When Prime Minister Adel Abduhl Mahdi demoted Iraq’s popular Counter-terrorism Chief, Lt. Gen. Abdulwahab a-Saadi, in October, 2019, Mahdi was unaware of the protests that
Crunch: the sound of cracking frozen ground underneath one’s foot walking in subzero temperatures. Burning wood: the smell escaping chimneys in the distance where people
Just about everyone in the country has had fast food, whether it be McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, or any other mega fast food chain. It
Nearly 40% of United States citizens constitute the minority population of the country.1 In addition to all of the discrimination that this population faces within
Independence, Sovereignty, and Democratization. These are elements that we commonly associate as markers of transitional periods for many developing nations. All former Soviet Republics gained
The atmosphere compressed down as the sun’s heat baked the exposed concrete of the steps. That heat only served to push Jennifer further up the
Africa. The name of the continent itself conjures visions of indomitable wilderness. A lion, low to the ground, moves through the grass, quietly stalking its
Throughout history, roles and actions have been assigned to either male or female persons, creating a gender binary of either “man” or “woman.” It comes
The sounds of people shouting and jeering shook her from her haze as she realized what the day would bring. The sound of footsteps echoed
“There are important details but it is difficult to talk about them. I think about them and I repress them. They were undressed while being unconscious and when the
It was the 10th of November 2019, fifteen minutes before the news of Evo Morales renouncing the presidency in a recorded video from “el Chapare.”
In a digital age, during a pandemic, virtual classes have exploded in demand. With virtual classes comes virtual assignments, quizzes, and exams, which has led
“Village set on fire. Dinner then return.” These cold words come from the diary of a Belgian officer in the Congo Free State.1 He provides
“Even though I was born and grew up in New York City, español, Spanish, was the language we spoke at home–– the language of Puerto
A loud bang on the door ripped it off the hinges, waking Breonna Taylor and Kenneth Walker, in shock, suspecting a break in, Mr. Walker
En el sur de Texas es muy común tener a estudiantes que son bilingües en los idiomas de inglés y español. Muchos de los estudiantes
An interesting thing we are taught about living in the United States when we are growing up is that America is the “land of the
Immigration legislation has a long legacy of targeting groups for mistreatment and exploitation, yet the first immigration policy was only enacted 90 years after the
You’re so American! When you were younger you were in bilingual classes but after elementary school, you completed all your school assignments in English. Most
The Holy See has played a very important role for a very long time for global issues addressing major challenges our world faces. The Holy
The date was April 19, 1989. An investment banker named Trisha Meili was brutally attacked in Central Park after her twelve-hour shift. Trisha, then twenty-eight-years
A Buddhist monk, donning a stark-white robe with graying hair on his face, was bent over a sick elderly woman, praying, when he heard the
“The four Los Angeles police officers that had been charged with assault with a deadly weapon for the beating of Rodney King now have been
Cesar Chavez was born on a scorching hot day near Yuma Arizona on March 31st, 1927 to Mexican-American immigrant parents in a small adobe home.
Have you ever wondered what you would do without water? Water is indeed life. And without access to clean water, life’s hardships become further amplified.
La brecha digital no solo se refiere al acceso a recursos materiales como el acceso a computadoras e Internet. En cambio, el acceso a la
It was a warm September day in 1943 when Soledad Vidaurri walked her daughters, Alice and Virginia Vidaurri, and her brother’s children, Sylvia, Gonzalo Jr.,
What if you could take the best of Jackie Robinson’s athleticism and defense of civil rights, combined with the legal mind and drive for justice
On January 5th, 2012, a simple image of white text on a black background was posted on 4chan’s /x/ – Paranormal board, a site that
Even before the killing of George Floyd, there had been a well-established pattern of oppression by law enforcement agents killing innocent African Americans. Just to
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