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AAVE is not your internet slang. It is Black culture.
WEBFeb 18, 2021 — African American Vernacular English, more famously known as AAVE or Ebonics, is a dialect of American English spoken frequently in the Black community. AAVE is commonly associated with a difference in pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary from the standard American English dialect. AAVE is …
‘Organ Thieves’ author calls on MCV to apologize for 1968 heart ...
WEBFeb 17, 2021 — Now, author Chip Jones is calling on VCU Health to issue a public apology for its treatment of Tucker. “I don’t know what will be done,” Jones said. “But at this point all I can do is be an advocate for something to be done.”. Jones’ book, “The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South ...
Lowering the cost of public college is essential and reasonable
WEBFeb 9, 2022 — Lowering the cost of public college is essential and reasonable. Ethan Kuhstoss, Contributing Writer. $40,000. That’s the average cost of public university tuition over a four year period. That number doesn’t account for housing, fees, student loan interest, textbooks and the many other expenses associated with attending college.
The two-party system should be abolished - The Commonwealth …
WEBNov 10, 2021 — The two-party system should be abolished. Ishaan Nandwani, Contributing Writer. Among the many speeches, letters and declarations in American history, there’s one address that I find salient: George Washington’s farewell address of 1796. In this infamous letter written toward the end of his public service career, Washington offered his ...
General electives generally a waste of time - The Commonwealth …
WEBJan 14, 2013 — General electives generally a waste of time. Executive Editor January 14, 2013 8. The semester has just started and some of us will be finishing off the last of the dreaded “general education requirements.”. But while sitting in a class with upward of 100 other students, take the time to consider the academic and practical value of the course.
American policing: A history of racism and white supremacy
WEBApr 21, 2021 — The idea of policing in the United States stems from this nation’s undying distaste for its Black citizens. The institution of policing in this nation is just America’s continued attempt at fine-tuning white supremacy. Before there were police officers, there were slave patrols in the South. In 1704, the first formal slave patrol was ...
Max Robinson | The obscurity of America’s first black news anchor
WEBMar 20, 2017 — Illustration by Iain Duffus. It’s been almost three decades since American news outlets rushed to report the unexpected death of Maxie Cleveland “Max” Robinson — the Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist who became America’s first black nightly news anchor after joining “ABC’s World News Tonight” in 1978 — on ...
Political science professor Herbert Hirsch dies at 77
WEBJan 30, 2019 — Fadel Allssan, News Editor. Political science professor Herbert Hirsch, who galvanized generations of students and peers to confront the world’s most staggering and intricate questions, however grievous or opaque, died Jan. 21 after a stint of illness. He was 77. Hirsch was an accomplished scholar and author whose expertise on genocide and ...
Richmond ranks among nation’s deadliest cities - The …
WEBMar 15, 2016 — Photo by Sarah King. Richmond is among the nation’s “murder capitals” according to a set of new data that listed three Virginia cities as some of the most deadly cities in America. The River City, which has a population of more than 200,000, was number six in a ranking of the 30 cities and counties with the most murders in the country.
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