On June 23rd, 2023, the Supreme Court officially ruled against race-conscious college admissions. These strategies would have acted as a government-based solution to the ongoing discrimination faced by People Of Color (POC) across the United States of America in terms of educational and employment opportunities. The 6-3 ruling shut down
Every Asian American I have ever met has shared one or more of these similarities: growing up with ethnic foods, slowly forgetting our native speech, or bonding with friends about our overbearing family dynamics. Occasionally, I’ll meet a third-, fourth-, or even fifth-generation kid who can’t relate, but they too
“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” – Virginia Woolf The experiences of women have been intertwined throughout history with strands of resistance to restrictive laws and repressive social norms. Women
I’m concerned. I’m concerned about how the American government is functioning in the year 2023. I’m concerned about the spread of misinformation. I’m concerned about others following Florida’s model of banning AP African American Studies and teaching the benefits of slavery. I’m concerned about the constant fighting in our government.
Historically, Black and Brown communities have been denied essential freedoms such as the right to a proper education, access to adequate healthcare, and suitable housing. In hopes to strip these communities from their ability to succeed, their right to an education has continuously been denied through legislation, oppression, and marginalization.
During my last few days of senior year, as classmates were exchanging and signing yearbooks, one of my junior friends asked me for college advice. He was aiming for an Ivy League university and was getting nervous about applications. I thought back to all the nerve-wracking discussions I had had
The phrase “American Experiment” denotes the determination of English colonies who participate in unprecedented and valiant efforts to advance their society on the principles of self-governance, liberty, and justice. During the early settlers and the Founding Fathers’ pursuit of establishing both a society and a governing document – outlining their
When Roe vs Wade was overturned—giving states the ability to regulate or ban abortion—women announced on social media they were going on a sex strike, encouraging other women to do the same. A Twitter user posted, “We will not have sex with any man—including our husbands—unless we are trying to
My reading group’s name was “Youth Voices In Modern Society”. The reading group was hosted by Oscar and me, and was held for one week over Zoom. We discussed topics such as police reform, immigration, education reform, and civil rights. With each topic we had specific texts to foster conversations