Imagine not being able to hug your parents for over a decade. Imagine being scared to go home and having all you’ve worked for taken from you. Mery (her last name will be excluded for privacy reasons) is an undocumented citizen living in New York. She is originally from Ecuador but has been in the United States for almost 16 years. Mery, like many other undocumented … [Read more...] about America’s Rejected People Struggling for a Chance
Lifestyles
Why Can’t You Say the N-Word?
Asian, Middle Eastern, and Hispanic people in urban areas have seemingly become comfortable with using the N-word as their expression of friendship with black people which is in many ways insulting. This word has never been used to describe or belittle them and there is no need for it to be part of their vocabulary. In the Oxford dictionary black (adjective) is … [Read more...] about Why Can’t You Say the N-Word?
Donald Trump Did Not Trump All of The Latino Vote
In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, the United States has become more divided than it's been in the last decade. This shows America needs to learn how to listen to one another because we live in a multicultural and diverse opinionated country. Latinos are among the fastest growing demographic in the U.S. The number of Latinos eligible to vote has … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Did Not Trump All of The Latino Vote
The Double Standards of Slut Shaming
“Hi, I’m a slut.” "And no, that doesn't mean I am nothing" “The ones who cry whore the loudest are the ones who are thirstiest for my blood” Savannah Brown’s chilling performance of her original slam poem, “Hi, I’m a Slut”, brings up a very controversial issue: slut shaming. Blogger, Andrea Rubenstein, defines slut shaming as “the idea of shaming and/or attacking a … [Read more...] about The Double Standards of Slut Shaming
Summer Time, More Like Work Time
Summer time is usually the time for fun and games, but for many students it is time of rigorous hard work. Carlos Lossa, Cynthia Mojica and Adrien Cohen are upcoming seniors at Quest To Learn, who are working for the first time this summer. Carlos Lossa who has been working at McDonalds since late May. “I’m only going to work for the remainder of the summer because … [Read more...] about Summer Time, More Like Work Time