by Charles March III As soon as I heard the tense air emit from the brass instrument during the bittersweet symphony intro of the first episode, coupled with the drone footage or other artificial but artistic rendition of Chicago’s proverbial X’s & O’s street grid system juxtaposed behind the eponymous title, all of my senses … Continue reading An Existential Review of Showtime’s: The Chi
by Khalifa Al-Kuwari Magic, snow and anticipation are an integral part of the web of imagery around the festivities accompanying the marking of New Year’s Eve, an evening in which one always hopes that the year to come is endowed with the treasuries of happiness and in which the evils of misery become a relic … Continue reading A Window Of Hope: A Review Of A New Year’s Eve Recollection by Chekhov
by Sidra Owens I was raised by a single mother, who was born in the midst of Jim Crow, and she has seen whites-only signs. She has witnessed the rise of the Civil Rights movement. She has vivid memories of where she was when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President John F. Kennedy, and Robert … Continue reading The Strange Fruit of Living While Black
by Sidra Owens Elections have consequences. That is more than just a quote from a former president. It is an absolute truth that we are dealing with daily. Trump is the current president, and he is the current president for just a few reasons. Trump’s own racist, xenophobic, and misogynistic idiocy appeals to the lowest … Continue reading Our Ignorance Fuels Their Victories
by Allison Palmer With the rise of DNA testing technology, we find a host of new issues about genealogy beginning to emerge. Among them are problems regarding actual proof of lineage, how genetic information is gathered and analyzed, and the reliability of testing companies, in particular, the ones most famous for generating pie charts and … Continue reading Family History: When the Past Remains a Secret
5 Ways to Support Women Facing Extreme Abortion Bans by Marina Flores Continue reading 5 Ways to Support Women Facing Extreme Abortion Bans
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