Opinion: Your Girl’s Christmas Wishlist
The holiday season is here, everyone! It’s that time of year to get your friend or special someone something sweet for the holidays. But if…
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Opinion: When scrutiny turns to joy: Black Women in Journalism
Robin Roberts, Abby Phillip, Taylor Rooks, Janai Norman, Jeannette Reyes, Maria Taylor, Malika and Kendra Andrews, Mona Kosar Abdi, Maria Taylor and Kayla Nicole Brown….
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Opinion: Where is the Black Alix Earle?
Who’s Alix Earle? I want to be Alix Earle. These questions and statements have been asked recently as the Monmouth County New Jersey girl turned…
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Have we changed since 2020?
Police brutality is a controversial topic for Americans in this country. According to Amnesty.org, by its very definition police brutality is “used to refer to…
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The Mielle Scare…
Black women and hair care are a dichotomy that is not talked about within the beauty and health space. For years Black women have been…
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Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2022 Self-Improvement Section Opener: Maryah Burney
“You cannot save the world in one day.” Maryah Burney, a third-year student majoring in digital and print journalism with a minor in sociology and…
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Meet the First Black Miss Ireland
It took 74 years for the Miss Ireland competition to crown a Black woman, but the time has finally come. And in the words of…
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The Killing of Daunte Wright
Daunte Wright, a twenty-year-old man, died after being shot by police in a metropolitan area in a Minneapolis suburb during a traffic stop and crashing…
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How to ‘Decolonize your Media Diet’
After the killings of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, as well as an overwhelming outpouring of support for black Americans, many began to wonder how…
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State College Stands Up
Ever since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, people across the country and the world have been speaking out, protesting, signing…
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The Media’s Power in Affecting the BLM Narrative
Time and time again the public relies on media outlets and press coverage to inform us about the daily events of our nation and around…
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So You Want to Get Involved in the #BLM Movement … Here’s How to Start
For hundreds of years now, the African American population has faced brutal racism, police brutality and inequality, all simply because of the color of their…
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Tyquise Edgerson: Far from Typical
Tyquise Edgerson’s experience at University Park has been far from typical. Edgerson, a senior majoring in telecommunications, started his Penn State experience at the Berks campus near his hometown of Philadelphia.
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Black Beauty: Best Black-Owned Makeup Brands
There are some incredible brands that were created by women of color for women of color and have high-pigmentation in everything they make.
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