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Students Suspended, Barred From Walking at Graduation Following ‘Senior Prank’
Many high school students look forward to the festivities of their senior year. Events such as prom, graduation, socials, and senior pranks are anticipated and cherished. Recently, students at Sophie B. Wright High School in New Orleans participated in a senior prank that has resulted in them being barred from engaging in fourth-year traditions. The prank apparently consisted of water-guns, eggs, vinegar, mustard, and water balloons being tossed at students and unfortunately… Read More
Silence is Compliance
April is Sexual Abuse Awareness Month & Award Winning Local Director – Dominique McClellan is screening a very powerful and timely film called “Silence is Compliance”. Dillard University is hosting a screening on Saturday, April 13th that is complimentary to the public and will include a panel discussion with local leaders and organizations around the #MeToo #TimesUp movement. This event is in collaboration with the New Orleans Family Justice Center & United… Read More
More Than a Rapper: Nipsey Hussle Should Also Be Remembered for His Activism
This past Sunday at around 3:25 P.M. Ermias Asghedom, AKA Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed in South Los Angeles. If you are over the age of 40 you may not be familiar with who that is. However, if you are a member of Generation Y or Z then you likely feel the absence of Nipsey Hussle regardless of whether or not you listened to his music because his death is still… Read More
The College Admissions Scandal Shows Just How Unequal Our System of Education Really Is
Throughout life as an African-American woman, I haven’t found myself the beneficiary of privilege. I am forced by society to work twice as hard as my white counterparts. In educational and work environments I am underestimated and assumed to have little knowledge. Constantly, I uplift myself to persevere and to surpass the commonly held beliefs of White Supremacy. In high school, I viewed my applications to college and the SAT and ACT… Read More
When They Call You a N***er
Despite the fact that they’ve benefitted from white supremacy and systemic racism for the past 400 years, navigating through life with the assistance of privilege and power, white people are STILL MAD about Black people who dare to walk around freely existing as human beings in this country. STILL. How do we know they’re mad? They demonstrate it daily when they choose to take on the behavior of their forefathers and call… Read More