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Making D.C. Black Again: Addressing the Effects of Gentrification in the District

Leave a Comment / Can I Speak Freely, DC Culture, News & Politics / By Milaka Saddler

Gentrification is defined as the process by which neglected, low-income, underdeveloped urban communities start to see a rapid influx in their communities’ development, resulting in a new community. This community becomes unaffordable to its current residents, further resulting in the displacement of its community members who are replaced by wealthy newcomers who can afford such …

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Continuing the Dream? Not Really…

Leave a Comment / Can I Speak Freely, Featured / By TG Freeman

August 26, 2023 If this was the continuation of the dream, wake me up now! After five hours of bloviated speeches and 90-degree heat, I tapped out and told an equally frustrated observer, “I don’t care what they have to say at this point.” Hearing speaker after speaker telling us how the arc of the …

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Give Grace to New Graduates, Please

Leave a Comment / Can I Speak Freely, Featured / By TheDCVoice

Six months ago, I assumed that by now I’d be a few months into my first “big girl” position – accustomed to learning the ropes within the entertainment media industry. Instead, I often contemplate whether my true calling is elsewhere and if I’ll even end up utilizing the knowledge I’ve obtained from the writing courses …

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Fake News: Cash Codie

Leave a Comment / Fake News, Featured / By Myles Walker

Grammy nominated rapper Cash Codie, whose real name is Cody Mason, will no longer be hosting the American Music Awards next month after being accused of significantly ramping up his “blaccent,” a portmanteau of the words “black” and “accent,” in recent weeks. Mason, the white 26-year-old artist behind the Billboard smash hit “Different Kinds,” is …

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Fake News: Lee-Saw

Leave a Comment / Fake News, Featured / By Myles Walker

Recent statements by Maryland governor and Democratic presidential candidate Antonia Lee, along with some help from a particular newspaper of record, have accidentally spawned the nation’s hottest buzzword: “Lee-sawing.” To Lee-saw on an issue, a term popularized by a recent New York Times headline (“Lee-Saw: Maryland Governor Keeps Buttering Bread on Both Sides”), is to …

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Fake News: Hardy Trucks

Leave a Comment / Fake News, Featured / By Myles Walker

Industry leading truck manufacturer Hardy Truck and Motor Company has lost influence with much of its consumer base after a string of poorly received marketing decisions. Hardy, which manufactures and distributes light, medium, and heavy duty trucks, and is one of the few automotive companies in the world that sells both semi trailer and pickup …

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Affirmative Action: Reactions from DMV Students and Faculty

Leave a Comment / Around The City, Featured, News & Politics, Opinion / By Albanie Lloyd

The school year ended on a horrible note in late June. The Supreme Court made a historic decision to strike down affirmative action in higher education in Students for Fair Admissions vs Harvard. They declared that race and cultural background should not be a factor during the admissions process. The decision caused students and faculty …

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Fake News: The Vote

Leave a Comment / Fake News, Featured / By Myles Walker

A South Carolina high school teacher made headlines last Wednesday for a controversial choice of disciplinary action. On Tuesday, his school district took a vote on whether he would face disciplinary action. Under South Carolina Board of Education regulations, public school teachers facing disciplinary action or termination maintain the right to appeal the reversal of …

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Contrasting Perspectives: Abu Nasr Farabi and Ibn Taymiyyah

Leave a Comment / Featured, News & Politics, Opinion / By Abdelrahman Hussein

Politics, Virtue, and the Role of the State in Islamic Thought The first political philosopher to propose a philosophical method for examining political and religious occurrences was Abu Nasr Farabi, a well-known philosopher of the 10th century. Tahsil al-Sa’adah, al-Siyasat al-Madaniyyah, al-Fusul al-Madani, and Mabadi Ara’i Ahl-i Madinah al-Fadilah are some of his published works. …

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Unlocking the Potential of Digital Classroom Assistants

Leave a Comment / Featured, Opinion, Science and Technology / By Abdelrahman Hussein

In the relentless pursuit of educational excellence, teachers face an array of formidable challenges as they endeavor to impart exceptional instruction and cultivate young minds. From the ceaseless burden of administrative tasks to the overwhelming weight of workloads, these tenacious educators find themselves pushed to their limits. Yet, a beacon of hope emerges in the …

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