Mayor Bloomberg’s Fight Against Obesity
by Kyle Jones During the summer of 2012, Mayor Bloomberg from New York attempted to ban establishments from serving sugary soda larger...
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Congresswoman Barbara Announces the Re-launch of the Congressional Social Work Caucus
Washington, D.C. —Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced the official re-launch of the Congressional Social Work Caucus during the 113th Congress....
Celebrities Hacked: Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, Beyonce and Jay-Z
by Deona Hooper, MSW Reports have been exploding on the web about an alleged cyber scheme to expose and post...
Mothers of Bedford and Prison Reform
On February 12, 2013, Our Children’s Place, a local nonprofit based in Chapel Hill, in partnership with Meredith College hosted...
Scalia Calls Voting Rights Act of 1965 A Racial Entitlement
by Deona Hooper, MSW Desiline Victors at the Presidential State of the Union 2013 After opening arguments at the US...
Chuck Hagel Finally Confirmed As US Defense Secretary
by Deona Hooper, MSW Photo: AP Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during...
Trayvon Martin: Parents Reflect on Anniversary of Slain Teenager’s Death
by Deona Hooper, MSW Photo: AP One year ago, Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman while walking...
Michelle Obama’s Appearance at the Oscars Infuriated the Right Wing
by Deona Hooper, MSW First Lady, Michelle Obama with some assistance from Jack Nicholas announced the winner for Best Picture...
Oscar Pistorius Allegedly Murder Girlfriend on Valentine’s Day
by Deona Hooper, MSW Oscar Pistorius, Olympic athlete known as the Blade Runner, is sitting in a South African jail...
Building Equity and Opportunity in a Southern City: Mayor Otis Johnson
by Deona Hooper, MSW Former Mayor of Savannah, Georgia, Otis Johnson, will be kicking off a new lecture series hosted...
Lance Armstrong: Classic Narcissist or Psychopath Maybe Both
by Deona Hooper, MSW A media sandstorm was unleashed after Lance Armstrong did his tell all interview with Oprah on...
How Many Dead Will It Take
by Deona Hooper, MSW Another mass shooting occurred today in Newtown, Connecticut taking the lives of 20 children and 8...
The Changing Electorate and What it Means for Immigration
by Jose Raul Gonzalez, BSW Student Last Tuesday’s election losses for Republicans have been an embarrassment and their Mitt Romney "self-deportation"...
10 Years in Prison for Same Sex Relationships
A bill which suggests 10 years in prison for living with someone of the same sex, 10 years in prison...
