Fun Times at the Kakehashi Project By BLA Participants

Our trip to Japan 2019 was made possible by the Kakehashi scholarship awarded to us. We had the utmost privilege of experience a culture so unique and distinct from our own. Upon discovery of different parts of the country, we learned that Japan can be simple in certain aspects yet bears an intricacy that is…

Can the U.S. and BLA help Puerto Rico back onto its feet?

Puerto Rico: Taken by storm By Michael Vainstein ’23   As many of you might know, Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands were caught in the middle of hurricane Maria. Puerto Rico was hit the hardest and the majority of people are stranded with no food, water and electricity. Therefore, it is near impossible for…

The Assad Regime Force Strikes Many Cities in Syria

Ezekiel Jackson ’17 People everywhere have been talking about the crisis in Syria since August, when the attack happened. There are many videos of people including children suffering and dying in their own homes from the attack as well as pictures of citizens bodies lined up and rose covered with white shrouds. These videos were…