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    Big Oil’s lobby to peddle plastics in Kenya is unsustainable and unsurprising

    Matt VeneziaOp-edsOpinionsOctober 12, 2020

    #OPINION Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues of the century. Still, “Big Oil” is lobbying to influence a trade deal between the United States and Kenya.

    Beyoncé Hands Next Generation the “Keys to the Kingdom” in New Film: Black is King

    Amaya McDonaldArtsAugust 11, 2020

    Beyoncé’s latest visual album, “Black is King,” debuted on Disney+ on July 31. The visual album showcases the vibrance and beauty of Black culture, Black identity and common experiences shared by members of the Black diaspora. 

    COVID-19’s impact on the developing world is largely ignored by Americans, and it shouldn’t be

    Matt VeneziaOp-edsOpinionsJuly 12, 2020July 13, 2020

    The developing world is largely ignored by most Americans. It’s time that American media, and Americans themselves, begin to recognize the impact that a global pandemic has outside of Europe and the U.S.

    A conversation on race with Shimelis Gulema, an Africana studies professor

    Gary GhayratFacultyNewsFebruary 29, 2020March 1, 2020

    Race is very integral, very key to the American fabric. You cannot talk about exploitation, oppression and segregation in this country without injecting the notion of race because many of these things are race-based.

    The Trump administration’s travel ban chooses Africans as their next target

    Maya Brown2020Black History MonthOpinionsSpecial IssuesFebruary 23, 2020February 25, 2020

    [Trump’s] ill-conceived notions about these countries is reflected in racist policies like the travel ban. The way he refers to them also demonstrates the little amount of respect he has for countries that may not be as developed as America.

    Mental health is not culture blind

    Karina GerryArtsTop StoryOctober 3, 2018October 4, 2018

    Attitudes toward mental health often vary between people of different cultures. Their teachings and religious beliefs often affect the way they view the mentally ill, and the nature of mental health itself.

    Sept. 11 had a bigger impact than you think

    Mike AdamsOpinionsSeptember 11, 2018March 19, 2020

    We need to recognize the common denominator of pain that day, wrought from the innocent in nearly every corner of the Earth, if we are ever to truly heal.

    Semester at Sea: One man beats the odds in Ghana

    Paula PecorellaNewsTop StoryApril 20, 2016

    “My school didn’t have a classroom or a structure. It was just a black wooden board that was nailed to a tree,” Fred Frimpong said.

    Semester at Sea: An island nation’s struggle reflects wider problem

    Paula PecorellaNewsTop StoryApril 12, 2016

    The world is currently on track to have more plastic than fish by weight in its oceans by 2050, according to a study published by the World Economic Forum.

    Foreign correspondent Rukmini Callimachi talks about covering Islamic State

    Jess StoneburnerFeaturedNewsMarch 9, 2016

    Rukmini Callimachi, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, delivered the annual Marie Colvin Distinguished Lecture in the Student Activities Center on Tuesday night.

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