Every year, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People puts on the NAACP awards to honor outstanding performances in the media by people of color. The event celebrates its nominees while hosting a slew of celebrities. At this year’s awards, the crowd rose to its feet as Brittney Griner, a WNBA basketball star…
It’s easy to see news headlines and assume the world is black and white. Events seem to be either good or bad, positive, or negative, uplifting or devastating. There is no distinct in-between. But life is never that clear. It takes further digging to discern the good from the bad. Climate change is a topic…
Though the phrase “UFO” may bring images of aliens or science fiction to mind, in reality, the term is more general, referring to any unknown aerial vehicle or object. Just in the month of February, four unidentified flying objects were shot down across the United States. Growth in Detection Systems Time Magazine explained that agencies…
“Miracle” in the Rubble On February 16, 17-year-old Aleyna Olmez was rescued from an apartment building’s rubble in southern Turkey. This rescue, called a miracle by many, came ten days after an earthquake of 7.8 magnitudes hit Turkey and neighboring Syria. The total death toll of the earthquake is uncertain; however, estimates currently fall above…
What is the Asbury Revival? Asbury University, a private Christian college in Wilmore, Kentucky, received an influx of visitors from throughout the United States and abroad, due to what many are calling the Asbury Revival. On February 8, the college’s typical Wednesday morning chapel service concluded with an altar call, where students could ask for…
Background 647 mass shootings in the United States were recorded by the Gun Violence Archive in 2022. In the first 49 days of 2023 alone, there have already been 74 more. Gun violence is not a new epidemic. According to the American Public Health Association, “Gun violence is a leading cause of premature death in…
It’s that time of year again. Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Do-Si-Dos, and a variety of other cookies are being sold across the nation. Girls in cities and towns everywhere are knocking on doors, sending out emails, and standing outside grocery stores, asking people to support their troops. You guessed it – it’s Girl Scout Cookie Season….
In 2019, the World Health Organization categorized burnout as “a syndrome. . . resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” Burnout can manifest in a number of different ways: loss of energy or perpetual exhaustion, increased negativity and “mental distance” from an individual’s job, or “a sense of ineffectiveness and lack…
Police brutality has been at the forefront of US news for many years, and society is once again debating the best ways for the police to protect and serve in a just and equitable manner. On January 7, Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was brutally beaten by Memphis police officers after he was pulled…