The Global Climate Strike 2019 by T. E. Lewis

On Friday, the twentieth of September,, students across the world left school earlier to protest the various factors of nations across the world causing climate change. This was no different for Boston and especially Boston Latin Academy. People from all portions of the city, country, and world left their school or workplace to convene at…

Tater Tots and Tattered Truths by Nini Nguyen

Fall weather, football, and family, American classics represent our beloved holiday of ‘thanks.’  A tradition started by the founding fathers themselves is true depiction of the American Dream and its history overall.  Thanksgiving, as some were taught was started when the Plymouth colonists shared a meal with the Wampanoag Natives to celebrate the fruits of…

What is Colorism?

Colorism is the principle that people with lighter or fairer skin are treated with a higher consideration than those with darker skin that is observed between racial communities and within racial communities. There is a fine line between colorism and racism. Racism is the discrimination between people based on their perceived racial status. Colorism is…