On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel to invade the fledgling democratic south. Amidst changing borders, victories, and defeats, hundreds of thousands of Koreans from the North escaped to the South in the hopes of finding freedom. Two of these refugees were my grandfathers. My maternal grandfather grew up in Pyongyang...
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Unrest and Uncertainty Grip the Nation
Since the video depicting George Floyd’s death was released on May 25, unrest and uncertainty have gripped the nation. What began as protests demanding justice for Floyd quickly deteriorated into riots and calls for radical changes to American society. “I would have been protesting with them,” said a New York City resident and small business...
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Justice and Peace
In recent days, racial riots have brought Minneapolis to its knees. Last night, police officers retreated as violent protesters infiltrated the 3rd Precinct and burnt it to the ground. The Minneapolis Fire Department stood down as arsonists set flame to businesses across the city. Property owners were forced to fend for themselves, as videos have...
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Cornell ‘Black Lives Matter’ Demonstrators Lead Anti-Police-Themed March Through Campus
“Hey hey, ho ho, these racist cops have got to go!” “No justice, no peace!” “I can’t breathe!” And so went the chants from around 150 Cornell students and faculty as a ‘Black Lives Matter’ demonstration, sponsored by Cornell’s Black Students United, marched through the Arts Quad and onto Ho Plaza Friday afternoon. The event...
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Black Lives Matter Co-Founders Speak at Cornell: Free Trade, Climate Change are Anti-Black Racism
Black Lives Matter movement co-founders Opal Tometti and Alicia Garza as well as affiliated activist Janaya Kahn participated in a panel discussion as part of Cornell’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture held in Sage Chapel. The event was highly anticipated on campus and in Ithaca. Ushers had to turn people away after Sage...
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Black Lives Matter Protesters March Through Downtown Ithaca
“No justice, no peace, no racist police!” That’s what local protestors shouted this past Saturday as they participated in a “Solidarity March” along Seneca Street in downtown Ithaca, holding signs reading “BLACK LIVES MATTER” and, as one woman brazenly displayed, “CALL OUT WHITE + HETERO SUPREMACY”. The group, organized partially by Cornell’s Black Students United, started...
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Yale to Promote Prejudice and Racial Divide with New Black Lives Matter ‘Leadership’ Lecturer
The title “Transformational Leadership for Church and Society” sounds like it should describe a program promoting tolerance and open-mindedness, along with sophisticated leadership values. However, the workshop-based initiative by the Yale Divinity School (YDS) is doing the exact opposite with its hiring of “#BlackLivesMatter” protest leader DeRay McKesson. McKesson, who has two years’ experience teaching...