2025

Donald Trump Is Afraid of Black History

In March of this year, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14253, titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” The order, a successor to similar orders, positions itself as an attempt to reverse what it calls “a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history.” The “corrosive ideology” behind this effort apparently attempts

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Is This How “One Commitment. Our Community.” Sounds?

April 30, 2025 When Treasurer Shirley Thompson-Wright (7F07) squared off against Secretary Kimory Kso Orendoff (7F07) at the ANC 7F Special Meeting it seemed like anything but the “One Commitment. Our Community.” ANC 7F slogan. In fact it had all the decorum of a street corner argument that often erupts into a fist fight or

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Satoshi Tajiri is Responsible For One of the Most Successful Video Game Franchises in History. He Also has Autism.

First Published April 27, 2021 If you had to make a list of some of the most successful franchises in the history of video gaming, Pokemon would undoubtedly be right at the top. First released in Japan in 1996 for the handheld Game Boy console, Pokemon soon turned into a legitimate global phenomenon. As of

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Why RFK Jr.’s Proposed Autism Registry is a Bad Idea

If the idea of launching a government autism registry sounds inhumane to you, rest assured, you are not alone in your crowd. The idea proposed by new Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is causing widespread alarm. Some have even gone as far as comparing the proposed autism registry to the Nazis’ list of

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Cutting Through the Stigma of Mental Health and Promoting Health and Wellness Among Minorities

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and with that focus comes the opportunity to further promote health and wellness, not only throughout the general population but also in terms of fighting against the stigma that exists surrounding mental health issues within the Black and Hispanic communities. According to the Journal of Urban Design and Mental

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