Social Issues

In the year 2022, in the country of the United States of America, 10 Black people were killed in a racially motivated gunman attack at a Buffalo supermarket, and 10 days later, 19 children and two educators were murdered by a gunman at a school in Texas–some mourned, some took action, and then much of […]

As the legalization of marijuana continues to increase amongst many states in the U.S, it is time to take a closer look at the war on drugs, specifically marijuana laws and charges that impact historically marginalized communities.    By Candis Caldwell   While the narratives and connotations around marijuana have shifted throughout the years, Black […]

Philadelphia City Council voted 14-2 to approve the Driving Equality Bill, an ordinance prohibiting police from stopping drivers for minor traffic violations, which was signed into law by Democratic Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (Oct. 2021).   By Shayler Richmond   Across America, Black people are being shot and killed by the police at rates reaching […]

The New York City Board of Health passed a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (Oct. 2021).   By Shayler Richmond   “To build a healthier New York City, we must confront racism as a public health crisis,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Dave A. Chokshi.    Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in […]

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Since its conception the United States has discriminated against Black people in every way imaginable, including attacks on Black hair; the negative rhetorics around Black hair have residual impacts on the self-confidence and treatment of Black people in America and beyond.    -By: Candis Caldwell   Through colonialism, America inherited a social, political, and economic […]

Black people being the culture means Black people wield an innate duty to be responsible for furthering Black people because our prosperity is dependent on this collective obligation.     By Shayler Richmond   Black people helping Black people is a simply read concept, but remains foreign to some. Like any theory Black collectivism in practice […]

Due to racial biases in the medical field and careless conservative media coverage, famed Black athletes have historically faced heavier criticism than white athletes for taking time away from their sports to focus on their mental health, however, the culture around Black mental health is making an unapologetic positive shift.   By Antonio Cooper   […]

After 20 years, the United States has decided to end its occupation of Afghanistan; the Biden administration made the decision to withdraw all remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11 – the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.    By Dalila Da Silva Lopes   A war that should never have happened, is finally […]

The Capitol Hill arrests of a small group of protesters led by Black women brought about a strategy meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris (Jul. 2021), however, this wasn’t the Biden administration’s first meeting with voting rights advocates and political action will continue because the voting rights of Americans are in jeopardy.   By Shayler […]

The imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma has unleashed mayhem in South Africa: shopping malls, buildings, and cars have been set on fire; major roads have been blocked; gunshots and explosions can be heard throughout major cities; all forcing Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, to deploy the national army to quell the violence.    […]

The conditions in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray Region remain dire; the United Nations has warned a famine is imminent and there are alarming reports of people dying of hunger while hundreds of thousands are in desperate need of food and aid — this has become one of the worst humanitarian crises Africa is currently facing.   […]