Dear GlobalGirls July 2020 Magazine

DEAR GLOBALGIRLS JULY 2020 EDITION I'M SORRY

EXPLORING PAGE 1

I'M BLACK

A POEM ADDRESSING THE INJUSTICE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS BLM: YOUR

COVID-19

PAGE 5

WHAT IS IT? AND HOW CAN YOU PREVENT IT?

STEAM CAREERS

SILENCE IS

AND COVID-19 YOUR

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COMPLIANCE

AMPLIFY YOUR VOICE!

WILL COVID-19 SPARK GREATER INTEREST FOR KIDS IN STEAM?

SAY THEIR NAMES PAGE 3

POEM ABOUT THE VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY

BLACK LIVES MATTER

Cover Made by Caroline Goodsell

OVERVIEW + MESSAGE Dear GlobalGirls and fellow readers,

Dear GlobalGirls is a monthly digital magazine dedicated to educate, inspire, and empower young girls around the globe. Our mission is to empower girls through educating them on current events and social issues,

highlighting

young

girls

who

show

leadership

in

their

communities,

and

overall

creating

a

welcoming and resourceful community. Founded by two Generation Z high school students from New York City, we strive to encourage girls to speak out for themselves leading them to become the next leaders of our generation.

For the first issue, part of the magazine is dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement. Dear Global Girls continues to be an ally of the BLM movement and has strong hopes for the next generation to continue the fight to end systemic racism. Since America has been colonized, African-Americans have endured and received extreme racial injustice. As allies for this movement, we must educate the young to fight for racial justice, and those who are silenced due to the serious oppression faced by members of our society. In terms of educating others, we believe in teaching the importance of standing up against people of authority. From George Floyd, to Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain, Ahmaud Arbery, Emerald Black, and many others, Dear GlobalGirls stands with you. We are the next generation to end fight of this ongoing racial oppression.

We also acknowledge the importance of the worldwide pandemic, COVID-19 and the need to educate our audience, especially those who are younger. This deadly foreign disease arrived in early 2020, causing unprecedented fear among civilians around the globe. With states and countries reopening, cases and unemployment rates are rising, demonstrating how this disease is still hitting hard in many areas. At Dear GlobalGirls, we have utilized both informational and opinionated articles on COVID-19 in the magazine to provide scientific information, and also to share different viewpoints on the worldwide pandemic and the many effects it will have on society.

Sincerely, Sandra and Talia (founders)

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DEAR GLOBALGIRLS

I'M SORRY I'M BLACK POEM

BY CHAKRIKA BOYALLA

If you weren’t holding a toy gun, you’d be alive.

If you weren’t jogging, you’d be alive.

If you weren’t black, you’d be alive.

“I can’t breathe.”

He can’t breathe and he won’t breathe Because he’s black, Because the color of his skin determines his worth, The human species came from one yet all they can do is separate.

“I’m sorry you feel threatened.”

“I’m sorry for replying, officer.”

“I’m sorry that I thought color didn’t matter.”

“I’m sorry I’m black.”

JULY 2020

JULY 2020

DEAR GLOBALGIRLS

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BLM: YOUR SILENCE IS YOUR COMPLIANCE OPINION

BY EVA EAPEN

Edmund Burke said, “The only thing necessary for the

natural, it’s a part of the world we live in. But

triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” In the

when

light of the horrors and injustices seen in recent times,

Especially when the people sworn to protect and

I’ve

serve us, all of us, leave it unchecked.

come

to

believe

that’s

true.

On

May

25,

2020,

left

unchecked,

it

becomes

deadly.

George Floyd, a 46 year old African American man, was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A video capturing the entire interaction went viral following Floyd’s

death,

prompting

numerous

global

protests.

Derek Chauvin, the guilty officer, has been fired since then, and was charged with second degree murder. There were three additional officers that stood by as Floyd was

I know that I am not alone in feeling like I have no control over what is going on in our country. I know that I am not alone in feeling like there is nothing

I

can

do.

What

we

so

often

fail

to

understand is that there is always something we can do. We can protest, we can sign petitions, we can educate ourselves about privilege and bias, we

killed. They did nothing.

can

have

the

difficult

conversations

about

race

We’ve seen countless instances of good people failing to

with our friends and family, and as for me, I can

act throughout history. We saw it during the Holocaust,

write this piece. These protests are not a trend.

when millions of Jews were massacred in concentration

They oppose centuries of oppression, violence, and

camps. We saw it in the United States during the time of

injustice.

slavery, when the lives of enslaved Black Americans

American streets in the form of Black blood. Your

seemed to matter so little to their white counterparts. We

silence is your compliance. That is what the Black

saw it when Emmett Till was murdered, when a white

Lives Matter movement is about. We cannot afford

woman took the secret that got him tortured and killed to

to do nothing any longer. We cannot afford to be

her grave. And today, we see it in all the people who fail

silent any longer. Because George Floyd was not

to act. We see it in every person who refuses to speak up.

the first and he will not be the last. Because it is

We

time.

see

it

in

every

person

who

weaponizes

their

Anguish

Because

we

and

can

privilege, rather than using it to amplify the voices of the

because

oppressed.

something, than nothing.

