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Unveiling the Dark Shadows: Confronting the Horrific Reality of US Military War Crimes

Featured, News & Politics / Abdelrahman Hussein

In the annals of history, there exist chapters that force us to confront the unfathomable depths of human brutality. Regrettably, the United States military, with all its might and power, has its own dark corners tainted by unspeakable war crimes. These horrific acts, perpetrated by a few, shatter the very essence of our humanity and […]

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Black Women Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship

Around The City, Business, Featured / June Coxson

Over the years, I’ve posted numerous articles about Black female leaders and entrepreneurs, and this amazing story is worth highlighting to put on notice that Black women are rocking as leaders in the business sector! The face of entrepreneurship is changing and overall is becoming less white. This powerful explosion is evident in Washington, DC

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Juneteenth: A Brief History Behind the Historical Holiday

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Plus, 3 Great Present-Day Ways We Can Celebrate On Monday, June 19th, a celebration and federal holiday will take place in the United States. It is a holiday that observes the official emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Juneteenth marks a moment in history in which the army announced, after a long-awaited period, that approximately 250,000

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The Withered Serenade: A Flower’s Plea for Salvation

Featured, Poetry / Abdelrahman Hussein

Its stems grew numb and grey as it gasped for air. Yet with its agony came the harmony of peace, a silent melody. Soon to be a corpse washed up against the lively sediments on the shoreline, it offered the world a final smile. As the remaining whimpering breaths of torment escaped its roots, it

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Echoes of Redemption: From the Abyss to Splendor

Featured, Poetry / Abdelrahman Hussein

I found myself in a cave, a cave of seclusion. Abutted by bulwark and residue, fleeing was a ludicrous thought. Darkness encircled me, it captivated me. I shut my eyes to imitate the sensation of demise. To feel it. To sense it. To feed off of it. Perishment was my fantasy, it was desired, romanticized.

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Rubber and Glue

Featured, News & Politics, Opinion / Myles Walker

It’s common knowledge among the thinking crowd—a class that seems to shrink more and more each day—that there is a significant overlap between the Republican Party and American racism. American racism, of course, is much too prolific to be pigeonholed into a singular category of any kind. It is a far greater, craftier, and more

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Fortune Favors the Bold, But Will the Future?

Featured, News & Politics, Opinion / Myles Walker

It’s said that fortune favors the bold, but American history suggests that it doesn’t always favor the bright. Pure boldness has little trouble finding the limelight, even when its consequences are close behind. The Virtue of Volume Take former president Donald Trump and influencer Andrew Tate for examples. Neither one of them is the sharpest

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Considering Cults in Context

Can I Speak Freely, Featured, Opinion / Myles Walker

Throughout history, several authoritarian and totalitarian governments solidified the power of their leaders by developing what is called a “cult of personality.” A cult of personality can be described as a collective positive perception of a political figure that’s built out of unwavering praise and propaganda in that figure’s favor. They are grounded in fanfare

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Veterans With PTSD

Featured, Health & Fitness / Albanie Lloyd

The Government’s Handling of Mental Health, Past and Present It’s common knowledge that deployment isn’t for the weak. The military is focused on training its recruits to be physically fit and ready for battle, but how does the government prepare its soldiers for the outside world? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, commonly known as PTSD, is

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National Teen Self-Esteem Month: Paving The Way To a Brighter Future

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May marks not only the beginning of warmer weather in the metropolitan area, but it also represents a time to heighten our awareness around crucial issues affecting the youth. National Teen Self-Esteem Month gives youth and adults time to think deeply about the importance of having self-esteem as a teen, and how to potentially heighten

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