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Apr 25, 2024

Black Artist Coalition: April Art Showcase

On Thursday, Apr. 11, The Black Artist Coalition (BAC) held its fourth annual April Art Showcase. BAC invited BIPOC creatives from around Raleigh to curate a space celebrating Black art across the diaspora and beyond. They brought food, music, dancing and laughter to the newly renovated Washington Sankofa room. Ebony Red, a DJ and NC…

Apr 1, 2024

Let Us Speak: The Third-Party Problem

Image from Creative Commons It’s 2024, and we are met with yet another frustrating presidential election. This will be my second election, and for the second time, I have the “privilege” of choosing between Donald Trump and Joe Biden-thrilling. The political landscape of the U.S. is riddled with an explosive set of considerations. Joe Biden…

Apr 11, 2023

Food Sovereignty is Economic Freedom

Image from Creative Commons In a country of abundance, letting your citizens go hungry is nothing short of a  human rights abuse. There are 6,500 food deserts– geographic areas with little to no access to affordable and nutritious foods, in the United States. Black and Indigenous communities are most likely to live in food deserts;…

Apr 11, 2023

Leslie David Baker and the 2008 WGA Strikes

Image from Creative Commons On March 6, 2023, I saw Leslie David Baker during a TUFFTalks Q&A hosted by the University Activities Board. Today, many know him as crossword-connoisseur Stanley Dudson from “The Office” (2005-2013). But, Baker should also be recognized for his work during one of the deadliest times for the LGBTQ+ community.  Baker…

Mar 9, 2023

Understanding the Ohio Train Derailment

Did you know that more than 100 million marine animals die yearly from mismanaged waste dumped into our oceans? From 205 million gallon oil spills to untreated sewage, human activity is responsible for our marine ecosystem’s degradation. The United States alone averages about one chemical accident every two days. In the first seven weeks of…