When the President of the United States rudely attacks and attempts to belittle three tenured White House correspondents, who happen to all be Black Women, then we have a problem. He lashed out at two of the women for asking professional and reputable questions. He...
The FBI just released the bureau’s latest statistics on hate crimes in America, and the top line numbers increased dramatically in 2017: The number of hate crime incidents reported to the FBI increased about 17 percent in 2017 compared with the previous year,...
For all the talk of White House chaos stemming from Trump’s declining mental stability (whether said decline is from a rumored battle with dementia or narcissistic personality disorder is still up for debate), we can’t ignore a common thread running through his staff:...
The world has lost a legend. Stan Lee the incredible visionary behind Marvel Comics has passed away at the age of 95. Stan Lee obviously had an indelible impact in regard to comics, movies, and pop culture as a whole, but one of the more underrated aspects of Stan...
"We even got the black kid to throw it up" Boys from class of 2019 at Baraboo High School in Baraboo, Wisconsin apparently had no second thoughts about throwing up a Sieg Heil and having the official prom photographer capture the moment. None of the families in...
On a bathroom stall, a racially charged note was found. The note suggested that black students were, “taking over the school.” Then, the most striking and violent part, just two words: “shoot em.” The school is Metairie Park Country Day. Country Day is a...
President Trump is not a happy camper. After losing the house and with large-scale protests popping up, It's been a pretty bad week for him and it only looks to be getting worse. As he often does in these situations, he is currently lashing out on Twitter. In one of...
This feeling, a combination of fear, sadness, and anger is one we’ve come to know far too well— and far too often. Noticeably absent however, is shock. As a country, we’re no longer shocked to learn of these horrors as they occur on a near-daily basis. The Thousand...
One could say this administration has shaped me as an activist. It was when now Vice President, Mike Pence was Governor that I became vocal about social justice. Showing up regularly at the Statehouse to do what I could to speak out against legislators blatant attacks...
"What we haven’t done is to figure out how to not just engage but to empower the people whose children are being impacted by the work we do." -Dr. Howard Fuller Parents, regardless of their financial situation or social status, want the best for their children,...
