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Climate Change Is Affecting The Decision To Have Kids, Too

By Lauren McCue As if the choice to have kids weren’t complex and personalized enough, right now we have to think about the possible, and very literal, end of the world, too. Climate change is a world distribute inextricable from every single aspect of our everyday lives. Its current and predicted impacts — ranging from although not limited to drought, wildfires, rising sea leve..

We Should Be Talking About Suicide — Here's How to Do It Correctly

By De Elizabeth and Lauren Rearick because the tenth leading cause of death In the U.S., Suicide remains an ongoing topic in the mental health community, and about the world. With more than 43 million American adults currently dealing with mental illness, the significance of how we talk about suicide has once again come to light in the wake of three rather publicized deaths, all i..

The Hidden Damage Of Active Shooter Drills In Schools

By De Elizabeth Ashley was a freshman in high school whenever she encountered her first school shooting drill; she just didn’t know it was a drill at the time. “We were huddled in darkness under our desks for about 20 minutes before we got notice it was a ‘surprise drill’ meant to catch teachers off guard,” the 15-year-old told MTV News. “Every drill I’ve had since...Ha..

17-Year-Old Arrested In Connection To Racist Threat Against Charlottesville Minority Students

By Lauren Rearick For the second day in a row, students attending Charlottesville City Schools in Charlottesville, Virginia, were not able to attend classes on Friday, March 22. The school district closed its schools beginning on Thursday, March 21, citing an anonymous online threat they mentioned was “racially-charged” in nature. A 17-year-old who reportedly was not enrolled in ..

One Year Ago, They Marched For Their Lives. Here’s What Happened Next

By De Elizabeth On March 24, 2018, more than a million people took to the streets in protest of gun violence for the first-ever March For Our Lives (MFOL). Student activists and survivors of the February 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, organized the official event in Washington D.C., While peer activists staged sibling marches in cities around..

Why I Won't Let Everyday Bigotry Stop Me From Observing Hijab

By Tasmiha Khan Every morning before I go out, my routine features the same ritual: I scan through my headscarf collection and coordinate which one could be best to wear with my outfit for the day. I’m cautious about the material I choose: cotton is routinely my go-to since it sits so well with little to no adjustment. The texture has to be just right. I'd like to make sure I get a..

How To Help Survivors And Those Affected By The New Zealand Mosque Attack

On Friday, March 15, at least 49 Muslim people were killed by a terrorist who targeted two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. According to Fast Company, dozens of other mosque attendees are suffering serious injuries from the attack; as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden noted, several of the victims were refugees, migrants, and children. She called the attack “one of New Z..

At Least 49 People Killed At Mosque Attack In New Zealand

By Christianna Silva At least 49 people were shot and killed and dozens more were seriously injured in mass shootings at two separate mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday, March 15, according to police, in what New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called “one of New Zealand's darkest days.” The attacks targeted two mosques about three miles apart while in Frid..

Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman Among Parents Caught In $25 Million College Admissions Scandal

an audience of about 50 people, including parents, exam administrators, coaches, and more have been charged in a wild $25 million college admission scandal that allegedly involved bribery, falsifying documents, and then some funny Photoshop expertise, U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling reported while in a press conference, NBC affiliate WKYC reports. Here's what happened, according to the ..

These Artists Created Their Own Ice Box To Protest Border Detention Facilities

By Caitlin Cruz On April 6, 2018, the Trump administration introduced a “zero-tolerance” immigration policy aimed in particular at the U.S.-Mexico border, which resulted, among other things, in the separation of children from their families. Adults were charged with criminal offenses of against the law entry, as a substitute opposed to civil offenses, and detained in detention fa..

Jussie Smollett Indicted On 16 Felony Counts: Everything You Need to Know

By Christianna Silva On Thursday, February 21, Empire actor Jussie Smollett was taken into custody on expenses of disorderly conduct and filing a false police report right after allegedly staging the assault he announced to Chicago police in January, according to Tom Ahern, the deputy director of news affairs and communications for the Chicago police. What was originally announced a..

The Jussie Smollett Story Doesn't Change The Dangerous Reality Of Being Black and LGBTQ+

By Preston Mitchum That the United States has a long history of racism and homophobia, and an identically long history of violence against members of those communities, isn't new data. And while it is encouraging to be able to see that more folks are primed to believe victims of that violence, it’s telling that folks are just as likely to doubt those beliefs at the initial possible..

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