The Youth Vote, or Lack Thereof
My first experience with our democratic system was the 2012 Presidential Election. Though only ten or eleven at the time, and not having a single...
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Black Lives Matter: How a Modern Civil Rights Movement Became a Symbol of American Democracy
The year of 2020 has been nothing short of long, strange and tumultuous. Americans have been dodging punches from all corners of the ring and are...
Black Lives Matter: The Good, the Bad, the Powerful
Photo credit: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/us/teens-protest-black-lives-matter.html The Black Lives Matter movement has once again gained...
The Responsibility of Power and the Power of Responsibility
Routt County Court House (Picture from Library of Congress) As learned from working on a County Commissioner Campaign Written by Greta Thurson...
Rise of CyberSecurity Challenges Due to Covid
Early this year around April, I noticed that I was receiving a lot more spam mail than usual. I also received calls from unknown numbers more...
Opal Tometi’s Social Media Prowess
A Revolutionary in the fight for Black Lives Matter online Opal Tometi is a very inspiring woman of Nigerian descent and a major catalyst that...
Youth of Today: Diverse, Interconnected, and a Driving Force for Change
The influence of the youth in activist movements is not a novel phenomenon. Movements in the United States, Hong Kong, Thailand, and many other...
Hartsfield’s Landing
In a recent reunion episode of The West Wing, the original cast got together in an empty Los Angeles theater to re-enact “Hartsfield’s Landing” -...
Young Citizens Need to Have a Say in the U.S Government
By Porscha Maurer October 13, 2020 Becoming a Suffolk Votes Ambassador at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts was one of the most...