By Ajmaanie Andre and Michelle Mairena On Monday of this week, the internet was set on fire after a video depicting an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota was published. In the video, George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, is handcuffed and pinned to the ground by a white police officer. After pinning Floyd to the…
By Kymani Hughes A gruesome footage of the last moments of Ahmaud Arbery’s 25-year-old life went viral last week, showing him jogging on a suburban road in February as two armed white men arrive in a pickup truck. In the footage, the younger men tussle, gunshots boom, and Arbery staggers and then collapses. Additional footage…
By Vanessa Falcon In a country where equality is preached, and freedom and justice for all is promised, minorities still face the harsh reality of America— for the Trans community, this is the case for freedom of expression and identity. Transgender men and women, especially of color, have received hatred for decades, even from other…
By Angely Peña and Luis Mila Men are the epitome of power and they deserve a month for themselves. They have created wars, sparked revolutions, developed laws, and all for a better cause — If women have a month, why can’t men? Such a progressive sex calls for celebration. “Women’s History Month ” congratulates the…
By Khimmoy Hudson By now, COVID-19 has crossed the concern of every man, woman, and child. The potentially fatal disease, as of recently, has attributed to over 5,000 deaths globally; it has called for the disbanding of gatherings in various communities, and it has urged people across the world to wash their hands — religiously….
By Kymani Hughes When people consider the possible outcomes of a second Trump presidential term, a nuclear war or the downfall of American democracy might come to mind. But in reality, the damage might be far less obvious. Our lives will continue to go on. News will continue on with their cycle of Trump headlines….
By Devin Dubon On the eve of the Senate vote that will likely acquit the President, Donald Trump delivered his third state of the union address on the night of February 4th, 2020. In a speech complete with reality show flourishes and economic accomplishments, President Trump laid out his reelection strategy, as he tried to…
By Jaylyn Gonzalez “When they go low, we go high.”—Michelle Obama, 2016. Three years after more than 4 million women around the country and world flooded the streets in protest of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, demonstrators once again came together for the fourth-annual “Women’s March.” Today, January 18, 2020, marchers gathered across the country taking…
By Vanessa Falcon For almost two decades, June has been a month dedicated to showing off your true colors. It is a month where all members of the LGBT community are encouraged to be themselves. The month signifies a new era of support for minorities: it offers a look into the future, a future where…
By Gabriella Licona The humanitarian crisis in Sudan began in December 2018 when civilians began to protest against President Omar al-Bashir— a president who they claim was more a dictator than anything else. After word spread around like wildfire of his plan to overthrow the previous government, Omar al-Bashir took over as president in 1989….