Like many African nations, Upper Volta was under the tight grasp of French colonial rule for over 100 years until gaining independence in 1960. After many years of political unrest, 33-year-old Captain Thomas Sankara became President in a military coup…
On Wednesday, the Voting Rights Bill was filibustered in the US Senate after a desperate attempt to change the Senate Rule 22 requiring 60 to vote in favor of ending debate. The Democrat’s attempt to change Rule 22 came with…
In August 2021, the Taliban overthrew Afghanistan’s western-backed government and declared themself the new regime. They promised their country and the world that they would be better than their 1996-2001 rule, when they heavily limited human and women’s rights within…
Do you have a New Year’s resolution? Wanting to lose weight? Keep up on homework? Drink more water during the day? Get more sleep? Not get COVID? A noble quest but how practical is that? According to a study from…
Each year around December 20-23, people around the world celebrate the longest night of the year. Scandinavians hold a traditional festival of lights for St. Lucia, one of the first Christian martyrs. In China, they celebrate Dong Zhi as being…
Has this ever happened to you? You’re walking through a grocery store and end up in the Italian food section. Right beside you is what seems to be an enormous wall, constructed entirely of blue boxes of pasta. All different…
Have a favorite book you want to share with others? Have one that you’ve read too many times for your own good? Need reading material for Christmas break? Stop by the Senior lounge outside the cafeteria anytime on Thursday or Friday…
In elementary schools across the country, children trace their hands to make turkeys and learn about the first Thanksgiving. They’re told that after the Native Americans taught the Pilgrims how to survive here, the Pilgrims invited the natives to a…
After almost three weeks of arguments, witness testimonials, and jury deliberation, the Ahmaud Arbery trial and Kyle Rittenhouse trial finally came to a close with the jury delivering their verdicts. What happened in these cases and what made them so…
When Googling “women’s struggles,” it turns up about 72,600,000 results. When Googling “men’s struggles,” it turns up about 32,800,000. Both are a very large number, but there’s a considerable difference in the number of articles for each gender’s struggles. While…
