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OPINION | Five officers, one man and the effects on a community

OPINION | Five officers, one man and the effects on a community

Samantha Sims, Staff Reporter February 14, 2023

Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, suffered a beating at the hands of five Memphis, Tenn. police officers on Jan. 7. Three days later, he died. The officers claimed to pull over Nichols for reckless...

OPINION | The whitewashing of MLK’s legacy

OPINION | The whitewashing of MLK’s legacy

Kennith Woods, Staff Reporter February 7, 2023

The beginning of the year rejuvenates interest in Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., as Jan. 16 marked MLK Day and February is Black History Month, a time in which his achievements as America’s foremost...

Hammond community members protest the death of George Floyd. The protest started at Hammond City Court Clerk and ended at the Hammond Police Department.

Standing for something

Trinity Brown, Staff Reporter August 25, 2020

Following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor,  the Black Lives Matter movement has gained popularity in order to make people aware of the past and present racial injustices towards people of...

The death of George Floyd has sparked outrage and grievance around the world, evolving into the largest civil rights movement in history.

The revolution starts within: Honoring George Floyd

Symiah Dorsey, Staff Reporter June 20, 2020

Out of all the scenarios I expected to witness in my lifetime, I never thought I would watch a man plead for his life. I’ve been sitting here emotionally distraught and physically exhausted, trying...

Demonstrators gather during a protest to denounce President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term, in Algiers, Algeria, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Algeria’s capital for the second time this week to denounce ailing Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term.

Social movements are changing human culture

Madeline Cancienne, Staff Reporter February 26, 2019

Social movements have helped shape the world we live in, and they are all started by those who see a change that needs to be made. Recently, the most prominent ones have been Black Lives Matter and...

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