by Ashia Ajani Right before the deadline to submit documents for the Baltimore mayoral race, Black Lives Matter activist and self-described “child of Baltimore” DeRay Mckesson entered his information and joined the fray. DeRay is a Bowdoin College graduate who taught sixth grade math at Minneapolis Public Schools until quitting his job March of last…
by Kodi Alvord I am a Yale student. This means that every morning I wake up, brush my teeth, take a hot shower, and fill my water bottle in the dining hall before I attend class. For me, this is my routine. For residents of Flint, Michigan, this is a luxury. In the past few…
by Carlene Ervin Last week I was a competitor in the “Don’t-be-triggered-by-disturbing-Facebook-content-Olympics” when I stumbled upon a particularly perplexing article. Let’s just say I came in last for my event. A white man’s picture is next to Michael Jackson. On first glance I think, “Is this going to be some bullshit ass article about the…
by Nicole Chavez The Department of Homeland Security describes “If You See Something, Say Something” as “a national campaign that raises public awareness of the indicators of terrorism.” But when it comes to discerning suspicions of terrorism, visuals are not the only cues. Evident in the diatribes, often described as a “policy statements,” of U.S. Presidential…
by Alejandra Padín-Dujon (1) It only looks manageable from a safe distance. Otherwise, it’ll chill you to the goddamn bone. (2) Only God could educate everyone at once. (3) Because Key and Peele said so. (4) The number of POC friends you have has literally no effect on the fact that THE SNOW IS STILL THERE. (5) White people can…