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This is an open letter to those of you who are oblivious, inconsiderate and maybe just plain rude: Why are you like this? Maybe you aren’t paying attention; maybe you feel entitled. Whatever the case […]

Black History Month is here, and unfortunately, one of our most cherished heroes is battling advanced pancreatic cancer. Civil rights legend and Rep. John Lewis has always shown an “incomparable will to fight.” He has […]

Have you ever listened to someone telling you about how bad of a day they’ve been having, only to realize that you’ve been thinking about what a bad day you’ve been having? We’ve all been […]

Gwinnett County was able to transition from solid red to blue for the first time since the Carter administration during the 2016 election. Nearly 50,000 Democrats took to the polls and voted out longstanding Republicans, […]

Surely, we have all heard the saying that “A closed mouth won’t get fed”, or “Never take ‘no’ for an answer.” These beliefs all belong to the mindset of a hustler, the same mindset that […]

More than 9 million Americans currently identify as mixed raced and that number is growing exponentially. Oftentimes, those who are mixed find themselves lost between the two versions of themselves, as they don’t fit in […]

When you think of the word “fetish,” the first thought that comes to mind is probably sexual in nature. But fetishes can be more than just a bedroom kink. It’s possible to have a race […]

Atlanta’s gentrification has become an epidemic in recent years, with thousands of city dwellers citing it as the reason for their removal from city limits. With the influx of new, high-income residents, the waves of […]

A common fear students have is that they will complete college, only to wind up unemployed as an adult. Paying thousands of dollars for higher education should produce a decent career, but sadly, even a […]

It’s almost impossible to spend time with people nowadays without somebody glancing at their phone every few minutes. Whether they’re constantly checking for new notifications to come in or they’re simply bored of everyone around […]