Saudi Garcia

Bio

My name is Saudi Garcia. I was born in the Dominican Republic, immigrated to the United States when I was ten years old, and was raised in Flushing, Queens. I am a third year Anthropology student at Brown University. I play Women's Rugby, enjoy community service and volunteering, traveling and cooking.
Your 7-Point Intersectional Feminist Guide to Hook Ups
By Saudi Garcia
Recently, I had the pleasure of reading another PolicyMic pundit's take on hooking up and race. The writer succinctly summed up her argument by stating that hooking up is different for women of color and that the scenes described in recent pieces by…
Study: Athletic Girls Grow Into Competitive Businesswomen
By Saudi Garcia
The need for sports in the lives of teenage girls has been found to be more keen that ever. The topic of female leadership and sports arose spontaneously with a friend who had rowed throughout high school with the non-profit organization Row New…
What is the "T" in LGBT? BuzzFeed Answers the Question In the Most Amazing Way
By Saudi Garcia
BuzzFeed is attempting to redeem itself after outrage over a recent post about the Egyptian revolution. In an ode to the gender diversity that is becoming more and more recognized in society, BuzzFeed user Sarah Kasulke created a guide to the many…
8 Shocking Facts About Sterilization in U.S. History
By Saudi Garcia
A recent report from the Center for Investigative Studies has shed light on the practice of female sterilization in a California prison during a period of four years (2006-2010). According to pundit Shanzeh Khurram, "at least 148 women at the…
41 Badass Female Athletes Who Prove Title IX Still Matters
By Saudi Garcia
The 41st anniversary of title IX, the legislation that has given equal leverage to women and girls in athletics, took place last month. In 1972, Title IX required gender equity for boys and girls in every educational program that receives federal…
4 Facts About the Female Body For Ignorant Republican Lawmakers
By Saudi Garcia
While the nation was praising Wendy Davis and her pink sneakers for filibustering to keep the Texas legislature out of the wombs of women across the state, the Ohio legislature sneaked a sweeping, damaging, and unnecessary anti-choice bill to the…
This Awesome Comedian is Teaching Spinning Classes to the Homeless With CitiBikes
By Saudi Garcia
An ingenious New York City comedy personality named Fabrizio Goldstein, but known as The Fat Jew, is the acting SoulCycle instructor for the homeless population of the city. A resident of the East Village filmed Fat Jew teaching a spirited spinning…
Elaine Welteroth: Meet Teen Vogue's First Black Editor
By Saudi Garcia
The consensus among industry professionals in fashion is that although great progress has been achieved in the profession, great amounts of work are needed to make it more accessible for models of color. One of the first black models, Bethann…
Abbey Niezgoda: Reporter Attacked By Mother Of Shooting Victim Got What She Was Looking For
By Saudi Garcia
Last night, social media was ablaze with a video from a Providence news station depicting a reporter being attacked by a woman, first with rocks, and later with dogs. The opening of the video depicted the Providence Trolley rolling down the street…
Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight: 3 Kidnapped Cleveland Women Found After 10 Years
By Saudi Garcia
In a developing story, three Cleveland women who were kidnapped in 2002, 2003, and 2004 were found a few miles away from the locations where they were last seen. On Monday, neighbors in Cleveland's west side heard the women desperately trying to get…
Racist Mountain Dew Commercial Video: Is This the Most Racist Ad Ever?
By Saudi Garcia
When discussing the plight of many African-American communities in the United States, I have benefited greatly from progressive classmates that claim that the trajectory of African-Americans in the United States has been as follows: Slavery,…
Twerking YouTube: San Diego High School Students Suspended for Twerking Video
By Saudi Garcia
In San Diego, a group of 33 high school students from Scripps Ranch High School has been suspended due to the usage of school property to shoot and edit a video that shows students "twerking." The students signed a contract indicating that no school…
7 Most Ridiculous Arguments Against Sex Ed
By Saudi Garcia
The Oxford English dictionary gives the following definition of “ridiculous”: "Deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd." Ridiculous, is, for example, requiring that students take a 15-minute walk to another school instead of being taught…
Kendrick Johnson: Georgia Teen's Family Waiting For Autopsy Over 'Accidental' Death
By Saudi Garcia
The body of a Georgia sophomore found dead in a rolled-up mat at his high school gym still waits for an additional autopsy nearly three months after it was discovered. Kendrick Johnson's family seeks to start a criminal investigation into a death…
Daddy Yankee Gay: What His Fake Coming Out Tells Us
By Saudi Garcia
In a recent controversy in the Latino community, pictures of the reggaeton megastar Daddy Yankee kissing another man apparently emerged on social media. The photos show a man with an uncanny resemblance to the star kissing another man. After this,…
Suzy Weiss Wall Street Journal Column Encourages Healthy Debate On College Admissions
By Saudi Garcia
Suzy Lee Weiss’ open letter to all of the colleges that rejected her is making waves on the internet due to what some consider to be her scathing critique of the college admissions process, as well as the racially derogatory nature of the…
Immigration Reform 2013: Domestic Workers' Plight Must Be Reversed
By Saudi Garcia
Due to the increase in deportations under the Obama administration and the national campaigns undertaken by professional, college and youth activists  in recent months, the issue of immigration reform is at the forefront of the political agenda. As…
'Girl Rising' Review: Film Gathers Momentum From Social Media
By Saudi Garcia
The new documentary film Girl Rising premiered on March 7 in New York City, proclaiming “One girl with courage is a revolution.” The film’s opening — on the eve of International Women’s Day — points to new trends in millennial advocacy and activism.…
Women in Combat: Military Must Prioritize Sexual Assault Prevention
By Saudi Garcia
The passage of an act that allows women into combat units and the recent highlight of rape in the military can lead the public to wonder about questions of gender equality and the new division of labor for women in the United States Military. Sexual…
Black History Month: 4 Famous Black Feminists You Never Learned About in School
By Saudi Garcia
Feminism, the age old F-word, is a key reason why millennial women are able to do the things they do. Feminism has broken down barriers of inequality and liberated the daughters of a past generation to have it all: college educations, fulfilling…