By: Reina Copeland We never really know people until we truly talk to them. When people look at Giannie Arana, they see a five-foot five-inch white girl who is incredibly attractive. As strikingly beautiful as she is, there is more beneath the surface of Giannie, who is sixteen years old and resides in Queens, New […]
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A Profile on Nicole Santiago By Sheema Zaira Where do we go when we die? From wise philosophers to people approaching their 80s, everyone ponders this question sometime in their life, but none as deeply as Nicole Santiago. As she squints her eyes and gives me a deep “hmmm,” Nicole bets the afterlife involves some […]
Profile of 16-year- old Reina Copland on her journey of spreading awareness with her own ways of advocacy By Giannie Arana A fellow Afro-Latina sister who has undergone the coercions and what could be called the deficits of being in a marginalized group since the day she was born. As she is a “boricua” (Puerto-Rican), […]
After backlash from pro-Israel organizations, Santa Ana’s ethnic studies courses discussing Palestine were put on hold. “You’re asking us to erase a people off the face of the earth.” SHAANTH NANGUNERI Raija Hammad’s eyes wandered across her Santa Ana classroom. As one of the only Palestinian American students, she was hopeful for her high school […]
After occupying University Hall, all 20 protesters with Jews for Ceasefire Now were arrested and charged with trespassing. “These are kids. And this was a perfect example of a nonviolent civil disobedience.” NICHOLAS MILLER On November 8, a student in a white T-shirt walked through the green behind Brown University’s main administration building, her hands […]
Dustin Granger sees the position as a potential antidote to Republican Governor-elect Jeff Landry, but the progressive candidate still faces an uphill battle in the upcoming November runoff. KENNITH WOODS In late September, citizens of Avoyelles Parish, the heart of Louisiana, gathered to hear candidates give their stump speeches mere weeks out from the Saturday, […]