A Quick Intro

I might being the usual way and write a testament about who I am as a person and what I have achieved in my short life or what I aspire to be... Truth is that I have not achieved much and I have a difficult time deciding what I aspire to be. I have daily …

Marching for Our Lives: A Look at Parkland and Gun Control

The United States is known for their football, giant cars, and love for guns! Gun control in the United States has been an ongoing issue since the 1800s, and is still a persistent issue till this day. Since 2013, an estimated 2,000 shootings have occurred within the USA, 55 of which have taken place within …

Am I Next?

It seems that no matter what point in time it is, minorities are always facing more challenges than one can imagine. A long, ongoing problem that has resurfaced in recent years is the jarring issue of missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada and the United States. The issue arises with the fact that there …

Me Too

Sexual assault and harassment in and outside of the workplace has long been an issue that many did not speak about. Those who were or are sexually assaulted rarely speak out about their experiences for fear of losing their job or being humiliated by their coworkers for not handling the situation on their own. But …

Inappropriate Words from the President

Trump had stated that Haiti and Africa are #shitholecountries during a meeting with a group pf bipartisan senators. All social media outlets had found out about this transaction from a Democratic aide who gave a briefing at the meeting on Thursday. Trump had, according to sources, asked: "Why do we need more Haitians". However, Trump went …

Black Lives Matter

Back in 2012, there was a case that had struck the Black community particularly hard. It was then during 2013, that the movement, #BlackLivesMatter, came about through the collaboration of Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi. The movement had been brought up to fight and protest the systematic racism and violence that the Black …