By Kyra Karrison The arrest and death of George Floyd was an event that spread across the world with disgust and was followed by direct action. Protests against police brutality, police racism, and lack of police accountability were just a…
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By Christian Ponce The Black Lives Matter movement is a social movement that calls for non-violent protests in response to police brutality and racial injustice. While the violence against black men and women has been ongoing, the movement gained new…
What is it like to live in one of the hardest hit countries by COVID-19? The people in Italy who are actually involved in the Italian response to the virus outbreak might give insight to Americans also currently dealing with…
By Aminah Muhammad From rain forest fires to monstrous hurricanes, the planet earth has been through a lot in the past year. Yet, no one seems to realize the planet is dying and we’re a part of the problem. Climate…
On Jan. 26, thousands of women marched and gathered together at Halifax Mall, just a few blocks from the William Peace University Campus, for the “2019 Raleigh Women’s March: Women United for Justice,” the third women’s rally since president Donald…
Disagreement over funding President Donald Trump’s border wall caused the federal government to shut down for 35 days starting Dec. 22, the longest government shutdown in history. Before the shutdown, Trump met with congressional Democrats saying that he would allow…
At approximately 1:00pm Monday, William Peace University students, faculty, and staff were asked to shelter in place as the emergency alert system went off. There was a potential gun threat to campus, which caused WPU to be on lockdown for…
Hurricane Florence was classified as a category one hurricane when it made landfall along the Carolinas on Sept. 14. The lingering of this enormous storm has had a tremendous impact, especially to those along the east coast. The hurricane was…
The “Silent Sam” Confederate statue located at the University of Chapel Hill was pulled down by more than 250 protesters on Aug. 20. The statue will be held in storage until there is a plan of where to relocate it,…
Over 20,000 teachers, principals, students, and families from all over North Carolina flooded downtown Raleigh wearing red on May 16, demanding that lawmakers increase teachers’ pay, along with an increase in funding to be able to provide for students’ educational…