Insights

The Emmy Awards: Important Steps, but a Long Road Ahead

The 2017 Emmy Awards made great strides in diversity with key wins by Donald Glover, Aziz Ansari, Lena Waithe and more, but we still have farther to go.

Reimagining the American Hero: Race, Welfare Queens, and Wrestling in the New Netflix Series GLOW

"GLOW" a comedy-drama about a women’s wrestling league can teach us about the current state of political discourse.

Protecting DACA and Our Dreams

By: I. India Thusi

Protecting the DACA program is the true reflection of what the United States stands for as a country, and we must insist that our federal government protects all of us.

Our President, the White Supremacist

By: Alan Jenkins

The President of the United States is a white supremacist. He is not just a defender or apologist for bigots and hatemongers. He is one of them.

Alt-Right, Alt-History

The HBO show Confederate sparked a conversation about racial justice in pop culture and the protest hashtag #NoConfederate.

San Antonio and the Importance of Protecting Sanctuary Cities

By: Diana Negron

As countless cities, counties, and states across the country pledge to be safe havens for undocumented immigrants there are equally as many pledging to harshly crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

Why People Trust Their Lying Eyes: Implicit Bias and the Limitations of Video Footage in Tackling Police Brutality

Body camera and phone camera footage have shifted public discussion of police brutality, yet officers charged with killing Black Americans are rarely convicted.

DACA Continues and DAPA Ends: Advocating for a More Just Immigration Policy

By: Alan Jenkins

Trump announced the preservation of DACA and end of DAPA, two immigration protections undocumented people need to keep families together.

The Fight for $15 in the Era of Trump: Where Does the Public Stand?

Findings from public opinion research indicate that support for a $15 minimum wage remains high in the era of Trump.

He Was a Straight A Student: Jordan Edwards, Richard Collins III, and the Questioning of Black Victimhood

Jordan Edwards and Richard Collins III are the latest in a long list of Black people killed by the police or white supremacists who have been held up as "model victims."