There are people in this world trying to use their voice for good. But in reality, they are only silencing the people who actually need to be heard.  The white savior complex. It “refers to a white person who provides help to non-white people in a self-serving manner.”  When these people...

I think I am lucky in a lot of ways, and I say that to mean that every accomplishment I achieved is not all due to my hard work and devotion, because a lot of people are like that, but I was lucky enough to be born in certain circumstances and put in certain situations that helped me evolve to the person...

The intersection between sports and activism isn't new. Nowadays when we think about it, we envision Colin Kapernick, who took a knee during the National Anthem to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement, or we might even go back further in history to Jackie Robinson when just he being who...

On Sept. 11, 2020, Kevin Van Ausdal, the Democratic candidate to replace Rep. Tom Graves as U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 14th District, unexpectedly suspended his campaign. He initially cited “personal and family reasons” as the cause, but eventually revealed that he had been served divorce...

I sit on Michaela’s bed in her central Illinois home. Luna, her cat, is curled into a tiny ball of gray and white fur in my lap. I can feel the bones in her back as I gently pet her fragile body. I quickly learn that she doesn't like to be petted on the back as her body shoots up with the touch of...