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Darrien Brown Crime has been a very disturbing issue in America for as long as anybody could remember, especially gun violence. Gun violence in America is a serious and ongoing problem that includes shootings, homicides, and suicides. Over the past few years, incidents like mass shootings and black on black violence have increased, leading to widespread concern and discussions about solutions. I’ve personally experienced and seen gun violence since a child, sadly seeing my friends and family pass away due to it. I don’t mean losing people that are gang-banging or in the streets but innocent lives taken from people that don’t even own guns! My first experience with gun-violence and black on black crime, was when I was 7 years old I lost my uncle, who was only 19, to gun violence. Minding his business, chilling on the porch, one of my uncle’s old friends tried to come and rob him and my uncle died in a robbery gone wrong due to senseless gun violence and black on black crime. Unfortunate...

What Is October 14th This Year?!  Darrien Brown         Do you know what today is? Or what every second Monday of October is? If not, it’s okay, I honestly had no idea either. It’s Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day! I’m sure you’ve heard of Columbus Day so I’m here to talk to you about Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a special day that helps us recognize and appreciate the history, culture, and contributions of Native peoples in the Americas. It’s a time to rethink the way we were taught history, especially the way Columbus Day has been celebrated in the past. Instead of focusing on Christopher Columbus, this day gives us a chance to honor the Indigenous communities that lived here long before European settlers arrived. For a long time, many people learned in school that Christopher Columbus “discovered” America, but that story leaves out a lot of important facts. Before Columbus arrived in 1492, millions of Indigenous people alre...