Em-URGE-ing Voices

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Posted by Anna Khan

White Privilege is Killing People

October 4, 2017

If you’ve paid any attention to the news in the past couple of days, you know of the tragic events that conspired in Las Vegas. Th… Read more »

Posted by Ofelia Alonso

CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS ARE NOT “HISTORY,” THEY ARE ACTIVE RACISM

October 3, 2017

Last week, the Jefferson Davis confederate monument in my hometown was defaced. “No Trump! No KKK! No Fascist USA” was spray paint… Read more »

Posted by Veneeta Danhoui

Kylie Jenner Might Be Bringing A Black Child Into This World and I Have Questions

September 29, 2017

An influx of ‘Pregnant Kylie’ photos surfaced on the internet after TMZ reported that Kylie Jenner was five months pregnant. The s… Read more »

Posted by Lailah Berry

Title IX Changes Don’t Reflect the Realities of Sexual Assault

September 28, 2017

*Trigger warning for content that includes a description of sexual assault* Freshman year of college, I invited a boy to my dorm…. Read more »

Posted by Reilly Wieland

Texas Doesn’t Care About Low Income Women’s Reproductive Health

September 27, 2017

Carol Everett of the Heidi Group looking smug and knowing she’s negatively impacting Texans When I think about my beloved home sta… Read more »

Posted by Dené Dryden

White Nationalism Is a Problem Kansas State Needs to Face

September 21, 2017

Last Wednesday, Kansas State students woke up to find white nationalist posters put up all across campus. I personally did not see… Read more »

Posted by Anna Khan

The Emmys Took Two Steps Forward and One Step Back

September 20, 2017

The Emmy Awards aired on Sunday to celebrate achievements in television this past year. As host Stephen Colbert said in his openin… Read more »

Posted by Ofelia Alonso

CELEBRATING MY HERITAGE SHOULDN’T BE COURAGEOUS

September 19, 2017

Hispanic Heritage Month “pays tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nat… Read more »

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