Category: Viewpoints

The richest members of American society are ramping up class warfare. As time goes on, it is increasingly difficult for lower and middle class households to obtain healthcare, higher education, quality housing and financial security — all the result of specific policies enacted by the representatives of the upper class that control our government. At…

On April 5, after over 16 years of living in the United States, I finally had the privilege of becoming an American citizen. Along with 139 people, we, new citizens of the United States of America, sang “The Star-Spangled Banner.” We stood up to represent our old countries as their names were read aloud one…

Since I was a little girl, education has always been something I’ve valued. I remember wearing a Spelman College T-shirt at age six and reading my first chapter book about the great educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune. For me, education was the key to everything else in life, and I thought everyone…

As current high school seniors are going on campus visits and receiving acceptance letters, I am excited. I love seeing all the excited faces as high school students are walking around the campus and how they just look so eager to start college. It is even more special when I see people of color and…

My boss at a summer camp I worked at made this analogy: taking care of your teeth is something you have to do every day. You can’t take a break from brushing your teeth every day, just like you can’t take a break from recognizing the systematic racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, etc. that exists…

As a senior international student at the College, I spent more than three years acculturating myself to the standards and perspectives of my white domestic friends. It took some time to realize that the frustration I had didn’t stem only from their disappointing participation in discourse related to race, but with their refusals to engage…