Real Life
Why Snapchat’s New Update Can Be Extremely Dangerous
By now, we all have at least heard about the new app update from Snapchat. In...
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Real Life
Making a Personal Packing List
June 23, 2017Whether it’s a quick day trip or an extended vacation, summer is packed to the brim...
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Op-ed
The Media and Its Ability to Create a Fake World
June 23, 2017The creation of strategic narratives within the media has become the bedrock of communication in business,...
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Real Life
Rape Is Legal in North Carolina if the Victim Initially Consented
June 23, 2017The judicial system has been reprimanded for years for rarely punishing rapists, however many victims are...
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Politics
Republicans Reveal Obamacare Repeal Bill But Still Lack Votes
June 22, 2017Senate Republican leaders unveiled their Obamacare Repeal Bill and gave the public its first glimpse at...
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Feminism
Bill Cosby is Actually Teaching a Class on How To Avoid Sexual Assault Allegations
June 22, 2017A spokesperson for the 79 year old comedian announced news of this “class” in an interview...
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LGBT+
Don’t Be Fooled By Corporate Allyship
June 22, 2017Over the course of this year’s Pride Month, many companies have come forward to show their...
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Race
People Only Love My Darkskin When It’s Dipped In Oil
March 20, 2017My dark skin is only deemed admirable online but in everyday life, I’m too dark to...
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Race
Dear Indonesians: Stop Glorifying White Skin and Start Embracing Yours
March 22, 2017The idea of ‘white supremacy’ does not only contain supremacy within a racial context, it can...
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Entertainment
Cole Sprouse Is Cancelled
February 20, 2017It’s no secret to anyone who knows me, I really liked Cole Sprouse but I am...
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International
Why is the Media Not Talking About The Flooding In Peru?
March 25, 2017The capital city of Peru, Lima, and surrounding suburbs have been struck by multiple floods throughout...
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Race
Black Girls Are Going Missing Everyday, And Nobody Is Doing Anything About It
March 11, 2017I have been seeing many posts about black girls going missing. Usually, they’re around my age...
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Politics
Betsy DeVos and Republicans Plan to Cut Free and Reduced Lunch Programs
February 24, 2017On Thursday, Agent Orange’s (‘President’ Trump) cabinet member, Betsy DeVos, made a joke about removing or...
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Race
A Number Of Police Have Been Arrested For Human Trafficking — Could They Be A Part Of The Missing Girls In DC?
March 24, 2017The increased media coverage of the black and latinx girls missing in DC has started a...
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Race
The Illegal Harvesting of Black Men’s Organs is Going Unnoticed
March 15, 2017Currently, over 118,353 people need an organ transplant, and about 22 people per day die while...
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Feminism
Gal Gadot Is a Zionist, But White Feminists Choose To Not Care
April 1, 2017“Zionism” is defined as “a worldwide Jewish movement that resulted in the establishment and development of...
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Feminism
Congress’s New Bill Could Take Away Your Access To Plan B And Other Emergency Contraceptives
February 23, 2017Just when you thought it was over, it gets worse. The government has a way of...
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LGBT+
YouTube is Now Restricting LGBT+ Videos And It’s Wrong In So Many Ways
March 18, 2017This morning people on Twitter were outraged over YouTube’s new setting. In your Youtube settings you can...
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Race
Covergirl’s New Cover Boy James Charles Under Fire For Tweets
February 16, 2017Last year when we heard the news that Covergirl got its first “Coverboy”, we were excited....
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Politics
A New Oklahoma Legislature Gives Men More Power
February 21, 2017Abortion has been a controversial topic for years. Some approve and others don’t. It’s a mostly...
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Politics
Trump Will Not Be Attending the 2017 WHCA Dinner
February 26, 2017In a really not-so-shocking turn of events, President Oompa-Loompa has canceled his appearance at this year’s...
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LGBT+
Hayley Kiyoko Is a Godsend for LGBT Girls
February 24, 2017“Don’t tell me, tell me what I feel / I’m real and I don’t feel like...
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LGBT+
Stop Letting Cis Drag Queens Decide What’s Transphobic
February 4, 2017While RuPaul is viewed as an icon in a large part of the LGBT community, mostly...
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Mental Health
PSA: ’13 Reasons Why’ Comes With Major Triggers
April 2, 2017Trigger warnings for this article: rape, suicide, abuse. This article also contains spoilers for the series. ...
