There are so many people that don’t understand the meaning of colorism and how it may have affected someones view on themselves as an individual.
I stood for a second, taking everything in. I was back at the North American International Auto Show, reporting for my school's newspaper. I smiled; it felt like home.
A few years ago, due to death threats and extreme bullying, one of my good friends considered taking her own life multiple times.
America is known for being a diverse country, so why isn’t our media more diverse?
There are people with good grades who want to go to college, but can’t pay for the expensive costs of a college education.
Detroit is emerging as predominant place of sporting events, nightlife, and commerce.
Has Facebook Lost Its Edge?
Thoughts On Our Next President By Trinity Warren Can you believe Donald Trump is going to be our next President of the United States?
There is no avoiding the fact that this election has awakened a surge of hate crimes throughout America.
In my life I have encountered many situations where how I spoke made people think that I were smarter or “better” than them. Because I enunciated my words and spoke in full sentences, I was told I spoke “like a white girl.” As a young teen, I enjoyed reading, which might be where I developed my speech pattern of speaking in complete sentences.
Google received backlash early December for search results that appeared on Google Images.
The season of no representation by: Alana Burke Christmas is a traditional Christian holiday celebrated by millions across America.
It’s In Our Hands: The Importance of Exercising Our Right to Vote by David Brown As more years go by, more people decide not to vote.
It’s over and in December a new president will take office. Detroit International Academy was a buzz for days after the election, as were most.
America is the only developed nation that does not have universal health care. Website Who.int defines Universal health coverage (UHC) as, “all people can use the promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative health services they need, of sufficient quality to be effective, while also ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the user to financial hardship.” Who.int continues to explain that the, “UHC embodies three related objectives: Equity in access to health services - everyone who needs services should get them, not only those who can pay for them; the quality of health services should be good enough to improve the health of those receiving services; and people should be protected against financial-risk, ensuring that the cost of using services does not put people at risk of financial harm.” During the Presidential Election Debates this was one of the biggest topics discussed.
Cass Technical High School affords its students the opportunity to go above and beyond to reach some of the highest grade point averages (GPA) in the nation.
Virtual reality is here. Will it last? By Dehvin Banks Imagine an African safari with wild animals roaming as far as the eye can see.
By Ajanee Kelly and Alaunna Mckeithen Donald Trump was elected 45th president of the U.S., it’s been a very close and emotional election. Throughout the entire election candidates Hillary Clinton and Trump participated in several contemptuous debates. “Bullying is always wrong, it’s very uncomfortable for others going through bullying, especially since the future president is promoting this, it’s as if the president is promoting bullying, which shouldn’t be promoted at all," said Malaysia Townsend, a freshman at Oak Park Freshman Institute. Sometimes you can’t do anything about it, the same with skin.
Since the start of the United States of America, African Americans and other minorities have experienced racial inequality and prejudice from fellow Americans.
As a Black gay male in the city of Detroit, most of my political views line up with those of the Democratic Party. My parents are Democrats.
