Black artists are the blueprint of music
Black musicians have shaped and moulded the musical landscape into what it is today. As I reflect on a few of my personal favourite musicians,…
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Companies blame us to avoid accountability
Living in the days of rapidly worsening climate change, many people may be familiar with the idea of having a carbon footprint. The term, which…
The right to bear (life- ending) arms
The headline read, “10 dead, 10 injured in Southern California mass shooting.” Yet, I read it with the same emotion I might have if it…
The forbidden forest of consumerism
Within in the world of video games, Hogwarts Legacy is already on pace to be a top seller when it releases later this month. While…
What Blackness is
Growing up, people have always been “hush-hush” when talking about Blackness. I would observe people doing mental and verbal gymnastics in order to avoid using…
My experience being trans, queer, brown
People pass away with their stories, or they are written out of them. On Aug. 2, 1987, Winnipeg held its first Pride march. A fact…
Military booths at U of M conflict with university values
Students walking through University Centre two weeks ago would have seen a number of U of M career fair stands advertising jobs in various public…
Military recruiters prey on students
The U of M annual Career Fair took place on Jan. 17 and 18, allowing students and alumni to network with potential employers and gain…
Winnipeg demands a better public transit system
Busing in Winnipeg is not for the faint of heart. It takes a lot of time, it’s inefficient, inconvenient and generally, is not a pleasant…
Learning for life is hard to come by
We start to learn from the day we’re born. Every day after that, we continue to learn. We acquire language and social behaviour subconsciously as…