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Feminism
How Casey Affleck’s Oscar Win Proves That Rape Culture Is Alive and Being Rewarded
February 27, 2017As I saw the nominees being announced for best actor, I was floored when I saw...
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Race
Dear White People, Plantations Should Not Be Romanticized Nor White-Washed
January 8, 2017The website ATTN: has brought something rather disturbing to my…well…attention: Plantation Weddings are actually a thing....
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Politics
Tomi Lahren Gets Suspended From Job After Saying She’s Pro-Choice
March 20, 2017Tomi Lahren, the controversial self proclaimed “voice of middle America,” has been suspended by The Blaze,...
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Entertainment
Disney Channel’s Andi Mack To Cover Teenage Pregnancy for the First Time
March 10, 2017*Spoilers Ahead* Disney Channel’s new show, Andi Mack, centers around 13-year-old Andi (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) who...
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Mental Health
Disturbing Social Media “Game” Linked To Multiple Teen Suicides
March 6, 2017trigger warning: mentions self-harm,some articles cited depict images of self-harm. The Blue Whale Game is a...
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Op-ed
Why Christine Sydelko is My Favorite Social Media Star of 2016
December 28, 2016For millenials, the term “role model” is very loose. Part of this is because we’ve been...
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Politics
Pepsi and Kendall Jenner Just Appropriated Our Resistance Against Trump for Money
April 4, 2017The Resistance, or protests against Trump beginning since November 8th of 2016, fights for peace and...
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LGBT+
White Supremacy Shouldn’t Be Allowed At Pride And I’m Done Explaining Why
June 11, 2017On June 7, 2017, Fox 46 in Charlotte, North Carolina published a story about Charlotte Pride’s decision...
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Feminism
Dear White People, Your “Dictionary Definition” of Racism is Wrong
February 19, 2017Racism as an ideology originated from European scientists in the 17th Century during the Atlantic slave...
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LGBT+
Bisexual Privilege Does Not Exist
February 18, 2017When I was in middle school, I had no idea what bisexuality was. I thought that...
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Entertainment
Remembering Corey Haim 7 Years Later
March 9, 2017Corey Ian Haim was a Canadian born actor who gained extreme popularity in the 1980’s. He...
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Feminism
Things You Should Probably Stop Saying to Mixed People
January 26, 2017Trigger warning: mention of rape. As a mixed race person, navigating a world that is so...
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Real Life
How One Tampon Caused An Organ Failure
March 25, 2017Peyton Caples is an eighteen-year-old student from Ventura, California. She is finishing up her first year...
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LGBT+
Jeffree Star and Manny MUA Show Off Their Transphobia in Recent Tweets
April 11, 2017Warning, this article mentions transphobia, cissexism, misogyny, and racism. After cis gay makeup artists (or MUAs,...
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International
Hundreds of Haitian Women Claim to Have Been Raped By UN Peacekeepers
April 2, 2017On June 2004, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, also known as MINUSTAH, was established...
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Awesome AF Teens
This Transgender Teen is On Netflix’s New Show “The OA”
December 18, 2016Alright, so I know (almost) everyone knows about the LGBT community, but do you really know...
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Feminism
Can Grown Women Leave Shawn Mendes Alone?
March 11, 2017Canadian-Portuguese teen sensation Shawn Mendes is just 18, but is also quite a huge name. Having...
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LGBT+
How Bi-Phobia Is Making Dating Difficult For Bisexual People
February 22, 2017Image: Vicky Leta/Mashable “No, I wouldn’t date him cause I can’t picture dating a guy who...
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Feature
Elliot Fletcher Of The Fosters Talks To Us About Being Trans In Hollywood & Representation
December 24, 2016In this day and age, we need as much trans visibility as possible. Yet, it seems...
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Op-ed
Congratulations, Ben Carson; You’ve Surgically Removed Yourself from the Black Community
March 7, 2017On Monday, Mar. 6 of 2017, Benjamin Carson made a speech in front of his department...
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Awesome AF Teens
Inspiring Young Woman Accepted Into Numerous Ivy League Schools: Exclusive Interview with Isis Anderson
April 2, 2017Photo Credit: Isis Anderson “I started out by doing well for my grandma, but now I...
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Real Life
Thanks To Black Twitter, Kennedi High Has Been Found
March 13, 2017Today, March 13, The Baltimore Police Department announced that 15 year old Kennedi High had been...
