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Legalized Marijuana Has Arrived In New York, Many Awaiting New Rules

May 14, 2021 by Maria Sanz Bentivegna

New York officials have yet to roll out fresh regulations now that the state has joined more than a dozen others that have legalized marijuana and cannabis to help boost revenue. Andrew Rosner, the co-founder of HR Botanicals, a small farm located in Sullivan county New York that grows a species of marijuana known as […]

Filed Under: Politics, Social Justice

NYC Street Artists Mix Art and Activism

May 12, 2021 by Anusha Rathi

The summer of 2020 changed Andrea Acevedo’s art. The murder of George Floyd stirred something deep within her – standing amongst a crowd of hundreds of protesters in New York City, defending Black lives, surrounded by people dedicated to equality and the liberation of all oppressed people, she asked herself, “How can I help?”  And […]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic, Photo, Social Justice Tagged With: blm, COVID-19, Female Artists, NYC, Stop Asian Hate, Street Art

The WNBA’s History of Activism Has Been Overlooked

May 12, 2021 by Isabel Maschmedt

Is Gender The Reason? “The very act of being a female athlete is radical.”-Kavitha A. Davidson stated, a sports and society writer for the Athletic.  In 1996, the WNBA was born.  The league was established 47 years after the NBA. As the first professional sports league for women in the United States, the league has […]

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Sam Pollard: An Awe-Inspiring Figure Chronicling the Black Experience

May 12, 2021 by Nathan Hughes

Harlem-born Sam Pollard, a filmmaker and Oscar nominated editor, has spent his entire career chronicling the Black American experience.  Pollard, now a professor of film at New York University for the last 27 years, found his passion for movies by watching the works of Howard Hawks, John Ford, and Alfred Hitchcock. He credits them for […]

Filed Under: Social Justice Tagged With: film, NYU, sam pollard

How Will Reparations Move Forward In America?

May 12, 2021 by Aidan Taylor

Photo by Life Matters from Pexels

A bill that would advance the fight for reparations is moving up the legislative ladder in Congress, opening the door for a national conversation about how America will finally address reparations after 400 years of enslavement of African Americans.  Since slavery’s abolishment 150 years ago in the United States, a path to carrying out overdue […]

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Dianne Morales’ Community-Based Approach to Defunding the Police

March 29, 2021 by Rocio Fabbro

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For New York City Mayoral candidate, Dianne Morales, calls to “Defund the Police” is more than just a slogan — it’s her campaign promise to the city.  Morales, former counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio, has laid out a multi-prong platform to reform how the city approaches policing in the city. “We’ve got to move […]

Filed Under: Politics, Social Justice

Sports in Boston: racism, wrongful accusations, and a renewed hope

March 26, 2021 by Alexandra Smith

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Boston is anything but a sports backwater. Since 2000, the city has had more playoff wins than any other city or region in North America. As far as championship wins go, Boston boasts 12 in 20 years between the Celtics, Red Sox, Patriots, and Bruins. These franchises have produced legendary dynasties, cementing Boston’s position at […]

Filed Under: Social Justice, Sports Tagged With: Boston, Boston sports, Celtics, Greg Lee, Marc Spears, race, Red Sox, sports

Racism in the cheerleading world and the effects of cheerleading on Black and African American women’s racial identity

March 26, 2021 by Cheyenne Leitch

Cheerleaders in DUMBO

Kennedy Providence, who is on the cheerleading team for the University of Toronto, recalls a time where she was reprimanded for her natural hair.  “When I first began cheerleading in 2013, I had an afro. The team manager for my high school team had told us that the hairstyle would be a high ponytail with […]

Filed Under: Social Justice, Sports Tagged With: race, sports

How Can Social Media Companies Prevent Racist Abuse Directed At Players?

March 26, 2021 by Brian Yue

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How Can Social Media Companies Prevent Racist Abuse Directed At Players? After his team labored to a 0-0 draw against Arsenal in the final week of January, Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford went on Twitter to announce that he had been racially abused online. “Humanity and social media at its worst. Yes I’m a Black […]

Filed Under: Social Justice, Sports Tagged With: abuse, football, media, online, players, race, racist, soccer, social, sports

NFL Player Injuries: Intersection with Medical Racism

March 26, 2021 by Isabel Maschmedt

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Examining the NFL’s Treatment of Black Players and their Injuries  Kevin Lerell Henry, a former defensive lineman who played eight seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1993 to 2000, suffers from memory loss, headaches, depression, and extreme bouts of anger.  He suspected these symptoms were due to injuries he sustained while playing in the NFL. […]

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