Politics
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Story by Mary Katherine Shapiro, December 16, 2020 It’s intimidating for any freshman to walk on to the University of Arkansas’ campus for the first time. For Black students in the 1960s, it was even more intimidating because the University was just beginning to desegregate its campus. Professor Gerald Jordan felt overwhelmed as a Black…
#BlackatUArk
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By Rachel Bernstein November 6, 2020 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.– Maia Mitchell opens the trunk of her dusty maroon jeep and reveals two large gun-shaped bags. She unzips one and pulls out a long rifle with the words, “klan killer” scratched into the faded wood. Judging by the penmanship, this is an aftermarket upgrade. “This one is…
Weapons of Anarchy: A Southern Trans Woman’s Crusade To Arm The Left
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Photos by Natalie Demaree October 30, 2020
Local Support for Candidates in the 2020 Presidential Election
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By Hunter Simmons October 16, 2020 At the outbreak of COVID-19, my housing facility closed and I was forced to move back home. Living in Bentonville, Arkansas, for the remainder of the semester and majority of the summer led to experiences that shaped my opinions on how my hometown and the larger community of…
Politicizing the Pandemic: How My Summer Experiences Shaped My View of My Community’s Response to the Pandemic
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Nov. 1, 2019 “Why are you involved in politics?” This question followed me while I worked on 2018 election campaigns, always with an emphasis on the “you.” Why are you involved in politics? What are you doing here? My answer is that by virtue of being me, a first generation American Muslim woman of color,…
The Immigration Game
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A Female Dialect: Misogyny Catcalls, Here Is Our Response
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Crecer con una madre indocumentada. por Sebastian Diaz
Alienado
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Growing up with an undocumented mother. By Sebastian Diaz
Alienated
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Not Mexican Enough