Thrift shops in the District face challenges due to the coronavirus
Editor's Note: This article appeared in The Eagle's October 2020 virtual print edition.
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Editor's Note: This article appeared in The Eagle's October 2020 virtual print edition.
Hi, my name is Tasneem (Tass-neeme), and the first thing you probably notice about me is my hijab. In the third grade, I decided I wanted to wear the hijab. I was nine years old, and the idea of not having to keep up with my hair seemed very appealing to me. I wanted to start wearing the hijab for all the wrong reasons; I didn't really know how to take care of my hair, and I was young and unable to embrace my Black identity, so I chose the hijab as a cop-out.
Planet Word, a museum entirely dedicated to language is located in the building formerly known as the Franklin School, held its virtual inaugural opening ceremony on Oct. 22.
The Women & Politics Institute hosted a discussion on “Gender and Generation” on Oct. 14, speaking about how gender and age can influence how one votes just weeks before the general election.
Editor's Note: This article appeared in The Eagle's October 2020 virtual print edition.
American University students launched a chapter of a climate change advocacy group this semester, with the goal of educating others and promoting public service to combat the issue.
An American University alumna is starting a podcast called “What Does It Profit?” that will launch in October. The podcast’s name originates from a bible verse, Mark 8:36, that reads, “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?”
On July 11, American University students Edmée Marie Faal and Chloé Ifill both posted an infographic on their Instagram pages with the first slide reading, “The movement has not stopped neither should you!!!!!!!!!!!! Sign these petitions.”
Correction: The original version of this article misspelled Linda Golden's name. It has been updated with the correct spelling.
Women’s basketball players across the Patriot League knew they had to step up. Following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and so many other Black people at the hands of police, the student-athletes knew something had to give. They wanted to push for action, and they wanted their conference to be by their side. But for too long, they were met with near-silence.
As the new semester begins and students start back-to-school shopping for Zoom-appropriate tops and comfortable, pajama-like bottoms, many are taking a closer look at what clothing they are buying and the businesses they are buying from.
In 2017, Mary Blackford along with a few friends and volunteers were given a dilapidated building to house their food market pop-up in Ward 7, the southeast area of the District. They fixed up the building, added a mural and kept the pop-up going through the summer with 10 local food vendors.
Local restaurants are expanding their outdoor dining spaces into sidewalks and streets throughout the DMV area to establish blocks, now known as “streateries.”
The first week of July was designated as National Blackout Week, a movement aimed at standing in economic solidarity with BIPOC, or Black, Indigenous and people of Color. During the week, BIPOC, and Black people in particular, were encouraged to only buy from Black-owned businesses. AU rising senior Edmée Faal, who was promoting the Blackout on her Instagram, said in a post, “The Economic Blackout is a movement intending to uplift Black people by moving spending power away from big businesses and corporations to BIPOC-owned businesses and small owned businesses.” Below are 10 sustainable and ethical BIPOC-owned businesses for purchases like food, hair care and accessories. Even though the week ended, we can continue shifting our purchases to BIPOC-owned businesses.
Independent bookstores across the District can now reopen their brick and mortar stores as D.C. enters phase two of operating during COVID-19. However, over the past few months of quarantine, many local stores have adjusted to online-only formats with creative ways to provide books and seminars to customers worldwide.
Update: This article has been updated with a statement from AU Student Government.
As protests continue in D.C., and in many other cities and small towns in the United States, demanding an end to police brutality and justice for the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other innocent lives, there are many different ways you can support the Black Lives Matter movement and the Black community overall. Along with donating to organizations whose goals are to end racial injustice, some of which you can find in The Eagle’s recent staff editorial, you can also support Black-owned businesses. Here is a list of 14 Black-owned fashion, beauty and self-care businesses you can find online.
Correction appended.
Ten minutes into the first half, the Eagles were leading the defending Patriot League Champion Colgate Raiders 22-14. Despite the electric start, AU (9-10, 5-3 PL) couldn’t sustain the momentum, and fell to the Will Rayman-led Colgate Raiders (16-5, 7-1 PL) 79-69 on Saturday afternoon inside Bender Arena.
American University’s zero waste policy is designed to reduce campus waste and get students involved in sustainability. The Zero Waste Project team, established in 2016, has worked daily to sort recycling and compost on campus alongside the Compost Crew, a student group that sorts waste into compostable and non-compostable items weekly. Both of these groups make sure that on-campus waste is sorted by recyclable and compostable material to reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfills.