Nearly 300 people participated in last week’s healing event. Courtesy photo. By Iracema Navarro, Political Editor A healing and solidarity event designed to serve as a bridge between faculty, staff, and students to support social change and anti-racism Thursday drew nearly a capacity virtual crowd of 300. The “It Takes a Village Black Lives Matter Healing and […]
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How K-pop Stans Became Superpoliticized
K-pop fans at a Got7 Concert at The Forum. Photo by Jasmine Nguyen By Jasmine Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief There’s always a pit in my stomach when I see the words “K-pop Stans” trending on Twitter or in a headline. Maybe it’s due to flashbacking to my very intense phase of enjoying Korean idols and pop culture […]
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Associated Press Announces it Will Now Capitalize the B in Black When Referring to People in a Racial, Ethnic or Cultural Context–Without Crediting the CSUDH Bulletin!
April 25, 2019 staff editorial in the CSUDH Bulletin, which the Associated Press callously failed to mention in yesterday’s announcement… The Associated Press, which heavily influences word usage at media outlets in this country and across the world, announced yesterday that, after years of contentious debate, it will now capitalize the B in Black if […]
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CSUDH Dreamers Celebrate Yesterday’s High Court Ruling
A look inside the Toro Dreamers Success Center, during a 2019 arts competition event co-hosted by External Relations and Congresswoman Diaz Barragán. Photo courtesy of Lisa Sueki By Brenda Fernanda Verano, News Editor Editor Note: The writer is an undocumented student. The approximately 750,000 undocumented immigrants across the country brought to the U.S. as children […]
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The Burden of Being Black
Thousands attended a Long Beach protest earlier this month. Photo By Destiny Jackson By Destiny Jackson “Being black is having a good day and then seeing another black person was killed for no reason. Then you have to think about/talk about that all day. Or don’t and numb yourself. It’s a constant emotional war.” – […]