by Cheyanne M. Daniels and Madison Muller | Mar 9, 2021 | Coronavirus, Featured, Social Justice
Robert Cloutier, fifty-seven, has spent more than half of his life at Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, Illinois. Incarcerated for nearly forty years, Cloutier has one of the more dangerous prison jobs during the pandemic: disposing of the prison’s biohazard...
by Hangyun Kim | Mar 2, 2021 | Featured, Social Justice
SEOUL — South Korean LGBTQ rights groups have condemned broadcaster SBS for censoring gay kiss scenes from the 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody, which focused on the life of rock band Queen lead vocalist Freddie Mercury. One of South Korea’s three major TV...
by Madison Muller | Feb 12, 2021 | Featured, Social Justice
Senior citizens braved the winter weather on Thursday morning for their COVID-19 vaccine appointments at Pennsylvania Baptist Church in Southeast Washington, D.C. By the end of the day, 100 Washingtonians would be vaccinated at the church. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D)...
by Madison Muller | Feb 5, 2021 | Featured, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — When Washington, D.C.’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout began in December, Bread for the City, a nonprofit that provides health services to vulnerable and low-income communities, was one of the fortunate community health centers to receive a supply of the...
by Madison Muller | Feb 3, 2021 | Featured, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — Nadine Seiler began protesting against then-President Donald Trump in 2017 with one simple sign: a large pink piece of paper with the word “RESIST” written across it in black ink. Until late January, that same sign hung among hundreds of others on...
by Madison Muller | Jan 21, 2021 | Featured, Inauguration, Social Justice
With most of downtown Washington on lockdown Wednesday for President Joe Biden’s inauguration, a small group of excited visitors made their way to Black Lives Matter Plaza to celebrate.Due to COVID-19 restrictions and security concerns after right-wing...
