At the beginning of the semester we were informed that all our work and research would be geared towards completing a single project and creating a program to support the cause we were researching. As most students were, I was skeptical that I would have so much to gain from taking this course. However, I have been absolutely blown away by what I have learned and what I have accomplished. Through the in-class exercises as well as my own out-of-class research I have become well acquainted with the historical, political, cultural, and social issues faced by African-Americans, including overrepresentation of African-American children in special education courses, the injustice of mass incarceration, and the despairing situation of poor housing which contributes to poor educational funding, resulting in poorer education. As a class, we tackled a variety of these problems, searching for and suggesting solutions. Many of the solutions involved reaching out to our federal government representatives, but most of our solutions could take place on an individual, day-to-day level. For example, my solution to the overrepresentation of African-American students in special education courses was to, first, work with what is available to help the students break out of the confines of social stigma and then to be successful. This solution, paired with another student’s suggestion to amend how education is funded in poor communities, would work to achieve better education for all children in special education, including minorities and Caucasians. This is, perhaps, what I appreciated most about this course. Because I came up with this solution, and because it is realistic and attainable, I feel empowered to incite the change. I feel empowered to make this world a greater place, and not just for African-Americans. If one of our course objectives were to “become a humanitarian,” I believe each member in my class would have met this objective. Especially myself.