As an out-of-state student from Louisiana, I am constantly asked why I decided to come to The University of Alabama instead of going to LSU. I have been here for four years now, so answering this routine...

To put it lightly, black Americans killed it at the Rio Olympics. However, controversy surrounding Gabby Douglas’ decision not to place her hand over her heart and San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin...

The world’s population is expected to increase by 2.3 billion people by the year 2050. This dramatic growth will require the production of 70 percent more food than we are able to cultivate now. Genetically...

Bright, burnt orange was the overwhelming color. The box of a building was seemingly barren, aside from a few posters scattered about that all said the same thing more or less, “Get cash fast.” Aside...

As you drive down 15th Street, passing the seemingly endless outcropping of newly constructed buildings, it is easy to miss Central High School. 15th is probably jammed with traffic and you are probably...

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...