What some coin as an epidemic, shootings in America have gone unaddressed for far too long. The victims of the Parkland, Florida are just one more addition to an ever-growing list of people affected by mass shootings. While there’s many reasons as to why this was allowed to happen, I want to focus on the […]
Three days ago, I sat in the newsroom for my last late day and turned in the final issue of the school paper for printing. After two years working with the school paper, I can definitely say I’ve learned many valuable skills I’m going to take with me long after my trivial high school experience […]
Life doesn’t stop when you’re at your highest points. It doesn’t suspend itself in time when you think everything is going perfectly–it hits a point where the function curves downward and the slope becomes negative. It hits a point where you feel like ripping your hair out at three in the morning because you’ve woken […]
The earth shakes And shatters in both Pakistan and Afghanistan While a blast goes off In Saudi Arab while the Saudis are making the Sky fall down on Yemen And the crazies in Charge of the nonexistent Yet still persistent state Of Israel have decided to Blame all their problems On some Mufti because Uncle […]
After spending a week at a lovely journalism summer camp, I can surely say that hardcore journalism is no easy task. In fact, it’s monumental. Writing a real news story requires more work than I’ve ever put into writing a story for my school paper, and the interviewees ranged from homeless persons to county supervisors […]
Let us rejoice on this Day meant to distract Us from the problems Under our skin left To crawl through every Crack and crevice until This unseen tension Breaks every thing down And we are left in pools Of blood left by the slave Rebellion now slaves of Every color of skin Controlled Consistent And […]
As with any journalist, there comes a time, or rather a story that really pushes one to question whether or not they will succumb to pressure in order to keep the administration happy. Whether they will push themselves hard enough to get the story out and to where the voice of the people is heard. […]
Why the double Standards, son? While your a lone wolf Am I nothing but a terrorist Your condemnations are Heard loud and clear but When I open my mouth To say “This is not me!” I am shut up and cast aside To propagate an agenda Meant to kill innocent people And innocent lands All […]
Worlds apart yet so close One is throwing bombs and The other’s throwing stones While one is swimming in oil The other in their own blood Children are screaming Mothers and fathers hold Them tight while the Chokehold on the nation is Even tighter Bombs bursting in the Still air of night This is not […]
Censorship exists in many forms, one of which happens to be self-censorship, or reviewing ones self for objectionable or unacceptable material and suppressing it, which in turn is worse than censorship by others. What we artists, writers and average citizens tend to do quite often is self-censor, for fear of being censored or ostracized by […]
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