by Onajah Joseph Music is the vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion. In no way does that definition mention musical segregation by race. Today’s society has propelled the idea of racial segregation into music. Through social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, people often state that certain music is for white people and certain music is for non-white people.
by Christopher Echavarria At the turn of the last century, there were over 200,000 black farmers cultivating 15 million acres of land. But the federal government has made it impossible for many black farmers to purchase or maintain land.
by Toni Henderson It’s as if MLK marched for the the children of today just so we could be silenced and abused. Rosa Parks sat down and stood her ground just so we could get beaten with batons, and handcuffed while we all screamed, “I Can’t Breathe!” To the older generation, the events that are occurring today are nothing new, they’ve lived through the hatred and blatant disrespect American has to show towards African Americans. In this country, cases like Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, and as of recently Eric Garner, are just clear signs that America is still evolving. Being that we are the new generation, this comes as a shock to us – and to me, especially being that I am an African American in today’s generation.
Science class has us worried about the polar bears… but are the animals we really need to worry about actually ourselves? An interview with Jamie Munro of System Change Not Climate Change by Weldy Guzman.
by Janée Soto Do you remember the Holocaust? I certainly don’t. I do however know the tragedies that have occurred, and the pain people endured. German cries can still be heard even in America if you simply listen. There are other very dangerous realities happening today in the world and America that many of us don’t stop to hear. Such as an Islamist rebel group that controls territory in Iraq and various other places, better known as ISIS.
The Raven 