Bias and privilege exist. That much has been proven by the

murders

of

Tamir

Rice,

Eric

Garner,

Breonna

Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and countless others.

Black

children

are

being

slaughtered

in

the

streets for playing with toy guns, I'd say the time has come to stop denying systemic racism. Being willfully ignorant of the world we live in is ineffectual, in fact, it hinders our progress. We all seem to forget that bias is

it

is

always

sorrow

all

do

trickle

down

something.

infinitely

better

to

And do

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DEAR GLOBALGIRLS

JULY 2020

SAY THEIR NAMES POEM

BY NONI WEBB

Say their names: George Floyd was suffocated saying “I can’t breathe” because of a counterfeit bill This is America; the color of our skin shouldn’t be the reason we’re killed Justin Howell was shot in the head during a protest He wasn’t doing anything wrong- now his body is at rest Jamel Floyd was pepper-sprayed to death He was in prison and was perceived as a disturbance, and now he too is at rest Say their names: Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Philando Castile, Breonna Taylor Trayvon was shot because he seemed suspicious Tamir was 12 and holding a toy gun He was shot two times by a police officer with a real one 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot after a heated conversation with a police officer He didn’t know how big of a deal losses were Eric Garner was 27 and died from a chokehold We have to stand up for our rights and be bold

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JULY 2020

DEAR GLOBAL GIRLS

EXPLORING COVID-19 INFORMATION

BY NOUWELL ALI

COVID-19

is

an

illness

caused

by

SARS-CoV-2

which

The

first

human

cases

of

COVID-19

were

reported

by

emerged from China in late 2019. It was declared as a global

officials in Wuhan City, China, in December, 2019. Some of

pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11,

the earliest known cases have been linked to a fishing market

2020. SARS-Cov-2 is a recent addition to the coronavirus

in Wuhan, while some disagreed with this origin.

family,

which,

according

to

an

article

by

the

Centers

for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are named for the crown-like spikes on their surface which can be viewed through an

electron

microscopic

3

examination,

similar

to

the

sun’s

“halo”.

According to SciTechDaily, many of the initial patients were either stall owners, market employees, or regular visitors to this market. The article states that numerous environmental samples taken from the market tested positive for SARSCoV-2, suggesting that the market in Wuhan City was the

There are hundreds of different coronaviruses, which mostly spread among animals, including pigs, camels, bats, and cats.

source

of

the

outbreak

or

played

a

role

in

the

initial

amplification of the outbreak.

They usually only cause mild upper-respiratory illnesses, such as the common cold. In the past two decades, however, three

Furthermore, some believe that the virus was constructed

new coronaviruses have caused a widespread of disease and

and manipulated in a lab. However, because coronaviruses

death:

are known to have mostly animal origins, evidence suggests

-

SARS

coronavirus

(SARS-CoV),

which

emerged

in

1

November 2002 (NIAID).

that this virus, too, has a natural animal origin and is not a manipulated

- Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) caused by MERSCoV and it was transmitted from an animal reservoir of camels.

MERS was identified in September 2012 and continues to

or

constructed

virus.

In

fact,

SciTechDaily

claims that many researchers have been able to look at the genomic features of SARS-CoV-2 and found that evidence does not support that SARS-CoV-2 is a laboratory construct.

If it were a constructed virus, its genomic sequence would

1

cause sporadic and localized outbreaks (NIAID).

show a mix of known elements, but this is not the case

- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

(SciTechDaily).

4

You can be infected with COVID-19 by coming into close contact (about 6 feet or two arms’ length) with a person who

COVID-19 has invaded 213 countries and territories with a

already

total of 9,525,937 reported cases and 484,925 deaths as of

has

the

virus.

Because

it

is

highly

contagious,

be

(WorldOMeter).2 There

cautious when a person coughs or sneezes within range. You

June

can also be infected by the virus by touching a surface or object

currently no vaccine to provide immunity against COVID-

that has been contaminated by the virus, and then touching

19, although China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

your

out

launched a Phase 3 clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine,

frequently and be sure to wear gloves and masks at all times for

according to China National Biotec Group (CNBG) and the

your and others’ safety.

