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History of Filipinx Nursing Migration in the United States

December 23, 2020 by Margaret Guzman

In response to the disproportionate effects of the coronavirus on Filipinx and Filipinx-American nurses across America, Margaret Guzman traces the history of Filipinx nursing migration in the context of two health crises: the COVID-19 pandemic and the AIDS epidemic.  

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic, Multimedia, Social Justice, Video

For Young, Progressive Black Women, Harris’s Race And Gender Are Not Enough

October 30, 2020 by Lola Proctor

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Young, Black women voters in America are not convinced that Kamala Harris will save them. While the California senator’s historic nomination as the first Black woman to serve as the Democratic vice presidential nominee came as a welcomed “shock” to some, not all have fully embraced her candidacy, pointing to her past record as district […]

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Moments of September BLM Protest in NYC Before Update in Breonna Taylor Case

September 23, 2020 by Natalie Rule

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Black Lives Matter protests have been scattered across Manhattan, months following the killing of George Floyd. New York City citizens have taken the streets demanding police reform and social justice. “Say her name” could be heard across avenues to express another unjust murder caused by police violence. The case of Breonna Taylor was updated shortly […]

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Constant bad news for Black America is taking a toll

September 22, 2020 by Vanessa Handy

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What is Blackness: Who owns it?  Cassi Quayson,19, a Ghanian-American writer studying “Language and Liberation” at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study muses on these questions.  She’s often caught up with innermost examinations of Black life while the rest of the world watches. In 2020’s cataclysm of the coronavirus pandemic and pervasive racial injustice, it’s […]

Filed Under: Social Justice, The Word Tagged With: bad news, black America, Black Lives Matter, mental health

Minnesota teens of color are stressed out and struggling, but find glimmers of hope

September 20, 2020 by Emma Elizabeth Shores

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The police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, have spurred protests globally and left Minnesotan teens of color stressed out and struggling. But the support from their community has renewed their hope for change. “The exhaustion comes from when everyone wants to now understand and puts the effort on the people of color, the […]

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NYU students of color struggle under the weight of racial injustice

September 18, 2020 by Addison Aloian

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NYU students of color  are struggling months after the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd and having to face head on the cries of racial injustice that are sweeping the country and the backlash.  Sonali Burns, a junior,  said that the heaviness of the murders didn’t impact her at first because she […]

Filed Under: Social Justice, The Word Tagged With: anxiety, Black Lives Matter, LatinX, NYU, race, students

Black Lives Matter: Children’s Protest

July 31, 2020 by Andrea Pineda-Salgado

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New York City’s youngest raised their voice to protest against police brutality, Andrea Pineda-Salgado reports.

Filed Under: Multimedia, Social Justice, Video Tagged With: adorable, blacklivesmatter, blm, children, kids, New York City, protest, race

The Coronavirus is Disproportionately Impacting Black People in New York

June 22, 2020 by Mili Mansaray

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New York City is a ghost town. The empire state is the country’s epicenter for covid-19, the illness caused by SARS-CoV-2 (one of many coronaviruses), with a total of 335,000 infections as of May 9, according to Intelligencer. The Big Apple alone is enduring 178,776 cases, according to The City. Now, sidewalks once littered with pedestrians are barren in the […]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic, Social Justice Tagged With: COVID-19, health, race

Children Protest for Black Lives Matter in NYC

June 13, 2020 by Andrea Pineda-Salgado

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New York City’s youngest raised their voice to protest against police brutality, Andrea Pineda-Salgado reports.

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Queer World View – Experiences of People From Countries Where Homosexuality Is Prohibited

November 19, 2019 by Sarah Patt

Same-sex acts between two consenting adults are illegal in 70 UN member states. In other countries, laws prohibit discussion of LGBTQ+ rights or leave LGBTQ+ people unprotected from discrimination and violence. It is difficult to gauge just how many LGBTQ+ identifying people live in these areas (note: a 2016 Gallup poll found that 4.1% of […]

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