Feminasty hits you where it hurts if you are a woman because Erin Gibson dives into real issues we face today as women in a funny yet sadly accurate depiction. She approached topics like Mike Pence in a hilarious matter, bringing up questionable things he has said in the past like when he “tried to redefine rape as “forcible”… Read more →
Mass incarceration is an ongoing issue throughout the United States, and Philadelphia has some of the highest incarceration rates in the country. Many of those incarcerated simply cannot pay their bail, so they are forced to live out their sentence in jail. Research from Princeton found that black defendants are more often than not subject to higher bail and longer… Read more →
Growing up near the Santa Susana Pass next to the San Fernando Valley, it was never obvious my town was home to the fourth largest site to have a nuclear accident of iodine- 131. The Santa Susana Rocketdyne Reactor “failed to shut itself down” according to a news report from this clip. It is baffling that I remember this was… Read more →
There is a recent photo taken by Kim Kyung-Hoon that has surfaced a lot of conversation and controversy. It is a photo of Maria Meza, a 39 year-old mother holding the hands of her 2 daughters as they attempt to desperately escape tear gas that was released on a crowd of peaceful immigrants. “I felt sad, I was scared. I… Read more →
Thanksgiving Day, a humbling day that is most often spent with loved ones. The people you hold closest sit around a table and express their gratitude for one another by all gathering for dinner. Of course we all know why we celebrate this holiday, it was the day the pilgrims sat down with the Native Americans and shared a meal… Read more →
In The Country We Love written by actress Diane Guerrero tells a raw, horrifying, and grounding story of her childhood in the United States before and after the deportation of her parents. The novel covers her experience of having to recreate her life as an abandoned child of immigrants, how her relationship with her parents shifted after they were deported… Read more →
It was the 312th day of the year, and the 304th mass shooting in America. Only eleven days after the largest mass shooting this year. How many more people have to die before this changes. When will people be able to feel comfortable going out to public spaces without the worry of being shot to death? We need gun control… Read more →
Vote Because You Can I personally think it is important to vote especially because as a female at one point my opinion would not have mattered so I feel extra grateful to live in a world where I can freely vote, and in fact i’m encouraged to do so. In the spirit of voting season I decided to talk about… Read more →
Between the World and Me is more than just a book about racial injustices in America. It’s a 176 page letter written by Ta-Nehisi Coates to his 15 year old son Samori Coates. This letter is as personal and vulnerable as it is informative and mind opening, and Coates gifts it to the world. I read this… Read more →
At the end of October comes many changes. The leaves fall, the clocks are set back an hour, and the air gets colder. With October coming to an end, so did Domestic Violence Awareness month. Domestic Violence awareness should not be limited to one month, but should be a topic of importance, everyday of every month. The National Domestic… Read more →