<![CDATA[Stories by Whitney Alese on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@thereclaimed?source=rss-89fdbfe47ce5------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*VXLgT3ilh1s060-Dcgl80Q.jpeg Stories by Whitney Alese on Medium https://medium.com/@thereclaimed?source=rss-89fdbfe47ce5------2 Medium Sun, 15 Nov 2026 11:18:54 GMT <![CDATA[Columbia University Hasn’t Learned Anything Since 1968]]>

Columbia University students, angered by the United States’ involvement in war half a world away, took over their campus buildings in…

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]]> https://zora.medium.com/columbia-university-hasnt-learned-anything-since-1968-1c13145637fa?source=rss-89fdbfe47ce5------2 https://medium.com/p/1c13145637fa Wed, 01 May 2024 16:43:44 GMT 2024-05-04T15:33:25.473Z <![CDATA[#OscarsMightNotBeSoWhite: The lack of Diversity at the Oscars may not be solely the Academy’s Fault]]>

The Academy Awards began almost a century ago. The first Oscars ceremony occurred in 1929 and celebrated films made in 1927 and 1928. It…

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Beyoncé announced two new songs following this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, the melancholic and reflective “16 Carriages” and the…

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2020 felt like the beginning of the long awaited, much fought for change the US needed.

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Coretta Scott King has been coming up in conversation a lot lately. And not for the reasons she deserves.

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Beyoncé’s film, Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé was released on December 1st, which also aligned with the annual observation of World AIDS…

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Trigger Warning: This is a discussion of violence and assault against women.

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The recent Riverboat Brawl in Montgomery, Alabama is all over the internet.

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