The Burden of Working Hard
By Cienna Buchan My sister Tayana is one of the most incredible people to have influence my life. She holds
Tag: Race
Listen and Stop: Racism in the U.S.
By Tony Dombrowski The conversations about race and racism in America have gotten a lot of attention over the last
Radical Love From Activist, Professor, Parent
By Emily Morris This story was previously published in the Oakland Post on April 14, 2021. Activist, professor and mom Dr. Rebecca
Inequality in Education, Working Harder
By Joe Popis Semaj Shelton is a student-athlete at the University of Detroit Mercy. In the future, he plans on
Culture and Being Biracial
By Adam Conigliaro In Southeast Michigan, a biracial American man faces discrimination from his extended family for his skin pigmentation.
Diversity, Identity, and Choice
By Sarah Gudenau Norunuhar “Noony” Ali is a nursing student in her sophomore year at Oakland University (OU) with an
We Are All the Same
Students in the Fall 2019 “Social Media and Public Relations” course created a social media campaign to raise awareness about
Realizing One’s Race
By Adina Schneeweis When did you realize your race? It is not terribly difficult to think about moments when we
Living in Color
Kai Wilson is a senior majoring in Accounting at Oakland University. She expressed that being a minority isn’t necessarily something
