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An anti-masking bill originally designed to ban KKK hoods was in the process of being amended in an attempt to criminalize the niqab, a Muslim woman’s full body covering, in an increasingly hostile post-election America. The original bill, passed in 1990, was meant to prevent anonymous acts of violence committed by KKK members donning white hoods against Black people….

It’s no secret that Donald Trump will enter the Oval Office riding a wave of prejudice and, at times, blatant hate. One of the most egregious of these giveaways was a promise he made on the campaign trail to establish a Muslim registry, or a database of all Muslim American citizens. The idea was received as ridiculous…

Retiring Democratic Senator of California Barbara Boxer recently proposed a bill to abolish the Electoral College after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s tragic loss last week. In an article published by CNN, author Diane Diaz featured one of the Senators tweets: The presidency is the only office where you can get more votes & still…

On Nov. 8, the world held its breath, and on Nov. 9, that breath was released in cries of shame, outrage, and fear. Reading and analyzing our President-Elect Donald Trump’s plan for his first 100 days in office, to begin after inauguration on Jan. 20, 2017, I can only echo those cries of deep regret…

How did Hillary Clinton, one of the most controversial, yet most objectively qualified presidential candidates, lose to Donald Trump, one of the most brash and openly bigoted presidential candidates in American history? We can point our fingers at multiple things: the legitimization of hatred, rampant racism and misogyny, or the incompetency and complacency of the…

Lights. Camera. Action! Apparently ABC News didn’t get the memo about how reporting the news is not a work of cinematic fiction. Last week, CNN busted ABC News staging a crime scene shot. Yes, that’s right. Fake news, like in a movie. Linsey Davis, ABC News correspondent, stood in a field in in Woodruff, S.C., and…

According to ABC News, Donald Trump‘s Muslim ban statement has all but vanished from his campaign website. Trump has not made any public statements saying he will lift his proposed ban on Muslims entering the U.S., but this certainly may be an indication that his team is already starting to center his right-leaning posture. The…

Today, fear won. I am wholeheartedly disappointed and mournful about the current political discourse of America. I am ashamed that the majority of Americans elected a racist, sexist, xenophobic, and inexperienced bigot to lead this country. I am concerned about the safety of Muslims, women, Latinos, African Americans, undocumented immigrants, and every minority, because normalized…

276-218 electoral votes. This statistic astonishes me. Multiple friends of mine, both Muslim and non-Muslim, texted me stating that they were genuinely afraid for what is to come and that they were going to start packing. I thought this country was rounding a corner. I thought the days of post-9/11 America where I had to…

It’s the cup that launched a thousand ships… The new Starbucks cup, created in the spirit of Christmas, has become a controversial topic among many who fear that it is promoting Islam. How? “The giant coffee chain is calling this year’s monstrosity the ‘unity’ cup… Hmm, what else is unified… ISIS!!?! The unified caliphate of…

Successful people often have a big leverage in society. Sometimes, it seems as if the more knowledge and wealth you attain, the more people will respect you. It’s sad to say, there are times where it really doesn’t matter. People forget your accomplishments, and only judge you based on your choice of belief, and ethnicity….

The sexual assault allegations against Trump have piled so high, it’s hard to keep track of them all. One particularly upsetting lawsuit lobs multiple accusations of pedophilia against the GOP presidential candidate. The case has largely been dismissed by mainstream media as a crackpot scheme, but considering his rampant misogyny it’s hard to ignore. A…

Hold up, Facebook! Have you forgotten about the Fair Housing Act in the Civil Rights Act of 1968 that clearly states refusing to sell a home to a buyer based on their race is illegal? Facebook has given homeowners that ability to filter specific demographics from viewing their housing ads through a new feature titled…

Recently, a Latina student at a university in Boston said that her professor on Thursday handed back her paper and told her, in front of the class, “This is not your language.” After looking at more of the comments, the professor left on her literature review, Suffolk University sociology major Tiffany Martínez noticed that the…