The Hate U Give: A Realistic View of Race Around Us

By, Katherine L. '20 THUG LIFE. The Hate U Give Little Infants F***s Everybody. This phrase was coined by 2pac but in 2017 it inspired Angie Thomas’s popular novel The Hate U Give. Thomas’s story follows a teenage girl, Starr Carter, who lives in a predominantly black neighborhood but attends a predominantly white high school. …

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K-pop in America: Racial Progression or Regression?

By, Kayla L. '19 Korean Pop (K-pop) is a music genre that has dominated the music industry the last couple of years. Bands like BTS, Blackpink, and EXO have, within recent years, become more accepted into mainstream American media and popular culture. K-pop has certainly had many positive effects in America, but it is also …

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Groundbreaking Midterms Usher in Diversity

By, Ellisya L. '19 and Katie T. '19 These past midterm elections have been a hot-button issue since candidates were initially announced. Many people anticipated these midterms as they wanted to see which of the two main political parties, Democrat or Republican, would have the majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives. In …

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Being Black at Winsor: How It Feels and What It Means

By, Araybia A-G. '19 The surprise. The uninhibited, almost intrusive curiosity is what I remember most. When I came to Winsor in sixth grade, it was not as if I had never been around white people before. Despite coming from a predominantly black public school, I had been around different cultures, races, ethnicities, and yet …

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