A few months ago, I watched a video that spoke about little mosquitoes biting us and how we cope with these bites. We might be able to endure these individual bites, but with time we have to do something because they not only become irritating, but painful. Mosquito bites are an accurate metaphor for microaggressions….
Wednesday, Oct. 11, marked the International Day of The Girl Child, and many people across social media made posts to mark the day. Many issues were discussed, and one of the most prominent ones was the fact that sexism, illiteracy, and poverty are some of the factors that affect girls negatively and limit their potentials…
Last week, President Trump made a trip to Puerto Rico to visit the victims of Hurricane Maria. Just like many people, I was waiting to see how this trip would go and hoping that, for once, there would be something positive for the media to report about the president of the United States. However, the…
There is a recent trend in the sports community where many black athletes are taking a knee against racism. Throughout the past week, I have heard a lot of white students ask, “so why exactly are they taking a knee?” and the most popular answer I have heard from all these conversations is “they are…
The theme for Symposium this year was “Reformation: Transforming the World One Door at a Time,” and although the plenary session I attended focused on the Lutheran history of the Reformation, I would like to look at the Reformation from a more personal angle. Reformation from the non-Lutheran perspective can simply be defined as “the…
On Sept. 8, the long-awaited Fenty Beauty make-up line was launched and there was so much hype about it on social media. The hype was not just about Rihanna, the line’s creator, but also about the range of skin tones included in the cosmetic lines. 40 shades were introduced for women of all colors. Women…
“Not to be racist but,” is a preface many people of color do not want to hear when you are about to make a comment. There is no need to defend yourself before you start a conversation. That is something you leave for the listener to determine. I, along with many other people of color,…
According to enrollment information for fall 2016 found on the Concordia College website, 2,066 undergraduate students returned to Concordia to start the fall semester, international students made up 4 percent and students of colour made up 8 percent of the admitted population student population. Let me break it down: this means that there are approximately…
Africa is the world’s second largest and most populous continent, with a population of over 1 billion people. From the North to the South and the East to the West, Africa showcases a lot of cultural diversity, beautiful landscapes and happy people. There are 54 countries in this beautiful continent but this week I will…
“It’s fine, I don’t want to hear what you think.” This a a sentence I usually hear when people are having a debate on a topic and both of them have completely different opinions. I actually think that having different ideas and thoughts is what makes learning fun. When people think differently, it usually brings…