As the semester begins to turn in for a long-awaited Christmas break, participants of The 95 Stories, a student run project dedicated to displaying experiences of homophobia and racism within the Hope College community, debuted their cause this past weekend with a music-silencing walked out of Christmas Vespers. At Sunday’s 2:00 p.m. service, Josh Chun…
On Friday, Sept. 15, a judge’s decision to acquit a former St. Louis officer in a fatal shooting of a black man resulted in pro- tests throughout St. Louis. Anthony Lamar Smith was shot five times by Jason Stockley on Dec. 20, 2011 after he fled the scene of a suspected drug deal. Prosecutors claimed…
Words can’t begin to describe how I feel The pain stabbing through my chest The knife of hatred Laced with discrimination Filled with prejudice Tainted with segregation Pure Racism. The wounds were closed So they said. Yet, they were never closed. Blood begins to pour from the lashes From years of whippings past We. Are….