I remember a young woman in undergrad once announcing to a large group of students,”We have to stand in solidarity with one another even when we don’t necessarily understand or agree totally with the method of engagement.” In that moment I asked myself, “Who does she mean by ‘we’?” The young Latina was attempting to bring […]
For the second time in less than 15 years, Spider-Man is being rebooted for a film franchise. But the good news is that, this time around, Peter Parker/Spidey will be played by an actual teenager – Tom Holland – and the reboot is attached to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has such a high batting average […]
This presidential election season has consistently brought up the conversation of race, as it should, and right now, the conversation has turned into a debate, thanks to the award-winning poet and Civil Rights activist, Maya Angelou.
More than 30 black students wearing mostly-black attire were escorted out of a Donald Trump rally by authorities in Valdosta, Georgia on Monday evening. The students claim that they were sitting atop the bleachers with no intention to disrupt the rally as a form of silent protest.
We live in a world where people misunderstand the meaning behind the phrase “Black Lives Matter” and often take it as a personal attack. Their immediate response is often “All Lives Matter,” which is meant to take the focus off of the black lives being lost on a regular basis. Well, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and […]
**Update: This story is from 2010. This story has been edited to reflect the correct year.** Katie Washington, who is from Gary, Indiana, is a biological science major at the University of Notre Dame. She was the University’s first Black valedictorian.
There is a new Broadway show that is set to break barriers when it opens up. Eclipsed is a new Broadway show which will open next month, but it is already a historic production as it is the first Broadway show to feature an all Black and female cast and creative team.
The Justice Department had joined the fight against the city of Ferguson, as an investigation, which took months, uncovered a multitude of problems in the way that police and courts treat poor people and minorities in the St. Louis suburb.
Cleveland police officers killed Tamir Rice within seconds of getting to the scene after receiving calls of a “man” with a gun in 2014. Rice was 12 years old and holding a toy gun. Regardless, he was shot dead in moments and a grand jury chose to not indict the officer responsible. To make matters […]
“This is a cute car.” Those were the tennis player’s opening words for a Superbowl commercial. Serena Williams is featured in the new MINI USA car commercial, which aired during the Superbowl.
The Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams addressed the controversy surrounding Beyoncé’s performance of her new song, “Formation,” during the Superbowl Halftime show on Sunday.
Romany Malco, an actor, had the opportunity to speak on The Breakfast Club where he spoke about the politics in entertainment.
