by Starlette Thomas | Jan 13, 2025 | Feature, Opinion
Some say it’s rude to ask a woman her age and that a lady never tells it. It’s considered an impolite social custom and, in some cases, offensive given the realities of ageism. But today’s my birthday and I invite you to guess mine. Consider it an exercise in age...
by Mitch Randall | Aug 9, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
On August 9, 2014, eighteen-year-old Michael Brown Jr. was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. Wilson confronted Brown and Dorian Johnson, who were walking in the street, and demanded that they walk on the sidewalk. Accounts suggest...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 29, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
No matter where we are or where we find ourselves, there are cries for justice. The sound cannot be avoided. Unable to be confused with background noise or elevator music, these cries will go on record, disproving that our lives are as comfortable as the sounds we...
by Jarrod Hubbard | Jul 25, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles from Jarrod Hubbard on misogyny and anti-Blackness in America. The words of a well-known hymn conveys the message that simply calling on the name of Jesus, the African Jew and son of God, will have the “enemy”...
by Starlette Thomas | Sep 25, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
America’s current culture war can quickly lead to a civil war. Northern versus Southern states now Red versus Blue states, this country has been in conflict for hundreds of years. It’s been so long that neither side agrees on what they were initially fighting about....