Affirmative Action: The Reason Behind Its Success
Over the past two decades, Affirmative Action has played a crucial role in addressing systemic inequalities and fostering social change, particularly for marginalized groups and people of color. Nevertheless, the recent bold affirmative action ruling by the Supreme Court, effectively putting an end to race-conscious decisions, begs the question “what …
The current clash between East New York and Gentrification
In larger cities that are always undergoing some form of change, gentrification is always linked in the conversation. Gentrification is just one of the things that comes with diversification of a growing area, however at a certain point it becomes difficult. At a certain stage, the influx of new inhabitants …
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. IS IT STILL NEEDED? OR IS AMERICA ALREADY EQUAL?
Though many say affirmative action lowers the academic standard for admission to top universities, it enables less fortunate people to get an opportunity otherwise not given to them in their academic journey. Because of our faulty education system, we should push for affirmative action to help discriminated parties get a …
Why Funding for The Police Department Should Be Used Elsewhere
Cries for Change The spread of COVID-19 at the start of 2020 was a tragedy that no one could foresee but it, unfortunately, was not the only tragedy to occur. The death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, under police custody and at the hands of the police officers …
NYC Faces Inequality in Its Food System
Today, with greater division, our communities fail to bring themselves up. Our unjust food system declines healthy food choices for poor families, especially with their low income. The amount they have fails to be enough for their basic needs. The unhealthy lifestyles that these communities face created the biggest division …
Why Attacks On Asians Are Hate Crimes
A New Tragedy Follows Another In wake of the pandemic that swept the nation, a new tragedy has struck: a new wave of violence aimed at the Asian community. These attacks take the form of belligerent comments towards Asians, hostile attitudes from the public, sabotage for Asian-run businesses, and most …