For years professional sports have been male dominated with females athletes receiving not nearly as much mainstream attention as men’s sports. While that may still be true to a certain extent, the continuous growth in popularity of women’s sports cannot be denied. Female athletes such as Ronda Rousey, Serena Williams, and of course the U.S…
By NICHOLAS BRAMANTE Although the Olympics are memories that are not so far away, it seems protesters in Brazil are far more concerned with the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The purpose of the protest was not to try and stop future world cups or to protest the upcoming event itself; but to protest the immense…
By TATYANNA CABRAL Imagine walking into a restaurant and having all of the employees refuse to serve you. Now imagine that they are not serving you because you are gay. This may seem odd, but that is what is happening in Kansas: denying services to same – sex couples may possibly become legal in Kansas….
By TATYANNA CABRAL As we go through the years, problems have been solved and new problems have been created, but one of the things that always seems to come up again and again is the issue of lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender rights, also known as LGBT rights. This is an issue all over the…
By JAMES MAZARAKIS In America, slavery officially ended in 1865, but equality for people of color has been a long trip that has taken 148 years – and counting. Particularly in the decades following the civil war, black citizens had access to few of the same privileges that white people exercised. This included voting. State…
