The first big backlash of Trump’s executive order to ban Muslims from the United States was felt at airports nationwide today. Saturday marked the day the airports stood still, while thousands of Muslims were not only singled out but detained, and the stories keep pouring in. The people being targeted are not extreme jihadists;…
On June 12, 1967, the Supreme Court case of Loving v. Virginia ruled that Virginia state laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional. Richard and Mildred Loving were married in Washington, D.C. in 1958 and were by all means a loving, devoted couple. It is their relationship and legal struggles that the film Loving beautifully…
Who is Thuli Madonsela? Thuli Madonsela has been called “a young Nelson Mandela” and “the people’s champion.” She has already carved out her place in South Africa’s history as well as in the hearts of its people. From her bravery while investigating corruption and misappropriation of funds to exposure of the Gupta family’s improper…
The media gave up on fact checking early on in Donald Trump’s campaign—not because they never found false content, but more so because there was too much wrong content to keep up with. Now Trump is president, and the media is saying, “liar, liar pants on fire.” Dan Rather, the former CBS anchor, weighed in…
In the past, all presidential candidates have willingly and openly released their tax returns before the final election. Donald Trump not only refused to release his personal financial information prior to November 8th, but now that he is president he continues to hold his tax returns close to the vest. As a result, one group…
Anonymous has finally made a target of Donald Trump, threatening to expose his ties with the mafia. But why has the group, which is notorious for outing sensitive information, been so absent on the Trump topic until now? Anonymous has told the world that, starting April 1st, the hackers would supercharge their operation on…
A More Convenient Way to Vote? Around the world today, advocates for mobile voting systems have recently urged lawmakers to change conventional polling booth technology to permit mobile voting. Estonia became the first nation to adopt Internet voting in 2005. Unfortunately, many security obstacles remain as governments consider this form of voting. Some election…
Named a promising new artist on the influential BBC Sound of 2015 list, Stormzy is known primarily as a grime artist. In addition to the BBC honor, he also won Best Grime Act at the 2015 MOBO Awards, Artist of the Year at the 2016 Rated Awards, and the Innovator Award at the 2016…
Karma has a way of coming back around, and Donald Trump is starting to feel the pressure of the press and their push to delegitimize his presidency. Of course, Trump hammered Barack Obama during the eight years of his tenure, claiming that Obama wasn’t born in the United States, discrediting his right to…
Over the past few decades, the World Health Organization has conducted large-scale prophylactic deworming of school children in developing nations in an attempt to eliminate the devastating health effects of intestinal parasites. Because it’s not considered cost effective to test for worms before treating, organizations have simply treated all school-age children in high infection…
In the wake of 2016’s controversial #OscarsSoWhite, addressing the lack of diversity among the Academy Award nominees, this year’s list of prospective Oscar recipients is somewhat more representative of top Hollywood talent today. While La La Land led the list by a wide margin with over a dozen nominations, a number of other memorable…
For the last five decades, the Consumer Electronics Show has been showcasing the latest and greatest in technology and innovation. Over the last few years, CES has settled into a rhythm of starting off early in the New Year and hosting the event in Las Vegas; it has also become the most important expo…