by Alexandra Wells | 6 Feb 2017 | School Year Abroad, Student Posts, United States, Women
Donald Trump tapped into racism to win the White House. But I assert my identity — Middle Eastern, Jewish, female — and will fight to succeed despite prejudice. Hannah Shraim, 17, affixes her hijab, Germantown, Maryland, U.S., 13 May 2016.(AP...
by Nelson Graves | 1 Feb 2017 | Americas, United States, Women
By Nelson Graves Are you worried that Donald Trump will curtail civil liberties and undercut democratic institutions in the United States? Well, his election could also have profound implications for democracy and human rights in the rest of the world, where...
by Diana Solokova | 31 Jan 2017 | Health and Wellness, Indiana University, Student Posts, United States
What if gun violence spreads like a disease? A group of researchers has cut gun violence by treating it like a sickness. Christina Johnson holds up a picture of her son, Christopher, who was shot to death while sitting in his car in Chicago, 10 December 2015. There...
by Christine Fernando | 30 Jan 2017 | Indiana University, Student Posts, United States
African Americans are less likely than whites to own guns. But blacks are becoming more interested in owning firearms. Howard University, Women’s Rifle Team, Washington, DC 1937(Photo courtesy of blackhistoryalbum.tumblr.com) Kenn Blanchard’s grandmother and her...
by Nadia Dala | 26 Jan 2017 | Americas, Human Rights, United States, Women
(Source: Dutch Public Broadcasting) We continue to receive reflections from our correspondents and youth ambassadors now that Donald Trump has become U.S. president. Here are the three latest contributions. “I am afraid the election of Trump has marked a...