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For the season finale, let’s reflect on the pandemic. Students have had a hard year

The Stop Asian Hate movement is a movement to end the racism, violence, hate-crimes, colonization, appropriation, and sexualization that has happened to Asian people, and continues to happen to them, because of racist people. I speak with Franchesca Fajardo, a college student, about her experiences being Asian in America.

This episode is about issues in people of color owned business.

At UNLV we get to see a wider demographic of people as we are one of the most diverse campuses nationwide. Because of this, it seems important that we talk about the many practices that affect huge parts of our lives. I speak with Jayda Germain, a college student and crystal seller, about religion and spirituality.

A First Generation College student is defined as the first person in the family to attend college or the first person in the family to attend college and obtain a degree. There is a lot of pride and pressure that comes with being a First Generation student. I speak with Krickett Friend, a college student at UNLV, about being a first generation student.

LGBTQIA stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual which is only a small number of labels people use to identify with. For a long time the struggle for visibility and equality has been at the center of the movement and the work is far from finished. I speak with Arkham Drace, a college student at UNLV, and we’re talking about the LGBTQIA+ community.

Ableism is the discrimination of and social prejudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that people without disabilities are somehow superior. I speak with Joshua Klien, a college student at UNLV who is disabled, about his experiences regarding Ableism and Disability awareness.

Capitalism is a system that exploits the lower class in every aspect of life in order to line the pockets of the rich. Though younger generations are waking up to the destruction this system has caused to our friends, families, and communities, will it be enough to save us? I speak to Andrea Ibarra, a college student at UNLV, about her experiences with Capitalism.

The idea that people of the same race can be seen as more or less than attractive, intelligent, qualified, sensitive, based on the lightness or darkness of their skin is colorism. As we fight the generational curses of white supremacy, we must acknowledge colorism within our own communities. I speak with Aaryn Lewis and Breanna Green, two black women, about their experiences with Colorism.

The act of appropriating someone’s culture is a constant hot topic on social media. For years people of color, but especially black people, have seen their fashion and hairstyles specific to their culture being whitewashed and stolen by others and repackaged as brand new. My two friends, Aaryn Lewis and Breanna Green, speak out in frustration about culture appropriation.

The Black Lives Matter movement for freedom, liberation, and justice for black people. Though the movement has been around since 2013, it’s resurgence in 2020 is worth more discussion. I speak with two friends, Aaryn Lewis and Breanna Green, both black women who have a lot to say...

Black History Month every February honors the past struggles of black people in their fight against systematic oppression, generational trauma, and white supremacy. We honor our ancestors who went through hell-and-back while also being innovators, inventors, and pioneers in every field. In this episode I talk with Drs. A. B. Wilkinson and Tyler Parry, both authors and professors at UNLV about their work with black people and black history.