By, Jamila O. '19 On October 11, six seniors from SISTERS, Winsor’s black affinity group, along with Mr. Braxton, Winsor’s Director of Community and Multicultural Affairs, and head of school Ms. Pelmas, had the opportunity to attend the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal Awards Ceremony at Harvard University. Since 2013, the Hutchins Center for African & …
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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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By, Ellen O'H. '20 Thanksgiving -- everyone’s favorite holiday to get together with family, maybe watch some football, and go into a food coma before 4pm -- is right around the corner! Families across the country will prepare an abundance of delicious food to celebrate. However, some of these “classic” Thanksgiving recipes can get a …
By, Crystal Y. '20 Nowadays, as our political climate heightens, we hear fervent debate over a multitude of important issues, such as gun control, climate change, abortion rights, and more. However, another equally contentious but perhaps lesser-known issue has recently risen to the forefront of American politics: affirmative action. Stemming from the aftermath of …
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By, Ariela R. '19 and Teresa L. '19 Recently, The New York Times broke the story that the Trump administration is considering changing the governmental definitions of gender and sex to being biologically determined by one's genitals at birth. These definition would be exclusively either male or female and unchangeable. “Sex means a person’s status …
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