Day: May 4, 2026

Why We Like Star Wars

Why We Like Star Wars

May the Fourth be with you, everyone! The time has come again as we celebrate and appreciate National Star Wars Day! First organized in 2011, based on the pun, “May the Force be with you,” we still recognize and celebrate the day in 2026! Until recently, May 4th was not a day I recognized. Not […]

Why Disney’s Representation Era Still Feels Like It’s Playing It Safe

Why Disney’s Representation Era Still Feels Like It’s Playing It Safe

When you think of Disney movies, you think of characters, usually female, who eventually find a prince and live happily ever after. But what is lacking are main characters who are in a gay or lesbian relationship who get married. We see very little LGBTQIA+ representation in Disney, and I think the big screen is […]

I No Longer Recognize America

I No Longer Recognize America

Seemingly, it looks like we stray farther from normal society towards a distorted and unfamiliar civilization that is reminiscent of dystopian books. Novels such as “1984” (1949), “Fahrenheit 451” (1953), “Animal Farm” (1945), and “The Handmaid’s Tale” (1985) used to seem so extreme and exaggerated to the point that they could never, ever happen. Displaying […]

Schools Need More Recognition for Non-Athletic Success

Schools Need More Recognition for Non-Athletic Success

Everyone knows that sports in schools are more popular than other activities, such as Art class or Music class. Ever wonder why, though? It’s because it’s the money maker, and it gets the students a lot more excited than an art show or a music concert. I get it, we have the pep rallies, and […]

8 People were Arrested Following a Protest Against an ICE Detention at a Hospital in Brooklyn

8 People were Arrested Following a Protest Against an ICE Detention at a Hospital in Brooklyn

Eight people were taken into custody Saturday night after an anti-ICE protest took place outside of the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in the New York borough of Brooklyn. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that ICE officers arrested Chidozie Wilson Okeke, a Nigerian national, who they claimed they had previously arrested for […]

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