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Not enough people know about Bois Caïman. I only learned of it myself within the last few years. Even among those of us who are familiar with the 18th century slave rebellion that led Haiti (once called Saint-Domingue) to its independence from French colonial rule, some do not know that this insurrection began with a […]

by Briana L. Ureña Ravelo It has been recently announced that there’s a new film in the works based on The House That Will Not Stand, a play of the same name by Marcus Gardley about a family of Creole women in early 19th century New Orleans. It centers the story of a widowed Creole […]

While experts say many forms of cancer are decreasing, federal researchers state that uterine cancer is rising. And African American women are experiencing the biggest toll of that increase.

After the fatal shooting of 11 Jews at the Tree of Life synagogue, hundreds came together to mourn their loss. Prominent Muslim groups raised over $200,000 to cover the victims’ funeral expenses. But as the community was recouping from the loss, President Trump’s visit divided a grieving town.

By Brittany Willis It took me seven years of teaching before I had the opportunity to work in a school where the student and staff population were both majority Black. I don’t mean “majority” as in just over half—no, literally everybody was Black except two white staff members and three Latinx children who were siblings. […]

It has been two weeks since the disappearance and possible murder of Washington Post contributor and Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Turkey. The United Nations Human Rights council is calling for a transparent investigation. But some are criticizing the hypocrisy of the U.N. calling for the investigation of the murder of a journalist […]

Johns Hopkins University announced plans to name its newest interdisciplinary building after Henreitta Lacks during its ninth annual Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture on Saturday morning. The building is expected to be completed in 2022 and a groundbreaking ceremony will occur in 2020 according to Johns Hopkins Magazine. Lacks was a cancer patient at Johns Hopkins […]

WNBA President Lisa Borders is leaving the organization to lead a fight against sexual harassment and the mistreatment of women in society. Time’s Up, an offshoot of the larger #MeToo movement seeking to reestablish what justice can look like for survivors of sexual violence, has made Borders the organization’s first President/CEO. Before becoming the president […]

This essay contains discussions of death in childbirth and reproductive violences “Who she pregnant for?” This is how I remember my aunts inquiring about the potential father of any given person’s unborn child while I was growing up. Not “Who are they pregnant by?” or “Who are they pregnant with?” The question was always, Who […]

The Trump administration announced over the weekend that immigrants who legally use public aid such as food assistance programs and section 8 housing would have this used against them in green card applications in its newest attempt at keeping Black and brown people out of the country. This new policy could potentially force millions of […]

by Indigo My younger brother and I are three years apart. Like most siblings relatively close in age, we quarreled frequently as children. When it came to our extracurricular activities we were rivals. He has always been much more athletic than me, and he excelled at sports. I have always been a high achieving student, […]

In an interview with the Charlotte Observer, NBA legend and Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan discussed what he saw in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina that led him to donate $2 million to Hurricane Florence relief efforts. “Wilmington truly is my home. Kept thinking about all those places I grew up going to,” Jordan […]