Women in today’s society are not taught to accept themselves for who they are. Rather, they are taught to focus on promoting judgment, competition and disrespect for one other. This is a harmful enabler...

As an adopted child born after legalized abortion every day I wake up is like a gift because from the beginning of my life I know I was not supposed to be here. That feeling never goes away. It instead...

When one is asked to think of reasons to oppose the United State’s renewed intervention in Afghanistan, one readily thinks of having our soldiers sent to their graves. But does anyone ever give thought...

This month serves as tribute to women everywhere for all that they have done and continue to do. Throughout history women have played multiple roles. They have been caretakers, warriors, activists...

Tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of the most devastating day of my young life. The exact date of this egregious event was Friday, March 5, 2010. My name is April May. I am a 36-year-old single mother...

Out of roughly 6,000 students currently enrolled in classes at Contra Costa College only 86 of them are veterans of the United States military. And the modest number of veterans on campus reflects in...

There are a few things that will instantly ignite my anger and draw a dark shadow over my already sullen face. Of those things, one of the worst is the indecent behavior men can have toward women. And...

Many people who talk about African-American history often start at the slave trade and end with the civil rights movement. While the myriad of student groups, civil rights activists, abolitionists and...

Seemingly from birth, family and society team up to mold little ones into what they believe to be an upstanding “American citizen,” or at least someone fit to survive the struggles of life in the U.S. At...

Prologue — Last month my curious, scholarly 8-year-old grandson, “Mojo,” asked, “Hey grandad. What did you do when you were a kid without a computer, smartphone or the Internet?” My simple,...

Racial profiling is when law enforcement officers detain, search or arrest an individual due to his or her ethnicity. In the case of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, racial profiling was not used. The...

The Contra Costa Community College District is less than three months away from making a decision that might reduce the length of the spring and fall semesters each by two weeks. Making the switch to...