With the recent political landscape continuously taking a turn for the worst whilst simultaneously turning against immigrants, refugees, POC, the LGBTQ+ community, Muslims, public and special education programs and women’s rights, etc. it’s become a scary America to exist in. And, with Congressional spite fueling and unnecessary repeal (without a logical replacement, but that’s of […]
Read More I-U-Me? A Few Things You Should Know About IUDsWhat does beer have to do with immigration? Maybe a frat boy wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat while watching Fox News report on Trump’s recent travel ban and opening an ice cold brewski — but you’ll have to ask Budweiser for a better explanation. One of America’s favorite beer kingdoms pre-released their Super […]
Read More With Beer and Justice for AllIt’s been a long 2 weeks since President Donald Trump has taken office. In those 2 weeks, I’ve seen an admirable outpour of calls to action from many of my friends and family. It seems that more than ever, people are being inspired to contact their representatives and actively voice their opinion, rather than just shout into […]
Read More If you’re too cool to get political… stop.Last Saturday, one day into Donald Trump’s presidency, I was feeling pretty down. Not even posts on social media from the Women’s March were able to make me feel much better. So I decided to sit down with a positivity journal my dad got me for Christmas to see if it would help at all. The […]
Read More The Silver LiningAround 4 p.m. last Saturday afternoon, I sat in Elephant and Castle on Pennsylvania Avenue as President Trump delivered a televised speech to the intelligence community in front of the C.I.A. memorial wall. Around me a rowdy crowd booed and jeered at this man, and outside a steady procession filled the streets in opposition of […]
Read More Speak Loudly and Carry a Big SignWhen first launched, the Women’s March on Washington was a post-inaugural protest, but it quickly evolved into a global mission for equality. On Saturday, January 21st there were 673 marches total. In Washington D.C. alone, the Metro logged 1,001,613 entries into the rail systems, which is a slap in the face to Trump’s Inauguration Day, where there were only […]
Read More These Boots Were Made For Walking: Afterthoughts on the Women’s March on Washington5-days after the election, comedian Wanda Sykes was performing in front of thousands during the 22nd Annual Comics Come Home Fundraiser. Sykes, on the topic of consoling people after America elected The Annoying Orange stated; “This is not the first time we’ve elected a racist, sexist, homophobic President. He ain’t the first one, he’s just […]
Read More The Importance of Wanda SykesToday, I find myself in a precarious position of devastation, desperation and helplessness. I, like a majority of Americans who voted, did not want to see this cabinet replace that of the Obama Administration. I, like a majority of Americans, felt that when it came to deciding between a highly qualified, experienced woman and a […]
Read More Stay NastyWondering what the ShoutOut! bloggers covered this week in the Newsroom? Presidential Business: Trump’s Presidential Inaugural Committee has released statements saying that the upcoming weekend’s events will emphasize simplicity over luxury, as if it was a conscious choice on the part of Trump’s team to have no one throw him inaugural balls, to have the […]
Read More Newsroom Round Up(image use flickr-Gage Skidmore) Depending on who you are, Tomi Lahren is either the Hobbit that saves Middle Earth or one of Sauron’s orcs. A 24-year old conservative media figure on The Blaze, Lahren’s rants on Colin Kaepernick’s un-Americanism, the babyish nature of Trump protestors, and how Black Lives Matter is similar to the […]
Read More Tomi Lahren’s Interview with Trevor Noah is the New Norm
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