Hundreds of students walked out of Dallas’ Justin F. Kimball High School in late March, in protest of being served what they described as “undercooked or moldy” food. The walk-out […]
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The Stigmas and Realities of an Absent Father
Absentee fathers and the issues that come as a result have been criticized for being a catch-all explanation for more complex issues. I spoke with Crystal Lockett-Thomas about the effects of an absentee father, how the issue is discussed, and the work that can be done to rectify the pain of an absent parent.
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The Experience of Black Motherhood
Are Black mothers being placed under a more intense lens and if so, what inspires this push to hold such expectations for Black women to be good mothers? A “Good” […]
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Classism, Racism & Black Health
The intersection of classism and racism has created a disparity in Black health. What steps have we made toward healthcare progress and what more can we do to progress how […]
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The Black Community and Depression
In light of minority health month, in what ways do we as a Black community handle depression and what steps can we take to handle it better? On January 21, […]
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Gifted Education and Segregation
Segregation and discrimination in the school systems persists even in the gifted programs offered. In 2021, then New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio announced that they were looking to […]
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The Morals and Ethics of Marketability: How the Black Community is Propoganized and Preyed Upon In Advertisng
In a world where marketing and a display of morality continue to intertwine, what are the ways marginalized demographics are preyed upon for the sake of social justice? Marketing and […]
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Black Femicide: Why Are These Cases So Mishandled and Ignored?
Black women’s murders are happening at a rate of 4 per day according to the Guardian, but the media and law enforcement continue to lag behind when it comes to […]
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The Legacy of MLK: How Its Been Whitewashed
Has the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. been skewed from the reality of who the activist was? In 2016, the Washington Post reported that then -Atlanta Mayor Kasim […]