By Sharin HussainGrowing up, we’ve all become far too friendly with the phrase “gun violence” and yet somehow, our society has crumbled and allowed guns to have a bigger voice than our words have. The freedom to own a gun has broken down our society, and now, we live in a world where almost every week, we…
By aishasalehLike with every issue that America faces today, when the issue of gun violence is brought to the forefront of conversation, it is treated as a stand-alone subject, unconnected to the chain of issues that plague America and the communities within. When a shooter walks into a bar, shoots dozens of people, and then kills…
By Mariam TanvirAs if the shooting at Borderline Bar in California wasn’t enough horror for the month of November… Now, news is rolling in from Mercy Hospital, situated in Chicago, where a shooting took place in the outpatient area, leaving at least four people dead, including the suspected shooter, and another two critically injured. Just like every…
By The EditorsUPDATE: Eden Prairie police say they have arrested 55-year-old Lloyd Edward Johnson in connection with this incident. Johnson was arrested Wednesday afternoon for second-degree assault, and is being held in Hennepin County Jail. Four Muslim teenagers, Farida Osman, Jihan Abdullahi, Amal Mohammed, and Zainab Hassan, were left stunned, and terrified Monday evening, when a…
By hanamalikSabika Sheikh. Ann Perkins. Angelique Ramirez. Shana Fisher. Kim Vaughan. Chris Stone. Cynthia Tisdale. Christian Garcia. Jared Black. Kyle McLeod. All shot and killed on school grounds in Santa Fe, TX by another white male student. One name in particular stands out: Sabika Sheikh. Why? Sabika was a Pakistani student visiting the high school for…
By maryam abdul-kareemThis is a powerful TEDx Talk about Baltimore’s community – one that you don’t hear a lot about, but you should know their story. Baltimore is home to so many amazing souls who put in work every day to heal the wounds of their beloved city. It’s a city that has been assaulted by systemic…
