My grandfather has this joke. It’s most likely not his and I can’t remember exactly how to tell it, but it goes something like this: “A Chinese man, a Russian man, a Turkish man and an Armenian man…

Since 1905, France has been practicing laïcité, also known as secularism, which means that the state has to remain neutral, neither supporting or denouncing any religion. France is also home to over…

America was built on the oppression, suppression, inequity and savagery inflicted on minorities, so hate crimes are nothing new in this country. Starting with the genocide of Indigenous people to the dark…

One can only imagine the toll that two staff deaths in one school district can take on a community, especially in such a short amount of time. The sudden passings of Ms. Karen Crotty of North Park Elementary…

When my sister was eight years old she sang “Chandelier” by Sia at the top of her lungs with my mother and me. Over and over again, the song would play throughout our small apartment. My sister saw…

The city council in Fridley, Minnesota recently passed a law restricting the sale of flavored tobacco products within city limits. This two-part series concludes with an overview of modern-day tobacco…

Today, Gissel and Dasy talk about the influence that immigrants parents have on their children’s career choices and from where the push to pursue STEM-related careers and high-earning jobs comes.  [Music…

Columbia Heights High School prides itself on its “no tolerance” policy when it comes to bullying, fighting, weapons and more on school grounds. Now that the High School has largely been in the “Heights…