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Race
James Charles Addresses His Ebola Tweet, Anti-Blackness and Working With People Of Color
February 17, 2017Recently Covergirl’s first cover boy James Charles has seen a lot of backlash since his Ebola...
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Mental Health
How the New ‘Pink Whale’ Game Is Aiming for Positivity and Kindness
May 6, 2017The ‘Blue Whale’ suicide game has become news in the past few days, as brand new...
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Real Life
Dear Jennifer Lawrence: The World Wants You To Stop
January 5, 2017Dear Jennifer Lawrence, At first, your quirky mannerisms, relatable awkwardness and general lack of everything we...
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Real Life
We Need to Stop Dismissing Women Abusers
March 5, 2017Trigger warning : Abuse, Domestic violence Whenever news comes out about a man abusing a woman,...
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Real Life
Rihanna Gaining Weight Isn’t Anyone’s Business
May 30, 2017Photos of 8 time Grammy award winning artist, Harvard Humanitarian of the Year honouree, and multitalented Rihanna were...
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Race
Why The Lack Of Color On Youtube Is A Problem
March 4, 2017If you’re engaged online you most likely have heard of Youtubers such as Zoella, PewDiePie, Marcus...
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Race
While Black Women Are Missing — The FBI Searched Day And Night To Find Tom Brady’s Missing Super Bowl Jersey
March 22, 2017Calm is once more restored to the world now that Tom Brady’s Super Bowl jerseys have...
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Real Life
Everything You Need To Know About The Sunny Suits
May 3, 2017We’ve all seen them. Our Instagram feeds are all covered with red swimsuits, and there’s mass...
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Entertainment
Why Riverdale’s Veronica Lodge Is The Most Important Role Model
February 23, 2017Veronica Lodge is a character in CW’s new critically acclaimed series Riverdale (based off the timeless Archie Comics)...
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Awesome AF Teens
Tanishq Abraham: The 13-Year Old Who Is Defying the Odds
March 4, 2017Tanishq Abraham is a 13-year old Indian-American child prodigy. He has achieved a large sum of...
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Politics
Demonstrators Harrassed on #HeWillNotDivideUs Livestream
January 23, 2017It was just after midnight on Jan. 23, 2017 when I decided to log onto Shia Labeouf’s...
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Real Life
Anna Akana Under Fire For Carrie Fisher Tweets
December 23, 2016In the horrific awakening of Carrie Fisher’s life-threatening health scare, users were quick to take to...
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Race
Sorry White People, Jokes At Your Expense Isn’t Oppression
May 7, 2017Note: While I have faced racism and I am a multiracial person of color, I also recognize my...
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Entertainment
5 Hijabi Youtubers You Should Subscribe to Immediately
March 23, 2017Everybody knows about youtube and all the various creators that it offers. However, I feel like...
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LGBT+
Queerbaiting in the Media Is A Serious Problem
March 9, 2017Growing up, I always felt very confused watching TV, as I would seek out people who...
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Race
You Don’t Have To Be Racist To Be Racist
May 21, 2017Surprise! Racism does not always come from the minds of racists. Whether you experience it or...
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International
Gandhi Was Ridiculously Problematic, But History Won’t Tell You That
February 9, 2017It comes as quite a shock when the man you grew up believing to be a...
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Politics
Youtube Allows The Alt-right Community To Spread Hate
March 19, 2017YouTube is a huge part of the media we consume and there are a huge variety...
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Politics
Meet Jagmeet Singh, Canada’s Potential Next Prime Minister
February 22, 2017Meet Jagmeet Singh. As a member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Bramalea—Gore—Malton and deputy leader of the...
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Entertainment
Netflix’s ‘Death Note’ Adaptation is Just the Latest in a Long Line of Asian Whitewashing
March 23, 2017Thursday, top-tier streaming platform Netflix premiered a new original movie. Based and titled off of the...
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Entertainment
Meet Kayla Newman — The Girl Who Should Be Paid For Creating “Fleek”
March 13, 2017Fleek. We’ve seen & heard it everywhere – from being plastered on corny T-shirts from Forever...
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Awesome AF Teens
Aidden Alexander Talks About The Struggle Of Being Transgender And Black
December 22, 2016Aidden Alexander is your average teenager, but the only thing that sets him apart is that...
