Black History Month: The Shortest Month of the Year

Black History Month

Black Lives Matter. It is clear that our society operates with the understanding “white lives matter.” As for blue lives, frankly, they don’t exist, as it is a uniform you can shed, unlike Black skin. In reality, both responses are a resistance to the affirmation that needs to be spoken out loud—especially by those with […]

Violence Against Women

Today, November 25, was designated the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by the United Nations General Assembly. I wanted to know how prevalent this issue is, so I asked Google and found worldwide statistics from the World Bank: Thirty-five percent of women have experienced either physical and/or sexual partner violence or non-partner sexual violence. Seven percent […]