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Toni Morrison’s Legacy: Playing In The Light Of The Blackness

By Virginia Lowman I had every intention of starting this essay with an eas sentence: “On Monday, August 5, 2019, we lost an icon.” Although in writing about the death of Toni Morrison, I am not entirely certain that I agree with those words. Yes, the novelist, poet, essayist, Nobel laureate, Pulitzer Prize winner, and teacher has passed on. However I never however know that what..

Americans Are Dying Because They Can't Afford Insulin. I Was Almost One Of Them

By Hunter Sego In March of 2016, I was nearing the end of my freshman year at DePauw University. Among several new experiences that year, this was the initial time I had ever gone alone to pick up my diabetes medication at CVS. I required to pick up a month’s provide of insulin and test strips — three vials of the former, four bottles of the latter. I remember pulling up to the w..

Everything You Need to Know About the Mauna Kea Protests In Hawaii

By Kēhau Lyons Nearly ten years back, a multibillion-dollar international teamwork led by the University of California and the California Institute of Technology suggested to build the biggest telescope in the Northern hemisphere on the summit of Mauna Kea, a sacred Hawaiian mountain. It is the tallest mountain in the world once measured from the ocean floor; higher than even Mount..

Multiple People Were Shot In Dayton, Ohio's Oregon District

Nine people were fatally shot and over two dozen more were injured immediately after someone opened fire in Dayton's historic Oregon District on Sunday, August 4, according to the Dayton Police Department. It marks the second mass shooting in the U.S. In much less than 14 hours. It was 1 a.M. Once the shooter, clad in body armor and carrying a .223-caliber rifle with added high-cap..

Multiple People Were Shot At A Walmart In El Paso, Texas

A perpetrator attacked a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, August 3. According to local NBC affiliate KTSM, at least 18 people were shot in the attack; the total collection of fatalities or injuries isn't but known. El Paso Mayor Dee Margo told KTSM a suspect imagined to be involved were taken into custody, which was confirmed by Police Sergeant Enrique Carrillo to the Los A..

Meet The Women Who Toppled Puerto Rico's Governor

By Yarimar Bonilla Sandra Rodriguez Cotto views her job journalist and also a radio host in Puerto Rico as that of being a spark. “I find out about things and pass them on so others can disseminate them,” she told MTV News. She doesn’t imagine herself a influencer, yet more of a provocateur. However for ladies, that task can lead to erasure down the line: even if they are the ..

Young People Don't Trust ICE And Some Want It Abolished, New Poll Shows

By Lauren Rearick Residents of the U.S. Don’t trust ICE — especially young Americans. Based on the results of a new poll from YouGov, which polled American adults on their faith in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Patrol, ICE, and more, 51 percent of adults aged 20 to 37 mentioned they never trust the United States I..

A Gun Store Put Up A Dangerous Billboard Targeting 'The Squad'

A gun store in Murphy, North Carolina, erected a violent billboard apparently threatening the lives of Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. The four freshmen representatives — also referred to because the Squad" — are all females of color, and have noticed themselves on the p..

iLe Tells All: Loving Puerto Rico, Protesting Its Government, And Making Music With Bad Bunny And Residente

By Lucas Villa In Puerto Rico, emotions are running high: within the past few weeks, thousands of people on the island have channeled their frustrations into assembling mass protests that resulted in Governor Ricardo Rosselló resigning from office. It’s a movement that derived support from some of the island’s biggest superstars, as local artists joined protestors in the streets..

Biden Condescendingly Asked Kamala Harris To 'Go Easy On Me Kid' Before The Debate

Tonight, before the second night of the second Democratic primary debates, former Vice President Joe Biden might have messed up before he even started. because the evening got underway on Wednesday, July 31, Biden shook hands with California Senator Kamala Harris and instructed them Senator to, "Go easy on me, kid." "You good?" Harris asked in response. "I'm good," Biden responded...

It's A 'Dark Psychic Force': The Best Memes From The Democratic Primary Debate

By Lauren Rearick Immediately after a month-long vacation from hilarious memes and social media-induced night-terrors connected with presidents in bathrobes, Twitter officially welcomed back the Democratic presidential hopefuls for the second round of primary debates. Things got underway on Tuesday, July 30, as soon as the initial of ten candidates took to the stage in Detroit, Michi..

Don't Come For Bernie Sanders On His Own Damn Healthcare Bill

On July 30, the initial night of the Democratic primary debates kicked off strong in Detroit, Michigan, with a polite, to-the-point conversation between fairly like-minded candidates about healthcare access and insurance premiums in the U.S. Just kidding. Former Maryland Congressman John Delaney mentioned that Sen. Bernie Sanders' Medicare for All stance wouldn't work politically. J..

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