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The Cultural Politics Of Mental Health In A Black Family
I have yet to share this part of my life’s story on such a public forum. I ask that you accept that this is my story to share, and bear with me as I continue coming to terms with it. My mother was the kind of woman that very seldom pulled any punches—she had the…
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The People Across the River
For many non-residents, “Anacostia” refers to all of DC across the Anacostia River. In reality, Anacostia is just the neighborhood on the eastern end of the 11th Street Bridge. Despite the area’s current issues with poverty and crime, it is one of the most historic neighborhoods in the whole city. While most DC students make…
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What Is Sessions Smoking?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ memo reversing the hands-off approach to state laws allowing for the medical and/or recreational use of marijuana has introduced a great deal of tension between federal and state laws. While marijuana-friendly states were not given absolute freedom from federal law under Obama and former deputy Attorney General Jim Cole, they were…
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Age Never Matters
Commentators have a habit of describing a certain generation of people as sharing common characteristics by placing them in the same generational set. For example, people in their 20s and younger are known as millennials. The commentators called people born between 1946 and 1964 “baby boomers,” and people of a later generation “Generation X.” Critics…
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Mushroom Wars
Unionville High School and Kennett High School are bitter rivals. The two schools are 3.2 miles apart. Both are located in the town of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. If a driver were to travel the 3.2 miles between the two, he would encounter two Landhope gas stations, three developments, plenty of trees, a country club, a…
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The (Libertarian) Case for Reparations
In his piece “The Case for Reparations,” Ta-Nehisi Coates details the ways in which white supremacy and racism have had a lasting impact on black communities. As the title of the article suggests, Coates argues that the best way to right the terrible wrongs that have been done to African-Americans is through reparations. While no…
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Wrighton to the NAACP: Don’t Worry, There’s a School for That
BY SARAH HULL A few weeks ago, I sat in on a debate here at the University of Cape Town, where I am currently studying abroad. The debate was in reference to the upcoming South African presidential elections. After a lot of discussion of different policies, initiatives and goals of the various parties, someone in…
