Imagine your favorite college team is in the National Championship. They lost 34-23, and running back Jeremiyah Love had an atrocious four carries for 3 yards and two catches for 5 yards. Jeremiyah might not care because he made $1.6m in Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), so he probably doesn’t care, so he can just […]
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POW, POW, POW! You hear a gunshot from a distance but don’t react. You just keep on walking, already used to the sound of gunshots at a young age. Imagine your community the highest death rate of gun violence for almost two decades. Many children in Black communities are victims of gun violence. The legislative […]
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Brain rot affects many children and teens today. Brain rot causes children psychological distress, anxiety, and depression, which can also lead to physical symptoms, reports the National Institutes of Health. Many routine things can be done to solve brain rot, which can help children greatly and prevent multiple problems. Anyone can do these practices with […]
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Imagine being a child who wants to be in a place during the day that brings you joy during the day but your inner thoughts of suicide or self-harm keep you from enjoying school. When students can have mental issues like depression, school can turn from an educational environment to a nightmare for kids. Mental […]
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How would you feel if you knew your child wasn’t getting the education they deserve? Well, the current administration is taking away billions of dollars that go towards the Department of Education. Those funds go toward programs that help students better themselves and their education. Schools are already facing many problems dealing with money because […]
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Imagine going outside, just wanting to buy a few groceries, when all of a sudden, ICE and FBI agents stop you and ask for your ID and proof that you are a US citizen. This is the type of danger that immigrants face when they step outside. If the agents who stop you suspect that […]
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Have you ever wondered why people in your area get kicked out of their homes? I see my neighbors being kicked out of their homes and replaced with people who seem like they have more money. This is called gentrification: the phenomenon that occurs when people of a lower socioeconomic level are priced out of […]
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I have grown up wondering what I could do to help innocent people get off death row without being a lawyer. After I watched “Just Mercy” I felt more inspired to do some research on this topic. The film is about Walter McMillan who was unjustly put on death row, and a new lawyer, Brian […]
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Racism is a bigger type of bullying. I should know because I have dealt with racism in my own school, with a Hispanic girl saying the n-word to me and calling me a monkey in front of my face. It was a really crazy experience for me. But I am not only going to talk […]
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I’ve always been what you’d call a daddy’s girl. God, I loved my father. I idolized him, especially when I was younger, believing he could do no wrong. Then, one night, everything changed. About five or six years ago, a few hours after I had gotten home from school, my parents had been arguing, and […]
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The Anacostia River is a source of life for countless species, and it is currently at risk. The Anacostia has a history of being polluted, and to this day, it is full of toxins and trash. I have volunteered for the Anacostia River Watershed Society multiple times and seen firsthand the crippling effect of pollution […]
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According to USA Today, there are about 600 to 700 thousand homeless people living in the United States, the same number of people who live in all of D.C. Whether you’ve been in a homeless situation, known a homeless person, or just seen someone who’s homeless, you know how much this could impact a person. […]
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