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President Obama signs executive order shortening the gender wage gap
President Obama signed an executive order that forces federal contractors to allow employees to discuss their pay with each other. The move comes as part of the president’s “zero tolerance” policy for gender wage gaps.
Division 1 basketball star Derrick Gordon comes out
Derrick Gordon, a sophomore at the University of Massachusetts, has become the first openly gay player in men’s Division I college basketball. A few days ago, Gordon came out to his family and teammates. He has now gone public with his sexuality.
Transgender student sues university over on-campus housing denial
An Oregon college student is suing his university for discrimination. Jayce Marcus, who is transgender, is a sophomore at George Fox University in Newberg. He applied for on-campus housing in one of the school’s male dormitories, but was denied admission.
Autopsy reveals that Miriam Carey was shot multiple times in back by D.C. police
An autopsy report made public six months after Miriam Carey was shot dead after leading Washington police on a car chase from the White House to the Capitol, shows that the woman was shot five times in the back. Carey, 34, was found to have suffered from mental illness. Her family has filed a wrongful […]
Oakland senior’s 5.0 GPA lands him several college acceptance letters
Akintunde Ahmad is the latest senior to be celebrated. The 17-year-old Oakland Technical High School student’s 5.0 GPA and 2100 (out of 2400) SAT score has landed him admission to several Ivy League institutions, as well as other top colleges.
Video: LSU gymnast steals show, video goes viral
LSU gymnast Lloiminicia Hall is a floor exercise phenom. A junior, Hall scored a perfect 10, her third of the season, on the floor, helping lead her team to a regional title. The video of her performance has gone viral:
#accidentalracistkids
By: Kristen Topp I work at a school that is K-12, giving me a chance to work with children of all ages. It’s a small school and I’m one of the three black staff members. It’s a pretty expensive private school with a low percentage of students of color. Therefore I get to be […]
National Poetry Month: A list of young black poets on the rise
In honor of National Poetry Month, here’s a list a few great poets of our generation.
Obama Continuing Tradition of Using Executive Orders in the Face of Overwhelming Opposition
The last six years of the Obama presidency has been a lesson in what team work does not look like. Republicans and Obama have butted heads on many policy initiatives, the most divisive of them all being our yearly budget planning and increasing our debt limit, which saw a 16 day government shutdown. As a […]
Mississippi legislators pass bill making it legal to discriminate against gays
Legislators in Mississippi have passed a bill that would allow people to use their religion to justify discrimination. The “religious liberty” bill stalled last month, with the House voting to send it to a study committee instead of passing it. However both bodies of Congress have approved a conference report on the bill, advancing it to Gov. […]
Video: cops shoot third unarmed man in three weeks, seize evidence from witnesses
Residents in Albuquerque are taking to the streets in protest of what they call “ongoing slayings of citizens” by their local police department. Tuesday’s shooting of an unarmed man marked the third unarmed shooting in just three weeks by cops.
Video: humorous web series explores race, gender dynamics
A new YouTube series is taking on race and gender. Tales from the Kraka Tower, created by University of South Florida MA student Aphrodite Kocieda, is equivalent to the academic version of Awkward Black Girl.