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Entertainment
The Cast of Mulan Revealed – JLaw, Danny Devito and More!
December 24, 2016When a live action remake of Mulan was announced earlier this year, many worried that the...
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LGBT+
Since Vine Is Dead, Jay Versace Has Taken Up Transphobia
December 24, 2016Former Vine Star, and current Internet personality Jay Versace spewed blatantly transphobic comments on twitter during...
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Real Life
Florida High School Slut Shames A Week Before Prom
March 28, 2017Stanton College Preparatory School, located in Jacksonville, Florida, is famous for its rigorous curriculum and award-winning...
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Race
For All The Black Girls With White Mothers
March 21, 2017To black girls with white mothers: You are in fact still black. That is to say that your...
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Mental Health
’13 Reasons Why’ Is One of the Most Important Shows to Date
April 2, 2017Selena Gomez’s long-time project, 13 Reasons Why released its first season onto Netflix this past Friday....
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Entertainment
The Rising Star of YouTube – What You Should Be Watching
March 1, 2017I remember a time in my life where I’d only view what was popular, the ever...
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Mental Health
The “Invisible” Mental Illness: Borderline Personality Disorder
February 25, 2017Mental illness: for many, a taboo subject- something condemned, never to even be mentioned because God knows what...
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Mental Health
Domestic Violence Will Continue To Kill As Long As People Defend Abusers Like Chris Brown
February 21, 2017Chris Brown has once again been found to be abusive and controlling in a relationship. TMZ...
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International
How Teenagers in the Bay Area Are Aiding in the Syrian Refugee Crisis
March 29, 2017International Action, or better known as Interact, is a sub-branch of the esteemed Rotary International. This...
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Feminism
#BodyPositivity Seems To Only Focus On White Women
February 25, 2017*Some names have been altered to ensure the safety and overall well-being of the people interviewed....
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Entertainment
The Most Thought Provoking Lines in Dear Evan Hansen
March 4, 2017Broadway has brought countless aspects of life to the stage. The theater has taught us lessons,...
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Real Life
Two More Infants Have Contracted Herpes After “Oral Suction Circumcision” Ritual
February 22, 2017Raising the infection count to 13, two more infant males in New York City have contracted the...
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Feminism
The Modesty of A Curvy Woman
March 11, 2017Being shaped like an hourglass is glorified in the streets and shamed in corporate settings. How...
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LGBT+
Why White Transgender Boys Need To Check Their Privilege
February 26, 2017Photo//DailyMail Most people realise that the transgender community has a lot less privilege than everyone who is...
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Race
To My Non-Black Friends
March 20, 2017I sat alone, but I was content — eyes focused on the passing scenery as the...
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Make Up & Hair
4 Small Black Owned Beauty Businesses That You Should Be Supporting
March 22, 2017Local small businesses tend to get overlooked, either due to an unawareness of the existence of...
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Entertainment
Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ Was Intended to Have a Much Darker Ending
March 10, 2017Warning: This article contains spoilers about the end of the film ‘Get Out’. If you have...
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Race
Why Black People Are Allowed To Be Anti-White
May 12, 2017We’ve all heard it before. The whole “you’re racist against white people” argument. It usually follows...
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Entertainment
5 Female Artists You Should be Listening to
February 18, 2017I know for me it’s always refreshing to discover new artists, and these R&B singers are...
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Feminism
Taylor Swift’s ‘Feminism’ Is Dangerous
February 22, 2017Let’s state the obvious; Taylor Swift has taken over the music industry. She’s the highest paid...
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Race
Why Do Beauty Brands Want Black Skin But Not Black Models?
March 18, 2017There is no way to hide the fact that white people are put as a priority...
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Entertainment
Broadway Isn’t As Diverse As It Thinks It Is
March 19, 2017By now, you’re sure to have heard of the groundbreaking Broadway show Hamilton: An American Musical. The show...
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Make Up & Hair
Stop Wasting Your Money On Kylie Cosmetics
January 31, 2017We can all agree that Kylie Jenner is a trendsetter and social media mogul that flaunts...
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Real Life
Block Queen Jeffree Star Got Sued This Week
April 7, 2017By now, we all know the drama that constantly surrounds YouTuber and former MySpace celebrity Jeffree...
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Race
Zayn Defends Gigi for Her Blatant Racism
February 7, 2017Gigi Hadid was thrown into yet another ring of racial controversy after a Snapchat video of...
