For as long as I can remember, in every history or English class I have ever been in, there has been a unit where we talked about the Civil War or segregation. At a younger age, you don't think too much...
Having been a week since Halloween, the issue of cultural appropriation is still extremely relevant and more widespread than at any other time of year. The racial uprising demonstrated through the many...
I am Niah Michel. I am a senior at Staples High School in Westport. I am emailing you on behalf of the black community of Staples High School and racial issues that occur at this high school.
We as...
Niah Michel ’20 described several concerns about the treatment of minority students in a letter to the editor, entitled “Racism at Staples,” published by WestportNow on Feb. 14. Michel said she wrote...
By Rachel Suggs '21
When customers now walk into downtown Westport’s 323 Main, they will not be offered an official cocktail menu.
“We used to have a cocktail menu with names that featured historical...
By Caroline Donohue '20
A Netflix-original show, “Dear White People” released a second season of their television series on May 4.
This series takes place at a university where African Americans...
By Jack Dennison '21
ABC sitcom “Roseanne” was cancelled on May 29 after a racist tweet by lead actress Roseanne Barr. The tweet snarked at Obama's senior advisor Valerie Jarrett's physical appearance,...
Layla Wofsy ’19
Several Norwalk residents were alarmed after finding white supremacist fliers on their driveways and in their mailboxes on Monday, Feb. 7. The fliers were predominantly distributed...
By: Anna Rhoads '19
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”
These...
By: Anay Simunovic ’18
As a child, I remember searching the grocery store shelves for the friendly face of Aunt Jemima. I remember traveling to Washington and posing alongside the Redskins mascot...
By: Izzy Connors '18 and Amelia Brown '18
From Dora the Explorer to Orange is The New Black, television shows have been teaching our generation about different cultures since before the creation of...
Kate Lewis '18, Staff Writer
FOX News recently released a video segment of Jesse Watters on the Bill O’Reilly Show walking around New York City’s Chinatown, asking questions to residents that were...
