I’m currently a senior at my high school here in the Dominican Republic. I was born in the States and have lived overseas almost my entire life. I’m also Hispanic-- both my parents and the rest of my ...
Laurent Gbagbo should have gone quietly. After a decade as President of Ivory Coast, mostly everyone—Ivorians and outsiders—agreed that he had lost the November 2010 election to Alasanne Outtarra. But he didn’t go and certainly not quietly, instead plunging the country into sinister chaos until his arrest in April.
Perhaps this year’s Women’s History Month will mark the success of a push for a National Women's History Museum, a campaign that has built up an impressive history of its own.
I've always hated numbers.
Ok, maybe not "hate" since they do impact my daily life in positive ways.
But overall I really dislike numbers.
Not for what they inherently are or what good they've done fo...
I'm giving you a rare opportunity. This is the chance to gain some mad hipster points without having to wear plaid OR name drop some crappy, pretentious band name like Yuck. I present to you MNDR. MND...
HEY EVERYBODY. Watch this video. And even if it might be around 25 degrees where you are, just remember the message is always important (and it also applies to tanning!).
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If you had asked me six months ago if I was affected by the media’s presentation of women, I would have responded with an unequivocal no. Yes, TV and magazines bombard us with horribly warped images o...
As nightfall approached on July 30, 2010, hundreds of armed men streamed into the village of Luvungi in eastern Congo from the nearby forests surrounding the area. At first they told the villagers they were just there for food and shelter and that their presence should cause no alarm. However, what unfolded over the next four days marked one of the worst attacks against a civilian community in Congo in the last two years.
The author, who directs Media Equity Collaborative, demonstrates why super PACs and the corporate media controlling the airways pose a threat to fair media treatment for women.