Being a first-generation college student has proven to be an interesting experience for me. The degree that I will earn is not just my own. I am carrying the legacy…
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Category Archives: Voices of Change
The objectification of black women in mass media has a long history. We’ve seen it with the Surviving R. Kelly Documentaries and Mike Tyson’s Sexual Misconduct Accusations. The way the…
One Hundred Fifty-Two years strong. A legacy that not only stands the test of time, but challenges, resists, and innovates each and every passing year. A brotherhood so accomplished, including…
Recently rapper 21 Savage was detained by ICE officials. Allegedly, he overstayed his VISA and is currently set for deportation back to his home country, the United Kingdom. This came…
“In special lives, we make a difference.” This is the motto that an Arizona based healthcare facility champions as their most important principle. According to their website, Hacienda Healthcare provides…
When I was a little girl my grandfather always taught me the importance of working hard. Just like most Americans, he believes in the principle of honest work makes honest…
Last week, on the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday, California Senator, Kamala Harris, announced her bid to run for President of the United States in 2020. As a supporter…
To Whom It May Concern, I can still recall my senior year of high school when Sweet Briar, a women’s college in Virgina, was on the verge of closing. I…
During my undergraduate experience I have been extremely fortunate in having the opportunity to travel abroad. Coming from a working-class background, from a single-parent household, in an area stricken with…
By now many of us have witnessed the three night spectacle that was “Surviving R. Kelly”. If you were like me, you sat horrified, watching victim after victim recount horrific…