignorant." Judging by some of the comments made by both sides, I am reminded that there is definitely still tension between whites and blacks, although I believe there much less than previously. In doing my project I hope to capture photographs that show people of all ages and races working together toward a common goal, no matter its size or importance. Everyone has prejudices, but I think this is the perfect kind of project to prove that they have subsided somewhat over the years; I'd really like to focus on the positives and the progression of people moving away from judgments based on skin color.