Category Archives: Social Justice& Equality

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, an annual tradition since 1924 held in New York, celebrates the holiday season in the United States. Featuring giant character balloons, marching bands, and performances, it marks the official start of the festive season and the holiday shopping period. The parade brings millions of spectators to the streets of Manhattan andContinue reading “Issues With Thanksgiving Parade”

In todays day and age, it feels like there is a new shooting everyday, a sad reality that the United States is now facing. Just recently, there was a racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooter was identified as Ryan Palmeter – a 21 year old known racist through his writings he left onContinue reading “Jacksonville Racist Shootings”

Already, there has been over 450 shootings in the United States in 2023. That is almost on average two shootings per day. In United States society, shootings have become extremely normalized and something that is sometimes looked over. With all these shootings, it is still important to commemorate each and every individual lost to makeContinue reading “Californian Store Owner Shooting”

Whether it be for a job opportunity or admitting someone into a school, Affirmative Action is a practice that is commonly used across the world. Affirmative Action is the practice of taking an individuals’ race, sex, religion, or national origin into account when hiring or admitting them into a school. However, Affirmative Action is moreContinue reading “Affirmative Action Supreme Court Ruling”

Juneteenth, now a national holiday in the United States, celebrated every June 19th, is a commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. The Emancipation Proclamation of 1860 marked the end of slavery, a turning point in US history, and has been celebrated every year since. Juneteenth is widely celebrated among many AfricanContinue reading “Juneteenth Celebration Shootings”

On June 17, 2023, an Islamic State affiliated terrorist group killed at least 37 high-school students and three adults in Uganda’s worst attack in more than a decade. This massacre was quite gruesome and brutal with at least twenty of them attacked with machetes and 17 of them burned to death. These numbers are only of the confirmed kills,Continue reading “Ugandan High School Killing”

Chinatown is considered as an ethnic enclave of Chinese people. Many different cities in many countries across the globe have their very own Chinatown. Chinatown is known to be home to some of the best Asian food in the world. Along with delicious restaurants, Chinatown also has exciting shops, family-friendly activities and a handful of historicalContinue reading “Philadelphia Chinatown Protests”

Ralph Yarl, a 16 year old black teenager, was shot on April 13, 2023 when he accidentally went to the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri. He was hospitalized after being shot twice, in his head and the arm. Yarl went to Andrew Lester’s (an 84 year old white man) house on accident as heContinue reading “Ralph Yarl Shooting”

On Friday, April 7th, 2023, Texan man Franklin Sechriest  pleaded guilty to a hate crime and arson in connection with a fire he set at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 31, 2021 (he was 19 at the time). A synagogue is a Jewish house of worship in which Sechriest purposefullyContinue reading “Franklin Sechriest Burns Synagogue”

Throughout history, the LGBTQ+ community has faced severe persecution and torment based off their sexual orientation. However, over time society and many countries have been more open to accepting those in the LGBTQ+ community with no persecution. Despite this, there are many others that continue to persecute the LGBTQ+ community such as the Ugandan government.Continue reading “Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill”