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Arts & Entertainment 

Review: ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ tackles racism through music

April 3, 2017August 24, 2017 Kelsie Abram 91 Viewsracism, sunny, TV Review 4 min read

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” somehow still makes me laugh out loud 12 seasons in. With now seasoned showrunners Rob

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Opinion 

Opinion: Empathize with violence

March 29, 2017September 18, 2017 Ledger Staff 75 Viewsantisemitism, by Julianna Siemssen, racism, social justice 2 min read

A man in a swastika armband stands guard at a prison. On the other side of a barbed-wire fence, a

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Opinion 

Opinion: ‘Cover Boy’s’ conflict with Twitter

February 27, 2017August 25, 2017 Ledger Staff 102 Viewsby Esti Izuagbe, CoverGirl, James Charles, racism 3 min read

In October of 2016, James Charles was celebrated for being the first cover boy for CoverGirl’s franchise. Today, Charles is

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Opinion 

Opinion: ‘Dear White People’ and #NoNetflix

February 21, 2017August 25, 2017 Ledger Staff 93 Viewsby Esti Izuagbe, racism 2 min read

Netflix recently released their trailer for “Dear White People,” a show based on the 2014 movie with the same name.

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Opinion 

Opinion: There are some kinds of terrorism Trump doesn’t mind

February 21, 2017August 25, 2017 Ledger Staff 85 Viewsantisemitism, by Julianna Siemssen, racism, white supremacist 2 min read

What comes to mind when you hear the word “terrorist”? In the popular mindset, terrorism is associated with Islam. However,

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Opinion 

Opinion: Hidden ‘Fences’ didn’t win any awards at the Golden Globes

January 23, 2017August 28, 2017 Ledger Staff 87 ViewsBush Hager, by Esti Izuagbe, Golden Globes, Hidden Figures, Pharrell Williams, racism 3 min read

Jenna Bush Hager — Golden Globes pre-show host — interviewed Pharrell Williams, who worked on music for “Hidden Figures.” Bush

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Opinion 

Opinion: Of the racist and raciest, a recap of the 2016 election cycle

November 14, 2016September 5, 2017 Ledger Staff 68 Views2016 presidential race, by Sean Ferrell-Wyman, Cuckold, racism 4 min read

WHITE PEOPLE Truly the belle of this election’s ball, white people have proved that the U.S. can have its own

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Opinion 

Marvel’s new Mary Jane takes criticism for more than just her hair color

October 3, 2016September 6, 2017 Ledger Staff 117 Viewsby Esti Izuagbe, Marvel comics, racism, Spiderman, Zendaya Coleman 4 min read

Marvel has announced that Zendaya Coleman will be playing Mary Jane Watson in the new Spider-Man reboot. Fans are elated

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Campus Life News 

Racially Charged Letter Found in Campus Computer Labs

September 28, 2016September 6, 2017 Ledger Staff 69 ViewsAndrew Auernheimer, by Esti Izuagbe, racism, terrorism, white supremacist 1 min read

Two UW Tacoma printers were recently attacked by a known hacker, causing the printers to photocopy a racially-charged letter, according

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Campus Life Opinion 

UW Cheer Team Now Recruiting (Please Be White)

May 31, 2016September 12, 2017 Ledger Staff 140 Viewsby Dalana Dailey, feminism, misoginoir, misogyny, racism, UW cheer 7 min read

Recently, a coach for the University of Washington’s cheer team decided that they were receiving too many questions about tryouts,

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