By ANDY LEE CHAISIRI January 12, 2018 “Mainland China media’s done a great job framing the drug problem as something that affects dirty poor folks and urban elites.” In general mainland Ch…
Would Oprah 2020 be a Wise Move For The Democratic Party?
By ALEX JOHNSTON January 10, 2017 “She has the power to bring people together. She can make a great speech. Oprah 2020? Hell no.“ Oprah is a wonderful person. Unlike Donald Trump, she rea…
Trying to Be White: A Social Epidemic
By ITTECA KHAN January 8, 2018 “The skin lightening business garners a monstrous TEN billion dollars a year by exploiting not only personal insecurities but also the global after effects of colo…
Is India Obsessed With Westernization?
By BEN A. WISE December 23, 2017 “This westernization phenomenon is not unique to India. It is prevalent in most of today’s so-called “developing world.” This westernization ph…
The FCC Repealed Net Neutrality Rules: Here’s Why You Should Care!
By DAJAUN WRIGHT December 15, 2017 “Net Neutrality is the idea that the ISP’s (Internet Service Providers) regulating and providing the Internet must treat all data on the Internet the sam…
Trump: Jerusalem is Now The Capital of Israel
By TAYLOR GRIFFIN December 11, 2017 “President Trump, like most Republican Presidential candidates, pledged to relocate the Embassy to Jerusalem. Now, Trump looks to actually go through with it.…
Dear America: You Make Me Feel Oppressed
By NIHAN AHMAD December 8th, 2017 “September 11, 2001, the day The World Trade Center fell, that day was the happiest day of my year. At least, as much as I can remember.” Dear America, I’…
Where Does DACA Stand Now? | REV 21 Media
BY REV 21 STAFF December 8, 2017 READ: DACA: Has America Officially Forgotten Humanity? Its been two months since.Trump withdrew the DACA program which granted thousands of immigrants a work permit. H…
Historical Photographs That Will Make You Cry
By ASMITA DAS December 7, 2017 Here are a series of historical photographs and events that will make you cry, if not make you immensely sad. A picture can say a thousand words. Photographers play a hu…
The Palestinian Narrative: First Hand Persecution by Israeli Soldiers
By MOHAMMAD KALBONEH December 4, 2017 “Israeli soldiers always guarded the Tomb. They always tried to mess with us as kids, trying to make fun of us, cursed us in Hebrew which we later got to un…
The Prison Industrial Complex: Lining Up Pockets by Locking Up People
By ITTECA KHAN November 28, 2017 “The overlapping interests of Government and Industry that use surveillance, policing and imprisonment as solutions to economic political and social problems.” …
Made in Bangladesh: The Truth about the Garment Industry
By NIDA ALI November 24, 2017 “Mahnure, 22, traveled to Bangladesh to uncover poor working conditions in garment factories, some of which we buy from every day without thinking twice. “ In…
Do Native Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving?
By ALECIA LI MORGAN November 20, 2017 “There are bigger problems for the Native community to deal with these days than feeling the sting of Columbus Day or the nature of Thanksgiving. If anythin…
Can a Muslim Man Marry Four Wives Without The Consent of The Other Wives?
By NIDA ALI November 17, 2017 “Can a Muslim man marry four wives without the consent of the other wives? For a Muslim male who is only Muslim in name and belief but not in practice, is it possib…
#MeToo: Is It Enough to Stop Sexual Harassment
By ALYSSA SATARA November 15, 2017 “It’s a bold declarative statement that ‘I’m not ashamed’ and ‘I’m not alone.’” Since last October, 16 women ca…
The History of The Rohingya People
By CHAM TAN November 2, 2017 “The Rohingya have always been persecuted and oppressed because they are considered to be ‘stateless,’ and are not recognized by the Myanmar government. The Ba…
America: Where Muhammad Becomes Moe
By LAMEECE MUSTAFA October 25, 2017 “The first step to becoming a red-blooded part of America is to change your name. Read more about being Muslim in America HERE or HERE! Herein lies the guid…
Is America’s Racist Past Relevant Today?
By Admin October 16, 2017 “Why is it so important to remember the racist past of America when it comes to dealing with racism today? Why do so many people like to remove that from American histo…
The Nazi That Committed a Humanitarian Faux Pas
By JIM WILSON October 19, 2017 “I don’t think he was perfect – he was in the SS… He was a Nazi… His hat has a skull and crossbones on it (n.b. later found out about it’s Germanic history. …
The Times I Was Discriminated Against
By OSAMA ALBAYTI October 16, 2017 “I was told by one of the workers that I should go back to Saudi Arabia where they could be more helpful to me.” I don’t think I have been at a position o…