Society Re-Defines Malcolm X’s Legacy
Malcolm Little, a prominent, controversial human rights activist who was more widely known as Malcolm X, was remembered by TIME magazine following his assassination in 1965 as “a cocaine addict and a...
Religious Intolerance Fuels Parking Spot Rampage
On Feb. 10, 2015, Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha were killed in their home in Chapel Hill, N.C. The killing of these three young Muslims, two of whom were current...
Substance Abuse Predetermines Fate
The only child of the late superstar Whitney Houston and R&B singer-songwriter Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina, referred to as “Krissi” by family and close friends, was found unresponsive in a bathtub on...
Science Maintains that Vaccines Work
In light of the recent measles outbreak that originated in California from a visitor at Disneyland, it is now more prudent than ever to have children all over the country vaccinated. The outbreak that has...
President Obama Breaks the LGBT Barrier
Despite President Obama’s State of the Union address primarily speaking of his political and economic plans for the upcoming year, much like the addresses of his predecessors, the president’s speech on...
Does Social Media Dictate What is Relevant?
In a society where news from halfway around the world can be brought to a person’s immediate attention and fingertips by starting a “trend,” social media serves to perpetuate and inform all people of...
Science Maintains that Vaccines Work
In light of the recent measles outbreak that originated in California from a visitor at Disneyland, it is now more prudent than ever to have children all over the country vaccinated. The outbreak that has...
President Obama Breaks the LGBT Barrier
Despite President Obama’s State of the Union address primarily speaking of his political and economic plans for the upcoming year, much like the addresses of his predecessors, the president’s speech on...
Humans are not meant to play God
On Nov. 1, Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old who was diagnosed with brain cancer at the beginning of the year, ended her life after taking a lethal dose of medication prescribed by her doctor. Her decision to...
Not accepting people is a cardinal sin
Since his election as both Bishop of Rome and the absolute sovereign of the Vatican City State nearly a year ago, Western media has frequently focused on Pope Francis’ leadership role in the Roman Catholic...