Music Vs. The Artists Views: Kanye West

By Leilah Bruno: On Easter Sunday, Kanye West held a big Sunday service which took place on the last day of Coachella. Kanye's Sunday Services have been a constant event that consist heavily on music instead of the usual sermons. It all started in Kim and Kanye's home, where they hosted these services before moving …

Racism and Sports: When the Game Becomes More than a Game

By Macee Buckley: A Connecticut high school basketball game has sparked controversy over the tolerance of racist remarks within the athletic community, from professional to high school. A theme that is all too familiar as athletic spectators are allegedly using racist remarks as a way to jeer and ridicule opposing teams. The most recent incident …

Virginia Governor Northam In Hot Water, Should He Resign?

By Patricia Sliney: Controversy appears to keep surrounding some of the top lawmakers in Virginia. Governor Ralph Northam was recently accused of sporting blackface in his 1984 medical school yearbook, which he admitted to on February 1st. There has been much controversy over this situation, as locals in Virginia as well as Americans across the country …

Kamala Harris Smoking Weed and Speaking on Her Blackness

By Leilah Bruno: On Martin Luther King Jr Day, January, 27, 2019, Senator Kamala Harris announced her run for president. She brought up her resolutions on progressive issues and her attempts to fight for the middle class. As a Democrat, her political stance seems to replicate what many of the people in the working middle class value. Her opinions on things like …

OP ED: The Will to Overcome: A Nation’s Fight Against Itself

By: Sam Blake: When it comes to acts of domestic terrorism, there is no room for comfort amongst any of us. The feeling of safety has almost been eliminated because, there is essentially nowhere to turn. One day, police are shooting and killing an unarmed black man such as what happened in Sacramento, CA in …

Boston Changes famous “Yawkey Way” to “Jersey Street”

By: Michael Curtis: On Thursday April 26th Boston officials approved the name change of the famous street outside of Boston's historic landmark, Fenway Park. The street known as Yawkey Way will no longer be after a unanimous vote changed its name. The city's Public Improvement Commission approved the change from "Yawkey Way" to "Jersey Street". …

#FreeMeekMill

By Jasmine Hayward: This week, rapper Meek Mill and legal team are calling for a social justice reform. If you aren’t familiar with this name, Mill is a rapper from Philadelphia, PA and is known for his gangsta rap and street look. Late last year, Meek Mill was charged for violating probation for “popping a …