Our staff writer, Elizabeth Martinez, explains the history behind the crisis in Northern Iraq and Syria, and ISIS.
This video is the first of a 2-part series on ISIS.
By Robyn Forbes The American Music Awards are the world’s largest fan-voted awards show, and this year’s show was presented by YouTube Music and hosted and executive produced by the fabulous Tracee Ellis Ross. It also welcomed a plethora of presenters ranging from singing sister duo, ChloexHalle, to beloved actor John Stamos. Rapper Cardi B…
Dictionaries have been starting to release their word of the year as January approaches. These words encapsulate the experiences or challenges people have faced throughout the year. Read more about this year’s word of the year by Melanie Cabrera.
By Luis Mila Sugar, spice and everything nice were the ingredients used by Professor Utonium to create one perfect little girl, but the addition of Chemical X brought three girls into existence. They became known as Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup—the Powerpuff Girls. In the past, Professor Utonium conducted a similar experiment, which produced another daughter,…
Malala Yousafzai has received international recognition that most of us will never know at the age of 16. She wasn’t in a film or a popular music video. Malala took a bullet to the face when she fought against the Taliban and its oppression of women and girls in Pakistan.
By Tyler Banks These are polarizing times and, although there is plenty of anger and outrage to go around, few issues cause as much frustration as public education: especially standardized testing.The latest iteration of this, the Common Core, is reviled on both sides of the aisle. The Common Core is a set of guidelines that…
By Daylin Delgado It’s almost an unanimous decision: Black Panther is the epitome of brilliance in every aspect of modern filmmaking. Director Ryan Coogler went above and beyond to create a movie that is breaking several glass ceilings, and is changing the future of Marvel. The all-black main cast—Chadwick Boseman as the titular protagonist, Michael…