October 2020 Issue

Oct 2, 20204 min read

The Journey to Anti-Racism at Laurel

October 1st, 2020 | Written By - Kendal Harris '21 On Thursday, September 25, Laurel students and Alumni were called to action by their...

Oct 2, 20203 min read

The Forgotten Genocide

October 1st, 2020 | Written By - Ria Raj '21 "Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?" Amongst historians,...

Oct 2, 20203 min read

White People Created the Model Minority Myth and it's Dividing BIPOC Communities

October 1st, 2020 | Written By - Kendall Braaten '23 Historically, America has been known as the “land of opportunity.” But whether or...

Oct 2, 20202 min read

The Developing Story of Breonna Taylor

October 1st, 2020 | Written By - Camryn Houston '21 It has been 202 days since the murder of Breonna Taylor. On March 13th, in Louisville...

Oct 2, 20203 min read

Uyghur Muslims and The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative

October 1st, 2020 | Written By - Barbara Yang '21 China’s Belt and Road Initiative is an infrastructure project that will pour 1 trillion...

Oct 2, 20203 min read

Facing Up to Our Histories: The United States and Poland

October 1st, 2020 | Written By - Katherine Cassesse '21 For the past few years, there has been renewed discussion in the news about...

Oct 2, 20203 min read

The Legality of Same-Sex Marriage In India

October 1st, 2020 | Written By - Reema Gupta '22 On September 14th, a petition was filed on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community in India to...