Unfortunately, sexual violence runs rampant in the United States, but the Sexual Violence Prevention Association (SVPA), aims to change this. Led by Omny Miranda Martone, SVPA works on “preventing sexual violence systemically by revolutionizing policy, research, and institutions”. Why are Organizations, such as SVPA Important?
For years, Meta has faced criticism and scrutiny from Congress. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly been sent to Congressional hearings to discuss privacy concerns that impact thousands of Americans. Congress is focused on regulating Meta quickly and they hope to achieve this with a dozen
Chidiebere Ibe, a medical student and illustrator, recently went viral for creating medical illustrations/anatomy that depict Black people. He shined a light on the lack of diversity in medical illustrations by advocating for the inclusion of Black people in medical literature. Ibe noticed that many
Earlier this month, Better.com CEO, Vishal Garg, announced that the mortgage company has decided to lay off about 9% of its workforce on a zoom webinar. This was a mass call that informed over 900 employees that they will be terminated before the upcoming holiday
Although President Biden’s vaccine requirement for federal workers started last week, the White House is encouraging education, counseling, and reprimanding rather than firing. On Monday, the Office of Management and Budget addressed agencies to discourage firing workers until early 2022. The White House itself will
In late October, Elon Musk tweeted that he wants to create a new university named the Texas Institute of Technology & Science. Musk does tend to troll online, but he could be serious. He definitely has the money to fund a project such as this,
There has been a wave of thieves committing smash and grab crimes throughout the United States. These individuals are rushing into stores with large groups of people in order to grab as much merchandise as they can. There have been incidents throughout Chicago, Los Angeles,
This Monday, President Joe Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure plan. This money will be used for roads, bridges, ports, rail transit, safe water, the power grid, broadband internet, and more. The money for this project will be coming from a five-year spending package would
Is Elon Musk the solution to ending world hunger? UN World Food Program (WFP) director David Beasley sure thinks so. He challenged the world’s two richest men Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to “step up now on a one-time basis” to solve world hunger. After
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is something that is not going away anytime soon, but maybe vaccines are the answer to bringing us back to normal. It seems as though the vaccines are helping with opening businesses back up, but supply chain problems are holding it
Are tiny homes the solution to homelessness? Los Angeles seems to think so. Around 66,436 people in Los Angeles County and 41,000 within city limits experience homelessness, so the city devised a plan to help. Homelessness in Los Angeles County has been a deep rooted
The pandemic is to blame for the many job cuts and lack of workers, but unfortunately this has impacted airlines as well. Many airlines are struggling with inadequate staffing, but Southwest Airlines seems to be getting the worst of it. Southwest has canceled thousands of
For the past five years, the Obamas have been fighting legal and gentrification concerns over the Obama Presidential Center project. The center will be located in Chicago’s South Side and will transform 19.5 acres of lakefront in Jackson Park and will include a new branch
Nobody thinks about the U.S. Government potentially running out of money, but it can and may happen very soon. The United States has a reputation of being one of the top countries in the world, but they are not exempt from issues, such as massive
