Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White


Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White
Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White
All content by Nakia Moore
Solving racial inequality doesn't end with staying seated

Solving racial inequality doesn't end with staying seated

Nakia Moore • October 21, 2016

I can’t remember the last time I pledged allegiance to the flag. By high school, no classrooms had flags in them and the Pledge of Allegiance was basically a thing of the past. Me not pledging was not...

Islam should be taught in schools

Islam should be taught in schools

Nakia Moore • October 7, 2016

Recently in the news, controversy ensued in the Tennessee Public School System over a proposal to cut Islam from school curriculums. The thought of students "forced" to learn Islamic culture and history...

International culture is important for Tuscaloosa

International culture is important for Tuscaloosa

Nakia Moore • September 23, 2016

Culture has always been an interesting topic for me. Culture is shaped by politics, religion, language, technology, you name it. Of the seven billion people on Earth, culture is what both unites and distinguishes...

France's burkini ban does more harm than good

Nakia Moore • August 25, 2016

I remember every now and then that in high school, I was the only one on my team who was both black and Muslim, defeating stereotypes not only attached to my race but surprisingly on the status and the...

Muslim Americans not a monolithic group

Nakia Moore • June 29, 2016

This July, it will have been seven years since I converted to Islam. Looking back to when I made the decision to take my shahadah, or declaration of faith, those many years ago, I didn’t anticipate that...

Everyone should have right to use the restroom

Nakia Moore • June 3, 2016

For over a century, Americans have involved themselves in many debates and have witnessed new legislation changing who has the right to use public restroom facilities. One hundred and twenty-six years...