Tresses on trial – How the Crown Act Aims to Fight Hair Discrimination
Sydnee Hassan | freshman – Charles Herbert Flowers, Springdale, MD | Winter/Spring 2021 Bismarcke Maculey, III | sophomore – Homeschooled | Winter/Spring 2021 De’Andre Arnold and Kaden Bradford — Image by Juanell […]
Seton High Students Thrive as Small Business Owners Amid Pandemic
Asia Matthews | junior – Elizabeth Seaton High School , Bladensburg, MD | Winter/Spring 2021 Elizabeth Seton High School has offered a Hospitality and Tourism Management program for three years. Students […]
No Space For Physical Distancing In Prisons
Kaleb Anderson, Junior – Benjamin Banneker, WDC Winter/Spring 2020 Prisons and correctional centers across the country also have been hit particularly hard by coronavirus. UJW’s Kaleb Anderson took a look […]
Coronavirus Takes A Toll On Mental Health
Bismarck Macauley, Freshman – Homeschool, Winter/Spring 2020 The rapid spread of coronavirus and number of deaths has caused significant stress. It will be a long time before some people, including […]
2020 Scholarship Winner – Anna Robinson
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Nearly Four Million H.S. Seniors Will Miss 2020 Prom or Graduation
Trinity Goppy, Junior – Paint Branch Burtonsville, MD Winter/Spring 2020 Coronavirus has affected just about everything and everyone in some way. With high contagion infections quickly spread around the world. […]
Seniors Turn Pandemic Fears into Positives
Eve Ellis, Junior – Duke Ellington School of the Arts, WDC Winter/Spring 2020 Older adults were among the first casualties/affected. They’ve been prone to developing more […]
The Coronavirus Lays Bare Racial Inequities
Eve Ellis, Junior – Duke Ellington School of the Arts, WDC Winter/Spring 2020 People of color, particularly African-descended, are more likely to get coronavirus and more likely to die from […]
Cleaning Groceries and Battling Boredom In Pandemic
Laura Charleston, Sophomore – College Park Academy, Riverdale, MD Winter/Spring 2020 Early on when little was known about the virus, the trump administration put young people in a low risk […]
Many Find Creative Ways to Continue Missions in Pandemic
Alana Campbell, Senior – Paint Branch – Burtonsville, MD Winter/Spring 2020 Events and gatherings with more than 10 people were banned for months. UJW’s Alana Campbell tells us many […]