OPINION Written by David Horan (student organizer) Jacob Amaro (copy editor) In a letter addressed to the Rutgers University student body sent out earlier this afternoon, President Holloway proved himself to be ignorant of New Jersey State Law—a strange quality for a State University administrator. Simply put: Public workers do, however, have less legal protection … Continued
Piece written by Samson E. Merise My father finished his story as he parked in front of the school. I looked at him, unable to see his face. Instead, I saw black. In that blackness, I saw the shadowy forms of his guardians cracking the bloody whip against his back. I felt a queasiness deep … Continued
By Landin Morris – Student Journalist “Moonlight,” a film directed by Barry Jenkins, illustrates the social economic conflicts that come with being a gay black man. Intersectionality is a feminist concept that suggests that the discrimination one faces is determined by the cumulative identities one assumes. Meaning that the number of minority identities one takes … Continued
By Britley Blessitt – Student Journalist Tears filled my eyes and rolled down my smooth, brown skin as my fists gripped a copy of Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” speech. I am a Black woman. A hundred sixty-nine years later, I can still feel the pain of my people. … Continued