Graphic by Makenna Roy. Illustration by Tara Gnewikow.

Cultural appropriation and stealing from Black culture isn't a new phenomenon.  From Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian-West to Fergie in the 2000s, white women and celebrities love to take Black culture...

 Like every other reality dating show, it tried to be different. Like every other reality dating show, it wasn’t. “Too Hot To Handle,” challenged 10 single people, five men and five women,...

The past two weeks social media was filled with people finding out their stimulus check was deposited into their bank account — not everyone is having the same experience. The pandemic has cost many...

I have found that even in 2020 there are women at the forefront of social change who are still not getting recognized for the work they are doing. We are witnessing women on the frontlines of social movements...

With Women's History Month coming to an end, I began asking myself who my favorite women that I learned about in history classes were. I was unable to think of one. In schools, U.S. history is often...

On this week’s episode of The State Hornet News Podcast, we continue last week’s conversation with Sac State political science professor Stanley Oden to discuss his time as a student organizer at University...

For this week’s episode of The State Hornet News Podcast, opinion writer Makenna Roy and staffer Gavin Rock sat down with Sacramento State political science professor Stanley Oden to discuss his childhood...

I will never be able to fully grasp what my darker skinned brothers and sisters face daily, but just because the melanin content in my skin is not as high as others does not mean I do not face discrimination. I'm...

Growing up, I constantly found myself being the odd one out. Being subjected to having typical Black woman stereotypes and tropes forced upon me. Once I found the people that I considered icons in the...