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The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

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Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos (right), protested racism in the United States by raising black gloved fists as the national anthem played during their medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympics. The U.S. Olympic Committee expelled Smith and Carlos from the Games as punishment for their actions. It was the first major race-related protest at a sporting event, paving the way for recent athletes’ protests. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

Let them kneel: on respecting the free speech of athletes

By Camille Caldera September 13, 2016

“We just wanted to make a statement that America is not what you think it is,” Markel Grant told the Washington Post. Amidst a recent wave of protesting athletes at the professional and collegiate...

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America rally in Arlington, listening to representatives speak about ways to get legislation passed to tighten gun laws. Photo by Sophia Knappertz.

Gun violence in America can’t be the new normal

By Camille Caldera June 12, 2016
I am not qualified to write on this subject. I am a high school student, but here I am, penning an article on gun violence. It’s not even an article; it’s a blog post—something personal by definition, because gun violence has become personal for every single person in the United States
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