LIB Project

Lauren Byron  was born in Harlem, New York on January 15th 1993. She is a Liberal Arts Major at LaGuardia Community College. Her father is African American and her mother is of Puerto Rican decent. Being biracial she got to experience both cultures which has shaped her into the person she is today. She is the youngest of 3 siblings an older brother and sister. For Lauren growing up in Harlem she witnessed many human rights being violated in her community. She is strongly against the Stop and Search policy that violates the rights to privacy of young men in communities like hers and around New York City. She has also seen situations were brains and talents were wasted due to the circumstances they were born into. Lauren would like to dedicate a part of her life to helping inner city kids receive opportunities to better themselves and not fall victim to the streets.

                                                We Need Our Rights

We would not have been given a voice

If not to use it

We would not have been given a brain

If we were not supposed to think

It’s impossible to have a heart

And be expected not to feel

We should not be given rights because of the color of our skin

Or the amount of money we have

Or even our standing in society

We should be given rights because we are all human

We should not have our rights taken away because we are women

Or because we speak a different language

Or because we are from a different country

We should be given rights because we are all human

You can not truly live if you are being suppressed

How can you be happy if you are being oppressed?

We are all just trying to survive

Human rights are rights we need to be given just for being alive

Describe how this connects to what you’ve learned in class.

In each class I have learned about human behavior and no matter who you are there should be a certain line of human rights that should always be followed. You are entitled to your freedom of expression and speech (law and human rights). You are entitled to your own specific language and cultural identity (linguistics). You should also be able to heard (English 101).