We need more diversity in school holidays

Most companies and schools in America only give students the day off for Christian holidays such as Good Friday & Christmas, but other religious holidays are just as important. While Christian holidays can seem the most riveting, inclusive, and broad enough to have days off for; many other religions have very important holidays that need days off too.

Passover is a very important holiday for jewish people. Jews celebrate the Feast of Passover to commemorate the liberation of the Children of Israel who were led out of Egypt by Moses. When the pharaoh enslaved the children, God brought 10 plagues to Egypt. There was an angel who was set to passover houses that put lambs blood on their door. Passover is one of the most important religious festivals in the Jewish calendar and they need a day off. 

Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish New year where they celebrate the anniversary of God’s creation of Adam and Eve. They celebrate by lighting candles in the evening, praying, and having festive meals. it would be  great to give them time off for their holiday.

lastly Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement. On Yom Kippur, God makes the final decision on what the next year will be like for each person. This is one of the most important holidays to jews because it decides the outcome for the next year.

Jewish holidays are just as important as any other holidays and they should receive time off 

Post apartheid South Africa is the most unequal country

 

Post apartheid South Africa is the most unequal country

The article/video that I read explains the effects of apartheid/colonization on, comedian, Trevor Noah. He shared how his parents were in a world where “they were the ones who faced the ills,” adding that it was "a struggle I didn't even know I was a part of". His dad was a white swiss man who married a black woman, (which is punishable by a lifetime in prison) so you could say he was “born a crime.” After he became a world renown comedian in america who works on the daily show, he wrote a biography that explained what it was like to live in africa during and after an apartheid. He explains that even after the apartheid ended, the split between whites and blacks economically is bigger than ever. 

Imagine a forest with 1000 trees, and all of the trees except for 1 is stagnant (not able to grow). The 1 tree gets to grow and become rich with branches and needles but the others are trapped down below having no hope to catch up. that's what it is like in south africa. Post apartheid south africa is the most unequal country. You find virtually no whites living below the middle class. Whites have, in fact, comfortably improved their economic status in post-apartheid South Africa because their work is such a big share of the national income to the top 10%. 

Still currently africans are recovering from the apartheid and struggle because of the lack of income and the dangerous neighborhoods they live in. He shares stories about his time growing up during the recovery period from the apartheid and it shows just how much they were affected by the colonization and decisions other nations inflicted upon them. Of course it is unfair that the whites suppressed the black and colored people, but the big issue is the hole they left them in. it is practically unescapable with help. 

What are some ways we could help the recovery process from the apartheid?