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Feminism
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Speaks Over Transgender People In New Video
March 10, 2017Note: While “transgender” is an umbrella term which includes trans men, trans women and people of...
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Entertainment
Riverdale Is Problematic, Stop Ignoring That Fact
March 4, 2017Since Riverdale’s release, there has seemed to be endless praise for it over social media, and...
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Entertainment
The CW Is Finally Doing Something Right With Supergirl’s Maggie Sawyer
February 24, 2017(WARNING: May contain spoilers regarding The CW’s The 100, Supernatural, and Supergirl) The CW and the...
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Op-ed
Actually… Straight, White Men Are the Root of Our Problems
December 27, 2016Last week, MTV News received backlash for posting a video on social media titled “Hey, white...
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Medicine
World’s First Human Head Transplant Set to Take Place In December 2017
March 29, 2017Science is a great thing. It’s all around us and a lot of significant changes in...
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Race
Dear East-Africans, Don’t Hate And Deny Your Blackness
February 26, 2017Photo Maryan Garane // Mizizi Shop Growing up as a child of a Somali family, I always...
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International
How You Can Help The People Of Aleppo
December 13, 2016I think we all know about the situation in Aleppo. After an ongoing battle, pro-Assad forces...
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Entertainment
Chris Brown’s Documentary: The Tales Of A Highly Praised Serial Abuser
April 1, 2017Chris Brown is set to release a self-made documentary entitled “WELCOME TO MY LIFE” where he...
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Entertainment
Disney’s Original ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Was a Metaphor For AIDS
March 19, 2017With the new buzz about the reboot of Beauty and The Beast, people are once again...
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Entertainment
Why ’13 Reasons Why’ Didn’t Meet My Expectations
April 8, 2017After it’s release last week, the new Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” has taken over several...
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Make Up & Hair
YouTubers Who Support Jeffree Star Are Not Innocent
February 4, 20178 months ago, Jeffree Star’s racist comments were finally exposed and recognised. Although there was heavy...
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Uncategorized
The Muslim Interscholastic Tournament: Empowering Teenagers One At A Time
March 16, 2017It’s Saturday, the first day of March Break at 7:00 AM and despite the early timing,...
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Entertainment
Stop Making Stupid People Famous, How ‘Bout Dah?
February 5, 2017By now, we’ve all seen or heard about the red-headed thirteen-year-old who went on Dr. Phil...
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Op-ed
Dear Ellen, Stop Promoting White People Who Do Literally Nothing
April 21, 2017This past week, popular daytime talk show host Ellen Degeneres invited 16-year-old Carter Wilkerson to appear...
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Entertainment
Short Student Film Shows the Struggle of Anxiety
March 14, 2017This film, entitled PANIC, talks about a teen boy named Kevin’s (Philippe Sandel) daily struggle with...
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Entertainment
Lorde’s New Single Rips Off Another Song
March 4, 2017I, like many others, was absolutely ecstatic when Lorde’s new song, “Green Light” was released yesterday...
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Politics
Thanks, Cheeto Head
February 16, 2017While Donald Trump has contributed to many, MANY negative issues in society the past few weeks....
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Mental Health
Meet Gabrielle Headly, the Filmmaker Behind ‘Black Minds Matter’
December 15, 2016Gabrielle Healdy is an aspiring filmmaker studying at Howard University in Washington, D.C. If you have...
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Real Life
Stop Shaming College Students For The Major They Chose
December 13, 2016No matter what college or university you go to, you are always surrounded by people who...
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Uncategorized
Seth Bell & Kristy Diaz spotted together … “We never broke-up!”
March 28, 2016Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed dictum tellus sed ligula lacinia mattis. Etiam...
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Feminism
Five Ground-breaking Feminist Writers You Should Know About
March 7, 2017Let’s be honest. The mass media doesn’t pay a great amount of attention to feminism, but some...
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Real Life
The Importance Of Having A Diverse Group of Friends
December 18, 2016As kids, we probably became friends with the first person who smiled at us, shared their...
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Pics
Ella Barton’s old tweets are exactly as hilarious as you think they’d be
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Pics
Ella Barton’s old tweets are exactly as hilarious as you think they’d be
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Pics
Ella Barton’s old tweets are exactly as hilarious as you think they’d be
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Pics
Ella Barton’s old tweets are exactly as hilarious as you think they’d be
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