May 31, 2016 By: Nijah Glenn I would strongly venture that I’m not the only one to have grown up with the images of the American Dream blasted into my head: 1950s […]
Maybe If We Just Listened to Black Voices, Black Lives Matter Protests Wouldn’t Get So Heated
May 31, 2016 By: Rianna Lee On Tuesday, May 24, journalist and self-proclaimed “World’s Most Fabulous Super-villain,” Milo Yiannopoulos visited DePaul University in Chicago, IL, for an event called “One Night – […]
Allegheny County Jail Health Justice Project to Document Abuse via Survey and Documentary Film
May 31, 2016 By: Angelica Walker “Our county jail is currently in a crisis… People are not getting the medicine that they need. People are not getting the care that they deserve. And […]
Gorilla Killing: Outrage after Harambe’s Death
May 30, 2016 By: Christina Acuna Castillo This past weekend, a four-year-old boy decided he wanted to face a gorilla. Officials claim the boy “slipped” into the enclosure, but that was most […]
The Case of Peter Liang: Race & Police Accountability
May 26, 2016 By: Vivian Le In November 2014, Peter Liang, a Chinese police officer in New York City, was patrolling the Louis H. Pink Houses with his partner when a sound […]
Double Minority: Unique Challenges Faced by QTPOC
May 23, 2016 By: Angelica Walker QTPOC, or Queer and Trans Persons of Color, have traditionally been left out of mainstream activist movements fighting for LGBT or POC rights on an individual […]
Stop Sexualizing Women’s Breasts & Let Mothers Nurse in Peace
May 23, 2016 By: Rianna Lee STORY TIME: Once upon a time, there was a queen who had just given birth to a beautiful, healthy princess. The queen decided to nurse her […]
Activists: Stop Using Your Opponent’s Minority Status as a Reason Why They Should Agree with You
May 23, 2016 By: Angelica Walker A couple days ago, I was listening to my white transgender friend talk about somebody that was bullying them: “I tried to explain cisgender privilege […]
5 Ways to Get Rid of Problematic Behavior and Be a Better Ally
May 16, 2016 By: Rianna Lee Recently, as I was scrolling through my Facebook feed, I came across a video a friend had shared from a page called, Let’s Talk: Whiteness Project. The […]
“When We Fight, We Win.” Working toward a Livable Pgh
May 10, 2016 By: Marni Fritz April 14, 2016: Day of Action for Livable Pittsburgh. Workers from all over Pittsburgh took to the streets to demand a $15 minimum wage and the […]
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