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The young vote plays a crucial role in the highly contested 2020 election

10/08/2020 Zoe Stratos | Staff Columnist The 2020 presidential election is approaching fast with Election Day Nov. 3: a little less than a month away. As college students, we have the right to vote, and we should exercise that right when it’s due. With the constant evolution of our political climate and an upcoming election that is arguably one of the most important in history, … Continue reading The young vote plays a crucial role in the highly contested 2020 election

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Update: Black Student Union’s fight for equality

Colleen Hammond | News Editor & Managing Editor On Thursday, Sept. 17, President Ken Gormley outlined his plan for increased diversity and inclusion on Duquesne’s campus. This letter came as a response to the demands of Duquesne’s Black Student Union (BSU) in conjunction with over a dozen other minority organizations. BSU’s letter included a variety of long-term and short-term demands for the future, including an … Continue reading Update: Black Student Union’s fight for equality

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Dannielle Brown speaks at another protest for son, “JB”

Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief “I’m still here.” These were the words Dannielle Brown, mother of Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown, who fell to his death from the window of Brottier Hall in 2018, said Tuesday afternoon in a protest outside the Duquesne arch on Forbes Avenue. “I’m here, and I’m not going nowhere,” Brown said. “I’m right here.” Tuesday, Sept. 22 was Day 81 of her … Continue reading Dannielle Brown speaks at another protest for son, “JB”

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On day 70 of her hunger strike, Dannielle Brown marches for justice on Pittsburgh college campuses

  9/11/2020 Kellen Stepler, Capri Scarcelli, Katia Faroun, Griffin Sendek | The Duquesne Duke Dannielle Brown, the mother of Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown, who fell to his death from the window of Brottier hall in 2018, began a march Friday morning across Pittsburgh college campuses. It was Day 70 of her hunger strike.  The march, named “40 for 40” by the organizers, took place on … Continue reading On day 70 of her hunger strike, Dannielle Brown marches for justice on Pittsburgh college campuses

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NAACP: Black Lives Matter is not a trend

09/10/2020 Colleen Hammond | News Editor In an attempt to bridge the racial divide from a social distance, Duquesne’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) held an open discussion on the Black Lives Matter Movement in person and over Zoom Wednesday evening. The two-hour discussion, which was open to students and faculty of all races, attempted to create a … Continue reading NAACP: Black Lives Matter is not a trend

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50 years later, MLK’s dream is still not reality

04/05/2018 Duke Staff Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and unless you follow social-justice issues closely, this event may have slipped under your radar. (To be fair, the shooting at YouTube’s headquarters dominated most of the news cycle.) However, King’s teachings feel more pressing now than ever. Not just the milquetoast, stripped down version of King that we … Continue reading 50 years later, MLK’s dream is still not reality

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#BlackLivesMatter has its champion: Beyonce

By Leah Devorak | layout editor This past weekend, Beyonce broke the internet, and with it, she also shattered the stigma that accompanies black empowerment. “Formation,” the megastar’s latest single, dropped not coincidentally on Feb. 6, the 21st birthday of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teen who was shot and killed in 2012 by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman. The song features lyrics celebrating her husband’s … Continue reading #BlackLivesMatter has its champion: Beyonce

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Off the Record: Kanye West doesn’t need to apologize

By: Sam Fatula | A&E Editor Another year, another snub. Has it been simply coincidence that black artists seem to be suffering from the Grammy Awards’ biggest upsets, or have R&B and hip-hop awards become a limitation to future music supremacy? Last week’s 57th annual Grammy Awards sparked the latest trend of artists like Beyoncé being on the opposite end of the winner’s circle for … Continue reading Off the Record: Kanye West doesn’t need to apologize

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