The Education Department is weighing the idea of allowing states to federally fund guns for schools, eliciting a storm of criticism from many. The plan would obviously generate a lot of controversy, especially after a string of deadly school shootings earlier this year. The agency […]
Inmates at North Carolina’s Hyde Correctional Institute are protesting in support of a nationwide prisoner strike to call attention to the deep issues that plague the prison system. Specifically, the are protesting low inmate wages, unlivable facilities, and harsh sentences. It is not clear exactly […]
A plan is in place in school District 15 of Brooklyn, and has been pushed by parents in light of de Blasio’s unwillingness to propose a systemwide desegregation strategy. Richard A. Carranza, New York City’s schools chancellor, is poised to approve most of the plan […]
Noami Osaka is 20 years old, and poised to break into the top tier of women’s tennis. Osaka grew up in the United States, represents Japan, and for some people, she symbolizes the world’s multicultural future. Osaka challenges assumptions about what it means to bi-racial […]
Rihanna will show her fall 2018 Savage x Fenty lingerie line during this years New York Fashion Week in September. Her latest collection will be displayed at a “see now, buy now” presentation in Brooklyn, in soemthing the press release calls an “immersive experience.” The new lingerie […]
Mollie Tibbetts went missing a month ago after going for a run, and was found on Tuesday morning. She a 20-year-old student at the University of Iowa, from a small town in rural Iowa. She was found buried under cornstalks outside her town, and authorities […]