In 1797, Sojourner Truth was born in Ulster County, New York as a slave. She may have been born serving white people, but she would have a more exciting life than that in her future. Sojourner grew up to be a strong, inspiring, and religious black woman. In 1826, Sojourner ran away from slavery with...

DISCLAIMER: This article is not meant to accuse or offend any culture, belief, or race. Jerusalem. Where religion meets politics. Today, the ancient city reclaims the headlines as the spotlight turns back on the 50-year-old dispute.   Before we delve deeper into modern politics concerni...

15%. In the United States, around 15% of an average life is spent at school. That means that out of 6,000 waking hours per year, children spend 1,000 of them in school. Not many people will argue with the fact that education is important for our youth, but that’s a lot of time. It begs the question: I...

Joe Biden visited the Capital District at Proctors Theater on November 20th as a part of his American Promise tour, and he shared wisdom from his myriad experiences as the U.S. vice president. However, the one idea that struck me the hardest from his interview was that his dad believed that “charact...

The majority of us in the Academy community love school. We are encouraged to learn and explore in a healthy and safe environment: a privilege which many people don't have. But in this safe environment are we becoming victims without even knowing it?   Victimized by academic pressure, we've all s...