Even when America is not in the middle of quarantine and protests against systemic racism, July’s celebration of disability pride is overlooked. As someone with a congenital heart defect and genetic...
I used to read books in the car all the time on long car trips before motion sickness forced me to stop. To fill in the monotonous time between destinations, I turned to podcasts to fill in the void...
On July 17, 2020, Representative John Robert Lewis from Georgia's 5th Congressional District passed away at age 80. However, he was not an average American politician. And although he has received...
In the fall, all Iowans will receive an absentee ballot request form in their mailboxes for the November election.
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate also sent out absentee ballot request forms before...
In the American Constitution, the first amendment states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise of." However, the Supreme Court’s...
Art means many things to different people. To some, art is a visual work that shows something: “Mona Lisa,” “David,” “Washington Crossing the Delaware.” To others it is more inclusive,...
A tweet went viral by @ShaylaRacquel this week that read “My mom is APPALLED when I told her I took off and say “no reason I just needed a day” when she asks why. Baby Boomers do not believe...
July is National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month, making it timely to discuss the entertainment industry’s portrayal of facial deformities.
Many villains have facial deformities,...
With the world’s population becoming increasingly reliant on the Internet for communication, many have taken up the habit of getting their information from social media like Facebook and Twitter....
While I have been recently boasting about reading more, playing board games, and cutting down on Netflix, I will also say that I have spent my time this summer playing video games — something I think...
We are a society where equality, justice, and liberty exist only for certain people. Political issues concern taxes, gun control, or campaign finance reform. America continually turns basic human rights...
There are no words to adequately express the shame and indignation I feel as a citizen of the United States in the wake of all the violence that has occurred in the past weeks, months, and years at...
