By Milan Rei Booker ’25 A search for home is something that is timeless, something that every individual desires: a place where they feel that they belong. This desire was prevalent in Black Americans, especially during and after the Great Migration, in which around one million Black Southerners migrated to the North due to racialContinue reading “Home Is Where the Black Woman Is”
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Georgia Restricts Undocumented Students from Higher Education
By Kayela Belcina ’25 Abstract The debate over higher education access for undocumented students continues to shape state policies, with significant differences across the United States. Georgia has emerged as one of the most restrictive states, enacting policies that exclude undocumented students from selective public institutions and deny access to in-state tuition. Georgia’s policies exacerbateContinue reading “Georgia Restricts Undocumented Students from Higher Education”
“America Must Be Kept American”: The Structural Violence of Colonial Legacies in United States Immigration Law
By Aria Bossone ’25 This year, 2024, marks the 100th anniversary of the Immigration Act of 1924, also known as the Johnson-Reed Act (1). This act introduced the concept of quotas as a means of determining who was permitted to enter the country and who was barred, opening the door to decades of structural racism.Continue reading ““America Must Be Kept American”: The Structural Violence of Colonial Legacies in United States Immigration Law”
2024 CA-45 Congressional Race: Race Analysis and Prediction
By Ashley Avalos ’26 California’s 45th congressional district race is between Republican Representative Michelle Steel and Democrat Derek Tran. The 45th district includes parts of Orange County, Fountain Valley, and Los Angeles. It consists of Westminster, Cypress, Garden Grove and Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, Hawaiian Gardens, La Palma, Buena Park, Cerritos, Artesia, Fullerton, Fountain Valley, Brea,Continue reading “2024 CA-45 Congressional Race: Race Analysis and Prediction”
The Necessity of Stomach-Curdling Violence in Depictions of Slavery
By Sam Viner ’26 Representing slavery through spoken word is impossible. The use of film and artwork is vital to capturing the horrors of slavery because they examine what words fail to describe. The classic maxim “Art speaks where words fail” rings true in the capability to represent slavery. When Kara Walker, a black contemporaryContinue reading “The Necessity of Stomach-Curdling Violence in Depictions of Slavery”
Only the Truth Can Heal, and Only the Powerful Can Tell the Truth
By Morgan Pulliam Introduction “I just–just need a lot of healing myself, and just want you, as our leaders, to help us to heal,” Holy White Horse, a member of the Nakota Tribe, pleaded with Assistant Secretary of the Interior Bryan Newland and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland at the Road to Healing stopContinue reading “Only the Truth Can Heal, and Only the Powerful Can Tell the Truth”
Defiant Authors
By Samuel Viner The revolutionary language of counter-cultural literature makes a stride toward the culture of the future, and defiance is essential to this development. Culture is shifted by bold and revolutionary figures. These revolutionary figures learn and understand societal norms, but they refuse to be defined by them. They push these boundaries and embraceContinue reading “Defiant Authors”
Treading a Fine Line: A Biography and Critical Analysis of the Pittsburgh Courier and its Coverage of the Vietnam War
By Aidan Gordley The city of Pittsburgh, known for its working class history, has seen its ups and downs in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Despite its complex history, Pittsburgh has been relegated to the historical periphery in comparison to other northeastern American cities like New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Perhaps one of theContinue reading “Treading a Fine Line: A Biography and Critical Analysis of the Pittsburgh Courier and its Coverage of the Vietnam War”
The Harm of Minnesota Native American Residential Boarding Schools
By Maddie Schlehuber History and Context: In 1819, the newly formed United States of America put forth the Indian Civilization Act, a piece of legislation that was created to fully extinguish the unique cultures of the Native people, and inspired the establishment of hundreds of residential industrial schools for Native people in the next century.Continue reading “The Harm of Minnesota Native American Residential Boarding Schools”
The Power of the Parish: Catholic Influence on Irish Immigrants
By Madeline Schlehuber In the nineteenth century, hundreds of thousands of Irish emigrated to the United States in hopes of a better life and more opportunity for their future, bringing little with them in material items, but retaining a strong sense of identity and Catholic faith. The Irish immigrant experience to the United States wasContinue reading “The Power of the Parish: Catholic Influence on Irish Immigrants”
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