The content of this article is satirical and represents a work of fiction, Fake News. The names of the characters within are fictitious. INCIDENT REPORT #006903 DATE OF REPORT: 06/07/2022 TYPE OF INCIDENT: B AND E REPORTING OFFICER: RICKER, NELSON (#942) On June 4, 2022 at 02:25 hours, I was dispatched to 865 Morris Street in …
Allow me to state the obvious and begin by noting that I’m not a psychic. I’m neither a medium nor a genius, nor do I possess any kind of special knack for prediction. I am, however, an American. I was born in America, I live in America, and I’ve never lived anywhere but America. That …
Acknowledging the Mental Health Traumas Our Mothers Passed Down May was Mental Health Awareness month and Mother’s Day was on May 8th – two differing themes, yet if you think about it, so tightly knit together. Mental Health is a subject all too often ignored by the African American community, and your Mother is one of …
An Open Letter to The America of the Buffalo Shooting “A racially motivated hate crime is abhorrent to the very fabric of this nation. Any fact of domestic terrorism, including an act perpetrated in the name of repugnant white nationalist ideology, is antithetical to everything we stand for in America.” President Biden on the massacre …
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Lori Harvey’s Body Should Not Be the Goal Amongst the Lizzos and iconic images of the Precious Lees of the world, it is easy to say that body acceptance and positivity are here to stay. We are beyond trying to fit our bodies into the tight squeezes of size 2s and unreachable standards of western …
Considering the United States’ racist history, it is quite shocking how much American audiences enjoy media that serves as a metaphor for racism. There are countless examples of media that have this as its central theme. This includes huge franchises such as “X-Men” and less popular media like the Netflix film “Bright.” Metaphors for racism …
It was spring break. The normal northern weather of chilly Massachusetts was starting to shed its winter layers and adorn its flip flops and shorts. I had been staying on my university campus as any typical freshman would, hopping from one friend’s dorm to another, making memories that you remember forever. Amidst the parties, late …
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Autism Awareness Month The month of April was great! It was the start of better weather, spring break, flowers blooming, and trees growing their leaves back. April was also Autism Awareness month. I happen to be someone who lives with someone on the spectrum. My 11 year old brother was diagnosed with Autism when he …
Transitioning, Hormones and Discovering My Trans Identity You know that moment in the coming of age movie where the girl embraces her features? Where the slightly crooked nature of her smile brings her laughter? Where she no longer finds her curves something worthy to be hidden but rather something to show off? When she in …
Take a look at any coin. You will see that it has two different and usually opposing sides. These sides are known as the obverse and reverse. More commonly, people refer to them as the head and the tail. They are two sides of one coin. A new type of coin, cryptocurrency, continues to emerge. …
