Earlier this week, a dangerous 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the coastal city of Palu, Indonesia, which has a population of 350,000 people. The deadly disasters have killed over 1,400 people and hundreds are still missing.
Four men suspected of being “members or associates” of the Rise Above Movement (RAM) have been charged in a criminal case stemming from the Charlottesville, Virginia “Unite the Right” rally in 2017. Cole White, Michael Miselis, Benjamin Daley and Thomas Gillen were each charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the federal riots statute […]
After Israel ordered for the demolition of Khan Al-Ahmar in the West Bank, Palestinian residents have banded together to resist Israeli bulldozers from destroying their homes. Around 180 Palestinian adults and children face forced eviction from the area.
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 […]
by Tynesha M. McCullers Growing up, all I wanted was to someday become a mother. I can’t recall a time when I didn’t fantasize about having kids, naming them after me, dressing them in adorable clothes, and loving on them unconditionally. My desire likely came from gendered socialization and the belief that being a mom […]
The Trump administration’s tightening grip on immigration pipelines has increased the desperation of undocumented immigrants, and as desperation often does, this has led to increased vulnerability to exploitation. According to BuzzFeed News, immigrants are becoming particularly susceptible to a common type of fraud referred to as “the 10-year law.” As part of this scheme, fraudsters tell immigrants […]
by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia Rafael Braga Vieira was sentenced to five years in prison after police arrested him at a large demonstration in Rio de Janeiro on June 20, 2013. 25 years old at the time, Braga was homeless and collecting recyclables to survive. He was completely unaware that a mass protest was even taking place. Raphael was charged […]
According to a new study titled, “Racial Disparities in Student Debt and the Reproduction of the Fragile Black Middle Class,” student debt is widening the wealth gap between white and Black Americans.
Garrett Robinson, a senior running back on the Brown University football team, recently helped to teach a training session for the incoming freshman members of the team. But this was no ordinary football training. It was a training about how not to replicate the aggression of football off the field, the likes of which have […]
by Chris Saltmarch Like many of my contemporaries, I never really gave much thought to the sexual desires of women. Much of my life, when I really sit and think of it, I was totally oblivious to the needs and desires of my sexual partners. This was due in part to being raised in the […]
In the era of #MeToo, Bill Cosby is convicted of sexual assault and is given a 3-10 year sentence. Other Hollywood giants like Harvey Weinstein and Les Moonves are also being accused. Now, many are hoping Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, will be face accountability as a third woman accuses him of sexual […]
This past Monday, a new order by a U.S. federal appeals court will hinder Native Americans’ ability to vote in North Dakota for the upcoming November 2018 elections.
