The Hoochies of Houston: Influencers Encouraging Civic Engagement on Social Media

Nia Jones is a social media influencer who is the co-founder of the Hoochies of Houston, a non-profit grassroots organization of activists fighting for the protection of Black women and encouraging Black civic engagement. Part of her and her co-founders’ drive to create the Hoochies of Houston comes from the murder of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant …

Pro-Choice and Pro-Life: the Overturning of Roe v. Wade and the Caricatures the Pro-Life movement makes of Women

Pro-Choice and Pro-Life are polarized social and political groups that represent people’s perspectives on abortion: whether women should have the right to choose to get abortions or if they should be obligated, both morally and politically, to remain pregnant until birth. In Texas, the restrictions on reproductive rights prevent pregnant women from getting abortions after …

Is local journalism important? The backstabbing selective story coverage of The Bronx.

Twin Parks apartment complex fire In light of viral videos, worldwide news, and overwhelming knowledge, local journalism has been overshadowed greatly. We wouldn’t be able to notice what goes on in our own neighborhoods and cities if not for the immense amount of viral videos that become news coverage. The Bronx building fire happened January …