Photo courtesy of Kevin Eng, Wikipedia People are beginning to forget that church and state are separated for a reason. Recently, some states are pushing Bible literacy bills to ensure that the Bible will be taught in public schools. Granted, there is a 2002 bill that states that Bible study […]
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Kareem Hunt cut from Chiefs following assault video
Photo courtesy of Teddy Wade, Wikipedia The NFL has punished another one of its players after a video of Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt hitting a woman has surfaced. Footage published by TMZ this past Friday showed Hunt shoving and kicking a young woman at the Metropolitan Hotel […]
Mayor faces backlash for offensive Facebook comment
Photo courtesy of Robert Couse-Baker, Flickr Fort Ann, N.Y. mayor Denis Langlois has faced a great deal of backlash since he posted a since-deleted Facebook post labelling Democrat voters as “retarded.” The post read, “If anyone that I know vote for a Democrat on Tuesday you should sign yourself into […]
Project Dragonfly draws criticism and concerns
Photo courtesy of Google Google employees and American citizens have been calling for the popular search engine to cancel “Project Dragonfly,” which is a censored search engine that the company has reportedly been building for the Chinese market. Google CEO Sundar Pichai will testify in front of Congress on Tuesday, and […]
Social work bill needs to be reworked, passed
Photo courtesy of Matinfalbisoer, Wikipedia As a master’s level student in the School of Social Work at Ramapo College, I am passionate about my career and my profession. I recently learned there is a bill in Congress right now that would pump tens of millions of dollars into the field […]
Nooses outside Mississippi Capitol spark discussion
Photo by Creative Director, Ramapo News Nooses, accompanied with signs painted in red, black and green, coincidentally the colors of the Pan-African flag, were found outside the Mississippi State Capitol the day before the state’s special Senate election. This state’s election, which featured Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and African-American Democrat Mike […]
Pre-Existing Conditions clause must not be repealed
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia We are currently master’s in social work students at Ramapo College. In our social policy class, we have learned about the details of the Affordable Care Act and are writing to express our commitment to advocate for this essential law to stay in place. […]
Reuben Foster released from 49ers following arrest
Photo courtesy of Reuben Foster, Twitter The San Francisco 49ers released controversial linebacker Reuben Foster after he was once again arrested on a charge of domestic battery in Tampa Bay, Florida last Saturday. Foster was detained after a woman alleged he "pushed her in the chest" and "slapped her with […]
Confederate plaque stirs up controversy in West Virginia
Photo courtesy of Gilbert Gaul, Wikipedia A civil war plaque hanging in a courthouse that lists former Confederate soldiers has caused conflict among residents in Jefferson County, West Virginia. After a small group of African-American women sent a letter to the county commission demanding to have the plaque removed, voters […]
Marijuana legalization in NJ remains controversial
Photo courtesy of Eric Fenderson, Wikipedia Living in 2018, recreational marijuana use has become increasingly more controversial regarding whether it should be legal at a federal level or not. Public support of marijuana is at an all time high, with 62 percent of American voters supporting the legalization of the […]