One of the centralĀ issues on the Democratic platform isĀ making free college education a reality. The national student loan debt is already massive and doesn’t look to disappear anytime soon, and a large part of that is because college tuition prices are only going up. New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, who some see as a […]
Proposals are meant to be memorable, joyous occasions. Most people think moonlit dinner, walks in the park or something really sentimental. But, to all of our surprise, there’s apparently someone out there that thinks police and guns drawn instead.Ā
If you went out at all this past holiday weekend, chances are you saw some cultural appropriation. Not to suggest that it doesn’t happen during the rest of the year, but a holiday that allows people to dress up in public leads to a lot of culturally problematic mistakes. While on the set for the […]
Instead of getting a security system, an Oklahoma homeowner decided to send a warning to potential thieves in a very different way. MerleĀ Martindale of Okmulgee County hung multiple noosesĀ on a tree in front of his property along the highway with a sign that read, “It’s best not to be hanging around this area after dark.” […]
North Carolina is working diligently to join Texas and Florida as states that have massiveĀ “You’re Not Welcome” signs hanging on their borders. If the controversial bathroom billĀ or testing welfare applicants for drug use wasn’t enough, state legislators areĀ now working to pass a bill that will completely remove access to police body cameras.Ā
Since Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority was founded, there have been 409 official complaints made against police. Only two of those claims of police wrongdoing have beenĀ upheld. Ald. Leslie Hairston of the 5th Ward feels that this is a problem and one that she plans to fix.
Rep. Alma S. Adams of the 12th Congressional District of North Carolina proposed a new piece of legislation that would help support historically black colleges and universities for the foreseeable future. Adams spoke to congress and introduced plans for aĀ $250 Million HBCU Innovation Fund Act that will work to supply underfunded schools with financial support […]
By Victoria Massie How could you forget? Has it been that long? I, too, was once a convenience you purchased at the corner. Was I not on your grocery list yesterday? āSlave F 26ā written right below the milk and corn? The auction block still rests next to the market downtown. Was I not the […]
There is a major difference between appropriating and appreciating a culture. I love watching anime and reading manga, I appreciate the story lines and the artistic styles. Though I do not participate, many fans attend anime conventions fully costumed which is acceptable because it is apart of the event. Outside of this space, costume wearing […]
By Keevin Brown Kanye Westās playful almost interruption of Beck at the Grammyās was an homage to his actual 2009 Grammy award interruption of Country artist Taylor Swift. The irony of the situation was meant to instill humor and to some level, show a sense of growth and maturity. We as Americans supposedly live in […]
Kira Lerner of ThinkProgress writes that despite the popularity of President Obama’s State of the Union proposals, Congress is standing in their way.
Doctors and EMTs in Michigan may soon be able to refuse to treat gay patients. That’s if a proposed bill approved by the state’s Republican-led House of Representatives becomes law.Ā