UAE state media.

mouth,

nose,

or

eyes.

So,

refrain

from

going

25,

2020,

01:22

GMT

is

COVID-19 symptoms range from mild (or no symptoms) to So, for now, the best way to protect yourself is to avoid

severe illness.

being

Symptoms include:

exposed

to

the

virus

that

causes

COVID-19

wearing masks and gloves, and SOCIAL DISTANCING!

Fever or chill;

by 5,7

Cough; Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; Fatigue; Muscle or body aches; Headache; Loss of taste or smell; Sore throat; Congestion or runny nose; Nausea, or vomiting, and diarrhea

6

______________________ 1 "Coronaviruses," National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, |PAGE|, accessed June 24, 2020, https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/coronaviruses) 2 "Countries Where COVID-19 Has Spread," Worldometer, |PAGE|, accessed June 24, 2020, https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/countries-where-coronavirus-has-spread/) 3 "MERS-CoV Photos," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, August 02, 2019, |PAGE|, accessed June 23, 2020, https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/photos.htm l#:~:text=Coronaviruses derive their name from,,” or halo) 4 Mike O'Neill, "COVID-19 World Map: 2,544,792 Confirmed Cases; 207 Countries; 175,694 Deaths," SciTechDaily, April 25, 2020, |PAGE|, accessed June 24, 2020, https://scitechdaily.com/covid-19-world-map-2544792confirmed-cases-207-countries-175694-deaths/.

5 Struggling Migrants Sidelined after Coronavirus Sweeps across the Gulf, |PAGE|, accessed June 23, 2020, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/struggling-migrants-sidelined-after-coronavirus-sweeps-across-the-gulf/arBB13QwAF) 6 "Symptoms of Coronavirus," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 13, 2020, |PAGE|, accessed June 23, 2020, https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html 7 WINK News, "US Taxpayers Are Funding 6 COVID Vaccines; Here's How They Work," WINK NEWS, June 22, 2020, |PAGE|, accessed June 27, 2020, https://www.winknews.com/2020/06/22/us-taxpayers-are-fundingsix-covid-vaccines-heres-how-they-work/)

JULY 2020

DEAR GLOBALGIRLS

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STEAM CAREERS AND COVID-19 OPINION

BY TAWNY HAWTHORNE

We can all agree that no one is a fan of COVID-19. As a

STEAM

high school senior, COVID-19 more than “ruined” my

school. As the world evolves, we must also progress

plans for my final moments of senior year; many people

our education system, especially in the United States.

can

Students must be exposed to multiple career fields,

attest

to

this

feeling

of

despair.

From

perfecting

learning

should

not

solely

occur

in

high

college applications, securing letters of recommendation,

starting

and keeping grades up, everyone has put in tons of work to

student’s first year of college in all higher education

reach our dreams. It makes me wonder about our future.

institutions across the country. According to multiple

What are we going to do if working is never the same?

studies, a college student changes their major three

How will technology evolve? Is going into medicine going

times

to kick STEAM off of the pedestal?

average. It is often the case that the student found

In the last ten years there has been a major push in schools for students to consider careers in STEAM. In my high school

alone,

there

are

several

classes

for

computer

science class, engineering and design. In Chicago Public Schools, it is a graduation requirement to take at least one technology or engineering class in the four years of high school. Chicago is just one example; schools across the country have implemented various measures to introduce students to career fields in STEAM pathways. Now that COVID-19

has

become

the

primary

concern

in

our

country, will we see a similar push for students to consider more careers in medicine and pharmaceuticals? Will the abbreviation for STEAM receive additional letters? As teenagers

across

the

country

try

to

adjust

to

the

new

normal, we must also consider how we will impact our world, the same way COVID-19 has impacted us.

elementary

over

information

the

school

course

about

a

of

career

and

their

they

continuing

college

were

into

career

unaware

a

on

of

before. What if students were able to explore these careers beforehand? Would we see a spike in STEAM careers, would we see a spike in medical fields? Will it be the spike that the world desperately needs right now?

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Our July 2020 Team THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND DEDICATION!

LAUREN BYUN

CAROLINE GOODSELL

AYMAN FATIMA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MAGAZINE COVER DESIGNER

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

CHAKRIKA BOYALLA

EVA EAPEN

NONI WEBB

WRITER

EMMA PARK EDITOR

WRITER

ADRITA CHAKRABORTY EDITOR

TAWNY HAWTHORNE DIRECTOR OF WRITING

NOUWELL ALI

WRITER

WRITER

MARGAUX RIZADA

HALIMA NASEER

EDITOR

EDITOR