Virginia Weaver, Senior Staff Writer Microwaved Beef is a column by Virginia Weaver that reflects on flashpoints from the last few years in the culture wars. The rapid pace of contemporary discourse makes it easy to forget critical moments and trends that have defined our current social and academic lives. Microwaved Beef brings those moments back into the spotlight. In online feminist discourse, one … Continue reading The history of Pickmeisha
Imani Tailly, Staff Writer (Image courtesy of The Listening Post) As Women’s History Month ends, our second and final article focuses on how the stereotypes covered in the first article still impact how Black women are looked at today. The mammy stereotype has been recreated in movies such as The Help, where actresses Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer depict a visual of what the mammy … Continue reading Black Women’s Fight Against Stereotypes: Part 2
Imani Tailly, Staff Writer Black women have a rich history of fighting back against multiple forces attempting to keep us down and we continue to show resilience and poise, holding our heads high. It’s especially important to look at the fight against stereotypes. For centuries, these harmful, derogatory remarks have been pushed onto Black women, and they negatively impact us as we fight for our … Continue reading Black Women’s Fight Against Stereotypes, Part I of II
Maggie Collins Senior Staff Writer Feminism has become a term that is extremely controversial. When you look up the definition of feminism you will get varying answers, but many will allude to the same concept—equal rights for both men and women. Feminism was first started many years ago as a movement for women to get equal rights such as being able to vote, get jobs … Continue reading The New Meaning of Feminism
Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer Two weeks after its decision to begin fighting the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in court, the Justice Department stated to a lawmakers that it would stop defending a federal law prohibiting female genital mutilation due to a flaw in the wording of the litigation. Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco wrote in a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, who is the … Continue reading Justice Department Declining to Defend Anti- female Circumcision Law
Rejani KingStaff Writer The history of the military draft is a long one, dating all the way back to ancient Mesopotamia. For quite some time, men were seen as the only ones who could be drafted and serve in the military. However, in modern times, that is not the case. Women can join the military as well now, but recently another debate has resurfaced. A … Continue reading Should Women be Forced to Join the Draft?
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