Supreme Court’s newest justice follows in the seat but not the footsteps of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Who Barrett is, what she represents and how she will shape the court going forward is a question that will endure well into 2021.
My (short) life as an election judge
From my first shift on Oct. 19 to the last on Election Day, my behind-the-headlines perspective was different. Here’s a diary of my (short) life as a citizen in the front row of a historic election.
The surprising impact of the coronavirus on youth activism
While COVID-19 has made it difficult for some to join protests, the forced downtime of quarantine has had a surprising impact on youth activists, creating space and time for them to speak out on social media and raise money for a good cause.
Reckoning on race reignites fight for equal funding of Detroit’s public schools
Schools in Detroit have been underfunded for years, resulting in deteriorating facilities and meager counseling resources. The district’s student population of more than 50,000 is primarily low-income with 86% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunches.
When it comes to the impacts of climate change, the poor suffer more
According to Wright, people living in communities of color that are located in heavily industrial areas are subject to higher rates of respiratory or allergic disorders, degraded air quality and increased mortality, when compared to their white counterparts.
#MeToo inspires change within the South Asian community
“Our generation didn’t have the language. Growing up, my parents didn’t understand the culture, so I had to understand these boundaries by myself,” Prabha said.
A small city sounds a big message on Black Lives Matter
The Routt County Courthouse is 912 miles away from 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis, the place where George Floyd was killed. Yet despite its distance from that scene and its relative lack of racial diversity, it was one of hundreds of cities, big and small, that sprang into action in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
@dear Instagram accounts prompt painful discussions, public disclosures about elite private schools
By Grace Sandman, Newsroom By the Bay Editor’s note: This story mentions racism, anti-Semitism and sexual harassment involving high school students, which may be distressing for some readers. PASADENA, California — The handles — typically, “@dear” or “@blackat” and then…
Caught between convictions and coronavirus, early-release prisoners face unique challenges
For any inmate who has served a sentence, the path to successfully reentering society is challenging. But for the prisoners who are being released amid a pandemic, coming home has an entirely new meaning.
Fullerton Joint Union High School District set to implement hybrid learning model
The Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees voted 5-0 to approve a tentative hybrid learning schedule on June 29, incorporating both in-person and distance learning.