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Election 2024: The Power of the Latinx Vote: Why Every Vote Counts in 2024

By: Lea Guevara As election day approaches one group is poised to make waves in determining the future of this country: the Latinx community. With millions of eligible Latinx voters across the United States, the power of the Latinx vote is undeniable. In a year where issues ranging from immigration to healthcare, to climate change,…

Election 2020

Lies or Misunderstanding? JD Vance’s Accusations Against Tim Walz’s Use of IVF

By: Darren Neblett Tim Walz at the Fitzgerald Theater (AP Photo/Nicole Neri, File) In an X post made on August 20, Senator JD Vance accused Governor Tim Walz of lying about Walz’s wife’s experience with contraception using IVF. “Today it came out that Tim Walz had lied about having a family via IVF. Who lies…

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Donald Trump Spreads False Information on the Wrongful Imprisonment of the Central Park Five

By Damenica Ellis Michael Nagle/The New York Times/Redux (L-R) Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, and Korey Wise, all of whom served prison sentences after being wrongly convicted in the Central Park jogger case, pictured in New York in 2012. During the 2024 presidential debate, on Sept. 10, Donald Trump made false statements…

Fact-Checks, News, Quick Hits, Sports

The Rise of Black Quarterbacks: Separating Fact from Fiction

By: Lauren Smith Image of football players. Photo Courtesy of Flickr The 2023-2024 season was one for the record books. For the first time in NFL history, 14 Black quarterbacks started in week one. The National Football League has begun to acknowledge the existence of the Black quarterback. The quarterback is highly regarded as the…

Enduring Myths, Fact-Checks, For the Record, Quick Hits

Watching TV Before Bed is Not Beneficial for Sleep

By: Madison Firle, student reporter Image of a television screen. Photo Courtesy of Unsplash As someone who likes to relax before bedtime and requires some background noise to fall asleep, I often turn on the TV. However, I must tell you that this is a bad practice. Rebecca Robins, a sleep scientist at Brigham and…

Education, For the Record, News, Technology

Experts Seek to Diversify Tech Industry

By: Asia Alexander, Sabreen Dawud, Makenna Underwood, Amarie Betancourt Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has made its way into various industries from convenient assistance on cell phones to self-driving vehicles. AI seems to be here to stay. However, the safety surrounding this technology, particularly for Black communities, is questionable. While AI technology appears to have advanced…

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Student Loan System Causes Unequal Burdens for Black Student Borrowers, Makes Them Prey for Predatory Lending Tactics

By: Amber Smith Several years after leaving Morgan State University with a major in physical education, Marcus Dumorin found himself grappling with repaying his $55,000 student loan debt while handling monthly obligations, including caring for his young daughter and sick mother. His monthly payments had reached as high as $600, an insurmountable challenge given his…

Uncategorized / May 11, 2026 “Is the DC Metro Bus really Free?”

Fact-Checks / May 11, 2026 “An Amazing Platform for Your Kid”: Fact-Checking Roblox’s Child Safety Promises By: Daryn O’Neal and Ella Gilbert

Fact-Checks / March 25, 2026 Social media fact check