Black History Month is, was and always will be necessary

February provides an opportunity to bridge gaps and stimulate conversations

02/15/17 8:52pm

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Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. are widely known African-American trailblazers for their achievements and steps they took to unify our country, amidst racial discrimination. However, there are many who came before and after them that go unnamed and unrecognized.

February, the shortest month of the year, is Black History Month. While there is arguably greater equality between races now than there was in the 1960s during the Civil Rights Movement, there is still so much that needs to change for an America with “with liberty and justice for all.” … read more.

Stand up to legislation that limits diversity

ASU students should stand up for their education and unite against hate

01/25/17 8:18pm

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Social justice, race, gender issues and religion are topics that are critical to understanding today’s political climate. The fact that the government is working to strip students of studying issues pertinent to our understanding of politics and the world as it functions is disheartening.

House Bill 2120, introduced in the Arizona State Legislature by representatives Bob Thorpe and Mark Finchem, would have banned classes focused around “social justice toward a race, gender, religion, political affiliation, social class or other class of people.” Thankfully, the chairman of the House Education Committee shut down the bill, stopping its progression for this legislative year… read more.