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Women’s History Month at Fredonia: How to get involved on campus

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ALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief  Every year, the month of March is nationally recognized as Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. But long before the official recognition of the celebration, Women’s History Month first started out as Women’s History Week in 1978. Similarly to Black History Month, the origin of......
News

Reactions to the Derek Chauvin case verdict

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MEYER MCCAULSKY Special to The Leader  On April 20, 2021 Derek Chauvin was found guilty on three counts of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter almost a year after killing George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds.  Many were nervously waiting on the......
Life & Arts

Dr. Yohuru Williams presents “Simply because people refuse to see me: The Black Lives Matter movement in historical context”

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CHLOE KOWALYK Staff Writer Approximately 80 years ago, thousands of Black Americans began the organized effort to gain equal rights under the law.  No more than a decade later, the civil rights movement began after Rosa Parks boycotted public transportation.  Today, millions of Americans have joined the Black Lives Matter......
Sports

How different athletes are reacting to the election results

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ANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor As the 2020 election finally comes to a close and Joe Biden has been declared the winner, athletes across all sports in America are reacting to the news in many different ways. Most took to Twitter to celebrate the news. In the WNBA, star athletes such......
Opinion

The impact of the Little Rock Nine on contemporary youth activism

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ASHLEY HALM Special to The Leader  As students and young people are becoming more actively involved in American politics in order to better advocate for their own interests, high school and college students have begun to widely question the legitimacy and validity of the lessons they have been taught about......

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